One of the lingering questions over the past few days have finally been answered.
Township Manager Rich Manfredi has confirmed with Patch that Halloween trick-or-treating has been postponed in Warminster to Saturday afternoon, 2-5 p.m.
Manfredi said that as of mid-day Tuesday, 8,400 homes were without power following Hurricane Sandy's destructive impact on the region. Trees, branches and other debris littered the neighborhoods of Warminster, causing several road closures. The afternoon trick-or-treating will provide enough light to allow children to trick-or-treat safely.
Once the sun goes down, it's nearly pitch black. House lights will be off, so it's your guess as to whether anyone is home. And if there is someone home, they may not choose to open the door, since they won't be able to see you on their porch. There are lines (cable, phone, possibly electrical) on the sidewalks and lawns. Not to mention thousands of branches strewn everywhere. Next to my house, there's a very large hole where a tree pulled its roots out of the ground. You'll want to avoid falling into that.
If you go trick-or-treating tonight, and you're in a neighborhood without power, then your guess is as good as mine.
"Were not idiots" or "We're not idiots?" And there you have it.
To the parents who think only of CANDY!!!! n not the safety of ur children shame on you.Would it kill u to give up a Saturday afternoon to walk w/ur children.My goodness,what kind of parents r you n what must you be teaching ur children!!!!!
================== Halloween 2012: REMINDER - - Warminster Township has set Saturday from 2pm-5pm to observe Halloween. People who choose to trick-or-treat tonight, please know that there are more than 8,400 residences still without power, and fallen trees and power lines may still exist, causing unsafe locations throughout the Township. Please have a fun and safe Halloween! http://www.warminstertownship.org/
You would think with all the devastation around us that you wouldn't have time to complain about a township moving the date for safety. If you were lucky and nothing happened at your house then how about volunteering some time to help someone who wasn't as lucky. Many have trees to remove, debris to clean up and many are without power. As for complaining that PECO isn't moving fast enough do you realize these men and women are on mandatory 16 hour days. They are exhausted! No scheduled time off, no vacations, no sick days are allowed. How about getting them a coffee instead of bashing these hard working people. Yes we're all frustrated, we're all tired of being in the dark but in the grand scheme of things...we are all plain lucky to be here to talk about it!
Complaining about PECO is ridiculous. The storm covered a large area, many that are still in the dark and will be for days to come. Trees down, wires down and PECO is supposed to be out in the midst of a hurricane/tropical storm repairing the wires so some selfish folks have their power back. Amazing the ignorance of some. They should go and offer their help to others instead of sitting on their butts whining. Look around the Township, many trees still down, just because one neighborhood is fine, does not mean another neighborhood is. I certainly am glad that none of these whiners are my neighbors. Our neighborhood has pulled together, sharing generators, food, whatever it takes to get us all through this safely.