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This week's update written
by Richard Whitbread, Glenda was away.
And talking of near robberies the visitation from Mel Hutchwright reached
a conclusion this week. Norris had decided to assist the author
of "Hard Grinding" publish his new magnum opus and gatherer together the
book club to ask them each to dip into their pockets and cough up £200
a piece to fund the publishing. Ken as ever advised that Vanity
publishing has a very bad name and that the contributors would never see
a return on their investment. Norris however managed to use his silver
tongue and the book club was convinced, most of them making cheques
payable to the alleged publisher - Mr Hipkis with one S. Mel, the
old rogue made a speech saying how he was touched by their generosity
- with Ken making a late appearance at the meeting to reveal that
Mel was a pseudonym and that as Mr Hipkis he was well known to Her Majesty
having resided in at least one of her institutions and having in similar
fashion defrauded a number of book clubs up and down the country.
Mel departed, not having refunded any money (and £400 came in
cash from Roy and Hayley).
Jamie, the largely useless son of Danny and his first wife Carol, has decided
to find out about his mother and having tracked her down to Birmingham decides that Leanne should be introduced. So they spend
an afternoon with the poor woman. Jamie can see no problem - but Leanne
soon identifies Carol as being extremely keen on alcohol and living in
a dirty dump (I think that describes much of Birmingham). Jamie cannot see it himself, until he makes another visit, without Leanne, during
which the latter has to tell Danny that Jamie is seeing another woman -
his mother, although Jamie had made it clear that he did not want anyone
to know. Following this visit Jamie realises that Carol is drinking
fairly heavily or even more than that and is a liability after they row.
He has made a mistake and asks Leanne once again to say nothing. She
is unable to confess her error and later Danny makes it clear that the price
of his silence is her body.
Liz McDonald is just looking forward to 2006 and Jim's release - after
all she has not had any nookie for a long time. So she pops over to
the Big House to see Jim and there is a bit of problem; Jim always keen
on his fists has done over his cell mate and all of his parole has been
cancelled. He is not coming out in a hurry. Anyway Liz returns
to the Street and starts announcing to anyone who will listen (well Steve
mainly) that she has waited for Jim long enough and she will not wait any
longer. Given some of the outfits she wears (in one of them I swear
her bust was completely uncontained) I feel sorry for the menfolk of Weatherfield.
Steve - who has problems of his own - Tracy is moving the furniture around
and leaving female type things in his bathroom and he does not remember asking
her to move in - phones Jim in prison and breaks the news that Liz is not
waiting. No doubt more next week.
Violet returns from her holiday and pretends to Jason that she was not
a good girl whilst on holiday. He gets all worked up and throws a
paddy until she finally admits (about 10 minutes later) that it was all
made up. Sadly I am not sure which story to believe and no doubt the
truth will out (it always seems to happen in the end).
Jason's boss, Charlie got out of police care, unfortunately, and gave Betty
and Norris a piece of his mind. He also, publicly, pretended to see
the funny side of events and mounted his "gun" on a board and put it on
display so that everyone could enjoy the joke. Betty is sent on a
few days holiday as her punishment for talking to Norris in the first place.
But this man is seriously deranged remember and he has now managed to alienate
just about all of Shelley's friends. So the two of them retreat to
the bedroom where they know that trouble cannot get to them.
Mike is having memory problems - he calls Penny "Alma" at one point and
twice tries to arrange a family holiday with Adam in Spain, completely forgetting
that Adam is keen to learn both his and Penny's business as he was thrown
out of school.
The Duck Eggs arrange a caravan holiday in Formby. No doubt with
some humourous consequences.
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K Richard W
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