#19981215

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Not much when you’re as poor as we are.

The boys have moved past the 🧸 saga to one about making money for Christmas presents which leads them to a job in ‘treacherous waters’ so to speak and a certain someone makes a return. I’m splitting this into two parts.

Scene 1: The boys are in a quandary about getting pressies for Sarah and, according to Andy ‘Jack will kill us if we ain’t gotten her something.’ Unfortunately they’re skint so the only option is potentially getting a job. ‘There must be somewhere we could earn a bit of money.’

Andy: Watcha get women for Christmas?

Robert: Not much when you’re as poor as we are.

Scene 2: Sarah is complaining to Vic about getting the paper late, for the third time that week. Viv shows up ‘just nice to see’ her ‘looking’ her ‘usual self’ according to Sarah, not dressing down to deliver the papers. Sarah gets a good barb or two in until Viv hits low.

Viv: We don’t all choose to slop about in dumpy shoes and second-hand cardigans.

Vic: Viv!

Sarah: But then all that glitters isn’t gold. Is it, Vic?

Viv: Let’s face it. You wouldn’t turn heads even if you did dress half decent. Turn stomachs maybe. (Oh Viv, she has more class in her picky than you entirely. She’s dressed posh before getting with Jack and turned more than enough heads).

Scene 3: It’s after school and the boys are checking jobs outside the post office and spot one for a paper boy. Viv is her usual snooty self toward them when she sees them lingering outside.

Robert: The Windsors aren’t going to give you a job working for them.

Andy: Why not?

Robert: You know why. If you’re gonna ask, don’t ask her.

Vic isn’t interested in giving Andy the job because of Donna but she assures him they are now mates again and that ‘it was ages ago.’

Andy: We’re wondering about the ad in the window about the paper boy. When can I start?

Vic: You’ve go a nerve, aren’t ya? You think I’ll give you a job after what you did to Donna?

Robert: We didn’t do anything.

15-Dec-1998 part 1 of 2

[bobbie-robron]

I think he’s going to make a wonderful paperboy 😏.

In part 2, Sarah is not happy about Andy getting the job delivering the papers especially at the post office (that is until she has another run in with Viv) while Andy makes a discovery in the barn.

Scene 4: The boys tell Jack & Sarah about Andy getting a job delivering papers but Sarah is not happy (they could have given them ‘some extra pocket money’) while Jack thinks ‘it’s a great idea.’ She’s worried about his safety especially after she heard ‘someone in one of the barns today’ but Jack just brushes it off as maybe a tramp (‘woman, hey’ 😒). It gets worse when Robert tells her it’s at the post office (‘maybe it’s a good will gesture’ Jack says - sure).

Jack: No, no. I think it’s a great idea. What’s wrong with a lad wanting to stand on his own two feet.

Sarah: It’s winter, Jack. At that time in the morning, it’s dark. It’s not exactly safe.

The scenes focus on the Windsors and Jack & Sarah.

Scene 5: At the pub, Vic tells Viv about hiring Andy and she’s not thrilled (understatement). She goes on about him hiring Andy and what she thinks about ‘that Sarah Sugden.’ How is she gonna deal with Sarah now that ‘one of her lot’ has a job with them. Vic puts a hard stop of Viv thinking she can give Andy his ‘marching orders.’ Peeved, Viv moves to another table.

Viv: Andy Hopwood!!! (She’s like yelling/screeching - my head 🥴)

Vic: Well, he’s dead keen.

Viv: How could you! After all the terror him and that Sugden boy put our Donna through? (living I her delusional world still)

Vic: Eh, it’s all over now. They’re all friends now. I’d checked with Donna.

Scene 6: Viv lays the law down to Sarah about Andy that he’ll be canned if he delivers anything wrong. Well after that run in, Sarah seems okay with Andy working at the post office, just to rile up Viv (that smile 😏).

Sarah: What was that you were saying about them having more important things to worry about?

Jack: You love winding each other up don’t you?

Sarah: Do you know, I think you’re right about Andy standing on his own two feet. I think he’s going to make a wonderful paperboy.

Scene 7: While Andy is checking on his dog, he comes into contact with his father Billy (he’s unfortunately back).

12-Dec-1998 part 2 of 2

Part 1