91Èȱ¬

An apology.

Comments

1. At 10:44 AM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

   And naturally, no-one can find anything, because it's all been 'tidied'.

   You might find that the three ladies who have been the most recent occupants of your desk took objection to the mess and clutter, so they've cleaned it for you. It wasn't the cleaners at all.

   Welcome back Eddie!

   Si.

2. At 10:46 AM on 23 Apr 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

   Deep clean - its been the weekend for it! Hows the caffeine intake Eddie?

3. At 10:47 AM on 23 Apr 2007, RJD wrote:

   Shiny & Fresh eh? There are a few people like that on the Beach!

4. At 10:53 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Belinda wrote:

   I did sense a general "nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh" tone with the GMTV story. But as we always say: "ITV: It does what the 91Èȱ¬ does...but worse".

5. At 11:04 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   Hm. Better keep away from scams, Eddie, or we'll all be keeping away from you.

   Did the deep clean get all the coffee stains out?

   Nice to see you back!

6. At 11:05 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Peter Jones wrote:

   Mmm not so sure about that Ed, you're very chummy with that O'Connell cove. I'll be watching Panorama for details of the Great Broadcasting House Jam Spoon conspiracy.

7. At 11:16 AM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

   So there is *Still* raw sewage flowing in to what should be called the Filth of Forth.

   According to David Henderson (spitting image of a young Eddie Mair) from 91Èȱ¬ Scotland, speaking on News 24 , Scottish water has apologised.!!

   How on earth can these things happen in 2007 - even the Romans were more advanced.

8. At 11:34 AM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

   Jonnie,

   Scottish Water may well have apologised, but have Thames Water, who run the facility? Ah, the glories of privatisation!
   xx
   ed
   P.S. Love "Filth of Forth"!

9. At 11:40 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   Jonnie: David Henderson looks nothing like our Eddie!

   Maybe other froggers would like to view the above and post their opinion?

10. At 11:43 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Perky wrote:

    Just as long as any profits go directly to the beach, where the hammocks need repairing and the naughty corner enlarging.

    Glad to see you got back down from Leeds safely and looking forward to the new, shiny PM.

11. At 11:48 AM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Jonnie;
    But the Romans never made it North of Hadrians Wall, and didn't have to cope with the sewage of 450 000 heathen scotsmen.

    Since e.coli 0157 always seems to break out in Scotland how will they be able to tell the difference between the usual levels of bacteriological pollution and the extra quota from this spill?

    Did they have sewage treatment in Roman times then? I must have dozed during that bit of ancient history at school.

    And what have the Romans ever done for us anyway....?

    Si.

12. At 11:49 AM on 23 Apr 2007, Stewart M wrote:

    Deep clean so no empty lager cans under the chair.

    Deep cleans are done when MRSA and colustrum Dificile are a problem...

    Alcohol based cleaning fluid rubbed all over on entering and leaving the studio please.
    

13. At 12:06 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Re BigSis - he resembled this 'younger' picture of Eddie - certainly the piece on News 24 and I'd say on your clip also

14. At 12:06 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    I guess all Scots look the same to non-Scots ;-)
    xx
    ed

15. At 12:15 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Re: Simon who said :-

    And what have the Romans ever done for us anyway....?

    Central Heating
    The Calendar
    Sraight roads
    Concrete
    Aquaducts

    Just a few to keep us ticking over

16. At 12:28 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Frances O wrote:

    Thames Water - huh! They're not satisfied with mucking up London, they've started on Embra, now.

    Is this a cunning publicity stunt by the SNP for the forth (haha) coming elections?

    PFI, eh? Pretty Filthy Initiative

17. At 12:44 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Jonnie:

    David H is younger, possibly slimmer and has more hair (sorry, Eddie! Hope that didn't hurt!), although his hair is dark like Eddie's, I'll grant you. But he lacks that 'certaine je ne sais quoi' that is so endearing about our Eric.

    No contest, I'm afraid!

18. At 01:07 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Stewart M wrote:

    jonnie (15). Putting my python hat on. Apart from

    Central Heating
    The Calendar
    Sraight roads
    Concrete
    Aquaducts
    What have they ever done for us.

    Oh! always look on the bright side of life.

