- Jim’s enjoyed the book club book
- Joe’s appalled about the dole
- Why doesn’t Helen tell Tom to stop being an a*se?
- Sabrina’s dog is on anti-depressants
- En masse doping of The Grundys?
- Clarrie to work in Tesco?
- More gnomes
Jim’s enjoyed the book club book
Which is a bit surprisingly, as all others seems to think it’s twaddle.
[Jim] “It’s a pastoral tale of love and tragedy, if a tad dramatic in the middle, but there is a halcyon apple picking scene I think would chime with you ... the whole village joins in on a golden day”
Joe hasn’t read it (but will probably go anyway for the grub).
Joe’s appalled about the dole
Seems Clarrie won’t get any dole money until after Christmas because (as we all spotted) she left her job voluntarily. Joe is not amused.
[Joe] “And all because she did the decent thing and resigned from her job rather than be pushed”
So it’ll be a sparse Christmas at the Grundys.
Why doesn’t Helen tell Tom to stop being an a*se?
Maybe Helen agrees with Tom’s attitude and actions towards her parents. Maybe she’s just too focused on Henry.
Tom’s bragging as he got a whole 13 emails about his sausages, after shifting 500 flyers and making a few pounds at a local fair.
But he’s also slagging off Tony for his beautifully presented leeks (Tom reckons it’s simply because he has more time to trim them).
And he’s still on about those bloomin’ pigs playing football.
Tom’s also telling Helen what to do – though his advice for her to speak to another cheese maker who’s making good money after joining some good group sounded fairly good.
[Tom] “If I don’t keep driving the changes, Helen, they won’t happen”
[Helen] “Well, it’s in stark contract to the gloomfest at home Helen”
Oh goodness me Helen – tell him to shut up. Also please don’t become cold to Tony and Pat as Tom has done.
At least Tony and Pat have got the bank to agree that their mortgage will be 6 months interest free.
Little steps.
Sabrina’s dog is on anti-depressants
Poor sparky.
[Susan] “I’d be on them an all if I had to live with her 24/7 “
Though Sabrina is generally quite quiet …
En masse doping of The Grundys?
After hearing about Sparky, Clarrie’s wondering whether she should also go on ant-depressants.
Later Clarrie and Jim are talking about how they’ve both noticed that Joe seems low.
[Jim] “As Alastair says when an animal’s not right, it shows in the eyes … Joe’s eyes have lost their usual sparkle”
[Clarrie] “It’s my fault, I’ve let him down, he’s all out of kilter, poor Joe ... He don’t need this worry at his time of life”
Jim reckons it’s because of Jim’s 90th. That the “party is over … all the aches and pains are still there”
[Jim] “He’s made it to 90, what now?”
So – Joe is badly down in the dumps. He has no purpose. He wasn’t even cheered up by Clarrie’s steak and kidney pie …
[Clarrie] “I’m, terrified he’ll slip back … when we lost the farm .. we had to live in a high rise in Borchester … nearly finished him”
But not to worry.
Jim’s going to see what he can do.
Clarrie to work in Tesco?
Clarrie might apply to manage the green burial site.
[Susan] “That’d be more peaceful”
And she’s also thinking of applying to stack shelves in a supermarket.
Nowt wrong with that Clarrie. I hear Tesco are quite good employers.
Underwoods sound like right bast*ards.
More gnomes
After Clive talking to Ivy’s gnomes yesterday – Jim pops round to the Grundy’s while Clarrie is sorting their gnomes for sale.
[Jim] “Spirited little chap … your gnome there in the blue trousers … in ancient Rome, they keep a little statue on the table at mealtimes to protect hearth and home”
[Clarrie] “He was a return. He lost his whistle”
Clarrie offers him to Jim to protect his bungalow, but Jim reckons his insurance should cover it.
(as an aside – why did the pigs need to be kept under the table? Naughty pig gnomes???)
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