Alexandra
@Alexandra
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Joined: May 9, 2006 1:12 pm
Topics: 68 / Replies: 1360
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Re: Racial Harmony?

Hotels are already pretty much fully booked for St. Patrick's Day, so anyone who wants to check out the party had better call and book any lingering v...

18 years ago
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Re: No Pets

Birds are specifically refused by most HOA's that say no pets. Fish in an aquarium are pretty much the only thing allowed officially at most condo co...

18 years ago
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Re: Question: Bringing things back stateside

What we have been told by Customs to pass onto all the military crews we deal with is the following quotas: Generally, they can take up to 6 lite...

18 years ago
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Re: 411 please

Long distance on my home phone line that I use only for faxes is 5 cents per minute. The line doesn't have great quality, however. Expect a fair amo...

18 years ago
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Re: love trader joe's?

Becky - Walmart has stores in Mexico and Central America and presumably further south, so it wouldn't be a stretch for them to open a store in the USV...

18 years ago
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Re: We have another one!!!!

Dave - I am on STX, so I don't have a room to offer you on STT. My son who is about to graduate from college is on the mainland but will undoubtedly ...

18 years ago
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Re: We have another one!!!!

Dave - if you are arriving without much $$ in your wallet, you might want to start with a backpack of necessities such as shorts, swim trunks, t-shirt...

18 years ago
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Re: Do many people fail to make the move?

kokopelli - I have heard that kind of story from a number of people who left the island to return to the mainland. They moved to the islands to find ...

18 years ago
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Re: Tivo

Maybe you can just go the "low tech" route and videotape the shows you might want to watch later. I don't watch much tv to start with, I admit, but s...

18 years ago
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Re: picking a car rental on stx

Centerline Car Rentals is also a good place to try. Some of the board posters have had good luck with Mid-West Auto Rental, also. Car rental com...

18 years ago
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Re: STT vs. STX

beachbumbq - thanks for the kind remark. I do appreciate the humor with which you made it and am glad to have been able to help answer your questions...

18 years ago
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Re: We have another one!!!!

Dave - give Ronnie a call at Villa Fairview. He has affordable housing to get you started while you get your bearings on the island and find a place ...

18 years ago
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Re: Homeowners insurance

When you are estimating your likely coverage expense, keep in mind that you don't have to insure the land value, so take 80% of your purchase price as...

18 years ago
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Re: drivers license

It took less than an hour when I went in to have my name changed on my driver's license. They even changed the name on my vehicle registration at the...

18 years ago
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Re: Do many people fail to make the move?

Tonia - the post you were answering was three years old, so you probably won't hear back from that original poster. The questions asked are still...

18 years ago
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Re: Restaurants being sold

Staff is definitely one of the key ingredients that makes some restaurants succeed against all odds and others fail despite what appeared to be a good...

18 years ago
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Re: STT vs. STX

STT is a lot busier than STX and has lots more shopping and services available. STX doesn't have as many organized activities and tourist events goin...

18 years ago
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Re: What is St Croix like these days?

Yes, the best Plaza grocery store and the best/biggest KMart are both located towards the west end of the island. In that, the west end definitely ha...

18 years ago
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Re: Electronics Stores STX

if your husband can repair the kind of damage that salt air corrosion causes in all sorts of electronics, then he can become a very rich man on STX!! ...

18 years ago
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Re: Restaurants being sold

I often have the thought that someone who came in and started a new restaurant instead of just taking over an old one would be better off much of the ...

18 years ago
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Re: What is St Croix like these days?

A Cruzan - I definitely agree that a high percentage of the people who reman on the island are those who have had success in making friends among the ...

18 years ago
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Re: Work in St. Croix

Joy - what type of jobs would you be looking for? As you will see expressed often on this board, most employers won't consider you as a serious candi...

18 years ago
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Re: What is St Croix like these days?

Joy - It sounds like you have the outlook that makes for a more positive introduction to the island. Let me know when you book your dates. I'd enjoy...

18 years ago
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Re: Need some help about moving back to states

you can usually ship items by the pallet if you don't have enough for a full container. You pay by the cubic foot and the shipping company generally ...

18 years ago
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Re: relocating

narrowing down the island you will move to is definitely your first step. After that, what also is important for people to know to help with question...

18 years ago
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