Remember when getting a loaf of bread or a pint of milk meant just a short walk (or a short drive in the country) to the local corner shop? Now you probably make a family excursion to your local Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's or Morrisons. ... Remember when refuelling the car was something you did when the fuel light came on? Oh, fuel light on, there's a station... fill up. ...In the future we are going to have to be more organised. ...Our filling stations are currently closing at the rate of one per day, according to the Petrol Retailers' Association!That's bad news for road users who can no longer rely on filling up conveniently. It's bad news for people like me who hate queuing, because - as the number of filling stations dwindle - the only ones remaining get busier and we have to queue for the privilege of filling up our cars. It's also another nail in the coffin of local shopping. ... It very possibly stocks some local produce, bakery, milk, plus local papers and magazines. ...Finally, it is bad news for local economies the length and breadth of this land....The only winners now will the big supermarkets who really don't need to control more of our spending.
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