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WhatrCOs keeping everyone?

Mrs McT

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On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:45:33 -0000 (UTC), Chris
<chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> wrote:

WhatAs keeping everyone?

We're all mourning Eric Allan.

Nick
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On 3.3.26 19:03, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:45:33 -0000 (UTC), Chris
<chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> wrote:

WhatrCOs keeping everyone?

We're all mourning Eric Allan.

Nick

Well I am here but the quality of the product being delivered by the Birmingham team make sane comment impossible.

We have a week which sees rather more Archers than normal for which many hurrahs but the subject matter was nonsense.

1. Just because the government is bringing in inheritance tax there was
no point in David and Ruth making a decision which does not solve the
tax problem but merely punished Josh for showing some independence.

2. Rugrat is having some sort of crisis because he gave George the
smacking I have long suggested he needed. Now he cannot face the ghost
of fffffffffffffffer.

3. Chelsea wants a Glam Van and appears to have written a business plan
with market investigations and pricing for barbering and yet has no idea
how much the vehicle will cost to convert.

4. Rex needed paying to play cricket last year and last month could not afford a dinner in the Bull and yet suddenly he wants to play cricket
again without payment. He should just get on with rocking the boat.

5. Helen got laid and suddenly sees the future clearly enough to buy a housing association house in the village. Why oh why is Emma not also
trying to buy the house and move out of Little Grange?

6. If Josh pushes off somewhere what happens to the tenants of the
Stables, one of whom is probably still in Australia because no-one has bothered to bring her back.

7. If Rochelle and Rex were such a thing and the charges had been
dropped why did Rex not try to see her?

8. Tracy was completely unreliable the last time she worked in the
dairy. How come that her position as supervisor in the dairy and her
general inability to do the job was overlooked by Pat, Helen and Susan?

9. Why would Adam turn up at the boat to talk to Rex about talking to Darrington given that the previous week Chris was the one going to talk
to Darrington about playing for them? Surely he would use a mobile
phone first?

10. We heard Lilian telling Chelsea she could move the Glam Van to the
Dower House to get it fixed up because Justin is always encouraging
young entrepreneurs to build their businesses. As I remember it Justin charged Emma for guidance on her becoming a tree surgeon and then
objected when she utilised George to do some work on Berrow Land where
the management responsibility is vested in Martyn.

It is almost as if no-one actually cares what they are writing or
maintaining any form of continuity.
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On 03/03/2026 23:18, Kosmo wrote:

On 3.3.26 19:03, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:45:33 -0000 (UTC), Chris
<chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> wrote:

WhatrCOs keeping everyone?

We're all mourning Eric Allan.

Nick

Well I am here but the quality of the product being delivered by the Birmingham team make sane comment impossible.

We have a week which sees rather more Archers than normal for which many hurrahs but the subject matter was nonsense.

1.-a Just because the government is bringing in inheritance tax there was
no point in David and Ruth making a decision which does not solve the
tax problem but merely punished Josh for showing some independence.

2.-a Rugrat is having some sort of crisis because he gave George the smacking I have long suggested he needed.-a Now he cannot face the ghost
of fffffffffffffffer.

This has some semblance of psychological truth, especially when he is
being guilt tripped into silence by his father. He knows the enormaous emotional sacrifice Jenny made and how it made her more worthy of beatification than St Shula.

3.-a Chelsea wants a Glam Van and appears to have written a business plan with market investigations and pricing for barbering and yet has no idea
how much the vehicle will cost to convert.

She's impetuous and enthusiastic which will get her a long way but does
come with a risk. In the Good Old Days (not the music hall) she would
have come a cropper, especially if she went into partnership with a
Grundy, nowadays not so much.

4.-a Rex needed paying to play cricket last year and last month could not afford a dinner in the Bull and yet suddenly he wants to play cricket
again without payment.-a He should just get on with rocking the boat.

And the little man in it.

5.-a Helen got laid and suddenly sees the future clearly enough to buy a housing association house in the village.-a Why oh why is Emma not also trying to buy the house and move out of Little Grange?

Perhaps Finlay's prowess wasn't as good as we were initially led to
believe. As for Emma, her (and Ed's) money is probably tied up in the
tree surgery business at the moment so not available for house purchase.

6.-a If Josh pushes off somewhere what happens to the tenants of the Stables, one of whom is probably still in Australia because no-one has bothered to bring her back.

And the other of whom is in the West Indies for an indeterminate respite
from the Animals of Ambridge (and Ruraigh)

7.-a If Rochelle and Rex were such a thing and the charges had been
dropped why did Rex not try to see her?

Because at the same time he learned from Joy the the carges had been
dropped he also learned that Rachelle had a new fellah, and Rex is a gentleman.

[snip the rest]

john
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On 4.3.26 06:41, john ashby wrote:

7.-a If Rochelle and Rex were such a thing and the charges had been
dropped why did Rex not try to see her?

Because at the same time he learned from Joy the the carges had been
dropped he also learned that Rachelle had a new fellah, and Rex is a gentleman.

Rex actually said "oh yes I heard the charges had been dropped." Which implies he has known for some indeterminate time.

Excessively poor continuity.
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On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 06:41:42 +0000, john ashby <johnashby20@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 03/03/2026 23:18, Kosmo wrote:

On 3.3.26 19:03, Nick Odell wrote:

On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:45:33 -0000 (UTC), Chris
<chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> wrote:

WhatAs keeping everyone?

We're all mourning Eric Allan.

Nick

Well I am here but the quality of the product being delivered by the
Birmingham team make sane comment impossible.

We have a week which sees rather more Archers than normal for which many
hurrahs but the subject matter was nonsense.

1.a Just because the government is bringing in inheritance tax there was
no point in David and Ruth making a decision which does not solve the
tax problem but merely punished Josh for showing some independence.

2.a Rugrat is having some sort of crisis because he gave George the
smacking I have long suggested he needed.a Now he cannot face the ghost
of fffffffffffffffer.

This has some semblance of psychological truth, especially when he is
being guilt tripped into silence by his father. He knows the enormaous >emotional sacrifice Jenny made and how it made her more worthy of >beatification than St Shula.

3.a Chelsea wants a Glam Van and appears to have written a business plan
with market investigations and pricing for barbering and yet has no idea
how much the vehicle will cost to convert.

She's impetuous and enthusiastic which will get her a long way but does
come with a risk. In the Good Old Days (not the music hall) she would
have come a cropper, especially if she went into partnership with a
Grundy, nowadays not so much.

4.a Rex needed paying to play cricket last year and last month could not
afford a dinner in the Bull and yet suddenly he wants to play cricket
again without payment.a He should just get on with rocking the boat.

And the little man in it.

5.a Helen got laid and suddenly sees the future clearly enough to buy a
housing association house in the village.a Why oh why is Emma not also
trying to buy the house and move out of Little Grange?

Perhaps Finlay's prowess wasn't as good as we were initially led to
believe. As for Emma, her (and Ed's) money is probably tied up in the
tree surgery business at the moment so not available for house purchase.

6.a If Josh pushes off somewhere what happens to the tenants of the
Stables, one of whom is probably still in Australia because no-one has
bothered to bring her back.

And the other of whom is in the West Indies for an indeterminate respite >from the Animals of Ambridge (and Ruraigh)

7.a If Rochelle and Rex were such a thing and the charges had been
dropped why did Rex not try to see her?

Because at the same time he learned from Joy the the carges had been
dropped he also learned that Rachelle had a new fellah, and Rex is a >gentleman.

[snip the rest]

john

I'd forgotten lots of this but am glad you reminded me. I like Ed,
even with Emma, although I think he should be with Fallon.
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