- Jolene’s being tactful
- To kill or cure the badgers?
- Jolene jealous of Jaxx?
- Jim doesn’t see Harry’s sex appeal
- Even 5 pints doesn’t buy Brian friends
Jolene’s being tactful
[Jolene] “What’s said in the pub, stays in the pub”
She’s saying that to Brian who, after hearing from Jennifer that folks think he’s hiding, has made a point of coming in for a pint.
He’s asking Jolene what folks have been saying about the Super Dairy, but Jolene has her landlady code.
To kill or cure the badgers?
The NFU, chaired by David, arte having their meeting at The Bull upstairs to discuss badgers.
Mike already sets his stall out.
He doesn’t want to vaccinate. He reckons he had to get out of dairying because of badgers.
Oliver, on the other hand, has been to see another area who has been vaccinating. Seems that it has been a success – fourfold reduction in badgers testing positive.
To vaccinate – they need to put down traps, which are hidden from sight, numbered and recorded, unlocked and left with peanuts in. When the badger is in there, it gets vaccinated, stock marked, recorded and released. Which comes at a £7,911 year cost annualised, per hectare £51 to £38 pounds, and £62 per field per hour.
Even after hearing the numbers – and it’d be them, the farmers, having to get up early to check the traps – they all vote to start vaccinating.
Blimey!
Oliver must have been very persuasive.
Though Mike still isn’t convinced.
And David is saying nothing. Seems he can’t, as NFU Chair … he must have drawn blood biting his lip!
So next step is to get a dozen landowners to share the cost (good luck, Brian reckons), and Ed will go on a course.
The badgers will be happy.
Jolene jealous of Jaxx?
It’s only the first time Jaxx has done Farmhouse Breakfast Week – and they’re doing a storm!
Although someone else a few days ago said The Bull was also busy with Farmhouse Breakfasts, sounds like Jolene thinks Jaxx is doing better.
Uh-oh.
Trouble for the young lovers?
Jim doesn’t see Harry’s sex appeal
Jim is still on the hunt for Promises for the Britain in Bloom fundraising.
He’s a bit annoyed that he’s getting non-specific Promises from folks.
Like Harry.
Seems he’s said he’ll do four hours of gardening. Jim doesn’t feel that’s detailed enough.
[Jim] “He’s a nice enough young chap, but it’s not as if he had anything special to offer”
[Jolene] “Well, I wouldn’t say that”
[Harry] “Has he hidden talents that I don’t know about?”
[Jolene] “He wouldn’t appeal to you, but I think he’ll attract a lot of bidders. Kirsty is already saving …”
[Jim] “Kirsty? But she’s in the wildlife trust, she can’t possibly need any help in her garden”
As, bless Jim. He may be The Prof, but he doesn’t spot a woman in heat!
Wonder if Kirsty is buying Harry for Fallon?
Hard to tell. Though we have heard from Fallon over Christmas time, Kirsty has been quiet of late, and Harry hasn’t been heard of since he bagged Zofia (though Zofia went back home ages ago).
Even 5 pints doesn’t buy Brian friends
Brian was at part of the badger meeting, but left before the end to get the pints in for ‘the lads’. Well, he’d only stumbled over the meeting anyway. And didn’t exactly find it riveting:
[Brian] “It livened up when someone suggested should just be able to shoot!”
Though Brian was in to show face and canvass ‘neutral’, he ends up with a Jim Vs Brian round 2 while the meeting was finishing:
[Jim] “I’m surprised you’re even taking an interest. Those cows in your dairy won’t even get to see the light of day, let alone a badger … the highest standards of an internment camp … prisoners are well fed, but they can still go mad when they’re locked up 24 hours a day.”
[Brian] “This is illogical. We’re not cows!”
[Jim] “Indeed we’re not. We have the gift of intelligence … what you’re proposing is philosophically untenable, the end justifies the means have never been the logical argument”
When David, Ed and Oliver come down from the meeting, they leave Brian to go and talk badger.
Brian starts talking to Mike – who seems to be in favour of the Super Dairy.
But then Mike does off to play darts with Darrell.
Leaving Brian alone.
[Brian] “They took their drinks and ran. I seem to be having that effect on people this evening … art least I can tell Jenny I tried. One for, one against”
Maybe if Brian was a bit more subtle, and less of a bore droning on about the Super Dairy, maybe folks would stop to talk to him.
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