The Wine Bottle

Today we have a new Tesco Supermarket opening up in our Town.  Now according to our local radio station, this new store is going to be selling just about everything you could ever want.  It’s not really very fair for all the little independent traders who have been trading in the area for many years!!

Don’t get me wrong though I am sure in one way this is good for our area.  The new store has employed an addtional 250 staff, so at least that will be 250 less people getting benefits each week.

However, there is an awful lot of controversy because Tesco’s have been granted a 24 hour alcohol licence.  The new store is in an area of our town where crime is pretty high already.  I’m not convinced it is such a great idea granting them a 24 hour licence.  The scum that already roam the streets at night are just going to be even worse if they can get their hands on alcohol all night.

Don’t get me wrong though I am a lover of alcohol, but is it really necessary to be able to purchase it at 3.00 o’clock in the morning?

I have never felt the desire to still be drinking at this time of the morning and I would think if you are then you have a pretty bad alcohol problem.

The store was due to open at 8 this morning and I can imagine that they would have drafted in some local Dignitary and there will probably be a bit of a party afterwards.

I wonder if Tesco have provided the refreshments??

Personally my favourite wine is a glass of red, but I bet they will have quite a choice.  There will probably be German Wine, Italian Wine and maybe even some Portuguese Wine. I bit they haven’t gone all out though and provided any Champagne!!

Tesco have advertised that they are giving a local children’s hospice charity a 1,000 Pounds towards their new hospice.  This sounds like a huge amount, but when you consider that their 2009 pre-tax profits were just over 3 billion, it doesn’t really amount to much!!!

Tags: alcohol, Crime, Tesco, wine