No TVs in Seaside restaurants

[Iris]

I am looking to buy some cheap flat screen TVs.. anyone know where i could pick one up?

Keep me on the list!

 

[Beach Runner]

I am looking to buy some cheap flat screen TVs.. anyone know where i could pick one up?

I'm sure there are some available in Seaside.

We have old-school TVs in our beach house. We figure that without expensive electronics, it's not worth robbing. Although our rental guests prefer taking our pillow shams (without the matching duvet covers), our acrylic Williams-Sonoma tumblers and wine glasses, our salad forks and teaspoons, and our soap dishes.

Although we did lose a rental because the first question they asked was if we had a 40" or larger flat screen in the living room.

 

[jswbjw]

This is a crying shame. First of all, The Tarpon Club IS after all, a bar. (A bar that serves great food, but a bar nonetheless.) I fondly remember coming to Seaside in the fall, with our first stop at the Tarpon Club to grab a beer and watch Vandy almost defeat Bama while we waited for check-in time. Sad to think we will have to make our first stop at Shades now if we are to catch an SEC game while we wait to check in.

 

[Teresa]

I'm sure there are some available in Seaside.

We have old-school TVs in our beach house. We figure that without expensive electronics, it's not worth robbing. Although our rental guests prefer taking our pillow shams (without the matching duvet covers), our acrylic Williams-Sonoma tumblers and wine glasses, our salad forks and teaspoons, and our soap dishes.

Although we did lose a rental because the first question they asked was if we had a 40" or larger flat screen in the living room.

surely renters don't take the TVs home with them. At least, I've never heard this to be a problem. Just fyi, we definitely look for pretty good TVs when going on vacation, even though we aren't big TV watchers. When we do go on vacation, we may have more time for movies and so we definitely check out the type TVs along with the size beds (king!).

 

[Beach Runner]

surely renters don't take the TVs home with them. At least, I've never heard this to be a problem. Just fyi, we definitely look for pretty good TVs when going on vacation, even though we aren't big TV watchers. When we do go on vacation, we may have more time for movies and so we definitely check out the type TVs along with the size beds (king!).

No, but in the off-season break-ins are a possibility. When potential burglars look into a house and see old-school TVs, they're not gonna bother. Can't be pawned for enough money to take the risk. Burglar alarms don't really help much.

We have two king bedrooms and two bedrooms with bunks and twins for the kids.

 

[millseynz]

A great TV is a real selling point here if you want to rent. Most visitors are families with some disposable income so their TV at home is most likely to be a new one. If you have 2 young children who are used to these new TV's, to have an old can be deal breaker. To solve security problems during off season, rent to snow-birds. Lower your rate and they will be there. My snow-birds don't steal a thing, in fact they leave more extras than when they arrived.

No, but in the off-season break-ins are a possibility. When potential burglars look into a house and see old-school TVs, they're not gonna bother. Can't be pawned for enough money to take the risk. Burglar alarms don't really help much.

We have two king bedrooms and two bedrooms with bunks and twins for the kids.

 

[Rita]

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Are off season break-ins much of a problem? In the whole time I've been on this message board, I've never read of many problems. I remember a thread once about some teens entering and partying in a property or something of that sort. Just curious BR as to if this is a fear/concern or if it is a known problem...

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[Beach Runner]

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Are off season break-ins much of a problem? In the whole time I've been on this message board, I've never read of many problems. I remember a thread once about some teens entering and partying in a property or something of that sort. Just curious BR as to if this is a fear/concern or if it is a known problem...

I just remember some posts about this sort of thing in the off-season, and I am pretty much a worrywart.

 

[Geo]

That is not true as I know it. The TVs are only being removed from my Restaurant's. I am doing it at the request of my landlord. I agreed for a variety of reasons but primarily to keep the focus on the food, drink, conversation and the beautiful gulf and sunsets. These days anyone who wants to watch a game or follow a score may do so with a smart phone. While I struggled with this decision, I stand by it.

Hi Dave,

Appreciate you chiming in.

I had a few drinks last early evening sitting at the bar upstairs at the Tarpon Club. On a positive note- I love the deck expansion. Fantastic. But keeping it real-

I gotta say I was put off when I heard about the decision to remove the TV's from behind the bar upstairs. Look, I could get on board with this move if the intent is to preserve and enhance the culinary experience, ambience, conversation, etc. of the restaurants in Seaside. But at the end of the day- Bud and Alley's upstairs is a great *BAR*. There is a place for a TV or two in a great bar in an area like ours with sports minded patrons. It's quite enjoyable on a lazy fall day to have a beer and catch a bit of a game sitting upstairs. I don't want to go to Shade's. But let's get to the heart of the matter-

Does removing the TV's make one of the best bars in the US any less great? Well, no. But does it honestly make it any better?

Turn the volume down/off- sure. Get the TV's out of the restaurants- no problemo.

But if your landlord wants to make a bold change to make the upstairs bar at Bud's more enjoyable for all why doesn't he request something from you like banning smoking during lunch/dinner full menu hours?

Geo

 

[Kurt]

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Are off season break-ins much of a problem? In the whole time I've been on this message board, I've never read of many problems. I remember a thread once about some teens entering and partying in a property or something of that sort. Just curious BR as to if this is a fear/concern or if it is a known problem...


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