Congratulations, Alexandra 🙂 I wish you many years of wedded bliss!

Johnnycake, I returned to St. Croix several years ago after living in Europe (8years), California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Colorado. ...

Sad to say, but I suspect you'll find that at the root of the differences is the matter of "money." There should be more cooperation between StX ...

Click "Start" Right-Click "My Computer" Click "Properties" Click the tab that says "Hardware" Click the button that says "Device M...

Make sure speakers are plugged into the correct jack...assuming your soundcard is OK and has the proper drivers loaded.

A cistern stores rainwater that is collected by the roof of the house. Most homes in the VI do not have access to potable water, like you would have i...

...it is still tied to the cost per barrel of oil. The HOVENSA refinery gets its oil mainly from Venezuela. HOVENSA is a partnership between HESS Oil ...

We usually go to the hardware store and grab a few bags of the granular insecticide and sprinkle it around the outside of the house...the occasional c...

There are at least three martial arts schools on STX that I know of: Evworth Charles has a Tae-kwon-do dojo in Peter's Rest. Excellent instructor...

Alexandra, ROFLMAO !!!

nycgirl asks: "What's your worst/craziest island-commute story?" On any given morning, I'll be halfway to work when I'll notice a hitch-hiki...

Daisy, Yes, the stock symbol is AHC...Amerada Hess Corporation. HOVENSA used to be HESS Oil. The current company is a joint venture between ...

DL said: "I'm not sure if I fully agree with your post, there are good native young men out there, many of whom are products of the public school...

Jane, Although I carry the screen name "Native Son" I am not native to STX...I came here when I was 9 years old. Back then, people from off-...

Thanks Shelly 🙂 I taught at a private school here for a few years and watched a lot of kids come and go. They were always so anxious to get off...

Emperors_Angel, IMHO, the boys should finish high school without being uprooted. They have their social circle, they are comfortable, and it woul...

Hello, Jane, hmmmm..."predictably belligerent"...I like that 🙂 Saying we are "not exposed to LIFE here" may ruffle some feathers. Those of...

Hmmm.... "I stand by my prmeise that they are not being exposed to LIFE here. I agree cross cultural exchange is good and travel to foreign clime...

Hey Dave, one of the protocols of "Netiquette" is that if you type in caps it means that you are shouting 🙂 WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT US??? L...

public schoolteacher says: "Until we get some competent Administrators in the head offices of the Education Dept. it will continue like this." ...

LOL!! Well said, Rich 🙂

sand86 said: "Wouldnt STX be a perfect place for a descent public trans system" It would be perfect, IMHO. The problem is, people are very a...

Terry said: "The one thing that a Home Depot should be good for is more availibilty of products. I do agree that it would be nice to keep Wallm...

Thanks Autumn

Danieljude said: "Although I'm sure a Home Depot would be convenient, I am hoping that the local nurseries, specialized industries and other hard...