First bong today and we are not even past the autumnal equinox yet.

I hope that does not presage a hard winter - still a bit miffed about the sub-standard summer we had.

First bong?

Is the onset of winter and recreational drug use a tradition in Oxfordshire I'm not aware of?

He's talking about the famous "it's under 4°C, everybody will be driving like a shell shocked blind 80 year old man with their windows all covered in frost so better get up earlier or you will be late for work"-bong coupled with the flashing snowflake light on the dash.

I thought this was going to be a thread about the menopause !

I thought this was going to be a thread about the menopause !

.. or a tampax advert.

......or the early morning onset of stomach pains prior to ....