Neil’s skip runneth over 22.01.12

The Archers Sunday 22nd January 2012

• Pat’s placards
• Mind the hunks of cheese get put out
• Tony still doing Tom’s work
• Who filled Neil’s skip?
• Another gloryhole!
• Susan’s prince is a pigman digging a trench
• Susan can cope

Pat’s placards

Pat was saying today that she was just nervous, and doubtful, about doing the speech at the Ambridge Organics brand launch.

She’s also preoccupied by the forthcoming HEF inspection (for obvious reasons).

But – our Pat is most definitely back.

She’s having a right good go about the Super Dairy.

[Pat] “It’s got to be stopped!”

[Tom] “Dusting off your placards mum?”

[Helen] “Stocking up on spray paint?”

[Pat] “Someone’s got to do something about it!”

[Tony] “Yes love, but not this week, eh?”

(that would be all Tony needs – Tom away, Helen with a baby, Pat off on a march …)


Mind the hunks of cheese get put out

Or else the launch of the Ambridge Organics brand won’t mean much to anyone!


Tony still doing Tom’s work

Tom’s away next week for three whole days. Which means Tony has the joy of doing his work. Again.

Tony’s infuriated to also hear that Jazzer will get a bonus if he manages to do his work.

Jazzer gets a reward for just doing what he’s supposed to do. Tony gets extra work for nothing (not even a thanks).

Poor Tony can’t even hear that Brenda had a great time on her snowboard lesson without thinking it’ll mean he has to burden the load yet again if she and Tom head off on holiday.

And to top it all – Tom can’t even do his milking shift this afternoon. Kenton needs more bacon and sausages, due to overwhelming demand for Jaxx’z farmhouse Breakfast Week.

I tell you – heart attack or family split is ahead.


Who filled Neil’s skip?

The skip that Neil has set in the front garden of Bert and Gary’s (and soon to be Tracey’s plus brood) is full. Neil has even begun to start filling it with his stuff.

[Neil] “You don’t think the neighbours have been putting stuff in?”

It could have been a mystery to keep us all occupied for months – but it was Tracey. She’s been going through the house finding ‘rubbish’ to dump.

[Neil] “MY skip. You can’t just fill it up with rubbish!”

[Tracey] “Why? What were you planning to do with it?”

Fair point indeed.

But Tracey could have asked.


Another gloryhole!

Does anyone in Ambridge know what that term is now common parlance for?

I hope not.

Otherwise, they’re really taking the Michael out of us eavesdroppers.

Tracey was complaining that the family has been using her and Susan’s old room as a “gloryhole”.

Good lord – I hope not!


Susan’s prince is a pigman digging a trench

Jackie and Bunty

Ah – remember those?

Susan and Tracey are going through their old room. They’re merrily binning old copies of Bunty:

[Tracey] “The Four Marys … what a bunch of losers!”(oh – bit harsh!)

But they both seem to melt when they find copies of Jackie. Susan, because she loved reading them so much – Tracey, because they might be worth some money. (Susan reckons not, they’re tattered after being read so much)

Tracey also finds what sound like a massive collection of Valentine’s cards.

[Susan] “Keep ‘em, you flaunted them!”

[Tracey] “All these nice lads, and I had to choose Den”

[Susan] “I didn’t think anyone was going to choose me … I thought I was going to sit in me bedroom, reading all of these stories about romance and never have one of me own. I wrote to Kathy and Claire about it once … ‘don’t give up Susy, one day your prince will come’ …”

[Tracey] “Oh. Well he did!”

[Susan] “Huh, that’s not what you said about him at the time”

[Tracey] “I wasn’t to know he was a prince disguised as a pigman!”

[Susan] “Yeh, he was. Just like in the stories”

[Tracey] “Your prince came, and he’s in the garden filling in a drainage trench”

Susan can cope

Neil and Tracey were a bit shocked to see Susan carting off the family’s rather old and tatty dolls house back home.

She reckons it will be a family heirloom for Keira.

[Susan] “God heavens, if you and Tracey can renovate number 6, I'm sure I can decorate a doll’s house!”

I’m sure you can, Susan.