- It’s the Graham Ryder meeting
- Lewis has bronchitis
- Jill’s “honey lyptus might just be the thing”
- Pip’s car is red
- Harry has a pulse!
- Matt has a point about The Bull
- Bert’s holding the hurdle, Ruth’s tying it
It’s the Graham Ryder meeting
Which David comes back from in a very chirpy mood.
Not sure if it will actually make any real difference to Ruth.
While she doesn’t get her afternoon nap, David gets to fall asleep while he’s later opening the wine.
Hmmm.
Lewis has bronchitis
Poor chap.
That might also cause a few more headaches for Elizabeth and the rest of Lower Loxley.
But never fear. Jill is on her way with chicken and ‘other goodies’ …
Jill’s “honey lyptus might just be the thing”
Steady on there!
Pip’s car is red
That’s all Ruth can mind on about the car Kenton’s chosen for her.
David has to be arm wrestled into making Kenton find Pip a car for her birthday, that Ruth can’t even remember the make of.
Nice parents. Lucky Pip will be turning 18, so doesn’t have to utterly depend on them.
Should we be sending a food parcel over to Ben and Josh?
Harry has a pulse!
And then even a pint of Shires.
Who’d have thunk it. At least he’s not an utter lamppost …
Jazzer has decided Harry needs to come on a double date with him, as he’s after a lassie who insists on taking her friend with her.
So Harry has agreed, even though he reckons double dates are a
[Harry] “ … recipe for disaster … Jazz has an answer for everything”
(‘Jazz’? Sounds like a term of endearment to me.)
Harry has scoped out his date (he had a quick look at her while she was working, in a café, on Wednesday), and:
[Harry] “She was really attractive … I’m looking forward to meeting her … I get to go out with a pretty girl, Jazzer wants to line up his next conquest”
Surely this can’t go at all well for anyone involved?!?
Matt has a point about The Bull
Matt’s making his move on Jolene.
[Matt] “I’ve noticed you’ve been worried about the pub …(I asked a mate that) if this pub were ever to come up for sale, what would be the chances of developing it for residential purposes … and it’s very good news for you …”
It would seem The Bull could easily be turned into flats, and the car park into muse cottages.
And clever old Matt – he even manages to make out that Jolene would be doing a good thing for Ambridge if she sold up and The Bull became flats. He reckons that Ambridge has a shortage of housing.
[Matt] “People get very upset, but when a pub business becomes unviable, it doesn’t have to be a total loss to the community”
So – Jolene would actually be helping the community.
And it sounded like she bought into Matt’s pitch. She even checked Matt would be interested in buying.
[Jolene] “But I wouldn’t want anything getting out. Not til I’ve made up my mind”
Course, Matt’s lips are well and truly sealed. He needs Jolene to be kept from harassment so that she concentrates on what’s best for her.
And actually – Matt’s right (though quote devious).
If The Bull is so important to Ambridge residents, why is it so quiet? Would it actually be missed if hardly anyone is in there these days?
[Jolene] “Maybe the village pub has had its day”
[Harry] “Just remember you’re the heart and soul of this community .. .as soon as the weather warms up back in droves … trust me, I’m a milkman”
Eh? When were milkmen ever trustworthy?!?
And, name me one time since Sid died that Jolene has been anything but a moping misery, bringing down the entire spirit of The Bull?
What is Harry on about? Does he have some sort of vested interest in The Bull?
Bert’s holding the hurdle, Ruth’s tying it
(which is all something to do with lambing, my fellow non-agricultural eavesdroppers)
Ah – nice to have the dulcet tones of Bert back in Ambridge.
His back must be better, and in good time too for the lambing.
While some may say that it was Bert who put David to sleep before he could open his wine, I was riveted by the sheer wealth of information I learned from Bert about Gloucester Cows.
They are dual purpose (good for milk, good for beef).
Were triple purpose back in the day:
[Bert] “used them as draught animals in the olden days”
(which doesn’t mean that they were used to keep rooms toasty – it means they pulled stuff. I only know because I looked it up …)
And, the first smallpox vaccine came from a Gloucester cow.
Excellent. That’s a classic Archers moment, thank you very much Mr Fry.
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