- Big difference between “being tougher” and just plain evil
- The spiral of doom
- I want a rummage box
- Elona is sad
- Nic and Will are lovely to each other
- Tom’s great plan is to …
- Eddie’s charming ladies on lawns
Big difference between “being tougher” and just plain evil
Helen’s talking to Tom about how worried she is about the forthcoming Environmental Health interview Pat and Tony have. If there are any failings with their hygiene and such, it could mean more legal shenanigans.
They’re also bemoaning that the Underwoods contract has been lost.
[Tom] “Maybe you and I could have (done something to keep it) … we’d have got tougher much earlier, that’s for sure”For “tougher” read ‘flung Clarrie to the wolves’.
Badness.
Yes, this is Clarrie’s fault – but naming, shaming and firing wouldn’t have made a difference. In my opinion.
The spiral of doom
Ambridge Organics has got to move more stock to try and make up for the loss of sales elsewhere.
But that won’t make up the difference.
And it’ll get worse, according to Helen.
They be selling less – so will make less – word will get round that they’re making less – so the customers that are buying their stock will start to think they’re making less as they’re about to go under – so will find other suppliers …
[Tom] “Let’s stop the rot now, before it gets too far”
So Tom and Helen arrange to meet later to strategise .
I want a rummage box
Sounds great.
Jack has one. Peggy brought more for it – a picture of Christine’s garden, and stems of winter barley (to touch and smell).
Sounds very groovy.
Elona is sad
She reckons she has to leave The Laurels.
Her flat is too small for her and her family – they’re all starting to feel squished and are starting to argue – but she can’t afford anything bigger locally.
Peggy obviously adores Elona. Jack adores her, and she’s an all-round very nice lady.
[Elona] “I feel like I’m abandoning him. But I must think of my daughters”
But Peggy has a cunning plan – No.3 The Green. Which currently has no tenant, and belongs to Lilian (Peggy’s’ daughter).
Elona thinks it’s still no good as she couldn’t even afford the deposit.
So, Will Peggy persuade Lilian to drop the deposit? Will Peggy pay the deposit? Will Elona then turn out to be a bad ‘un?
Nic and Will are lovely to each other
Nic makes Will Sunday lunch.
Nic has plans for later on (she’s got rid of the kids to their dad, Andrew). But, Will also has plans – to help Eddie leaflet for doing patios and the like. But rather than getting shirty about it, Nic reckons she’ll help. They can spend time together, and also help out Eddie and Clarrie.
After leafleting, Will offers Nic a nice cold beer (yum!) at the Duck and Drake, which has a nice stream in the beer garden, and also a bit of something to eat.
Will was then genuinely grateful and quite humbled at Nic “helping my family out” without complaint, nor being asked.
Will he make them her family proper soon?
Love very much seems to be in the air between those two. And nice to hear Will being nice.
Tom’s great plan is to …
… make a plan!
Over cold lemonade and lemon drizzle cake (yum!), and a quite vocal Henry:
[Tom] “Mum and dad running on the spot just to keep up … but they haven’t been thinking outside the box … what we do, if we move out of the area, out of the reach of the bad publicity”
Which is a bit of a hard push. They also reckon their USP is that they’re a local company, so starting to sell beyond means they have to come up with a whole new marketing plan. One which they’re not going to tell Tony and Pat about until it’s done.
Aye, I can see that going down well. It’s just what Tony and Pat need – more secrets, and being told what’s what by their kids.
Eddie’s charming ladies on lawns
Cause that’s the kind of chap he is.
But it’s all in a good cause.
(it’s to get more work in for his family)
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