2 October 2014

Gwyneth has her doubts

Meic is in the street, inviting people to this afternoon’s meeting;  Gwyneth is doubtful, and Ows says he is “skint” – not surprising as he has lost his job.

Dai wants to purchase the Deri . . .

At APD, Diane says they will have to get to the meeting early for a good seat;  Dai has been plotting that he could buy the Deri, but Diane insists they cannot afford £170,000 and already have a business to run.   “In any case, we’re not as young as we were!” she scolds him.

. . . but predictably wants to get it cheaply

Dai reminisces about when they used to run the Deri, before Griffiths sold it.   “We would be dynamite behind the bar!” he assures her, and advocates throwing cold water on Meic’s plans at the meeting, so as to keep the price down.   “Sabotage?” says Diane.

Gethin supervises Iolo's challenge . . .

Gethin is supervising Iolo in part of what appears to be his treatment;  

. . . to get his hands dirty . . .

the object being to rub his hands on the dirty floor, and then to wait a full five minutes before washing them.   

. . . and then wait a whole five minutes before washing them

Despite his determination, he only manages a few seconds before dashing to the sink, but does it over and over again.

Sheryl is far from convinced at the moment

At the café, Meic has been practising his speech, and tries to convince Sheryl that the co-operative will be easy with the right person at the helm.

If Garry is on the fiddle, he really ought to hide the evidence

At the garage, Gethin takes a phone call to book an MOT, and looking for a pen, unearths Garry’s flight booking — to Beijing!

Meic admits to a case of nerves

The meeting begins, with many villagers in attendance at Menter Cwmderi;  Hywel, at the back, says that those who invest will get served first at the bar, and that every shareholder will do a shift there.   

“So you want me to pay to be a barmaid?” laughs Sheryl.

Cadno announces the demise of Rambo

DJ finds Cadno almost in tears at the farmhouse;  she announces the death of Rambo, the ram, and that a replacement will cost £300.   

DJ has sort of "borrowed" another ram

A while later, DJ leads her outside and shows her another ram he has borrowed, but the owner, Glyn Pugh of Hendre Celyn, is unaware of the fact.   

The "borrowed" ram gives his opinion

“Are you crazy?” demands Cadno.

“He’ll never know – we won’t tell him and the ram won’t talk” replies DJ, “Sheep always go walkabout, and we can take him back in a couple of days, after he has done his business with the sheep.”   

Cadno wants no part of this deception

Cadno will not hear of it, and insists the ram must go back now, reminding DJ that Eifion went to prison for stealing sheep.

The audience hang on Meic's every word

At the meeting, Meic has explained the principles of a co-operative, and Ffion asks, “How much is it going to cost us?”   Meic gives an estimate of £1,000 per share;  at this Mark walks out, saying, “That’s all right if you’re made of money!”   As there are mutterings of discontent, Diane looks cautiously optimistic.

Then Dai puts his plan into action;  “What about profit?” he asks, and Meic replies that it will take a while for the business to get on its feet.   Dai continues, “If the profit is ploughed back into the business, investors won’t see a penny for a year or two!”   He accuses Meic of being irresponsible for not making that clear.

"Where in Germany are you going?"    "Berlin," answers Garry

At the garage, Garry tells Gethin that Cae Gwyn Buses want their fleet serviced a day early next week, and Gethin casually enquires what Garry will be doing in Germany.   “Just business,” answers Garry, and wonders why the sudden interest.

Diane raises the question of the investors not agreeing on the running of the pub, and Meic tells them there would be a vote on every major decision.   

Ffion asks for examples of co-operative failures

Then Dai warns that several similar ventures have failed recently, and, when asked by Ffion, lists a café in Kidwelly and a shop near Aber.   

Oh, how altruistic!   He does not want anyone out of pocket

He is adamant that he does not want to see anyone in Cwmderi out of pocket.  

The meeting descends into chaos

The meeting then descends into a hubbub of arguments and objections

Iolo frantically dirties his hands, shouting, "Try again!   Try again!"

Meanwhile, Iolo is time and time again putting his hands on the floor, muttering, “Try again, try again!”   

He appears to be out of control

He continually shouts and screams at himself, then washes his hands; he appears to be almost out of control.

Meic has one last chance to convince his audience

Meic can see the Deri co-operative slipping away from him, and begins an impassioned speech.   “Buying the Deri is more than just money, but saving the heart of our small village.   If an outsider buys it and changes it into something we don’t want, it will be the beginning of the end.

"Something to hand down to our children"

“The Deri is our pub, where we go to chat and laugh, to discuss rugby and to socialise;  to lose it would be a fatal blow to this place.   It is something to hand down to our children and their children – you can’t put a price on that!”

A lot of hands go up, and Dai looks rather disgruntled

When he asks for a show of hands, the majority are in favour;  Dai and Diane look rather put out, as it seems as if they will not now get the place cheaply.   

Debbie is so proud of Meic

Debbie is proud of Meic and kisses him.

Gaynor suggests that Sheryl might meet someone in the new look Deri, but Sheryl replies, “That’s the last thing I want at the moment.”

"Garry's going to Beijing – he's up to something!"

When Gethin arrives home, telling Iolo, “Garry is up to something, and as he is marrying my sister, I want to know what!”   

Iolo, concentrating as the seconds tick by . . .

Iolo, however, is sitting at the kitchen table, apparently in a trance, staring at the dripping tap and his watch.

. . . "I've done it, Gethin!   I've done it!"

As the five minutes is up, he jumps triumphantly from his chair, and gleefully announces, “I’ve done it, Gethin!   I’ve done it!”