- David’s accosting Police
- The drain covers may have gone in Penny Hassett …
- Emma’s turning into Patsy
- “Lower Loxley, where the phone lines run free”
- Caroline’s excitable
- That’s fighting talk, Adam
- Brian sooks up to Jill
- Adam speaks up
David’s accosting Police
Demanding to know what they’re doing about these 200 metre cable thieves.
He tells Jill the Police said that they were optimistic about catching them. Although there’s an epidemic of such cable being stolen, the Police are also putting a stop to it by using snitches and making sure dealers know that they know.
Later on, he’s having a chat with Adam:
[Adam] “We’re programmed aren’t we, make coffee, sit at computer, go online check the worlds still there”
[David] “It’s a great excuse not to start in on any real work, all that online chatter”
I resent that remark! Not all of us can have outside jobs. And the internet is, for some, a key tool for their “real” work.
It’s just all those Twitterers and bloggers that don’t know what real work is like … ;)
The drain covers may have gone in Penny Hassett …
…(stolen) … but at least, over in Ambridge, they have each other.
Though it would seem Borchestershire is experiencing a high level of rural crime, Ambridge’s home fires are keeping everyone warm and safe.
[Jill] “At least we seem to be rising to the occasion in the village”
Jim’s rota has done its job in helping to keep the more vulnerable of the village safe while they’re incommunicado.
[Jill] “He’s got a real sense of what needs to be done”
As well as Chris and Alice collecting old mobile phones, and the village shop taking a collection for sim cards, Pip and Spencer have also been round checking on folks.
[Jill] “It’s lovely that everyone’s looking after each other, isn’t it!”
Yes it is, Jill.
And that’s why we all like to visit Ambridge almost every evening.
Emma’s turning into Patsy
(the other cleaner Ruth had in while Emma was off having Keira. Patsy also cleaned for Jennifer, but put terrors into Ruth, who cleaned before her cleaner turned up!)
[David] “Emma started stomping around the place, huffing and puffing about Josh leaving stuff on the floor and how there were never any clean dusters … Ruth thought she was going to hand in her notice … she sat Emma down and asked what she’d done to upset her … Emma was just miffed because Will and Nic are changing the name of the cottage, seems to be a big deal for her … she said it would confuse George, and they were being insensitive!”
[Jill] “I bet Ruth beat a hasty retreat”
Oh ho!
Emma really just wanted Will to still be darkly brooding, alone, about her leaving him for Ed.
Nae luck there then, Emma.
Even Jill agrees that Greenwood Cottage is far more tasteful than Casa Nueva.
“Lower Loxley, where the phone lines run free”
Brian really isn’t coping without his internet .
It’s a good thing Lower Loxley does still have communications. It means Jennifer can Skype Nolly on her birthday.
Caroline’s excitable
And far less stressed.
They’ve found their card reader! Caroline is over the moon.
[Oliver] “Now you want have to decipher my hand writing … and all we’ve got to deal with now is the daily lottery of who is going to turn up at the hotel!”
[Caroline, sounding quite fruity] “Exciting!”
When Grey Gables has another “hiccup” later on (some boy gets locked in a toilet), Caroline is giggling like a schoolgirl.
Oliver is her hero.
[Caroline] “You’ve been brilliant. Keep calm and carry on … you’ve got the Dunkirk spirit in bucket loads!”
Each to their own …
That’s fighting talk, Adam
Talking to David about the Super Dairy, Adam feels that Brian and Debbie first wrong-footed him and are now trying to ram their Super Dairy through.
[Adam] “They don’t seem to care if they upset the whole village in the process …So as far as I’m concerned David, they deserve everything they’ve got coming to them”Oo-er!
Brian sooks up to Jill
Brian pops over to Jill’s, She’s clearing up leaves to see if the snowdrops are trying to poke through.
Brian reckons it’s too early for snowdrops.
(it’s not. they were pout here already)
And he starts buttering her up with how good her garden is, that Jennifer is a great admirer (blah blah blah).
Then Brian asks Jill if the Britain in Bloom committee are looking for sponsors … from BL
[Jill, sniffing his ploy a mile off] “Oh. Really …”
She sends Brian off with a “you have to ask Jim”
Jill later forewarns Jim.
[Jill] “He realised he wasn’t getting any change out of me … he was very obvious. I was quite shocked”
Not very subtle, Mr Aldridge.
You’re acting like the Squire who treats his villagers like there’s more than one idiot.
Adam speaks up
Borchester Radio are outside the shop, asking folks for their comments about the Super Dairy, when Adam walks by.
They ask him for his comments.
He agrees.
[Adam] “Okay, right, basically I think it’s bad for the village, bad for farming and bad for the cows!”
Oh Brian will be pleased when he hears that!
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