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Joined: March 22, 2005 11:53 pm
Topics: 67 / Replies: 434
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Re: Mosquito Help

I read in the paper today that there are plants that produce chemicals to fend off mosquitos. I had heard this before but it's in the newspaper today...

16 years ago
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Re: Mosquito Help

I just have a couple of things that come to mind though you've likely alread jumped on these: Keep grass, bushes, trees cut back as much as possible...

16 years ago
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Re: Anyone want to share a charter flight?

If you could find someone who might want to fill the seats on the return flight to Continental US you might also get some cost relief.

16 years ago
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Re: Photos of the vacation home

That would be super!!......though, a) would he come all the way to Water Island and b) how much would THAT cost? 😎

16 years ago
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Re: Photos of the vacation home

Well, good idea. We've been taking pictures of the interior/exterior with our camera. However, we're amateurs and in taking our own pictures, we don...

16 years ago
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Re: Hs anyone heard of Benners bay

Some friends of ours decided to go back to live aboard their sail boat. They looked at Benner Bay/Compass Point Marina as well as Independent Boat Ya...

16 years ago
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Re: Water Island Mon Night Movies

Hmmmm.....if Rockydock is monitoring this board, they may be able to tell you. Or, PM me and I'll give you Heidi' Honeymoon Grill cell phone #.

16 years ago
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Re: Zapcar an option?

There are a lot of folks on Water Island that have golf carts. There are electric carts/cars that are "street legal" (seat belts, horn, turn signals,...

16 years ago
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Re: 20 Apartments.....

Daniel is on STX so I'm assuming, St. Croix.

16 years ago
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Re: Brown Recluse Spiders-OUCH!

A friend of ours was bitten by we do not know. But, the symptoms were similar to brown recluse. She ultimately went to the hospital (STT) and they ...

16 years ago
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Re: Which island best for kids age 10-12?

If it's a choice between STJ, STT and Water Island (and not STX), you may also consider Water Island. There are a lot of children that live on Water ...

16 years ago
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Re: Growing oranges

In Florida anyway, oranges/grapefruits/pumolo are usually ready around December/January timeframe. Not sure if the cycle is accelerated in the VI. W...

16 years ago
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Re: Until it's green... it's clean

My husband absolutely loves aspargus but absoutely refuses to eat it because of the aroma that is created after it's been processed.

16 years ago
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Re: DRIP IRRIGATION

Another idea may be to acquire one of those "plastic" cisterns from like Home Depot or something (rather than utilizing existing cistern or building n...

16 years ago
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Re: St. Thomas Crown Bay / Charlotte Amalie rental needed from August 2008

Just back from WI last week and the Casa apartments (just up from the WI Ferry Landing) have just posted on the WI bulletin board at least one opening...

16 years ago
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Re: Hangng clothes outdoors to dry????

Not to mention minimizing / reducing electricity costs.

16 years ago
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Re: How's the weather?

I returned to Florida last night from Water Island. It is way hotter here (in the 90s) than it is on Water Island and without trade winds/constant br...

16 years ago
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Re: Roof recoating costs

I agree with billd on the two thin coats. Might be a bigger pain and seem like twice the work but definitely the better way IMHO.

17 years ago
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Re: Roof recoating costs

We have a fairly large roof also about 2400 sq. ft. Top Coat materials alone were approximately $300 in total. We pressure washed & did the roof coa...

17 years ago
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Re: Independent Mail Centers on St. Thomas

There's Mail Boxes ETC....used to be called STT Communications....in Crown Bay Marina complex next to Tickles. Address 8161 Crown Bay Marina, Suite 31...

17 years ago
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Re: UPS vs. USPS vs. FedEx

Another factor may have been that after numerous visits to Customs PRISON (each time being turned away and told to go someplace else to get this, that...

17 years ago
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Re: UPS vs. USPS vs. FedEx

A tip.....learned when we shipped a container crammed full of stuff via Crowley to STT. If you have NEW stuff and are managing the shipment yourself ...

17 years ago
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Re: I know nothing about boats.

Is there no place to tie up a dinghy (12 ft or less) on either STJ or STT during the day or overnight? I've seen dinghy docks on East End STT and STJ...

17 years ago
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Re: Water Island living/moving

Artifact, I'll try to provide my opinion though know that I do not live on WI full time. Is it practical to commute to STT? I noticed the ferry s...

17 years ago
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