Oban Times Article

[nimby]

I read the OT article relating to the little tearoom on Easdale versus the Pub on Seil. I was kind of wondering well a few things really...I know this little tearoom has been there for a while and closed last year now someone has offered to run it for free to raise funds for the museum. I think that is a great idea and would like to thank whoever it is that has offered their services.

I am inclined to now bypass the pub and go the the island for a cup of tea.

On the other note I am surprised the owner of the pub make such a fuss in particular his comment towards locals who have holiday homes.

I would love to hear comments on this as I did expect to already see them before I joined.

p.s. the threat of anyone on the island to sell up and move on doesn't really matter there will always be people who just love it here waiting to fill their vacated space.

Why can't everyone just get on?

[spiderman]

Sadly, it seems like pretty dismal behaviour by the pub owner

[harbourseal]

Wonders will never cease! I actually agree with Arachnid in tight latex!

[Seil Sally]

My Goodness! - this is very similar to the "badger" debacle!

It would seem to a casual observer like myself that in one case, the dwellers have either been forced ( physically or emotionally ) from their home OR have chosen to move on, having exhausted the once abundant pickings in the immediate locality, favouring a new area where they can settle without resentment or persecution; ........and then there are the badgers!!

Before we know it, the jugemental element of the population will be blaming lethargy for the "Games" not going ahead.

Just so I've got a full grasp of all the details, and not having visited either beveridge facility, my burning question is : "is there a difference in cost, for example, for a milky tea or a wee scone (jam optional )?"

This could have a bearing, fairly or otherwise, on the attached poll

[Pentlandpirate]

Very well put Sally. I don't think cost has anything to do with it. A bit of bitterness in the letter to the paper I'm sure. But he is right on one thing. It's a shame that a business with so much to offer, brewery, bar, restaurant in a beautiful location should be looking for a new buyer, no matter what the reason . See http://uk.businessesforsale.com/uk/Seil ... -Sale.aspx and you see the reasons for sale quoted in it.

It can't be good for tourism, jobs, investment in the area, and ultimately for the local community. If what Sally hints at is true, then shame on those who contributed. The place sometimes sounds like Yugoslavia and the ugly war that split it apart.

Like Nimby says, "Why can't everyone just get on?"

[novus ordo seclorum]

So; its farewell to "The Woolpack"; what's the betting that when new owners move in we'll have to start calling it "The Queen Vic"

[Tim Bowles]

Interesting, if sad, that the OB is for sale. I have to say I was a wee bit surprised myself at the piece in the OT, I struggle a bit to see how the Easdale tearoom can possibly be any serious competition to the OB whatsoever.

[Ticonderoga]

I seem to remember that when, in days not so long gone by, there were three thriving hotel/pubs on Seil, welcoming locals and visitors alike, neither threatened the viability of the others and certainly none were intimidated by any business on Easdale Island. Let's be realistic. people open businesses to make money - the Oyster Bar was not an altruistic enterprise and was set up with a deal of publicity and, no doubt, the odd grant or two out of the public purse. If it's closing and the owners are selling up, it will surely be because of business or personal reasons - it's hard to believe that the poor souls feel they are being forced from their premises - just a handy excuse to attract unwarranted sympathy.