No Snow

[carlton23]

Mr grandchildren are very upset because they see snow is practically everywhere and we haven`t any in Bournemouth, so think yourselves lucky if you`ve children.

[dothawkes31]

I've children and a grandchild, and whilst i am delighted they will be having a really white Christmas for the first year in yonks, I have to leave for work at 7am tomorrow and the snow is falling thick and fast as i type this!!!

[jno]

pouring with rain here, it'll wash all the elves away by morning

[carlton23]

Please let us know where you are in the world, and where is yonks?

[jno]

here you are

http://maps.google.co...l=en&tab=wl&q=yonkers

[jno]

it's said to come from 'in donkey's years' > 'in yonkeys' dears' > 'in yonks'. Don't know if that's true or not.

[carlton23]

jno, I can`t believe dothawkes lives there.

[tamborine]

this was my moan earlier and now the AA & RAC have vouched that the councils were lax. Hope your council is prepared for when you do get snow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzFjog39eE

[boxtops]

To go off on a tangent a bit (but relating to "yonks"), I thought "donkeys' years" came from the fact that donkeys' ears are very long and that "a long time" was drescribed as "the time is as long as a donkey's ears" ... cor, memories of childhood legends!

[spacedcase]

Have you considered grating polystyrene?