Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-07-02 Tuesday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130702_1920a.mp3

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I thought I'd ask Caroline to be the meeter and greeter. She's awfully busy, I know, but she / good at that sort of things / do you think, darling / Caroline, the meeter and greeter / sorry, Jenny, / I haven't a clue / you are talking about / the Swishing Evening. I need someone to greet our guests / donations / checked in / what sort of donations? / Briah, they are clothes, of course / Ah, I see. / we'll need someone really stylish to welcome / issue the vouchers, and then people to sort the clothes, and then / cloak room. Susan might be / for that / displaying of / really crucial / Is it? / Absolutely. I'm counting on / posh / The last thing we need is / end up / in / big heap. ... Uh, Brian, pass that butter knife, will you, darling? / what? uh, here / maybe I'll give Sablina a call later on / yeah, you do that / you might try to sound interested / support / miss / organ fund / and you'll get it, Jenny. But, at this precise moment, I have other things to worry about / dairy, I suppose / yes, as a matter of fact / all / first cattle coming / before we know it / as of now, we still don't have / team of milkers in place / I'm sure / Rob / under control / you've got Becky all sorted now / simply / that second assistant manager, the Philipino chap / John L___ M___ / Yeah. / wasn't there a problem with his visa / to get / Rob's got / all right / oh, no, he didn't, actually / through the agency / all sorted / Oh, well, hiring a few milkers shouldn't / too much of a problem / I need to find out / come round this morning / sure / have it all under control. / I hope you are right / update / Board on Friday / tell / bang on schedule / yes, yes, I can understand that / see / I can get / about your swirling / Oh, swishing. / oh, good, he's on time. Come on in, Rob. / Morning. / Morning. / Hello, Rob. How are you? / Fine thanks, Jennifer. / Can I get you a cup of coffee? / oh, that'll be nice, thank you / I think we will go straight to the office, Jenny. / oh, yes, right / ok / bring it through / if you would / thanks / need you to / up / speed in a few things

Hi, Lilian, it's Brenda / just update you on this / prospective tenants / as instructed, I told them / we weren't able to offer rent reduction, and they said they were no longer interested in / as I told you they would / so, I've confirmed / No. 3 / I'll be in the office later if you wanna call me back. / Is that the house on the Green? / Oh, hi, Phoebe. Yeah. Do you want a cup of tea? / Please. ... I / in or anything? / no no of course not / catch / went / Not good news about the tenants? / Oh, there'll be others. / Shame you can't take it. It would have been perfect, wouldn't it? That place. / Not really. / Oh, I know, it's not possible. I was just saying / I meant to ask you. How did the sleepover go at the weekend? / Oh, that. It was cool. / So, what did you and Nelly / up to? / watched some TV, had a chat / facebook / Sounds like fun. / Yeah. / There you go. / Thanks. ... So, Amside must be getting new rental properties all the time? / only the ones that / up / At least you get to see them first, so, if there was anything. / Yeah, true. / It's not easy, I don't suppose, being in someone else's house / Yes, / kind of / think of it / It's just, I can, I can see how it must feel. / Listen, I'm sorry you and Abbie are still having to share / ... we manage. / ok, I / have to go / OK. / don't be late for the school bus, will you? / I won't / Bye then. / Yeah, bye. /

Morning, Brenda. / Oh, hi, dad. / How's it going? / Uh, not brilliant, to be honest. Lilian's still in a vile mood / just thought / mellowed / holiday / love, just do your job as best as you can and ignore her / Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do. But there / all the other stuff / Hey, come on, love / like you / Sorry, dad / now it's all right / you've had a lot to cope with lately. / I just don't know where I wanna be, and I don't know what I wanna be doing. / it's like I'm just stumbling about in a dark. / I'll tell you what. Why don't you pop over later on? We'll chat about it. / Yeah. I'd like that. / get out / later on / Yeah, why not? Might as well make the most of the boss's being away. / Ha ha. / Thanks, dad.

