What no newspaper down

[maltrab]

I was watching a episode and noticed that Wesley was allowed to wander the house, including the front room and Edie was not putting newspaper down, not even complaining he was in the room in his overalls, what episode was I watching folks

 

[gill]

Hi Terry. Was it The Hair of the Blonde That Bit You?

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Edie was not putting newspaper down

Not sure of the episode but as Edie may say " Eh only put dawn the Tames for Wasley end eh had wrepped tha potato pallings in the laast page!"

 

[dick]

Was it WELCOME TO EARTH? When he was testing Cleggy's bike with the broad front wheel and he fell off?

 

[maltrab]

Hi Terry. Was it The Hair of the Blonde That Bit You?

Not the one I was looking for gill and I have have had a look at that episode and cannot see Wesley in the house

 

[maltrab]

Was it WELCOME TO EARTH? When he was testing Cleggy's bike with the broad front wheel and he fell off?

Not that Dick, Edie was putting paper on the settee as he was laid on it

 

[dick]

Situations Vacant ..............he'd got an especially clean pair on but was not supposed to get oily.

 

[amos hames]

Always cracks me up with the newspaper on the floor.

 

[gill]

Was it Downhill Racer?

 

[wstol]

Total guess, Merry Christmas, Father Christmas?

 

[RickAns]

I might be thinking of the same episode Dick mentioned. Wesley was not exacting wandering the house, though. He came into the front room. Edie thought he was in an accident as the guys show her a Polaroid picture. She is so relieved he is not hurt and hugs him, getting herself dirty / oily. Think Wesley got all dirty holding a motorcycle up for Compo to pose for making deliveries / courier.

I recall another episode of Edie calling Wesley into the front room. You could see he had been there by traces he had left behind. He had gotten her tablecloth or something to use for sails for Compo's wind powered bike. Can't recall if she put down paper for him then.

I know (maybe)! The episode Jaws when Wesley installs the garbage disposal unit for Seymour. Edie did not mind Wesley there. Though she did clean around Compo and Cleggy.

 

[maltrab]

Okay the one I was looking for was Uncle of the Bride, Wesley was in the front room holding and cleaning a part from maybe a car, Edie never even flinched at this, she was more concerned that he had invited his friends to the wedding

 

[wstol]

That was the first one with Edie - no doubt the idea of newspaper hadn't been realised yet, or the character fully established yet.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

With the increasing move to online newspapers and periodicals, what would poor Edie do to protect the carpet and floor in the years to come and extending all things past laterally , what would we have wrapped fish and chips in and what would be torn into squares for "ablutions" in the privy/khazi/kermit the frog/john .

 

[cciaffone]

Don't really see a problem yet here in NC. We get a fairly good sized
2- to 3- section daily paper with additional ads and all, and next
door in Raleigh they get a bigger daily. Many folks get both. So
there is plenty for fish and chips, and plenty to protect the
carpet. What we have fewer/less of though, is places to get
good fish and chips! Mostly we have burger joints (yuck)
and pizza palaces.

 

[Adanor]

Here in Virginia, believe it or not, there's a fast food chain called Arthur Treacher's that serves fish and fries (chips).

 

[barmpot]

My great aunt set up a fish and chip restaurant in the 1920s in Costa Mesa when she emigrated from Sussex. Apparently did really well.