- Ruairi’s back
- Christmas morn with the Carters
- No Debbie for Christmas
- “Welcome to the holidays!”
- Next to the golden owl …
- Bad badgers!
- Tony knows how to check browser history
- Tony makes a confession
Ruairi’s back
And off to see the Buttons.
[Brian] “Don’t tell me he’s started chasing after Molly!”
Typical first thought from Brian.
Ruairi’s off to see their cousin, who happens to also goes to his school.
Seems Ruairi has enjoyed his first term. Maths and football are his favourite so far – though Brian reckons he’s realise how wonderful rugby is when he gets to it (as it’s a “real game”).
Jennifer and Brian are also only putting up their tree today, and a festive wreath that Jennifer made.
Christmas morn with the Carters
Brian was blissfully unaware that he and Jennifer will be spending Christmas morning at the Carters. Obviously Alice and Chris will be there, as well as the rest of their family.
[Brian] “The entire Horrobin clan? All my Christmases come at home … as long as she doesn’t bother with parmesan breadsticks again …”
Brian’s wish is unlikely to come true. Neil had been previously complaining of having to taste the parmesan breadstick attempts.
No Debbie for Christmas
But she’ll be back in Ambridge for Hogmanay.
I’d normally think that was a shame, but I’m not as keen on Debbie since she started all of the Super Dairy nonsense. Which is more about how she took Brian’s side over Adam than me actually taking sides.
Anyhoo, Brian was later on the phone to Debbie. They were mainly talking business, but he also reported to Jennifer that Debbie was not in a “persuadable mood” (so definite no to Christmas). On business:
[Brian] “She doesn’t appreciate the heavy lifting I’m doing back here … I’d like to see her get the idea of complete confidentiality into Pete Wilkes’ head, but I’m not sure it’s possible without surgery”
“Welcome to the holidays!”
So says David.
But don’t worry – he’s not becoming Americanised. He was talking to Pip, who is on her first day of her Uni holidays. So he meant it literally.
Next to the golden owl …
Is where Pat and Tony are to meet Eamon, Sharon … and Rich.
Eamon calls Tony to say that Sharon’s starting to get cold feet about them meeting Rich, so they need to rush on. It has to be this Sunday.
They’re to meet at Leeds Christmas Market, at the Civic Hall, next to the golden owl on a pedestal (the one on the right).
Eamon also stipulates that Tony and Pat cannot make Rich uncomfortable by “staring at him, and the like”:
[Eamon] “She (Sharon) doesn’t trust you to hold your peace … when it’s over, it’s over … If you don’t play straight with us about that we’ll put our side of the story to him and I doubt he’ll ever want to meet you again after that”
Tony hasn’t even told Pat that he called Sharon, spoke to Eamon, who then called back to say that they could meet Rich (only once, very briefly, with Sharon and Eamon and they have to pretend that they’re just old friends). He thinks it’ll be hard to make Pat understand all of these stipulations.
Bad badgers!
Environmental Health has been to Brookfield. They have approved Brookfield to spread their slurry (deregation) but:
[David] “I should have been monitoring the situation much more closely, apparently”
[Pip] “How? Have a webcam in the badger set?”
Seems it has been proved that it was badgers who damaged the slurry lagoon – the damage is right in line with their set.
[David] “Lining it is going to cost £20,000 and we’ll have to get permission to disturb the badgers, can you believe it?”
[Pip] “Well, they didn’t get permission to disturb us!”
Seriously. All badgers to evacuate Brookfield land immediately and head to Grange Farm. Will be far safer.
Tony knows how to check browser history
Tony knew that Pat had been checking schools to see if she could track down Rich.
[Tony] “I wasn’t snooping but you didn’t clear the history the last time”
Well, sounds like snooping to me.
And how did Tony learn to do that?
Tony makes a confession
As well as snooping on Pat, Tony also has to admit that he called Sharon, and they are now to meet Rich on Sunday, With very strict stipulations.
[Tony] “We’re allowed to see him, say hello, but that’s it. We can never get in touch again”
[Pat] “I want him to know about us. About John … That’s wicked”
[Tony] “I think they’re frightened about what might happen to their family”
[Pat] “But it’s so little, Tony”
You’ll have to behave, Pat. It is a little, but it’s all that’s on offer.
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