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Poll: Would You Favor Changing Trick or Treat Back to Oct. 31?

Out of safety concerns during Superstorm Sandy, many Pittsburgh area communities, including Cranberry, changed its trick or treat schedule to Saturday.

 

Weather forecasters were predicting Superstorm (formerly known as ‘Hurricane’) Sandy to be the mother of all tropical storms.

While that certainly was true for the eastern half of Pennsylvania, as well as New Jersey and New York, the Pittsburgh area was relatively unscathed—albeit wet and windy

Out of concern for residents’ safety, many communities in the area, including Cranberry, Seven Fields and Zelienople, on Monday postponed the trick or treat schedule from Wednesday, Oct. 31 to 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Seneca Valley also was among the school districts to cancel school Tuesday and issue a two-hour delay for Wednesday.

Now that it appears the worst of the storm is over in this area, would you favor the municipalities changing trick or treat back to the original date?

Before you answer, here’s a look at the forecast for the next few days courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 46. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

What do you think? Would you prefer your community revert back to the Oct. 31 trick or treat date? Or, now that the event has been postponed to Saturday, do you prefer it stay there?

Take our poll or leave your thoughts in the comment section below. Keep in mind the results of the poll DO NOT affect the trick or treat schedule.

  • Would You Favor Changing Trick or Treat Back to Oct. 31?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes, now that the storm is mostly over, I'd rather trick or treat on Oct. 31. After all, that's Halloween!
        10 (40%)
    • No, now that it's on Saturday, I want it to stay there. I've already made plans.
        6 (24%)
    • I prefer Saturday. I wish trick or treating always took place on weekends only!
        9 (36%)
    Total votes: 25
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Frankenstorm, Halloween, Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm Sandy, Trick Or Treat, and Trick or treat schedule

Janet Butler

2:11 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

I think weekends are better; and also, the weather is going to be better on Saturday.

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