There were over 40 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: This week’s TeleTalk question: Do you think holidays like Halloween should be shifted a day or two in case of inclement weather, or should tradition win out? The vast majority of responders said the traditional date of Oct. 31 should be respected.
Postpone Halloween? That’s ridiculous. The kids found their way out of the birth canal so a little bad weather ain’t nothin’. Mike
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