Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-04-30 Tuesdayday http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130430-1920a.mp3

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If I was __ __ __ insanity / Huh? / the guy that just picked up the dog .... / Oh. / in the dark,  from a moving car / speak volumes / mental faculties, does it? / No. Do you wanna see this quote for the landscaping? / on the desk / look at it later / so / now / though, if you think about it, / is unlikely / just turned up / out of nowhere. I mean / just / pick on Brian's barn, / chances are, they must have had some contact with local knowledge. ... See what I mean? / Huh? / I'm talking to meself here, arn't I? / Oh, sorry. / you / quiet / today. / woke up early / six o'clock. / Huh? / "Hello auntie Brenda....." / Oh yeah, yeah. / She wanted / me about / dream she had / living / temporary. / So, you and Tom still... / There is no me and Tom. Not any more. / OK. So, how's that working out for you? / yeah / OK. Thanks. / good / here / so good about me / still / come out on-site so we can / not / Gilbert's Cross / not this afternoon. / change of plan. I did put it in the diary. / So, where are you going? / I'm taking / time / nice for you, but we have got to / finally booked that round of golf with Andrew. / Andrew,..... Eagleton? / Why? Is that going to be a problem for you? / No, no, no. No problem at all / Gilbert's Cross / tomorrow / I'll tell you what. How about we go / dinner / down the / that ... would be nice / great / I'll give you a call. OK? / Yeah, OK. / See you later, Brenda. / Bye.

So you didn't hitchhike from F...m? / No. Keitlin gave me a lift. ... the friend __ __ been staying with / heard / really good of her. / Saved me a whole lot of hustles with mom and dad. / So, uh, you / I will be there. I won't be late. / You are staying at home tonight, then? / I have to / F__m / five in the morning / I guess not. / Tom, the reason why I came around now ... / Yes / going to ask. And I'm afraid the answer is no. / What? / I can't offer you any extra milkings / none at all? / Sorry. / but / this time of year, you usually / know, Pip. / you've got to promise not to breathe a word. / Yeah, uh ... OK. What is it? / We won't be milking at all for much longer. We are selling off the cows. / Selling? / Yes. at the end of June. / focused / more profitable,... / So you are telling me / any work at all? / not / oh my,... This cannot be true. How am I going to save up ... / I've had a think, and / offer you some other work / Doing what? / on the burger van. / so we are talking minimum wage? / Not quite. No. If you are willing to train __ __ __ someone like / I can offer you a bit more. / a pound an hour more. / like that / make any difference / Well, the offer is there, Pip, OK? You can take it or leave it.

One of these days I'm gonna treat myself a new set of irons. / Yeah? / Yeah. Well, I've / since / since the dark ages / Technology moves on, doesn't it? / Yeah, you can go on blaming on the irons / round / I / unbeatable form this afternoon / Unbeatable? / if you want to throw in the towel now / OK. Just / will / now, then / Oh, not so bad. / Go on ... go on / bang down the middle / start getting the hang of this iron. / OK. Now you show me how it's done. / Oh, Andrew, it's not all about the winning, is it? / Huh. / No, no no n o no. / what about / fresh air and sunshine / with own age, relaxing,... / Yeah. Go on. Tee up and get it over with / Yeah yeah yeah, don't rush me / iron / seriously / dreaming / last two weeks / in front of that screen. / So, you are busy with that big scheme of yours, the paper mill? / Gilbert's Cross, yeah. __ get out / now / change / I drove by the other day. Couldn't see much going on. / __ just getting the right people / site / cats / sometimes / kick / Yeah. ....... And I hear you are having trouble finding the right skills. / Oh? Who told you that? / Lilian. Bumped into her the other day. / Did you? / Yeah. Last week, at the races. / Races? / F...m. She said you were busy to come. / You met Lilian at F__m races? / Yeah. Last Tuesday. / chatting / some bloke / some builder / She did introduce me. Can't remember the name / Amside / Right,....... Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Right. She did mention it. / find a decent ... these days / Yeah, ... yeah, yeah. OK then, let's see if I can / the grain / Oh. Ouch. / Damn. / And,... into the rough. / Yeah yeah. Sliced it. Not concentrating. / So, maybe this game's not over yet. This could be my chance to get even.

All right then, Abbie? / Yes. / Good girl. / Can I hold these sweeties? / Yeah. Here you are then. ... Right. Let's get back home then. / Careful, sweetheart. Why don't you ... / Oops. / I dropped it. / Sorry. I didn't mean to,... / Oh, Abbie,.... / That's OK. Here. Let me. / Oh, Thanks. / There you are, Abbie. ... So, / So ... how are things? You doing all right? / Ah, yeah, you know, getting by. / OK. / And you? / actually, Tom, / I wanna give you a call. / Yeah? / Yeah. / I need to come / to your house / pick up a few things. / Oh. / I was just wondering / when would be a good time / Well, I ... I don't know, Bren. / It's really up to you. / How about tomorrow morning, before I'm going to work. / if you think you can manage, then / 's fine by me. / Thanks. ... OK. Well, / Come on then, Abbie. / let's get you home shall we?

Pip, hello. / Hi antie Lilian / Not seen Matt around, have you? / No. / Huh. I don't know where he's / supposed to meet me here 20 minutes ago / I only came in to / put / "Experienced relief milker"...? / Yeah. / "....Competitive rate." / Well, I need to earn some money fast. / so / printed this out / I wish you luck / come on, Matt. Where are you? / ... There / people / looks fine to me. / needs an experienced milker, can you please let me know? / very likely, darling / do / something / more regular, you know, / a day or two / for Tony, don't you? / Yeah, but,... well, yeah but / really enough / for a decent car. / Yeah, yeah, I see. / pussycat, I am so sorry / at last / I know / Excuse me / I know I'm late / A few minutes, yeah. / Not me. It was Andrew / kid's university fees ... / Oh? / like / his personal councel or something. / I see. so, ah, you two had a good old chat there. / anyway / straight / If no one else has taken our table. / well, mine has been rubbish. Guess what. I'm going to lose my milking job at Bridge Farm. .... No. Really. And do you know why? Because,....... No, no, listen to me, Spencer. They / cows any more. They are selling. So I won't have any work at all.

So, let's see what __'s got / delight / tonight. / Come on. Still waiting to hear. How was your afternoon? / Yeah, it was good. / So, no great excitement then? / Ah you don't play golf with that thrills, do you? At least I don't,  not with Andrew E__n. / I suppose not / meant to ask / did you / anything last Tuesday? / at F__m races? / Um,... yeah. / Only, Andrew mentioned he bumped into you there. / I'm sorry. I ... I should have told you. I just felt so guilty about it. / Why is that? / Well, you know my old friend Fiona from / beauty parlor / about her. / she's still going through this terrible divorce. / I / fighting / nail / he wants to take the kids away from her. / what / got to do with,... / Fiona had two tickets for the races / I just couldn't say no. / I see. So, you are there with this ... Fiona? / Yeah. / only / call me in the morning / I knew you were busy all afternoon, so ... / Yeah yeah yeah / silly of me. I know. I ... I should have left you a message / didn't / ... off / You are not too cross with me, are you? ........ Tiger? / No. Why should I be? Just glad you had a good time. / Thank you, darling. I've been a very naughty pussycat. / Don't worry about it. / understand / Of course I do / race / for ages / We have go together sometime. / Hmmm. That would  be lovely.