- The Bank of Peggy
- Put the trailers away, David
- Pip discovers social networking
- What’s wrong with pat’s ice cream?
- Spencer has a stupid little brother
The Bank of Peggy
Chris is losing sleep over having to take out a loan to pay off Chas (for his van), and that he’ll have to take out another when he wants to buy the business next year.
He’s still not best amused with Alice – and she’s not helping by suggesting they (a) embezzle the fish pond’s honesty box (joke) or (b) borrow from Peggy.
[Alice] “It’s what gran does. She likes helping the family”
Chris says no.
Alice then reckons they’re trying to do too much in one go – buying a business and trying to save for a house.
They do both want to move – especially as Jennifer is more or less on their doorstep – but Alice does have a point.
[Alice] “You’re in work, we’ve got a rent free cottage and I’m not saddled with a student load”
Wait a minute.
Alice and Chris are 23 years old.
He has a quite a good job. She has a degree, and is about to do her masters. They not only don’t have to pay rent on their cottage – Alice owns it. And they haven’t run up £20k while Alice was a student.
Blimey. Chris needs to get a sense of perspective, methinks. Anyone that age who needs loans to get their business up and running, rather than just pay off credit card debt, is quite a fine financial state.
Put the trailers away, David
Especially as you reckon it’ll mean rain for the next two months.
Pip discovers social networking
Desperate to ensure that Brookfield can afford her, Pip’s started work early on how to turn Brookfield into a more profitable farm.
And the big plan is … drum roll … social networking.
Can’t say I disagree with Pip’s approach (obviously – what I am a big fan of Twitter and Blogs), but David doesn’t seem entirely convinced.
He’s especially not convinced about Pip’s assertion that they could make more money by selling direct, rather collaborating through Hasset Hills.
Wasn’t she talking about supermarkets the other day? Scatter gun approach. Maybe that’s why David is being encouraging yet cool to Pip’s suggestions.
What’s wrong with Pat’s ice cream?
Jill has been taking the twins out for the day (including another trip to Brookfield – actually, did they even go home after their last visit?), meeting up with Elizabeth at the Pony Club.
After they’ve both done their competitive bit (one would assume they jumped over things on a pony), they’ve been promised a Bridge Farm ice cream from Pat.
But oh the humanity!
They don’t want ice cream.
They want a hot dog.
Pat was rather nonplussed about being snubbed. They’re only kids, after all.
Spencer has a stupid little brother
You probably won’t know that, if you haven’t been listening to Ambridge Extra.
Steve is Spencer’s brother. Steve is a moron. And quite rightly got done the other day for stealing a car (etc etc etc).
Spencer is stressed as home life has now become very difficult.
Pip is quite unamused.
(sorry – there’s really not much else to say about today’s eavesdropping episode)
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