Trick or treat

I decided to take cover from the trick or treat crowd this year and avoid the house altogether durning the peak trick or treat times,that being 6 pm to approx 10 pm.I sought refuge in my local pub and decided to have a bit to eat .Nothing could have expected me for the siege the pub came under from an army of trick or treaters.Now don't let anyone think I have anything against this custom, pagan as it may be,its just I wanted a break from it this year.Now these crowd came in without having gone to much effort to disguise themselves either other than a cheap mask and not much else in the line of Halloween wear.All they done was say "trick or treat" and then shove a plastic bag in my face looking for money,Now what ever happened to looking for fruit, nuts and things like that.In my day we were very please to come away with something exotic like say an orange or a banana. Not so with these crowd they were looking for cash without so mush as a song ,dance or something on the tin whistle .Any way it was beginning to look like the hand outs would eventually cost more than what the meal would cost and I decided to cut through the crowds and make a run for it .I ran  down the street  chased by dozens of kids screaming "trick or treat" at the top of there voices,Eventually I ran into a field on the outskirts of the town and hid up a tree  coming down at midnight to make sure the coast was clear.Next year I may have to leave the country for a country this custom is not practiced in that's if I can find one.