Cwmderi Diary 2017: 19 July 2017

Dai cannot face any food . . .

The next afternoon, Dai tells DJ that he is feeling slightly better, but declines the offer of a doughnut, Bara Brith or a scone.

. . . after Jim poisoned him

“My stomach can’t handle anything after that meal last night – after Jim poisoned me!

"I should make a formal complaint!"

“I should go to the shop now, and make a formal complaint!” but DJ discourages him from jumping to a hasty conclusion.

"Let me do some detective work first"

He intends to do a bit of detective work first, but Dai rages, “It doesn’t take a Colombo to work out those chops were full of salmonella!” DJ points out that Dai has more colour in his cheeks today, and Dai is hopeful that he may be back at work tomorrow.

"That shop is a deathtrap!"

He continues ranting, “That shop is a deathtrap!”

Tyler has been getting an agreeement drawn up

Tyler tells Iolo that he has been online, trying to draw up an agreement about everyone’s rights with the baby; his friend, Gwyn, is a solicitor, and has had dealings with such an arrangement before.

"There are three other crazy people out there?"

“So there are three other crazy people out there?” says Iolo, incredulously, and does not want to sit down and look at the agreement, as other things are currently on his mind.

Tyler maintains they should sign straightaway

“It’s important that we all sign it now, before anything happens,” insists Tyler.

"My biker days are over!"

In the café, Mathew tells Kelly that his moped is only 50cc, but it is fast enough for him; he says, “I’ll take you for a spin sometime to see if you like it,” but she replies that her biker days are over. She leaves, asking Gwen to serve the customers.

"Are the scones fresh?"

DJ asks her for two plain scones,

"Of course they're fresh!"

and hopes that they are fresh; “You can’t be too careful in public places these days,” he remarks to Mathew,

"Dad may have been poisoned by chops from the shop"

“Dad may have been poisoned by chops from the shop yesterday.”

Siôn takes an interest . . .

Siôn is nearby, and comments that he was in the shop yesterday, and a light on the fridge was out,

. . . and comments about the fridge problem

but Jim said the bulb had gone.

Is Kelly trying to stifle her giggles?

When Kelly arrives home at number 10, Anita is again practising her singing,

As an ear-splitting note sounds . . .

and when she hits a particularly high note, there is the sound of shattering glass –

. . . a pane of glass breaks

one of the panes in the door has succumbed.

"Oi! Mathew!"

Kelly goes outside and shouts to Mathew; he assumes that he hit a stone with his moped which flew up and broke the glass.

"I thought that Auntie Anita's singing had done it!"

She laughs and admits that she thought Auntie Anita’s singing had done it.

Jason passes, and remarks that they cannot leave the glass like that, as it could go at any minute.

The handyman from APD will repair the damage

He does a quick measuring job, and will get a new pane from APD.

"I was practising my singing"

Then Elgan comes round the corner, and Anita tells him that she was practising her singing, and knows all the words now.

Elgan forces a smile and walks away

“I know you’re busy, but you’re welcome to come and listen to me any time,” she says.

"Where's the main man, then?"

Kelly goes into number 7 and asks, “Where’s the main man then? I presume he’s upstairs, um . . .”

Tyler show her the contract

Tyler wants her to look over the agreement, informing her that it is a legal contract, like a prenuptial before you get married.

“Or, in this case, a pre-natal,” he goes on,

"I know we should have discussed it with you first"

“It covers everything, and the rights of each of us in case we argue – we should have discussed it with you first, but it’s important we sign it before . . .”

"Before I get preggers – or not!"

Kelly finishes his sentence, “Before I get preggers – or not!

"I think it's a good idea"

“I think it’s a good idea,” and she signs the document without any hesitation.

"There's a small container inside"

Then Iolo comes downstairs, carrying a red plastic container. He explains, “There’s a small container inside – I thought you wouldn’t want to see it.”

"This is it, then!"

Kelly looks frightened, and takes a deep breath, realising that it is actually happening.

“I’ve been trying to be really calm all week,” she tells them,

"Of copurse I want to do this!

“After all the horrible things that happened with Moc.” Iolo confirms that she is the only one who can decide whether she wants to do this, but she is adamant, “Of course I want to do this! It’ll be amazing! Right – here we go!” and she leaves the house.

Jason and Mathew are 'serenaded' by Anita

As Jason and Mathew replace the pane of glass, Anita continues with her scales,

"Are you laughing at me?"

then suddenly stops and demands, “Are you laughing at me?”

"Would we do a thing like that?"

They reply that they would not do that, and she has a lovely voice.

Kelly and her 'contribution from Iolo' arrive

Just then Kelly walks through the open door, and Anita wants to know what is in the red container;

"Just leftovers from the café"

Kelly replies that it is just leftovers from the café, and goes straight upstairs.

"Kelly was a bit emotional"

Iolo hopes that Kelly did not rush into signing the contract, and remarks that she was a bit emotional. “You don’t feel a bit left out, do you?” he asks Tyler,

"Sometimes I do feel a little left out"

who confesses that sometimes he does, but he knows that all three of them are equals.

"We don't want Kelly to feel she's on her own"

Iolo is worried that Kelly does not have anyone to fall back on, and wants to make sure that she does not feel on her own.

"Fridge back working, then?"

DJ is in the shop, and casually remarks to Jim, “The fridge is working again now, is it? Siôn White said you had a problem here yesterday.”

"It was only the light playing up"

Jim tells him that it was only a problem with the light.

