On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:29:13 -0800 (PST), Ben Blaney
<benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>
>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>
>Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to get back to that storyline at some point.

One of many forgotten stories.

Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:29:13 -0800 (PST), Ben Blaney
> <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>>
>>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>>
>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought
>> to get back to that storyline at some point.
>
> One of many forgotten stories.
>

The question is: Did they shred or burn the record cards?

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On 25/11/2022 10:12, Mike McMillan wrote:
> Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:29:13 -0800 (PST), Ben Blaney
>> <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>>>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>>>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>>>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>>>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>>>
>>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought
>>> to get back to that storyline at some point.
>>
>> One of many forgotten stories.
>>
>
> The question is: Did they shred or burn the record cards?
>

Or bury them in the slurry pit.

john

John Ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 25/11/2022 10:12, Mike McMillan wrote:
>> Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:29:13 -0800 (PST), Ben Blaney
>>> <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>>>>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>>>>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>>>>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>>>>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>>>>
>>>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>>>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought
>>>> to get back to that storyline at some point.
>>>
>>> One of many forgotten stories.
>>>
>>
>> The question is: Did they shred or burn the record cards?
>>
>
> Or bury them in the slurry pit.
>
> john
>

A reflection on the quality of the plotlines?

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:

<snip>
>
> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,

Short term thinking. As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and he'll
be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of
his life."

--
Cheers
Clive

On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:18:04 +0000, Clive Arthur
<clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote:

>On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>
><snip>
>>
>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>
>Short term thinking. As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and he'll
>be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of
>his life."

The sessions in the pub and cafe were similar to let folk keep warm,
and also both Jolene and Falon decided to do some kind of musical
entertainmnet. Fallon joined Neil's idea and Jolene discussed it with
Umbrella. I think it was a male.

On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:27:27 +0000, Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:18:04 +0000, Clive Arthur
><clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>>
>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>
>>Short term thinking. As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and he'll
>>be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of
>>his life."
>
>The sessions in the pub and cafe were similar to let folk keep warm,
>and also both Jolene and Falon decided to do some kind of musical
>entertainmnet. Fallon joined Neil's idea and Jolene discussed it with
>Umbrella. I think it was a male.

I've been trying to find the episode that was in but can't. Maybe I
imagined Jolele wanted to do a show too...

Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:47:40 -0000 (UTC), Chris
> <chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> a gribouillé dans la poussière...
>
>> Isn’t the second one the Warm spaces initiative? Fallon’s doing it at the
>> tearoom.
>
> and Jolene at the pub - though Kenton dislikes the idea.

As I said to McT: this isn’t likely to be a typical reaction of a “mine
host” surely. Kenton’s just being shortsighted. As Jolene said they have
rooms away from the bar to be used. Another plug for the card index: they
were named.

Mrs McT (off to help at a warm space event)

Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>
>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>
> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
> get back to that storyline at some point.
>

Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
plot I don’t remember.

Oh, welcome back Ben. :)

Mrs McT

On 25/11/2022 14:06, Chris wrote:
> Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>>
>>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>>
>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
>> get back to that storyline at some point.
>>
>
> Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
> plot I don’t remember.
>
> Oh, welcome back Ben. :)
>
> Mrs McT

It was the Gill family. I don't think they trashed it, as such, just
didn't share Jenny's taste in interior decor and, in particular, weren't
keen on her beloved new kitchen. A lot of stuff got ripped out and
replaced in the weeks after they arrived.

They haven't been heard of since but, as Chris says, there's no way of
knowing if they were always intended to be sleepers or whether a
storyline involving them got canned. Occasionally, on Twitter, Keri
will confirm, when pushed, that they are still there and not forgotten.

--
Best wishes, Serena
A ghost walks into a pub and asks for a whisky.
The barman says, "Sorry, we don't serve spirits."

On 25/11/2022 11:18, Clive Arthur wrote:
> On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>
> Short term thinking.  As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and he'll
> be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of
> his life."
>
BTN ! :)

On 25/11/2022 15:43, BrritSki wrote:
> On 25/11/2022 11:18, Clive Arthur wrote:
>> On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>
>> Short term thinking.  As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and
>> he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the
>> rest of his life."
>>
> BTN !  :)
>

Insufficiently original, I'm afraid.

john

John Ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 25/11/2022 15:43, BrritSki wrote:
>> On 25/11/2022 11:18, Clive Arthur wrote:
>>> On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>>
>>> Short term thinking.  As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and
>>> he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the
>>> rest of his life."
>>>
>> BTN !  :)
>>
>
> Insufficiently original, I'm afraid.
>
> john
>

Yes, a flaming shame really, there was a warm glow to it I thought.

