A year ago, I was nearly killed by Tesco.
A new store being built over the railway line at Gerrards Cross collapsed just minutes after my Chiltern Railways train passed under it.
The supermarket giant had won planning permission for the store on appeal after a huge fight. We always thought the structure looked too flimsy for its own good, but you assume that the experts know what they're doing. On 30 June 2005, we found out we were right all along. Eight weeks of transport chaos ensued.
A year on, the site lies abandoned. Tesco signs disfigure the railway station. The supermarket giant has refused to explain why the tunnel collapsed. We have no idea if Tesco will resume work.
In short, a farce. The only saving grace is that no-one was killed or injured in Gerrards Cross on Thursday 30 June 2005.
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