"Ken Cook" . Looking forward
to any further posts in this thread. I hope it isn't lost in the snow
hopers threads which are bound to drift in soon!

And a very peaceful and prosperous New Year to you too, Ken. I know what
you mean. I could continue by reminiscing about REAL winters past (up
North!) but we've been down that road lots of times before. I'm sure
we'll judge whatever (if any) white stuff we do get by our own memories,
however selective they're becoming now - I know I always do.

(..............and remember that fall in Weardale - was it 1978? By god,
there was drifts as big as houses. Never seen the like, still there in
June....... And the freezations I measured in December 1981: well, I'll
go to then end of our road if there wasn't pack-ice in the Tyne and
icebergs off Roker too ....................)

:-)

- Tom.