Mischief Night

Halloween can leave you with it a variety of tricks that make you cry Boo Hoo.

Mischief night, October 30th, is notorious for the evening that trees get toilet papered, houses get egged and cars get covered with shaving cream.

Although there is no preventing hooligans from targeting your property, and usually it is random and not personal, there are measures to take to lesson the chances your home will get smattered, creamed or papered.

The only real preventive measure you can take is to turn on every exterior light you have and leave them on all night. The bright lights may deter tricksters and have them move on.

You may want to leave some interior lights on in living room as well and bedrooms. This will make it appear as if someone is home and awake.

However, the thrill of getting caught is what really drives these youngsters and having their handy work seen by many is what motivates them to run amuck. The more visible your property is, the stronger the chances you’ll be hit.

If after illuminating your property, the eggs still fly and your home and car is covered, wash the egg off your house as soon as you can. It could stain. Also, remove toilet paper from trees before it rains. That is a mess. And remember, most of the time this isn’t personal as hard as it is to take, its only kids playing pranks. 

Hopefully none of us will be the recipient of such annoyances, but tis the season for candy and fun and tricks galore!