Episode
Day 231
Day 231 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Pearl Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Dot Ferris is stepping out with Dr. Cornelius Pratt. Gus Tidewater is stepping out with Marla Finch. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Wager on the Weather begins. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
05:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
08:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00Pearl Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
12:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
12:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
12:00Word has gone round the kitchens: Truman Beaumont is to be given his favourite, and no bill.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Edie Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
15:00A seagull has stolen Dr. Cornelius Pratt's sandwich near the dock. Again.
16:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Gus denies everything.
22:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
What was said
10:18Norma Quist, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
10:26Marla Finch, Flo Tidewater · Gus's House
Flo! Beautiful day, isn't it?
Flo! Beautiful day, isn't it?
12:52Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Truman, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Truman, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
13:21Sal Marino, Dr. Cornelius Pratt · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Dr.. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Dr.. I'll bring that right over.★
14:12Sal Marino, Norma Quist · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.★
14:35Marla Finch, Dot Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Dot. I'll bring that right over.★
Good to see you, Dot. I'll bring that right over.★
14:54Marla Finch, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Flo. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Flo. I'll bring that right over.