Worth the wait, great review. I particularly think you nailed the bit about people sitting on curbs--it can't be just seeing houses commando-style. I realize more of a thing for us locals, but the lack of "rest spots" (for lack of a better term) hurts the friend aspect you initially alluded to. Sure I still bumped into friends I know throughout the event--but that used to happen 10 times a night in Finns. And as you say, was an important part of the event. Ties into the whole why Halloween is bigger than Christmas in Orlando argument I made on Twitter back in September, it really was/is the time of year we catch up with old friends. Still some aspect of that to HHN, but slowly being eroded the past couple years, and that's a shame.