Let's forget about staffing for a moment. Can we just focus on other issues? / where do you wanna start? / How about silage? / OK / all clumps are complete / the quality is good / bang on forecast / Good. And, what about the AD unit? / position there / spoke to the contractors yesterday. Construction's basically complete / instrument panels / in 10 days / right on schedule there / the parlor / constructions are about halfway through / No problems? / nothing to speak of / all routine stuff really / which brings us to cattle / well, as you know / first / coming from Hungary and Poland mostly, and, I should have a delivery date by the end of the week. / So, what you are telling me is, everything is practically ready to go / except for the small detail / milk the cows / as a problem / you don't? Huh. I thought / having a team of the milkers / pay___ / of course it is, but, we don't / by day one / Of course / got to be in place / Brian, come on / Here's your coffee. I made a pot in case you want / second cup / thanks, Jenny. / hope you like chocolate chip cookies, Rob. / Uh, great, yes, thanks, Jennifer. / ___. ... Right. Well, I'll leave you to it. I can see you are busy / yes, thanks / You're welcome. / Really, Brian, you don't have to worry about milking staff. I put / ads / in this country and in Europe. I'm confident / able to recruit the whole team / how / take you / don't worry. I'll find them. / I'm afraid that's not good enough / I need to tell the board / cattle / I'm not sure / that's possible. / if you use the agency / second assistant manager / rest of the team / It'll cost / I'm aware of that but it's what I want done. / OK. you are the boss. / So, can you get on to them, / find out their terms / get back to me asap. / OK. / Good. Now, how about a coffee and one of these rather good biscuits?

and I'm running the business single-handed while they are ___ around on their holiday / you are doing a wonderful job, love. / that's not what Lilian thinks. / Oh, dad, what am I doing there? All they want is someone to answer the phones and keep their diary up to date. / Come on, love. / It's true. When I think of all the hopes I had / and here I am, back at square one. / not really. what about all the experience you've had? / Like what? All I've learned / Amside is how to lie to clients and / Bren / what am I gonna do, dad? I've got zero love life, a job I hate, and I'm living in my brother's house and making life difficult for him. / Well, put like that, ___n't sound great. / It's not funny. / I know, love. / Of course Phoebe wants her room back / be the same / ought to rent somewhere of my own. But how can I commit to a six-month tenancy when I don't know / hell I'm gonna do / you really feel like that? / I do, dad. It's like I'm doggy-paddling in the middle of some massive great ocean. / like you, love. / I know. It's quite scary. / It'll come right. I know it will. / Are you sure about that? / Of course it will. You just gotta hang on in there. / I hope you are right, because, sometimes I think, what if it's gameover?

Whow, something smells good. / P___ ham soup. Won't be long. / Oh, good. / glad to see you in a better mood. / why wouldn't I be? I've just done my draft report for the Board on Friday / And? / pretty good story, actually. Everything on track. / Rob / such a long face? / because I've just given him a rocket / Oh, you didn't. / Very small one. / Whatever for? / he was taking this business of staff recruitment rather too leisurely a pace. / I hope you haven't / upset him. He's such a nice chap / he may well be. It doesn't hurt / pressure / Brian / how are your wonderful swishing plans going? / so you are interested all of a sudden? / Of course I am. / well, I called Lucia, and she's / anyone else on board? / I haven't had a chance to speak to Caroline yet, but, I'm hoping she will be / she / natural / Yes. And,  / another idea. Alice. / Well, yes, she'd be terrific, too. But she wouldn't quite have Caroline's authority. / No, no, not to meeting and greeting. I was, I was thinking Alice could / help / displaying the clothes / if anyone knows / label / it is our daughter. / It means I / give it another thought / leaving you to / guzzle / hob-knob / some of / Borsetshire's finest / I wouldn't put it quite like that / whoever that is, / have lunch / darling. If your swish doesn't / a page in Borsetshire Life / be amazed / Rob / Hi, Brian / Come on in / thanks. Hello again Jennifer / Oh, hello, Rob / I can see you are about to have lunch / I won't keep you / very welcome to join us / only soup / very kind, but / this time, thanks / are you sure? There's plenty / fine / I just wanted to show you these, Brian / Oh yes? / been / personnel, told them / want / they nearly bit my hand off. I've downloaded their contract terms / happy / do / come back to me / press the go button / I'll look them through this afternoon / well, uh, I'll leave you to your lunch. / Many thanks, Rob, / No problem. / bye Jennifer / bye / There you are, Jenny, the result of one very small rocket. / You just be careful. You don't want to lose him. / I don't think that's gonna happen, darling. In fact, I'd say we understand one another a lot better now.

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