Trick-or-toast: Sask. man gives out burnt bread on Halloween

This Halloween, the streets will be filled with spooky, frightening creations, but none more unsettling than the most terrifying trick-or-treat of them all, carbohydrates. Meet Mike Kessler, or as he's more affectionately known, Toast Man! When kids stop by the Toast Man's house on Halloween, they're greeted by a most unusual sight. A big container of plain toast. I'm a silly man myself, and my kids and my grandkids can vouch for that. A number of years ago, I was watching a Saturday Night Live skit that made me think of doing something silly to give away to the kids, and toast seemed to be the easy thing. And that was, gosh, that was in the early 90s, and I've been doing it every year since. You don't need to get the good stuff because it's just getting toasted and burnt. Over time his reputation's grown. Now he buys eight loaves of bread. I get a terrific amount of joy out of it. There's still lots of kids that come that are new and that have never experienced it before and they're surprised and shocked and then happy they're getting toast. You might be wondering what kind of parent takes their kids trick-or-treating for toast? Well, I do. Every year. And the fun they have pestering Mike and getting it right back is a highlight of the night. Oh, sorry about that. Okay, but on a night when kids load up sacks filled with candy, are they actually eating the toast? There's a high percentage of kids that are coming up here because they know I'm the toast guy. I see probably 50% of the kids are taking a bite before they leave the front porch. Most of the ones that I find in the neighborhood, yes, I find some on the streets in the neighborhood, aren't eaten any more than a quarter or a half. Well, it's been a slice. But the Toast Man has no plans to stop burning up Halloween anytime soon. Have you ever thought of trying something different? No. Just no. No. And to the kids in Swift Current, he's the toast of the town. We'll be right back.