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becky sharp
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When asked how he would pass his time on the desert island, whilst waiting to be rescued,Sir Terry Leahy former Tesco boss said on Desert Island Discs that he would collect driftwood and build a Tesco on the corner of the island... <yikes>

A memory of his Dad made this beautiful song by The Fureys one of his choices for the island....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z265BuKCQrc
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Feb 2 2013 @ 12.54pm in "Tesco - Where's my Mum?" - Mobson Post 52
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Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, a 35 billion pound empire after starting at the Co-op as a boy shelf-stacker... is on DID right now...will Kirsty Young be mentioning the dreaded horsemeat affair, or was it recorded before this broke!
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I thought he came over as a thoroughly decent chap.
Me too, in fact I really enjoyed this particular DID.....actually listened to it until a phone call interrupted near the end which I shall make a point of listening to....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qdr2m
Edited by Mobson, Feb 4 2013, 11:05 AM.
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I've since listened from where I left off yesterday - his last record choice, from Bizet's Carmen - Act 1 Habanera - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle- instead of Kiri Te Kanawa, my version would be with Julia Migenes Johnson/Placido Domingo/Orchestre National de France. Thoroughly approve of his choice of books, the complete works of Charles Dickens...and his luxury - tea! Finally his ultimate record of choice Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D major - which was the music played out at my 36 year old sister's funeral back in 1997....

I also like his choice of Cat Steven's Father & Son, which has very special memories for me after it was released on his vinyl album 'Tea for the Tillerman' in 1907 - 1970...boy I don't know how many times we played that! <happy>
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Mobson
Feb 4 2013, 11:06 AM

I also like his choice of Cat Stevens Father & Son which has very special memories for me after it was released on his vinyl album Tea for the Tillerman in 1907 - boy I don't know how many times we played that! <happy>
Was it really that long go?
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...Oooops! Yeah amazingly modernist was that man Cat! ;)
Edited by Mobson, Feb 4 2013, 11:50 AM.
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becky sharp
Feb 4 2013, 08:15 AM
When asked how he would pass his time on the desert island, whilst waiting to be rescued,Sir Terry Leahy former Tesco boss said on Desert Island Discs that he would collect driftwood and build a Tesco on the corner of the island... <yikes>

Reminds me of the old story.....

Bangladesh have been banned from the football World Cup since 1978 when, in their first match, they were awarded a corner and opened a shop....
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Norm Deplume
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Ah. Yes.

Q. What do they call a bangladeshi who has NOT got a corner shop.


A. Doctor
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becky sharp
Feb 4 2013, 08:15 AM
When asked how he would pass his time on the desert island, whilst waiting to be rescued,Sir Terry Leahy former Tesco boss said on Desert Island Discs that he would collect driftwood and build a Tesco on the corner of the island... <yikes>

Creating a 'cargo cult' for yourself is quite absurd business practise.....who will shop in it whilst he is alone on his island?
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becky sharp
Feb 4 2013, 08:15 AM
When asked how he would pass his time on the desert island, whilst waiting to be rescued,Sir Terry Leahy former Tesco boss said on Desert Island Discs that he would collect driftwood and build a Tesco on the corner of the island... <yikes>

Har har har ..... very funny Sir Tel ......

They are opening up all over the place round here. A well-known nice big 30s 'road-house' type pub has been given Metro planning permission recently despite big public protests - there's that one in a church ............ Did George Orwell predict all this?

New Tescos 'convenience' store to be .....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7514040188_5a987fb1a7_z.jpg
Edited by caissier, Feb 6 2013, 01:57 PM.
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Bangladesh have been banned from the football World Cup since 1978 when, in their first match, they were awarded a corner and opened a shop....

Q. What do they call a bangladeshi who has NOT got a corner shop.
A. Doctor


<yikes> back-to-the-70s jokes!
Edited by caissier, Feb 6 2013, 02:03 PM.
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Hugh Mosby-Joaquin
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When I was teaching in the 1980s, I hada lively discussion with 12-year olds in a history lesson. "Why did the Romans build all those dead-straight roads across England?", I asked.
One bright spark thrust a hand in the air, and pointed at Abid in the front, " Sir, 'cos if there were corners, Abid's dad would build shops all the way along it."
Racist joke? Not really, you have to go with the flow at times. Well, we all shared the joke. <laugh>
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May-Cee

Being a working-class trollop (you could take me nowhere) I say bulldoze the bijoux, fancy-pants, niche-market wee shops and build more Tescos.

After a hard day at work, all I want is a one-stop shop where I can load up with cheap booze, cheap ciggies and cheap horseburgers.
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May-Cee, you sound like a cool down to earth gal, and to crown it all, you like Bill Evans.
Edited by dai Cottomy, Feb 7 2013, 04:31 PM.
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A cigarette's walk down the lane - or less if you walk quickly - there's a precinct of about 15 retail units, 5 or 6 of which are currently empty. As far as I'm aware, 4 or 5 of the occupied ones are soon to be taken over by a Tesco Express. Two of these are restaurants, which I think are planning to move into some of the other units. One of them is a "corner shop", which has been there since the precinct opened. I don't suppose it will be able to compete with Tesco - it's already struggling to compete with the newsagent/PO and the booze shop, both of which now sell a wide variety of products. I'm not sure how they will fare when Tesco arrives, or even if the newsagent will be staying - I heard a rumour that the Indian restaurant will be moving in there. However, the man at Booze Bargain, which sounds like May-Cee's sort of place - although I'm not sure they sell horseburgers - assures me that they'll be staying, so that's alright.

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