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On 25.11.22 18:39, Mike McMillan wrote:
> John Ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 25/11/2022 15:43, BrritSki wrote:
>>> On 25/11/2022 11:18, Clive Arthur wrote:
>>>> On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>>>
>>>> Short term thinking.  As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and
>>>> he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the
>>>> rest of his life."
>>>>
>>> BTN !  :)
>>>
>>
>> Insufficiently original, I'm afraid.
>>
>> john
>>
>
> Yes, a flaming shame really, there was a warm glow to it I thought.
>

I feel that there was a a certain Grace about it.

--
Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics

On 25.11.22 00:29, Ben Blaney wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 4:30:47 PM UTC-5, Vicky wrote:
>
>> Jolene off to do a Christmas show, not having talked to her daughter,
>> also off to do one. George getting personal coaching that raised alarm
>> among listeners. Jill being either very unpleasant or showing possible
>> incipient dementia etc. And mostly depressing; not a good idea just
>> now when we could do with cheering up.
>
> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to get back to that storyline at some point.

The Gills bought it, replaced the kitchen, wrecked the statues in the
garden, had a lot of parties at weekends and generally failed to
interact with the villagers as typical second home owners.

--
Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics

krw <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:
> On 25.11.22 18:39, Mike McMillan wrote:
>> John Ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On 25/11/2022 15:43, BrritSki wrote:
>>>> On 25/11/2022 11:18, Clive Arthur wrote:
>>>>> On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>>>>
>>>>> Short term thinking.  As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and
>>>>> he'll be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the
>>>>> rest of his life."
>>>>>
>>>> BTN !  :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Insufficiently original, I'm afraid.
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>
>> Yes, a flaming shame really, there was a warm glow to it I thought.
>>
>
> I feel that there was a a certain Grace about it.
>

But could they be regarded as stable rather than just transitory?

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 9:06:28 AM UTC-5, Chris wrote:
> Ben Blaney <benb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
> > house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
> > get back to that storyline at some point.
> >
> Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
> plot I don’t remember.

I don't remember that at all. Perhaps I was multi-tasking when that happened.

> Oh, welcome back Ben. :)

Thanks. I pop in every once in a while, but I'm usually so behind I bite my tongue to avoid Gillivering.

Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 9:06:28 AM UTC-5, Chris wrote:
>> Ben Blaney <benb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
>>> get back to that storyline at some point.
>>>
>> Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
>> plot I don’t remember.
>
> I don't remember that at all. Perhaps I was multi-tasking when that happened.
>
>> Oh, welcome back Ben. :)
>
> Thanks. I pop in every once in a while, but I'm usually so behind I bite
> my tongue to avoid Gillivering.
>

There is precious little of that at the moment:-(((

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On 27/11/2022 01:28, Ben Blaney wrote:
> On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 9:06:28 AM UTC-5, Chris wrote:
>> Ben Blaney <benb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>>> house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
>>> get back to that storyline at some point.
>>>
>> Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
>> plot I don’t remember.
>
> I don't remember that at all. Perhaps I was multi-tasking when that happened.

Didn't they just trash the kitchen? fffffer's pride and joy in a skip, I
seem to remember.

>
>> Oh, welcome back Ben. :)
>
> Thanks. I pop in every once in a while, but I'm usually so behind I bite my tongue to avoid Gillivering.

--
Kate B

On Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 3:45:13 AM UTC-5, Mike McMillan wrote:
> Ben Blaney <benb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. I pop in every once in a while, but I'm usually so behind I bite
> > my tongue to avoid Gillivering.
> >
> There is precious little of that at the moment:-(((

Hope springs eternal, old chum. He's one of my favourites too.

