Brass monkeys

It seems to be getting colder and colder. Having watched that disaster flick where the northern hemisphere freezes over (I only watched it this afternoon, but I can't remember the name of it) it feels like it's starting to happen for real. Although I guess I think along the same things every year. Also, while it's cold enough to freeze the proverbial nuts, it doesn't snow anywhere near as much as it did in the winters of my childhood. I long for the day when I can stay at home and watch telly and be able to phone in to work to say "I'm snowed in".