DJ describes what happened to Dai

“Dad bought a few things from there yesterday,” continues DJ.

Jim remembers it well; “Two pork chops – he said he was looking forward to them,” but DJ points out that he has been very ill since eating them – chest pain and indigestion – and is off work today.

“He thinks its food poisoning,” adds DJ;

"You have to make sure pork is well-cooked"

Jim warns that pork has to be cooked well, and takes exception when DJ blames him for the problem, and emphasises that the fridge is working perfectly.

"It's nothing to do with this shop – understand?"

“Listen, Dai’s illness is nothing to do with this shop – understand?” he roars, but DJ replies that he will inform Dai of the little problem yesterday,

"You haven't heard the last of this, Jimbo"

and promises Jim that he has not heard the last of this.

"I wanted a word with you, Siôn"

Anita sees Siôn in the street and wants a word with him;

"I'm going to compete in the Eisteddfod"

“I’m going to compete in the National Eisteddfod this year,” and he describes her as very brave. “I thought it would be a nice idea in memory of Meic, as the Eisteddfod is on Anglesey,” she continues, and he wonders if she is having cold feet.

Siôn tells her about Huw Puw

“I was hoping you could help me with the meaning of the words, and the background of the song – Fflat Huw Puw,” she says, and he immediately remarks that it was the story of the ‘Ann’ from Liverpool, and that Huw Puw was one of Wales’ most famous sailors. He will go and fetch his book of folk songs from home.

Dai is even dubious about this fresh scone

Dai takes one look at the scone proffered by DJ, and is reluctant to trust anything after last night.

"Maybe you were right . . ."

“Maybe you were right that it was not down to your cooking,” suggests DJ,

". . . there was something wrong with the shop fridge"

“There was something wrong with the shop fridge – Siôn mentioned it.”

"I've got to get to the shop before it closes!"

Dai jumps up from the sofa and intends to go to the shop, before it closes, predicting there may be some compensation in there somewhere.

"You've chosen a very apt song"

Siôn returns to number 10 with his book, and informs Anita that Huw Puw lived in Caernarfon and then on Anglesey until he died; he tells her she has chosen a very apt song.

"It's good to have something to aim for"

He encourages her, “It’s good to have something to aim for.”

"I only thought of it three weeks ago"

She knows that it will take a lot of practice, but she only thought of the idea three weeks ago.

Siôn asks if she has registered for the competition, and when told she has not, advises her that she is too late;

Siôn breaks the news that she is too late . . .

“You should have registered and paid long before now.”

. . . which disappoints Anita

She is disappointed that she will not be able to compete.

"I want compensation!"

At the shop, Dai demands compensation,

"Well, you won't get anything from me!"

but Jim insists he will not get anything. Hearing the commotion, Eileen steps in;

"Did you have problems with the fridge?"

DJ enquires, “Did you have a problem with this fridge yesterday?” and Eileen confirms that they did.

"Everything was thrown out"

“The fridge was off for a while, but I don’t know what all the fuss is about, as everything was thrown out,” she advises.

"I must have imagined those pork chops, then!"

Dai replies that in that case, he must have imagined those pork chops,

Eileen realises Jim has dropped her in it – again

and Eileen turns to Jim for an explanation.

Dai threatens to get environmental health in to sort it out, so Jim is forced to admit that he did not restock,

"I didn't want that good food going to waste!"

as he did not want to see all that food going to waste.

Eileen agrees that if Dai has lost a day’s work, she will give him a day’s pay,

"I almost died last night!"

but Dai protests that he almost died last night.

He receives £100 from the till

Eileen hands over £100 and says that they both apologise; “Don’t we, Jim?”

"'Sorry' is the word you're looking for, Jim"

DJ reminds Jim that ‘sorry’ is the word he is looking for.

Dai leaves the shop, a happy man,

"You'd better listen to me next time!"

and Eileen warns Jim that he had better learn his lesson and listen to her next time.

Iolo looks through the small print

Iolo is disappointed to hear that the agreement will cost them ‘a small amount’, as he thought it was a favour from a friend, and when he hears that it will be £100 plus VAT, realises that he is in the wrong job.

"You can always sell your . . ."

“If you’re worried about money, you can always sell your . . .” suggests Tyler,

"You don't mean . . ?"

“Or you could give it away free if you want –

"supersavesemen.org !"

or start your own website, supersavesemen.org!” Iolo regards that as being in particularly bad taste.

"Well, I've done it!"

Kelly arrives, and hesitantly tells them that she has done it; she apologises for earlier, as she had a bit of a melt-down.

"We're here to support you, Kelly"

They both agree that they are here to support her. “I know I’m jokey about everything – but I do that when I’m nervous,” she says,

"Pregnancy test at the end of next week"

“Right, I’m going to do a pregnancy test at the end of next week – and I don’t want us blaming each other if . . . you know!”

Tyler says that he for one, is looking forward to the weekend, when they are going away,

"If the app says you can't go – you can't go!"

but Kelly suggests they should put a clause in the contract that they should check with her before they go anywhere. “If the fertility app says you can’t go, you can’t go – simple as that!”

Iolo looks worried

Iolo looks so worried, she has to explain that it was a joke.

Another group hug

Once again, all three of them embrace.

Elgan is preparing for his move

Dr Pritchard is packing books into boxes,

He is going to call Gaynor . . .

but he pauses and is about to phone Gaynor

. . . but Anita arrives at just the wrong time

when Anita arrives at his back door, bringing him a bottle to thank him for his support with the singing. She also informs him that she will not be competing after all;