On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:27:27 +0000, Vicky <vicky.ayech@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:18:04 +0000, Clive Arthur
><clive@nowaytoday.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 24/11/2022 11:47, BrritSki wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>>
>>> The similar ideas were to have warm-up sessions in the cafe and the pub,
>>
>>Short term thinking. As the saying goes, "Build a man a fire and he'll
>>be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of
>>his life."
>
>The sessions in the pub and cafe were similar to let folk keep warm,
>and also both Jolene and Falon decided to do some kind of musical
>entertainmnet. Fallon joined Neil's idea and Jolene discussed it with
>Umbrella. I think it was a male.

I'm wondering how either the café or the pub are going to fare as warm
places for the community in the medium term or long term. Commercial
premises don't have the same protections in terms of an energy price
cap as domestic users and back in West Yorkshire, local newspapers are
writing about similar premises where the energy costs used to be
something like 4-7k per year but which are soaring to figures around
ten times that amount. Will either business be able to afford to stay
open?

Nick
--
Apologies for the Gillivery.
Apologies if I'm repeating remarks already made in this thread because
I confess that I haven't read to the end before posting. Sorry.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2022 17:28:02 -0800 (PST), Ben Blaney
<benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 9:06:28 AM UTC-5, Chris wrote:
>> Ben Blaney <benb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Speaking of which, I'm still waiting to hear who bought the Home Farm
>> > house. I know that was disrupted by the pandemic, but we really ought to
>> > get back to that storyline at some point.
>> >
>> Someone did : and trashed it. It was a plot line but whether it was a lost
>> plot I don’t remember.
>
>I don't remember that at all. Perhaps I was multi-tasking when that happened.
>
>> Oh, welcome back Ben. :)
>
>Thanks. I pop in every once in a while, but I'm usually so behind I bite my tongue to avoid Gillivering.

I'm unashamedly Gillivering ATM - I've even put it in a temporary .sig
file! So go ahead and Gill if you want to, Ben.

Nick
--
Apologies for the Gillivery.
Apologies if I'm repeating remarks already made in this thread because
I confess that I haven't read to the end before posting. Sorry.

On Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:30:52 +0000, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

>
>I'm wondering how either the café or the pub are going to fare as warm
>places for the community in the medium term or long term. Commercial
>premises don't have the same protections in terms of an energy price
>cap as domestic users and back in West Yorkshire, local newspapers are
>writing about similar premises where the energy costs used to be
>something like 4-7k per year but which are soaring to figures around
>ten times that amount. Will either business be able to afford to stay
>open?
>
>Nick

Is it not time the local church stepped in to provide some warm space,
as many churches, certainly in Scotland, are doing?

Alan Franks, please speak!

John Armstrong <jja@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:30:52 +0000, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I'm wondering how either the café or the pub are going to fare as warm
>> places for the community in the medium term or long term. Commercial
>> premises don't have the same protections in terms of an energy price
>> cap as domestic users and back in West Yorkshire, local newspapers are
>> writing about similar premises where the energy costs used to be
>> something like 4-7k per year but which are soaring to figures around
>> ten times that amount. Will either business be able to afford to stay
>> open?
>>
>> Nick
>
> Is it not time the local church stepped in to provide some warm space,
> as many churches, certainly in Scotland, are doing?
>
> Alan Franks, please speak!
>

Mine Dew, churches themselves tend to be the least efficient buildings to
keep warm due to their volume and most of that being well above useable
height; I imagine commandeering the Village Hall or any similar buildings
would be a more suitable venue - Alan might care to round up some
volunteers and use the hall.

--
Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan

On Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:47:51 +0000, John Armstrong <jja@blueyonder.co.uk> a
gribouillé dans la poussière...

>On Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:30:52 +0000, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
>wrote:
>
>
>>
>>I'm wondering how either the café or the pub are going to fare as warm
>>places for the community in the medium term or long term. Commercial
>>premises don't have the same protections in terms of an energy price
>>cap as domestic users and back in West Yorkshire, local newspapers are
>>writing about similar premises where the energy costs used to be
>>something like 4-7k per year but which are soaring to figures around
>>ten times that amount. Will either business be able to afford to stay
>>open?
>>
>>Nick
>
>Is it not time the local church stepped in to provide some warm space,
>as many churches, certainly in Scotland, are doing?
>
>Alan Franks, please speak!

Is church heating up to it?
I recall having a meeting with the Deacon and our dreadful vicar in the
church one March day - it was freezing in there!
--
Penny
Annoyed by The Archers since 1959