- Pat’s against the Super Dairy
- Jim’s against the Super Dairy
- Jill’s against the Super Dairy?
- The Parish Council might be against the Super Dairy
- Tom’s against, Mike’s for, the Super Dairy
- Promises Auction
- Jalapeño peppers at Bridge Farm
- Tom will do his turn at milking
- What’s the problem with pat making a speech?
- Did we know Eddie was a grave digger?
Pat’s against the Super Dairy
Indeed, she’s horrified.
[Pat] “Brookfield, supplying fodder …so do I, it’s awful … I couldn’t believe it, Brian was at my party and not a word!”
Jill was telling Pat that Jennifer had told her (Jill) that the front page exclusive in the Echo was a surprise to them, though Jennifer did tell Jill that they knew it was about to run, but they didn’t know who had leaked it (got it? Though why Jill accepted that explanation, I don’t know).
[Pat] “I can’t believe the Borchester Land Board and particularly Brian could contemplate such a thing”
Jill tells Pat that it’s was Debbie’s idea, as Debbie runs a similar operation in Hungry.
[Pat] “But this isn’t Hungry, this is Ambridge!”
Jim’s against the Super Dairy
[Jim] “Well my knowledge of the lifestyle of your average e bovine is, I have to admit, limited, but cows live in fields and eat grass, don’t they … So sticking them in some kind of barrack block with no access to the outside is cruel and unnatural”
Jill’s against the Super Dairy?
She doesn’t say anything against it, but does say she’s not defending it.
The Parish Council might be against the Super Dairy
Though Lynda is in bed with the flu, seems she called Neil to ensure that:
[Neil] “the PC condemned in the strongest possible terms”
the Super Dairy.
After they had agreed to Jill’s Promises Auction.
And to buy a Diamond Jubilee oak tree.
Jim tries to get them to talk about it:
[Jim] “Should we not discuss the starling news in today’s Echo?”
But Neil swerves the discussion by moving onto getting approval for the Green Burial site open day (for undertakers, ministers and “other celebrants”).
The Parish Council will formally discuss the Super Dairy when it applies for planning permission. But some are already decided:
[Jim] “I think it’s fair to say Brian is going to have his work cut out selling it to the village!”
Tom’s against, Mike’s for, the Super Dairy
Mike’s not worried about the Super Dairy. It’s a different market to his milk round, he reckons the Echo is biased and the Super Dairy will also create jobs.
But Tom reckons it’ll only create a few jobs which are specialist, so folks will come in from elsewhere to do them.
[Tom] “Come on Mike, you’ve worked with cows all your life … you care about animal welfare!”
[Mike] “Yeah, and I’ve read a lot about these sort of units. The cows are housed on sand and they really like it …”
[Tom] “To quote my sister, if you feed kids on crisps and chocolate, they really like it”
[Mike] “You saying cows don’t know what’s good for them?”
[Tom] “It’s unnatural, Mike, surely you can see that”
[Mike] “Nah, that’s like saying it’s unnatural for me to live in a house with comfy chairs and electric light!”
Promises Auction
Will be run by Alan, at The Bull, on Shrove Tuesday.
Seems it’s a money raiser for Britain in Bloom, and was all Jill’s idea.
Folks offer to promise to do something (like pruning, hedge clipping, and the like) for others to bid on.
I’d personally pay a fair amount for someone to walk 4 greyhounds once in a while …
Jalapeño peppers at Bridge Farm
Doesn’t seem likely, and Tony doesn’t sound keen when Tom put it to him.
Tom reckons they should grow exotic crops to sell at a premium price.
[Tony] “Wouldn’t it make more sense to grow seasonal veg. The stuff we grow already?”
Tony’s not for changing.
Tom will do his turn at milking
Tony tries to have a pop at Tom for not doing milking when it was Pat’s 60th the other day. Tom also won’t do milking today – the poor mite has been making sausages all day, and has “a dozen” phone calls to make in the afternoon (!).
But he will do the milking tomorrow.
Which just so happens to be his day anyway.
[Tom] “I know, and I’ll definitely do it”
[Tony] “Oh that’s nice to know …”
What’s the problem with pat making a speech?
Tom really wants her too. She doesn’t sound keen. Tony said he could. But Tom really wanted Pat.
Did I miss something?
It’s just a wee speech at the brand launch.
Odd.
Did we know Eddie was a grave digger?
Seems so.
In fact, he’s the official one at the Green Burial site.
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