LEO Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 (From today's Times)EDF’s not in our boatOOH LA LA. Despite its charm offensive in Britain, the French utility giant EDF has short-circuited its image. News of a spectacular gaffe emerged last week at the launch of The Crossing, the book by television presenter Ben Fogle and Olympic gold-medallist James Cracknell, about their rowing race across the Atlantic in Spirit of EDF Energy, above. Fogle said he returned from his heroics only to find that EDF had cut off his electrictity. “I found a letter from (EDF) saying I hadn’t paid a monthly bill of about £80 and they didn’t know where I was. This was despite us being all over international television with their logo on our boat. It just shows that while EDF was significant in our lives, we were not at all significant in theirs.” posted by Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I don't understand whatever point you are trying to make here. I had no knowledge of these two rowing across the Atlantic either - was it compulsory to know about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 [quote user="Dick Smith"]I don't understand whatever point you are trying to make here. I had no knowledge of these two rowing across the Atlantic either - was it compulsory to know about it?[/quote] Hi Dick, I didn't know it was compulsory for me to make any point.I merely cut and pasted from the back page of The Sunday Times a topical story with a French connection.Can't you see the ironic humour, and the energy giant EDF with egg on their face.Kind regards,Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I love it!A 'story' based on the premise that the EDF computer that generates bill reminders is able to watch the TV!!!You have to wonder though, why Ben Fogle doesn't take advantage of a modern banking innovation called a Standing Order. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Have you been on the red wine Dick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 No, Chris, I haven't.Apparently I just can't see irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 [quote user="LEO"] ....... and they didn’t know where I was. This was despite us being all over international television with their logo on our boat. .....[/quote] Apart from the albatros and the gulls and the dolphins and the whales and the marine life in general that could see the EDF logo... Who else in the middle of the Atlantic would want to subscribe to EDF services [8-)] ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 [quote user="LEO"]we were not at all significant in theirs.” [/quote]Ummm yes, that's right, just like all the other millions of customers! Silly man! He's not significant in my life either. Should he be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 [quote user="missyesbut"]Apart from the albatros and the gulls and the dolphins and the whales and the marine life in general that could see the EDF logo... Who else in the middle of the Atlantic would want to subscribe to EDF services [8-)] ? [/quote]Trust you to bring wales into it MYB [8-)]. ( and don't yell at me because you know that the French always ignore any 'Hs' they see [:P]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Amusing and light hearted post. Reminds me of the council tax demands that used to be sent to our troops in the Gulf. How do you contact the coucil when you are in the middle of 500 miles of sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Dick, Where were you when Messrs Fogle and Cracknell were rowing ? It was all over the papers esp when they rowed naked !Of course the fact that I know about it may have something to do with the fact that Mr Cracknell has a house about a mile away.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Never heard of them. Don't know anyone that has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Am I the only one who fancies Ben Fogle ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Who he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 He 'ave a prune stuck in his gob, that's who.............and it now now seems he be on the box all the time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 He's an attractive nobody who is famous for being famous.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Ah! I did a Google image search - is this him?[IMG]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/dick_at_aulton/DavidFogle.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 [quote user="Hoddy"]Am I the only one who fancies Ben Fogle ? Hoddy[/quote]Well not fancy him exactly, but if my daughter had bought him home I'd have been pleased ! (too late now, he's got married)Dick, Ben Fogle is the son of the fairly well known vet Bruce Fogle and Julia Forster (not sure about the surname) who was a star of TV and Film in the 60- 70s ( Half a Sixpence etc) He also took part in that program where lots of people went to live on a Scottish Islandhttp://www.2meninaboat.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 No relation to Dave Fogle of Idaho, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 [quote user="Russethouse"] He also took part in that program where lots of people went to live on a Scottish Island[/quote]Thanks Gay. I've was wondering where he came from.Dick; he's very posh, and blond, and nice, in a nice sort of way but also insipid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 A bit like his Ma, then?I've looked at his website, and whoever said he was famous for being famous was almost right, except I don't think he is famous because I've never heard of him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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