A) Don't try British sarcasm on the Gendarme; B) don't try to dry your hair, roast a chicken and charge a drill all at the same time on a three day drained leisure battery; and the classic, C) never...
It's actually pretty tricky to write an explanation to why this is true from perhaps the most idyllic bar/ restaurant in all the Alps (Le Hors Piste, Chatel)! We're dry, have mains power, speedy wifi...