Tuesday 28 February 2012

Gary Horrobin is a bit strange 27.02.12

The Archers Monday 27th February 2012

  • Susan turns the thumb screws
  • Neil retaliates
  • Next steps for the Super Dairy
  • Star Trek wallpaper
  • Brian gives Susan something to gossip about
  • Adam’s not for talking


Susan turns the thumb screws

As Neil is enjoying the telly not blaring 24/7, no computers on the go, or tights hung up in odd places (yay – Tracey and brood have finally gone!), Susan doesn’t let him relax for more than a moment.

She seems to agree with Bert that Gary needs him room done.

[Susan] “It’s not for himself, it’s for Gary … I can’t help feeling a bit sorry for Gary, I mean he doesn’t complain, but he’s not got much of a life, stuck at home with his model kits and his PlayStation … now everyone’s got a lovely painted room except him”

Susan lays on that Neil should be doing “random acts of kindness” for Lent.

[Neil] “Haven’t I been kind enough already?”

[Susan] “I’ve said it now and I won’t say it anymore. I’ll leave it up to you …”

What a witch! Emotional and religious blackmail.

Neil promises he’ll think about it, but isn’t making any promises.

Neil retaliates

[Neil] “Well if I’m doing this, maybe you should try it?”

[Susan] “Me? Give up gossip? That’s not much of a challenge!”

To which we all say ‘ha!’.

Though Neil hasn’t pledged to do his ‘random act of kindness’, turning the ‘giving up on gossip pledge onto Susan was nifty. But was only really a matter of time before someone said it to Susan’s face!


Next steps for the Super Dairy

Annabelle and Brian are having lunch.

Annabelle reckons the Parish Council meeting was a good result, with Brian and Debbie fielding questions “skilfully”.

So – next step is the planning department. Which they feel fairly confident about.

But not so when it comes to:

[Brian] “There’s the green brigade, the conservation department, all we need is for them to find rare slime at the bottom of a ditch”

Ah - we all hope they do, Brian!

Brian also reckons the environment department is a “wild card”, especially if they focus on what will happen to the masses of slurry the Super Dairy will create.

Annabelle actually reckons the real wild card is Adam – that he could, and will, cause problems.

Adam does not concur. He thinks Adam didn’t turn up to the meeting because Adam didn’t want to cause problems for them.

Brian really doesn’t understand nor know Adam at all.

Neither does Annabelle. She suggests that Brian tries to have a talk with Adam to “keep lines of communication open”.


Star Trek wallpaper

Neil made his mind up about Gary’s bedroom.

He went over to Bert’s, and left tins of paint.

[Neil] “If he wants his room painted, he can bloomin well do it himself”

(so Neil didn’t buy into Susan’s many levels of blackmail)

But Bert brought the paint back later that day.

Seems Gary didn’t want his bedroom redecorated (not that anyone thought to ask him in the first place)

[Susan] “Because he doesn’t want to mess up his Star Trek wallpaper. Or the plastic model of the Starship Enterprise he’s got hanging from the ceiling …”

Goodness sake!

As they pointed out, Gary is 37! Model kits and PlayStation was bad enough, but wallpaper … unacceptable.

What’s the story with him?

Medical issue, or is he just that sad a man?

[Susan] “He did ask for a Klingon dictionary last Christmas”

Blimey! Explains a lot.


Brian gives Susan something to gossip about

As Brian and Annabelle say goodbye after lunch, they give each other a kiss. One assumes it was just on the cheek, but it did actually sound a bit slurpy …

Anyhoo, Brian spots Susan spotting him and Annabelle.

[Brian] “I can almost hear her mind working overtime. She’ll be thinking I’m having my wicked way with you”

Brian want to “really give her something to talked about”, but Annabelle said no.

Sounded like her stomach turning at the thought of anyone thinking she was dallying with Brian …

Susan gets home, and wants to tell Neil all.

[Susan] “Look very matey they were, all smiles …”

[Neil] “Susan, woah, wait. Are you sure you want to carry on … you thought it’d be a doddle didn’t ya, it might be more of a challenge than you thought?”

But Susan buttons her lip.

Better watch out Neil. She needs that gossip to relax her.



Adam’s not for talking

Brian takes Annabelle’s advice to talk to Adam.

Even though Jennifer had been begging for weeks …

He corners Adam as he’s leaving Home Farm after work.

[Brian] “It’s just to say, well, thanks for not coming to the meeting”

[Adam] “Brian, whatever my reasons for not coming, I don’t need you to thank me for it”

Brian reckons they’re all still in together as a family.

[Brian] “All these bad feelings, these warring family headlines, it doesn’t have to be like this … we do respect your point of view … you have your standards, ideals, and you’re not prepared to compromise … can we at least be civil about it and stop all this unnecessary feuding and agree to differ”

[Adam] “Isn’t it just a tiny but late for all that? Well I’m sorry. It’s been a long day and I need to get home”

End of.

Atta boy Adam. Someone needs to stand up to his nibs.

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