- Eddie and Ben’s birthday
- Josh and Phoebe?
- Was Eddie pushed?
- No booze for Eddie
- Brian buys off Eddie
- Celebration at Brookfield
Eddie and Ben’s birthday
Eddie gets bourdon from Clarrie, ben nearly manages to be late for school (Ben was on a computer game, Josh was on Facebook).
[David] “This is the problem with a birthday on a school day”
[Ben] “Before you start, it wasn’t my fault”
Course it wasn’t! It was Ruth and David’s!
Josh and Phoebe?
Seems it was Phoebe that Josh was messaging on Facebook.
A blossoming young attraction?
Ruth and David in-laws with Kate … that’d be interesting (much in the future).
Was Eddie pushed?
Despite Clarrie’s prediction that’d the protest at the Mart was losing steam, over 50 of them turned up today.
[Brian] “It’s all part of the plan to lull us into a false sense of security”
Eddie’s on crowd control (trying to make sure the farmers can get in with their stock), though they don’t seem to have very good security. Some of the protestors had earlier got into the Mart, and spooked the cattle with their banners.
(no need for that!)
Between the protestors shouting COWS EAT GRASS and FREE THE AMBRIDGE COW, and booing when they saw Brian, Eddie wads wading in to try and keep the road into the Mart clear.
Then. Disaster.
[Kirsty] “LOOK OUT!”
Eddie’s on the ground, and looks to have taken a nasty bump to the head.
Kirsty takes care of him while David (who’d popped by the Mart) calls an ambulance, and Brian lends his coat for Eddie to lay his head on.
[Kirsty] “He just went down. It was went that farmer’s truck pulled out …”
[Brian] “The one your cohorts stopped!”
But – no one say how Eddie came to bump his head.
Later on, the good news is that Eddie didn’t have a fracture.
[Josh] “Whatever, he’s going to look like he’s been in a fight tomorrow”
The Police are also involved. Was Eddie pushed? Did one of the farmer’s vehicles clip him?
No booze for Eddie
Despite having had to go to hospital, Eddie was back out that night with Clarrie at The Bull.
[Clarrie] “Yeah, apart from looking like you’re run into a wall”
[Eddie] “Eh, but it’s me birthday!”
But, Eddie’s horrified to be told by Clarrie that he cannot drink. Even if Mike and Neil are going to pop in, and even if he already has a few pints behind the bar.
[Eddie] “Some bloomin’ birthday this is!”
Brian buys off Eddie
Cheeky.
Brian pops into The Bull to check Eddie is okay.
[Brian] “You're absolutely sure … you weren’t pushed by one of the demonstrators?”
Eddie reckons not. And that he also wasn’t clipped by a vehicle. He’s sure he just slipped.
[Eddie] “And I won’t be going to none of them personal injury lawyers, don’t you worry”
Brian sounds relieved about that. he also drags out (what sounded like) a fair few notes for Eddie. Money for the taxi back to the Mart to get his van. And a few more for another night out with Clarrie.
Eddie gratefully takes it.
Brian should be ashamed of himself. All he’s thinking about is yet worse PR.
Celebration at Brookfield
Ben’s birthday (he’s 10 today) is a bit overshadowed by the cows.
During Ben’s birthday tea, the first toast is from Josh to the cows (as they’re definitely staying at Brookfield).
The next is from Pip to the sheep (who also stay to keep money coming in while they change their dairy system).
The third is from Ben to Tigg (aw!)
But the fourth is from Ruth to Ben.
[David] “To Ben and to Brookfield!”
Well, at least Ben doesn’t mind where he sits in his family order of priorities.
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