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I struggle with the approach to family finances.

They are renting (they had to go to the landlord when the sewage
erupted). They have savings and yet Akram earned nothing for a year
whilst in Pakistan sorting his father's estate and on his return found
he had moved and had to rebuild his business in a new place.

Zainab must already have applied if she is going to University this
autumn - so they must know if she is planning to go or not. (By now university offers are happening).

Khalil do a PhD?

Can you rely on earning enough from emergency call outs? I know they
charge for them but how often do they happen?

A day on minimum wage to earn about 2 hours as a plumber? In the cold
packing shed forgetting to put the broccoli in the box? Which I also
found objectionable given that Tom has a diagram of how everything
should look in the box so that it is colourful and the men suggestions
are visible.

The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.
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On Jan 19, 2026 at 5:48:23 AM EST, "Kosmo" <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

A day on minimum wage to earn about 2 hours as a plumber? In the cold packing shed forgetting to put the broccoli in the box? Which I also
found objectionable given that Tom has a diagram of how everything
should look in the box so that it is colourful and the men suggestions
are visible.

It is an absolute nonsense. I can only assume it's a distraction until they decide who will take over Esme's farm - her and Josh (which requires them getting together) or Mr Malik.

The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.

I don't care much about the absence of Archers, because they're all so
terribly boring.
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On 19.1.26 14:04, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Jan 19, 2026 at 5:48:23 AM EST, "Kosmo" <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

A day on minimum wage to earn about 2 hours as a plumber? In the cold
packing shed forgetting to put the broccoli in the box? Which I also
found objectionable given that Tom has a diagram of how everything
should look in the box so that it is colourful and the men suggestions
are visible.

It is an absolute nonsense. I can only assume it's a distraction until they decide who will take over Esme's farm - her and Josh (which requires them getting together) or Mr Malik.

The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.

I don't care much about the absence of Archers, because they're all so terribly boring.

When this aspect was mentioned to me the other day I pointed out that
they are boring because they do not appear very often and no-one
actually writes proper stories about them, so they are always one
dimensional. The solution is obvious.
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Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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On 2026/1/19 15:37:20, Kosmo wrote:

On 19.1.26 14:04, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Jan 19, 2026 at 5:48:23 AM EST, "Kosmo" <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

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The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.

I don't care much about the absence of Archers, because they're all so

It hasn't bothered me much ...

terribly boring.

... though I like Ruth, and David('s best friend) occasionally posted
here many years ago.

When this aspect was mentioned to me the other day I pointed out that
they are boring because they do not appear very often and no-one
actually writes proper stories about them, so they are always one dimensional. The solution is obvious.

There is that.

There are examples - I was going to say plenty of, but I can't actually
think of lots - of cases where series have continued entirely without
the titular character(s); I think the best-known is a Scottish detective
series (Cracker I think). I'm sure there are others, though of course I
can't think of any for the moment. (Well, Morse, but they did change the
name of that.)
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
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On 19/01/2026 15:37, Kosmo wrote:

On 19.1.26 14:04, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Jan 19, 2026 at 5:48:23 AM EST, "Kosmo" <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

A day on minimum wage to earn about 2 hours as a plumber?-a In the cold
packing shed forgetting to put the broccoli in the box?-a Which I also
found objectionable given that Tom has a diagram of how everything
should look in the box so that it is colourful and the men suggestions
are visible.

It is an absolute nonsense. I can only assume it's a distraction until
they
decide who will take over Esme's farm - her and Josh (which requires them
getting together) or Mr Malik.

The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.

I don't care much about the absence of Archers, because they're all so
terribly boring.

When this aspect was mentioned to me the other day I pointed out that
they are boring because they do not appear very often and no-one
actually writes proper stories about them, so they are always one dimensional.-a The solution is obvious.

Rename the programme. It worked for Emmerdale Farm, though Brookfield
would be even less accurate than the current title. Perhaps An Ambridge
View, which ought to please Sooosan.

john
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On 19/01/2026 14:04, Ben Blaney wrote:

On Jan 19, 2026 at 5:48:23 AM EST, "Kosmo" <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

A day on minimum wage to earn about 2 hours as a plumber? In the cold
packing shed forgetting to put the broccoli in the box? Which I also
found objectionable given that Tom has a diagram of how everything
should look in the box so that it is colourful and the men suggestions
are visible.

It is an absolute nonsense. I can only assume it's a distraction until they decide who will take over Esme's farm - her and Josh (which requires them getting together) or Mr Malik.

The writing is piss poor and there are NO Archers.

I don't care much about the absence of Archers, because they're all so terribly boring.

Time then for an Archer to take up incest or folk dancing.
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Sam Plusnet
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