Every year itSA国际影视传媒檚 the same at Halloween: you go to the store and buy your treats and add on a few extra in case more kids show up. When you get them home as a responsible adult, you try them out, at least one of every type, to make sure they are good. Sometimes you have to try two or three to do a proper assessment because the candy bars are so small, they are the size of boxed chocolates. Then every day or two, you must test them again in case they have gone stale or turned sour from geoelectric magnetism.
Then you decide you need to go to the store to get some more because the pile isnSA国际影视传媒檛 near big enough. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 called Halloween finagling with a ring-a-ding-ding.
It looks like the odds are good it will be a snowy Halloween. They usually are in Yellowknife.
For those of you new to the North, you may not have heard the legend of the Seven Dump Ghouls who often wander into the town the week leading up to Halloween. There is the Lit Ghoul, who tries to track down those that litter. There's Van, who is de-lizer, as in vandalize, not to be confused with a de-icer. There's Poo, who goes after people who donSA国际影视传媒檛 pick up after their pets. There is Thief, who tries to track down people who steal. Sour goes after people with sour dispositions. Dis tries to quiet down those who disturb others and, of course, Handy Randy who looks for folks the other ghouls miss.
WouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 that be a great book, legend or movie? The seven Halloween ghouls who come along to clean up the city so kids can have a safe and clean All Hallow's Eve. As far as I know, I have never really met a ghoul, so I am not sure what they look like and an internet search didnSA国际影视传媒檛 help much.
There is an old Scottish prayer to protect us from ghoulies and ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. So why not put the ghouls to work?
If you happen to see one to seven ghouls walking down the street, watch out because they arenSA国际影视传媒檛 your usual gang of trick-or-treaters. They are more into tricks. Once a year for Halloween week, they could be considered a citizen watch or patrol. They can just look at a person and determine whether they are naughty or nice. Obviously, they are also good friends with Santa.
Imagine what it would be like if, every month during the summer, there was a litter picker-upper day when if kids or people in town who brought a piece of litter to city hall got a piece of candy for every piece of litter they brought in? I bet the town would be spotless. That would be a holiday I am sure a lot of kids would get involved in.
It could be called the summer Halloween practice and litter cleanup. I know the city does a spring cleanup but a few weeks after it is over, litter is everywhere once again. Apparently, there are seldom used by-laws about littering, stealing things, picking up dog poop, vandalizing things and rude behaviour, including drinking in public. However, passing a rule and then not enforcing it isnSA国际影视传媒檛 much of a deterrent.
So a little incentive like free candy might help. We need more fun holidays like Halloween. Maybe there should be a singing day. a smiling day and a be nice to everyone day. It might be worth giving it a try. You just never know what might catch on. We could even have a holiday for the arrival of snow and ice. I know the snowmobilers would enjoy it.
