The Archers: Kathy's made to listen ... Judge Joe
- Kathy is a wandering cloud of doom and gloom
- "Bigger than an honour from the Queen"
- So Veg judging means plenty of cakes and wine
- Ad Victoriam
- Ex Dolo Malo
- "the bounty of Ambridge - it never ceases to amaze!"
- A pint and a cake for your 89th birthday
- Even Jim is supporting We Love The Bull!
Kathy is a wandering cloud of doom and gloom
Talking to Clarrie (well, moaning at Clarrie), Kathy thinks Jamie was bragging about Kenton's Police cell time to Eddie.
Kathy reckons that it's Kenton's fault for showing off, rather than being embarrassed and humbled by the experience.
"I can't imagine he'd do something like that"
responds Clarrie.
So while Kenton has his defenders, Kathy sounds like she's had enough. Finally!
"In the end ... I told him we're better off without him here"
Phew! Whether you side with Kathy or Kenton, them splitting up must be good news for us all. Well, apart from Jamie (who will inflict months of 'whatever').
"But there's always another side to a story, isn't there?"
No no no Clarrie. Don't put doubts in Kathy's head that she isn't right to leave things with Kenton as they are. We all deserve a break ...
Then bloomin' (but the ever lovely and well meaning) Nigel tries to convince Kathy that Kenton isn't bad (this was while Kathy was at the Show, doing her best to wilt the flowers with her despondent glare).
After a failed first attempt
"Let me explain ... it was never my intention ... i don't want you to think I was somehow colluding ... Kenton was very upset ... drowning his sorrows"
Nigel won't let it go:
"something I think you should understand ... you know what he's like ... likes to pretend nothing affects him ... the worst that it gets the more he tries to run away ..."
And again:
"I'm just trying to say ... don't judge him too harshly ... he does care ...particularly about Jamie ... that boy means the world to him"
And tops it off with:
"He's his own worst enemy, but he's not a lost cause ... do give him another chance"
Oh for pity sake Nigel! You can also stop your nonsense. They're just not right for each other. And that's never going to make for a happy relationship, let alone a home for Jamie.
Leave them be. Let them both be stubborn, stay away from each other and move on.
"Bigger than an honour from the Queen"
Which is what Clarrie reckons Joe sees being asked to be a judge at the Flower and Produce Show.
Anything that gets Joe Grundy up early and into a suit is a good thing. Especially when it doesn't involve a court hearing.
(that isn't fair of me. He's hardly a Horrobin...)
So Veg judging means plenty of cakes and wine
Ah, you're a cheeky monkey Mr Joe Grundy.
Trying to 'help' Nigel out with the wine so that he doesn't get into trouble again (like last Friday), I love Joe for his inability to call Nigel by anything other than his full name:
"watch out with that there wine, Nigel Pargetter"
Joe also helped Ian with cakes, but, to be fair, he helped Edgar Titcombe with the flower judging. Joe gave away that the winner of the roses was someone whose honey cakes collapsed last year ...
As for his real job as veg judge, Joe was well ahead of himself. Done and dusted in time to sample the other delights of the Show, Joe reckoned that his judging was fair:
"even if makes some folks unhappy ... there's no going back now"
Sounds ominous!
Ad Victoriam
Quite right too, Jim. Nice to see that at least Bert and Jim can have a drink together, even though they're pitted in earnest against each other for the glory of the veg awards.
But, Ad Victoriam soon turned to ...
Ex Dolo Malo
And Bert wasn't to blame. It was purely Joe's pure adherence to the rules.
Jim's outraged to find that his onions have been disqualified for being "not to schedule". Which is because Jim used some twine to hold his onions together. Which isn't in the rules.
Of course, Jim can't quite believe that the judging wasn't just about the quality of the onions (seemingly poor Bob Pullen's were nothing to remark about, yet won third place).
"anyone with eyes can see mine are the best on the table"
"honestly - he can recognise excellence can't he - why on earth would he be so damn petty!"
Well, in the first place, Jim, that's what happens at these shows. Rules are rules, and they have to be stuck to.
In the second place, Joe later nearly admitted that Jim's disqualification might have had to do with Joe seeing Bert buy some twine in the shop.
Telling Jim:
"I hope you ain't casting aspersions"
Joe's quite simply gone and picked the wrong onions.
So not only is Jim livid with him, Joe also has to suffer a very smug Bert - who won onions, carrots, leeks and tomatoes.
"thank you. You've been very far minded ... that takes a big man!"
crowed Bert
"I ain't going to do it again. All this authority ain't what it's cracked up what it supposed to be. Folk just want to blame you for everything!"
Ah, that's a shame Joe. Especially as all your plans came to nothing, and it's a whole year until you can knock Bert back into his place.
If only Harold Asquith hadn't run off with Colin Carpenter ..
"the bounty of Ambridge - it never ceases to amaze!"
Which is why millions of us eavesdrop every night (apart from Saturday), and I spend a decent chunk of my evening blogging.
My other half wonders whether there's a support group for Ambridge-widowers. Any ideas?
A pint and a cake for your 89th birthday
Ah well. I guess that, along with the extra wine, made Joe a happy birthday boy indeed.
Even Jim is supporting We Love The Bull!
Jim on the We Love the Bull website:
"what i imagine what one might call virtual community ... designed to encourage people to pledge their affiliation to The Bull"
So if Jim is happy to "help in anyway", what will you be able to say you did for The Bull?
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