The Archers Friday 18th March 2011: Caroline solves Elizabeth’s woes (temporarily)

• Why did Alan buy so many cards for Elizabeth?
• Why are doctor’s so slow to discharge?
• Is hugging allowed?
• Elizabeth finally sees sense
• “You know Susan …”
• Elizabeth gets to borrow Roy
• Aunty Pat isn’t listening

Why did Alan buy so many cards for Elizabeth?

Is there something we (and Usha) don’t know about?

Surely it would have been more appropriate for the vicar to just collect everyone else’s cards to bring to Elizabeth, than go out and buy a stack to give them himself.

Oh … hang on a sec … (doh!)



Why are doctor’s so slow to discharge?

Anyone who has been in hospital can also more than likely testify to the fact that the worst part of hospital is not the feed – it’s the horrible wait to get released.

Maybe I should work on a plan to speed up that discharging process.

It’d save folks having to sit in their clothes, but still eating the nasty lunch, when knowing they are ready to leave – but the doctor just hasn’t got to them yet.

And it might speed up admission times. Save money, Save the NHS!

I’ll need to nip out to the local pub to get a beermat for all my thoughts on this. I’ll get back to you.


Is hugging allowed?

Surely be!

I thought David was being a bit dim when he asked Elizabeth about hugging, but she does seemingly need to use her right arm.

Is that just during the post-op time?

She also has to use the phone away from that side of her body (in case it interferes).

And she’s on about driving again.

David mentioned that Pip can also drive now (noooo – I always hear the word ‘doom’ when Pip and driving are mentioned together).

So after all that pondering about whether she should have her ICT or not (whether she wanted to live or not), turns out Elizabeth can’t really feel it and it’s also not that noticeable.

[Elizabeth] “The ICD will make a big difference … I’m in better condition now than I ever was”

Elizabeth finally sees sense

[Elizabeth] “You’ve been right all along. I’m going to hire a temporary manager”

Huzzah!

It only took a near heart attached, a near divorce and two very stressed out wee kids.

Though we need to keep an eye on wee Freddie. Choosing to stay at home because “there’s so much to do here”, rather than go out with his mates, isn’t a good sign is such a wee man.


“You know Susan …”

[Roy] “You know Susan. If the notice says 5 minutes, it won’t be 6”

And he was quite right. We heard Susan opening the village shop door as he and Kathy were chatting (but were thankfully spared a rant from Susan about the volunteer rota going badly wrong).
Elizabeth gets to borrow Roy

(we didn’t see that one coming!)

And Roy’s quite happy to be lent out.

Isn’t it nice that Caroline is happy to let her staff work somewhere else. Grey Gables must be doing marvellous business to let such a key member of the team wander off …


Aunty Pat isn’t listening

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Pat witter on at such length, as she did today.

She talked about Eddie’s win, and Clarrie’s shock about his win at the races – that Home Farm’s ‘lady that does’ is going to have a shock ‘doing’ at Brookfield while Emma’s off having her bairn – and some other stuff I must have tuned out.

Just as Kathy is trying to get a word in, Henry starts crying.

So Pat rushes off to see to him

(I was distracted for the rest of the eavesdropping instalment by the fact that Helen had left Henry – to go out to the pub – for Red Nose day with Brenda. What??? I think Tony collected the wrong Helen from the hospital).

Kathy seemed oddly uncomfortable around Henry (for a lady that’s popped out one of her own), but his presence also meat Kathy no longer wanted to offload onto Pat about Jolene and Kenton.

[Kathy] “Anything I have to say will easily keep for another time”

Now – that’s a blessing in some ways – but, on the other hand, a pent up Kathy is one ticking time bomb we don’t want in residential areas. Or even anywhere near the cattle.