A man from the BBC phoned me today, he is
doing an in depth news report into Comet (the Store) and wanted my opinion, something I am always
happy to give even when I don’t know what I am talking about. At the time I was talking to the dog about the
end of the world and so the conversation did get a little confused because I
got my Comets mixed up a bit and was talking about the end of the world to the
BBC man while he was talking about the shop so the conversation sort of went
like this
BBC
Man . . . . .
I believe you are expecting things from Comet,
Me . . . . . . .
. Yes, I think we all are.
BBC
Man
. . . . . Well I don’t think we all are,
but when are you expecting it to arrive
Me
. . . . . . . . . I think its due in the
middle of next year
BBC
Man . . . . . ..
Are you sure that seems a long time to wait
Me . . . . . . . . A long time…… it is only just
over six months away
BBC
MAN . . . . . . .
That’s seems a long time to me, surely you would like it to arrive
earlier than that.
Me
.
. . . . . . . . . But it’s the end of the world that’s terrible
BBC
Man
. . . . . . . Don’t you think that’s a
rather extreme view we are only taking about a few shops
Me . . . . . . . . . This Comet is huge I think we are talking
more than a few shops
BBC
Man . . . . . . Well OK maybe a few hundred shops
at the most.
Me
. . . . . . . . But what about all those people that will die
in all the Chaos
BBC
Man . . . . . . WHAT? I don’t think people are
going to die we are only talking about shops
Me
. . . . . .. . . But if people are in the
shops they are all going to die
BBC
Man . . . . . . WHAT?
Me
. . . . . . . . . . Well I don’t see how the
end of the world will only happen to shops, We are talking a huge massive fiery
comet ploughing into Earth.
BBC
Man . . . . . . . . WHAT? But what about your Washing Machine.
Me . . . . . .
. . .. . I could hide in that, do you think it would help. Trouble is it
is due tomorrow and the company we bought it from is having a view problems, so
we might not have one, you know the company what’s it called again . . . . AH YES . . . . COMET. . . . . . AH
BBC
Man . . . . . . . .. IDIOT
BBC
MAN . . . . . .hangs up.
.
I have been interviewed TWICE this year for the Beeb and not once did they ask about my blog or my proposed work as a nameless henchman for an evil megalomaniac or breaking a world record (really need to do a post about that one, cos its true) But here you are being interviewed by the very same bunch of "so-called-reporters" and from your account of things (which can only and MUST be seen as the whole truth) they didn't even think to consider promting it or nothing. The BBC never pay for interviews but the very least they could have done was allow to plug your blog... and maybe the RATS just to show that 2other logs are available".... Typical BBC or Bloomin' BBC as I call it.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Mr H, the conversation shown is the abridged version but they did not ask about my blog or RATs and seemed rather focused on getting some meaty stuff on Comet.
DeleteI did say our Washing Machine and tumble drier are due Saturday (today) any time between early morning and late at night (I do wish they would say morning or afternoon or give a time). So the BBC man said they would phone back and see what happened sometime next week. The man at the Beeb to give him credit did sound like he was on the ball and knew his stuff.
Anyway we are here waiting now, in the grey drizzle of winter waiting for the arrival of a comet its like waiting for the End of the World. I do hope the End of the World is sunny not grey and wet like today, that is not how it should end.