Bad weather means thousands of children may be disappointed this Christmas

Davesnave

Really2 wrote: »

When I were a lad we had a lump of coal and a brush to clean it with.

You were lucky, we only had the coal....:(

Generali

The Generalissimos are trying to work out how Santa gets into a house without a chimney. I told them he comes in through the air con ducts.

LilacPixie

Generali wrote: »

The Generalissimos are trying to work out how Santa gets into a house without a chimney. I told them he comes in through the air con ducts.

you not got a santa key?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/***MAGIC-SANTA-KEY***....because-we-have-no-chimney...!_W0QQitemZ160508358950QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=186149720590&rvr_id=186149720590&cguid=c5ed85ac12c0a47a43d74c07ffcaffc0


Or do/say this on Christmas eve

Our stockings hang upon a wall.
We have no fireplace at all!
You see the problem is quite clear.
Santa, how will you get in here?

We heard a legend. Is it true?
Of magic only you can do.
We'll leave out any plain old key,
and mark it "Santa" so you can see.

Your magic makes the key fit right,
so you can get inside that night.
Thank you Santa, here's our key.
The milk and cookies are on me!

Davesnave

It's inconsistent though, spending much time impressing on kids that they shouldn't converse with strangers, or accept treats from them, and then we invite some bearded old bloke we've never met into our houses, to do as he pleases while we're all asleep! :eek:

Generali

We do it differently:

[SIZE=-1]Dashing through the bush
In a rusty Holden Ute
Kicking up the dust
Esky in the boot
Kelpie by my side
Singing Christmas songs
It's summer time and I am in
My singlet, shorts & thongs[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]CHORUS:
OH, JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
ON A SCORCHING SUMMER'S DAY
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
CHRISTMAS TIME IS BEAUT
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A RUSTY HOLDEN UTE[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Engine's getting hot
Dodge the kangaroos
Swaggy climbs aboard
He is welcome too
All the family is there
Sitting by the pool
Christmas day, the Aussie way
By the barbecue![/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]CHORUS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Come the afternoon
Grandpa has a doze
The kids and uncle Bruce
Are swimming in their clothes
The time comes round to go
We take a family snap
Then pack the car and all shoot through
Before the washing up[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]CHORUS[/SIZE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJ8jsw4BSo

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

It's inconsistent though, spending much time impressing on kids that they shouldn't converse with strangers, or accept treats from them, and then we invite some bearded old bloke we've never met into our houses, to do as he pleases while we're all asleep! :eek:

A frends' child hates the idea, s totally distraught about the man coming in the house thing. So my friend is putting a note on the door asking him to leave the gifts in the car...an idea from her paents, who had o make similar arrangements when she was small. That Santa, though a traditionalist, is not inflexible.

Really2

Well woke up to 3 inches this morning (not something to shout about granted)

Roads are a nightmare today 30 mins to do a ten min journey problems not the snow but the ice underneath.
You slide up to an island then cant pull away again (I know low revs but the torque on my diesel means you still spin on a dipped clutch in 3rd)
Stopped snowing now but very cold.

lostinrates

Not a flake here:( My parents have tonnes.

wherediditallgothen

lostinrates wrote: »

Not a flake here:( My parents have tonnes.

Greedy sods. Couldn't they share?

System

Really2 wrote: »

Well woke up to 3 inches this morning.