19. At 01:12 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Well BigSister -- we'll settle on the fact there is a resemblence then.

    I really think that 'Any questions' should come up with some new pics for Eddie when he stands in though

20. At 01:14 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Jonnie;
    "But apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?"

    'Reg' from the 'People's Front of Judea' in Life of Brian.

    Si.

21. At 01:22 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    1) The romans made it further north than Hadrians Wall. In a quality "keeping up with the Joneses" moment the successor to Hadrian (Antoni) built a wall in the central belt of scotland to mark the end of the territory...

    2) I contest this idea of EM and the PM team not being involved in a scam - what about the PM Newsletter? Every day is a lucky draw over wether it arrives (although it is much more consistent now thank goodness). So then? How long till JV goes and starts an episode of panorama from inside the PM office?

    Regards
    John

22. At 01:29 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Humph wrote:

    I have just posted something on the beach and got the following message:

    Thank you for commenting.

    Your comment has been received and held for approval by the blog owner and until the charge of £2.50 has been cleared by the bank.

    Return to the original entry

    Is that why the 91Èȱ¬ want this blog to be a success?

    H.
    

23. At 01:35 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    I would also add to John's comment and question the amount of hours in 'man hours' that people have wated in submitting comments that never make it on the blog.

24. At 02:02 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Belinda wrote:

    jonnie (23): I can just see the economists rubbing their hands in glee at that prospect.

    And Eddie, I refuse to pay the £2.50. I know the 91Èȱ¬ is hard-up, but that's ridiculous. Perhaps they should send you in second class the next time you present AQ. ;-)

25. At 02:03 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Jonnie: We agree on the photos bit.

    Some nice pix that capture that naughty glint, perhaps?

26. At 02:04 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Val P wrote:

    John Cooper - get back to that dissertation (not that I don't agree with what you're saying, I'm just in Mum mode as I've been reading Eldest Son's 4k word Proposal for his diss'n next year).

    Jonnie, I see what you mean about David Henderson, but I do think you're being seduced a tad by the Scottish accent, nods to a variation on Ed I's theme at 14. Actually I was so busy concentrating on whether I could see a resemblance, that it took till halfway through the piece, when the words "Catholic Adoption Agency" drifted past, that I realised that his piece to camera wasn't anything to do with sewage. Mind you though, that issue was contentious enough. I've just posted re Edinburgh Sewage Shock Horror Pumping Failure, on the beach - it seemed the appropriate place to do it ;o)

27. At 04:24 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    Re Belinda (24)

    You can't expect Eddie to cram the blog from a second-class seat.

    I question, however, the need for Auntie to send people to Paris or Washington for elections when she already has perfectly competent staff there already. I mean, what can Ed Stourton do in Paris that the regular correspondent can't do?

28. At 04:25 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Lord Tilford wrote:

    Is there going to be an item about Putin dying?

29. At 04:33 PM on 23 Apr 2007, wrote:

    Eddie, the reason you haven't been ripping us off for years is because I suspect most of your listeners have more than 2 brain cells operating at one time.

    I would have thought this means they would be unlikely to call any premium rate line. Surely anyone who thinks that by paying £1 50 a minute (or whatever it is) to enter a "quiz", they have any chance of ending up richer than they started out, is not the smartest sandwich on the picnic. Sorry to be so brutal, but it's surely time they were told.

    Now on the other hand, your scheme of getting us to pay you a £150 cheque for each strapline submitted to the blog was pure financial genius, & you must be laughing all the way to the bank.
    Mind you, I'm a bit worried about Fifi. I don't know how many more straplines she can afford - she's already on a 3rd mortgage for the last lot you posted.

30. At 05:01 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Sorry, am I to understand someone gave you a facial at the weekend? Shiny, fresh Eric, eh? Lovely!

31. At 06:11 PM on 23 Apr 2007, Sunclap wrote:

    Rather than go to all the effort of dreaming up a rigged competition, why not just apologize for having had such a thing and set up a premium rate 'help line' for listeners to ring and complain or to seek support for mantal trauma?

32. At 12:33 PM on 24 Apr 2007, Belinda wrote:

    Sunclap (310: Better yet, why not set up a premium-rate compensation line so that people who have lost money on these shows can get their money back?