Jules
Jules
@Jules
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Joined: January 21, 2006 5:34 pm
Topics: 30 / Replies: 511
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Re: something like mapquest for stt?

Three or four names?? Seems like most of them have zero names, LOL.

17 years ago
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Re: U.S. Virgin Islands gets U.S. Mint Quarter

I'm looking forward to it. I wonder how far along they are in the design process? In reading the link it sounds like the VI will submit initial conc...

17 years ago
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Re: "Good" house design

I used to have a bookmark for VI building codes-- can't find it. I recall that the cistern size is codified. If I remember correctly, 10 gal per squ...

17 years ago
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Re: Earth Hour Saturday Night 8pm ! !

LOL, cathy-- where I live WAPA honored Earth Hour several times a day last summer. They are SO environmentally conscious 😉

17 years ago
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Re: Temperature Discrepancies

Varies quite a bit from location to location depending on the orientation of the site, elevation, etc. Sometimes it's almost chilly where I live, esp...

17 years ago
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Re: Cell Phones

Just the colon and the parenthesis-- no "+"

17 years ago
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Re: Cost of Living Page

There is a local avocado but it tastes nothing like good ol' Haas avocados. It's the Haas that are expensive and sometimes hard to come by.

17 years ago
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Re: bugs in bags and boxes!!!

Yeah, I've found the same thing. It's really a bummer when the infested item is "fresh" from the store. I wonder how much money I've wasted on pantr...

17 years ago
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Re: pros and cons of moving a family

Well said, Trade. That logic has bothered me too.

17 years ago
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Re: potted plants

Charlotte Amalie, I assume 🙂

17 years ago
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Re: potted plants

Bryan's Plants (north side). Lots of great plants; best selection of herbs. My favorite plant place. ABC Nursery (Skyline Nursery? can't remem...

17 years ago
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Re: How often are power and phone outages in STT

No, I only use Choice's internet. I have cable and phone from Innovative. Innovative's cable is not good, at least in my location. Frequent dro...

17 years ago
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Re: How often are power and phone outages in STT

I've only been here ~ 20 months, so my answer is limited by that time. My experience is that the frequency of power and phone outages depends on ...

17 years ago
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Re: Need some Feedback on this one!!

Scenes from The Wizard of Oz... Does not sound like a good idea to me. It probably wouldn't even take hurricane force winds to damage your trail...

17 years ago
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Re: Definitive list of online retailers who ship to USVI

I haven't found many places that won't ship to the VI, but I frequently run into this problem: when trying to order online, the drop-down menu used f...

17 years ago
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Re: crime in the peterborg area????

stxem, in the stateside cities you mentioned are the crimes that lead to those higher numbers crimes against tourists? My impression is that the...

17 years ago
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Re: Archaeology jobs?

The only ongoing work I'm aware of is on St. John (Cinnamon Bay). You can google "Cinnamon Bay archaeology" and find a few things to read. The F...

17 years ago
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Re: crime in the peterborg area????

I think it is possible to live in a place like this without overt paranoia but with an elevated awareness of personal safety issues. As for Peter...

17 years ago
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Re: Firearms and Hunting in De VI

While I support citizen's rights to own guns, the idea of allowing hunting on islands as small as STT or STJ is baffling.

17 years ago
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Re: wind power

Thanks, erkm. I hadn't kept up with this in the last few years. Looks like the nanosolar "paint" is still a ways off. I looked around for info ...

17 years ago
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Re: wind power

How do wind turbines (tower-style) hold up to hurricane force winds? A few years back I saw a new wind power product that is small, low-profile, ...

17 years ago
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Re: Flora/fauna

I'm currently getting an up-close opportunity to observe fauna. A brown crested anole, specifically. Andy the Anole decided that my bedroom is h...

17 years ago
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Re: Just for Fun...

One thing I forgot to put in the "like" column-- and I really wanted to write this because this like seems so counter to most other opinions: I l...

17 years ago
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Re: Just for Fun...

1. 1 1/2 years, STT 2. U.S. 3. Because I could and because life is short 4. The views, the views, the views; sometimes my work; the...

17 years ago
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Re: Fruit & Vegetable Exports

Not sure, and it's been a while since I've flown out/in, but I think there is something on the customs form that you fill out at the airport that asks...

17 years ago
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