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Farewell Eileen!
To a chorus of Street Cars drivers honking their horns in a royal tribute (Perhaps Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks?), the long-serving Siren of the Switch, Countess of the Cab Office and Baroness of the Biscuit Tin departed with Jason for the good life in Thailand.
Sadly George was left behind as the couple parted ways in one of those "it's not you, it's me" break ups. George is left to mope and bring down the vibe at the Rovers while Glenda tells him to cheer up.
George's partner in pity (Todd) thinks that his relationship with Theo is doomed as Theo is constantly preoccupied with his daughter Millie who says she's pregnant and needs her Dad's support and attention.
A different kind of farewell is taking place at the Bistro where there is a memorial for PC Craig Tinker, killed in the line of duty by Mick. Kit is supposed to deliver the eulogy but goes missing (maybe drafted by the NBA?) and so Lisa is obliged to pay tribute to Craigie.
Somewhat surprisingly, Mick's wife, Lou, shows up to (she says) pay her respects. Maria is not pleased but Gary seems to have a sympathetic view of Lou and her circumstances, on her own with three kids and little income.
The situation is exacerbated when Lou shows up at David's carbon-based barbecue (burnt offerings for everyone!) and Maria catches Lou dipping into Shona's purse in search of money. Lou decides not to take the money (which belongs to the Salon) but too late. Maria assumes the worst and a struggle ensues which results in Lou falling on David's new glass coffee table (and I don't think Ikea gives refunds for broken merchandise).
To add to Lou's woes, Brody has a seizure and Kit intervenes to help the lad. Brody doesn't know why Kit keeps hanging around and complains about police harassment.
Meanwhile Betsy rifles through Lisa's private documents and finds a letter that raises questions about the death of her Mum (Becky). To get answers, Betsy enlists the support of Lauren and the two visit Logan Radcliffe in prison. Logan (as you recall) is the brother of Mason who was harassed and stabbed by his two odious older brothers (Matty and Logan) and subsequently died.
And now for a few lines from the week that was:
Glenda congratulates Audrey on her hair styling prowess:
"Best blow in Weatherfield"
(Yikes! That line could so easily have gone sideways)
"Burning plastic and coconut"
(with just a hint of sulfur)
"How many people do you know that fold their toilet paper into a triangle?"
(hard to do with those big round rolls)
Eileen tries to explain something to Steve and Tim:
"Do I have to spell it out to the hard of thinking?"
(use phonetics please)
Mary to Eileen, who is leaving Weatherfield:
"George will stay here in the cold and the rain burying dead people"
(well, when you put it like that...)
Brody describes to Lisa the cop who is harassing him:
"You know, that lanky git"
(say no more)
Carla to Swain:
"If you have to have an epitaph, normal, boring and happy is a good one"
(just ask Brian)
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Well, fellow Bistro buddies, so ends another week. It didn't take very long for the Platts to repair and renovate their house and David did a nice job putting together all that Ikea furniture. Too bad about his prized glass top coffee table.
Thanks so much for spending time here at the Hip. Always delighted to welcome fellow Corrie fans. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
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