Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
In the event, however, local trades people were left to suffer losses and this is bound to have left a reluctance to become involved in such a venture in future.
Phil, I've seen several references to this stated by folks in this thread. Can you elaborate a little on it? What do you mean by "left to suffer losses"? Was this just a case of them not selling enough of their wares to make a profit and being left disappointed? Or were they somehow taken advantage of?