The Archers No. 94: Freddie’s doing porridge, Tom gets his oats, but will Home Farm be toast? We’ll have to wheat and see ... Serial production is in full swing in Ambridge

[witchmountain]

Thanks to LilG for the title, and DDD for starting the last thread and the tradition of the thread starter nominating the next thread starter

Lurkers are always welcome to unlurk and join in, including asking questions of the many very knowledgeable posters with a long Archers-listening history.

Don't post spoilers based on forthcoming plot synopses that you've read, there's another thread for that (and we'd love to see you over there). Once an episode has aired then it's fair game.

I thought David was taking a share of Josh's profits?

Yes, David's taking a chunk of profits. Josh is not being paid to cover Pip's work, is he? I don't think either Pip or Josh pay 'board'.

Presumably Pip is paid for being full time on the farm (pre Rosie)?

Freddie in Deerbolt?
insidetime.org/hmyoi-deerbolt-prison-regime-info/

£47,000 per prisoner per year (and that's 2010 figures). Surely there must be more cost effective ways to deter people from future crime?

It may seem a supreme waste of time to listen to a radio soap and then read a forum about it, but it's causing me to pick up an awful lot of information on the way.

OK, here goes (deep breath) Hello everyone. Long-time lurker here - 4 years! - and finally mustered up the courage to join in with you all. Rather nervous in such esteemed company. Feels like my first morning at a huge new school! 😲

Welcome Baxter!

I lurked for ages too and by the time I joined in I felt like I knew everyone and kept forgetting that to them I was a complete stranger ooh, I like the witch hat thingy

What are you enjoying or hating about the Archers currently? Have you been listening forever?

I felt like I knew everyone and kept forgetting that to them I was a complete stranger

I have had this experience far too often recently - enthusiastically greeting a stranger ... And realising (from their strained expression) that I actually only 'know' them from following them on Twitter.

Another welcome, Baxter.

Anything involving Freddie.

Anything involving Hannah.

Yes. Several forevers!

Sorry - read that as a post from Baxter to the rest of us. Dunno why as it's in green.

@TheEfficientBaxter I'm a relative newbie too having only commented a handful of times in the last 6 months (been following the threads for 3 or so years). Discussions have always been very fun and friendly, you're in safe hands here 😀.

Never mind Josh. Bert is such a star. 🐓

And Jonny - though I’m not convinced a young man would have spoken to Helen like that.

Baby steps Pip ...

Another welcome. You do realise that thread posters inhabit an invisible estate just behind the Bull. That’s why we are so invested.

Platonic. Uh huh

Oh lord - is this the Tom and Hannah parallel storyline that is going to all end inevitably...

With all this talk of cow and chicken breeds, the agricultural advisor has been earning their keep recently...

Everyday of country folk (who are traumatised when a fox gets the chickens)

I felt like I knew everyone and kept forgetting that to them I was a complete stranger Me too! Wondering why people seemed to ignore my posts. Then, when my cats died, overwhelmed by people's kindness. It helped me a lot at a dark time.

Josh is a weasel. He doesn't care about Jill and her hens, he just wants a fancy backdrop for his photos for TractorsRUs. He organised Bert to make the henhouse that Josh wanted. He was trying to persuade Jill to get the pretty hens, irrespective of their usefulness. But lucky Jill gets to do the work of looking after them.
It's always all about Josh.

Hello Baxter.

This is OFFICIALLY the friendliest thread on Mumsnet! Not hard

Someone will tell me now there's some lovely new mums and babies thread where it's all supportive and lovely, but I don't go on those boards very often.

Anyway, Pip and Toby - eugh.

Thankyou all. What a lovely welcome! Only been listening and lurking for four or five years, but I reckon I've only missed about six episodes in that time.

Yes,MereDint, I think I am among friends here (I have cats too, so was very sad when your two tragically passed away)

I promise to try and stay on the thread topic from now on, but if I start to ramble give me a nudge....

Forgot to ask - why are my posts green?

They aren't green, are they. They're pink. Anyone know why? (getting flustered now!)

Delurking to say- platonic? But also, I can't see her getting much more sleep with the new arrangement...

I don't know what colour-scheme you have Baxter but I have the thread-starter in green - yet still managed to mix up who'd written what above.

You can set up (somewhere) a colour scheme which then highlights threadstarter posts in one colour and your posts in another, which helps you spot them on some threads.