Sexy sex on lovely legs, shearing sheep bare-chested. Tell us how you picture the good folk of Ambridge (and feel free to discuss anything else rural soap-related).

[PseudoBadger]

For me, that describes Ed. Some strange people think that it describes Jazzer.
Does it matter what they look like? We know and love their voices (except you Pip)

Ok - she has survived once I'm sure she can do it again!!

I actually think she will go cold and very unemotional. She will make him leave and then cry her eyes out behind closed doors

i so hope hayley doesn't lose her home (though she may not want to stay there)

Who actually owns her house?

I can't see mike kicking her out

Roy will have to sleep in the scuzzy tent in the garden

Roy and Hayley own it jointly, I think. If it isn't joint unfortunately it will be in Roy's sole name as that half of the house was given to them by Mike. If I recall correctly they then took out a mortgage to fund the conversion work. Something like that, anyway!

But they are married aren't they?

Yes, I'm fairly sure they are. I'm not well up on how divorce law works. I'm sure Hayley would have a strong claim to half the house even if it's not in her name but would it be more hassle to get that sorted out if her name isn't on the deeds?

I'm not sure re mortgage/deeds aspect, but def joint marital asset and she is primary carer and it's the children's home.

As they are married and she is primary carer I think Roy would struggle to get the house though he could argue it's a cropper family asset rather than a marriage asset. I think losing your childhood home in a divorce is pretty good punishment for his shitty behaviour

It doesn't matter who the houses name is in when you're married. Also doesn't matter who has contributed more I believe

Though according to SWs scorned wives just disappear only to be mentioned occasionally and putting up no discernible fight for stuff

Cropper? wrong Roy and Hayley!

I guess it would come down to whether Hayley could afford the mortgage if Roy had to live elsewhere not rent free at lower loxley and pay maintenance

Roy has taken leave of his senses. He didn't give any inkling of being unhappy before, it's bizarre.

Hello, Sarah! I've just been talking to you about vegetables on another thread, and here we are doing much the same on The Archers thread! Yes, Roy's behaviour is very puzzling. It's almost as if somebody else is forcing him to behave in an uncharacteristic way...

I know this may not be a popular view, but I'm so with GypsyFloss and Susan Carter and fear that I have a massive crush on Charlie.

Disclaimer: This may be because I have a crush on a real life Charlie who sounds a bit similar. And spends his days doing outdoor stuff looking lovely.

Anyone else suffering from a Charlie crush?

Hello! Hello! So we were.

I know. I hope there will be some big reveal of explanation.

Charlie is the hottest thing on legs in that village

Is there a showdown imminent...

Nope.

A close family friend had a very uncharacteristic affair -even though he'd always said they were happy so people do daft things (I suspect there was quite a lot of grass is greener involved) so I can now believe Roy being unhappy -he's suddenly imagining the keys to LL in his polyester Staypressed slacks pocket and lots of non-vomit inducing sex rather than the humdrum.
However, I hope Lizard de-bollocks him for moping about like Lonely Cow II

PS How does one do superscript? I wanted to TM my slacks in the post

Did you mean Staypressed™ slacks?

The secret is in cut'n'paste.

OOh clever

Do you think that Lizzie will be clever enough to say to Hayley that she is right that Roy is stressed and overworked. So why doesn't Hayley take some of the pressure off him by being his PA, working closely together as a team and keeping tabs on him in the run up to Loxfest.
That would stop him pestering Lizzie!

You only have to look at the Relationships board here to see that people do uncharacteristic things.

'Could I ask you ladies for a bit of advice? It's probably something or nothing but it's bothering me. DH and I have been together for a long, long time. He's always been a brilliant father and we've been great together. He helped me put my life back together after my exDP died in a very sudden tractor-related accident and I was cut out of running exDP's business with his DB

ExDP was DH's best friend so it was natural we came together.

Just to fill in the background, I've brought up my DSD since she was a baby (DSD's DM lives abroad with her other DC and her new DP and we don't see much of her thank God. We have our own little DD and I've given a lot of support to DH's dad and his DW since they had DH's DSIL2 (menopause baby, big surprise!) and sadly she turned out to have Down's. We live right next door so it's easy really.

DSIL1 is one of my best friends although she doesn't live locally now. We don't see nearly as much of my DM and DD as they live outside the forcefield.

Anyway, another thing that's lovely is that DH and I work at the same place. I was there first so I know our boss and her kids really, really well (don't want to say too much about what we do or I'll out myself!). I was there for all of them when our boss sadly lost her DH in a very sudden roof-related accident a few years ago. It was after that that my DH went to work there. I suppose you could say he took our boss's DH's place. I hadn't thought of it quite like that before. Anyway, DH has been really snappy recently and so has our boss. It all started after they went on a work trip together.

There can't be anything going on, can there? Our boss is really posh and DH wears a lot of polyester. Surely they couldn't have....'

I don't even watch coronation street! What is Roy and miles surname? It's completely escaped me!

I do believe people do things out of character but with te archers we are seeing all sides of life - even behind closed doors and I've never felt Roy would behave like this. Or lizzie for that matter!