The Archers Thursday 21st July 2011: Clarrie!!! Gutted …

• Does Scruff like charcoal?
• “Little Bo Peep has lost her Llama”
• Llamas are looking svelte
• Clichéd blogs
• Sabrina can’t cope with the till
• Front Page Echo news
• Alice isn’t excited about going to Southampton
• Lovely Chris or gold digging Chris?
• “he earns a pretty decent screw”
• Jennifer has Susan, Lilian has Lynda
• Ellie Burton
• The verdict of environmental health?

Does Scruff like charcoal?

Bet no-one’s even asked him.

The things a dog has to go through to let the people he allows to live with him have a nice lawn.

Well, nice enough.

The buttercups and the creeping cinquefoil are still playing havoc with Lynda and Robert’s lawn – even if Scruff’s scorch marks are no more.



“Little Bo Peep has lost her Llama”

Seems little Bo Peep has go into her own enclosure as they Llamas are “interested” in her.

But Lynda remains positive.

[Lynda] “The Llamas can play part of her flock”

[Lilian – chortling and guffawing] “Little Bo Peep has lost her Llama!”

(I’ve said it before – but I do love a titter from Lilian)

[Robert] “Well, it ruins the rhyme scheme doesn’t it!”

[Lynda – almost sniffing] “Since we have got any sheep on the premises …

([Robert, trying to interrupt] “it’s a joke Lyndee”)

[Lynda] “ … it seems to me a perfectly acceptable compromise”

Llamas are looking svelte

According to Lilian.

They’re also not looking as pink.

Lilian was asking if they’d caught the culprits. Robert reckons they should forget it – Lynda doesn’t sound like she’ll give up anytime soon.

Jamie’s not quite out of trouble as yet, it would seem.



Clichéd blogs

James and Leonie have been writing a blog while on holiday in Dubai.

Lilian thought it was marvellous – all that shopping!

Lynda and Robert weren’t as impressed:

[Lynda] “I’ve never read such an over blown collection of clichés in my life … I can see the point of a holiday blog if you’re kayaking up the amazon or something, but if all you’re doing if hanging out in a shopping mall in the middle of the desert …”

Clichéd blogs?

Wonder where one can find those …?


Sabrina can’t cope with the till

In the village shop. Which didn’t come as much of a surprise to Helen.



Front Page Echo news

“mystery bug strikes gymkhana”

There’s two children in hospital. Three adults in serious condition.

Which is worse than Pat and Helen had heard from environmental health.

But it’s odd – even Lynda hadn’t worked out the connection between that front page news, and Bridge Farm having to recall its products.


Alice isn’t excited about going to Southampton

I’ll bet she isn’t.


Lovely Chris or gold digging Chris?

Lilian reckons “lovely”, Jennifer isn’t so sure:

[Jennifer] “He seems to think … well, his mother does, that we should be picking up the tab … I knew this would happen. I said when they got married I bet the Horrobins are rubbing their hands with glee … she practically had the begging bowl out.

“Pattern for the future … Chris expecting a leg up every step of his career … of course we’ll support Alice …”

That’s not right, Jennifer.

You’ll have to accept that Alice is married to Chris – so she’ll rise and fall alongside him.

And Chris doesn’t expect your money.

[Lilian] “I don’t think you should blame the lad for his mother being a bit crass”

Quite right, Lilian.



“he earns a pretty decent screw”

What does that mean, Lilian?

Is that jail talk that you’ve picked up from Matt?




Jennifer has Susan, Lilian has Lynda

As do we all (our crosses to heave around).

Lilian is a definite for Lynda and Robert’s garden party. As Leonie and Jamie will be there.

She’s not as sure about Matt attending, though.

He’s keep a very (very) low profile.


Ellie Burton

Who runs a tea shop in Penny Hasset, is a bit upset about having to return Bridge Farm stock – but she’s coping.

Phew!



The verdict of environmental health?

Adrian Pegg calls to tell Bridge Farms his findings.

[Adrian] “ E. coli has been found in one particular batch of ice cream”

Oh dear.

Seems there was nothing wrong with the pasteuriser, or any of the other equipment (Susan will be relieved). And the cleaning was “satisfactory”

[Helen] “So, where did it come from?”

[Adrian] “Appears … may have been …The ,member of staff who been sick and return to work while still infected by the pathogen, she must have handled the post pasteurisation ice cream … the sample that she gave us still shows traces of E. coli”

[Pat] “Clarrie”

[Adrian] “Yes. Clarrie Grundy”

Oh bugger.

Of all the people, not Clarrie.

She’s such a gem. The woman manages to keep the Grundy men without their house being closed off as a health hazard (and that takes some doing!).

But, she should have waited 48 hours.

And she shouldn’t have eaten Eddie’s sausages.

Who is to blame?

Clarrie?

Eddie?

Whoever made those sausages …