*sigh* I'm loosing my touch. (Warning: Hi-jacked by Em)

[Fierlin1182]

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Ever read novels detailing graphically the process of changing Baby's diaper when little belter is born? I think I've been scarred for life.

 

[Tanichca]

Oh dear... I am now officially in that horrible stage of nail-biting tenseness as I wait for my eggs to arrive. Oh, I hope the PO is more gentle this time...

 

[Fierlin1182]

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Good luck

Arriving today?

 

[Tanichca]

ray's two cents :

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Good luck

Arriving today?

Arriving Thursday, if all goes well. So as to avoid a fiasco, they're getting sent to my dad's office. Since he's tech director for the school district and receives a bunch of delicate things, they should be more careful with his mail.​

 

[Fierlin1182]

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Good luck

Arriving today?

Arriving Thursday, if all goes well. So as to avoid a fiasco, they're getting sent to my dad's office. Since he's tech director for the school district and receives a bunch of delicate things, they should be more careful with his mail.

That's smart then, getting them sent there.

Less possibility of them being knocked over too! (I gather you have a lot of little siblings

) Hey, only one more sleep, it's not that long to wait

 

[BrattishTaz]

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Why, thank you.

I don't think they will... The squid might ink in their suitcases. They might, however, leave me behind.

Nah....we will put diapers on them.

Em, please put squid on the list.

 

[BrattishTaz]

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In your crate...without any water.

You can't put me in my crate, only Taz can.

'Course, Taz is POed, too.

......to the crate....and give me that blanket!

 

[eenie114]

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You can't put me in my crate, only Taz can.

'Course, Taz is POed, too.

......to the crate....and give me that blanket!

*Tucks tail, hands over blankie, and curls up in her crate*

 

[Spookwriter]

Busy even on my day off. Burning some brush piles from the woods, tinkering
with the props.

Lets see if I can give a better description of the entire layout we're using this
year.

As I've said, I have road frontage on the four lane. Big banner sign posted there,
with lights. Weekends, include a firetruck or two setting with it.

We own the intersection. You turn in, follow the gravel road to my driveway about
300 feet. Big driveway. Park. Buy tickets a the concession trailer furnished by Pepsi-Cola.
($100 deposit on trailer, refundable but we must sell their product.) Wait on the hayride
tractor, it brings you up the hill.

This activity is under a pole light, well lit area.

Top of the hill, exit trailer. Very nice parade trailer we stold. Sides, seats and even the steps.
May not give it back. 8 foot wide, 20 foot long. Nice trailer.

Anyway...proceed under the blow up arch. Some sort of black and purple monster. Bob is setting
on the first haybale, taking tickets. Crowds enters in eight minute gaps, gives us time to reset.

Enter dark woods path. Just enough lights to almost see the path.

First thing is a stuffed dummy scarecrow, 15-20 feet.

About 30 foot in, the first chainsaw man comes up behind you. He chases you by the "Y" in the
path. You'll see me on your left, coming through the woods towards you. I'm a hunchback here,
seen in a few strobe lights. But I don't actually come to you. Just stay in the woods.
(*I'll be back in a minute as the undertaker. Double duty)

Past me, you come to the spider-net... 24 foot long net, about five foot high, lit by high strobes and filled
with several hanging spiders. Some light up, some bounce around. Various other things live here...
a bat or two, couple of things on the ground. Spider webs on the side. Dead guy wrapped in the web
looks good in the strobe. Little moaner.

Out of the net, our kids (our real kids and friends) on porch swings, each side of the trail. Face painted,
ground strobes here. Not the scariest things, but we keep the kids where we can see them at all times.
(Throught out the project, each worker is placed to be ALWAYS in plain sight of at least one other worker,
and every foot of the trail is under watch.)

Next up is the cementery. Big cementery for a prop. 40 odd graves, lifesize stones. You go with graves on
each side of you. Entry gate, arch sign. Rusted fence. Big scene. Everything you expect. Stone bench, big noisy
owl, coffins, bones, man hanging from tree branch. Looks quite like an old, overgrown family cementery. Four-five
people in here to scare you. Red strobes here, and two fog machines.

Exit the graveyard, you're in my cornfield. We brought the corn to the woods for this. Big, scary tree. It's real.
Crows. Blue? strobe. Tracy is the scarecrow. Big man. Probably 6"6' and carring 300 pounds. Big man. He's hanging
there in plain sight like a prop. That wooden cross scarecrows hang from. Dark near his feet, he's standing on a box
you don't see. Nice mask, straw showing in all the right places.

You get close enough, he jumps down and chases you out of his field.

You run down, turn a corner and there's our friendly witch. Another big scene. Red strobe backed of on this one.
Big cast bean pot for her kettle. It really holds two small children, screaming for help. Nice fake fire underneath.
Dummy in stockade, chained up. Again with a few evil crows. Nice witchy chants. Pile of poison apples if you're hungry.
Several trees in this prop being used. Witch hides back in the trees, comes out while you're there, beats the kids in the
pot with a broom. Fog machines in area.

Next is our official clown room, two clowns, strobes and ballons having a party. They've killed some kid, throwing his
arms and legs about. They want to know if you've come for the party.

Dark section of trail, manned by a few wanders who keep changing places. The average monsters you see in every maze.
Throw in our second chainsaw somewhere here. These guys chase you around a big tree, where you come up against
the devil himself.

Devil, Mothman, tunnel and the 12 guage. (see last night post)

Then the toxic room. Everything glows green here. Even the man's hair. Blacklights, blacklight strobes. Womens head
spins wildly around in tub while smoke rolls out of the tub. Rick's here...nice deformed mask, face eaten away.

Next area is our neighborhood leperchan...and don't dare touch her gold coins. Weird green webs and green strobes.
I can't even stand up after a few second in this one. Leperchan hiding in the downed tree across the road from her gold.
She jumps in, accuses you of trying to steal her gold. Throws a hex on you.

Here's Sparky next. Dark prop. You walk by, she hits her battery charger leads against a wire fence panel, throwing some
nice sparks. You can see her evil mask.

Next big prop is the butcher shop. Blood sprayer, rotted meats, dead bodys in various cuts. Grill with hands, feet and such.
Flood lights here. Guillitine (spelling) used to chop a few choice cuts.

Big truck frontend coming up...complete with air horn. Lights up when you get close.

Freddie's next, then the third chainsaw.

Twist and turn, then the gorilla in her break away cage.

My undertaker scene in the last room, then you're back at the first chainsaw who runs you out.

Always a few wanders floating. Micheal Myers and such are here and there behind a tree.

But that's pretty much the basics. Not all rooms and props used this year.

Wagon ride back down the hill.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Ok, who's coming with me?!?! I want to go to Spook's haunted woods soooo bad.

Spook, that sounds AMAZING. No wonder you're busy. I bet it's a blast!