STXBob
@STXBob
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Joined: July 16, 2006 3:37 pm
Last seen: February 21, 2019 8:13 am
Topics: 55 / Replies: 2083
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Re: Driver's License Renewal (Stt)

Below is the BMV's paper form for a Driver's License Application. I would go with the paper form instead of what the website says. I renewed in March ...

12 years ago
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Re: Retire St Croix

USVI has a hidden 5% sales tax called the Gross Receipts Tax, which is compounded by the number of local middlemen. For example, if a food distributor...

12 years ago
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Re: BBVI New Speed

Bombi, JE, and Poodle: I think your speed (1.5Mbps down and 0.6Mbps up) is the standard, correct speed for the basic package from BBVI.

12 years ago
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Re: Luggage repair STX

Maybe Wilsons' Cruzan Canvas can do it:

12 years ago
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Re: Parasailing Death

I compared deaths based on vehicle miles traveled because it's a common way to compare transportation safety. Deaths per 100 million hours of particip...

12 years ago
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Re: Parasailing Death

STXBOB, is the "miles driven" figure for USA or international. Likewise are the parasailing figures USA or international? All figures are for U...

12 years ago
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Re: Parasailing Death

30 years is a ridiculous time span to use for a sport that barely started thirty years ago...I am sure that your research also showed a decline in inj...

12 years ago
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Re: Parasailing Death

The originating post on this thread shows poor judgment on the captains part, the fact that someone died is a very very rare thing, I'd wager to guess...

12 years ago
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Re: Closing on our house and moving in just three weeks

...it's just common knowledge that most folks who move to the islands last about 5 years or less. Much less. About half the transplants move out ...

12 years ago
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Re: USVI Moving Center - Cost of Living

There are codes in place for minimum cistern sizes. I think it's 10 gallons per sq ft of roof area for single-story houses, and 15 gallons for two-sto...

12 years ago
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Re: USVI Moving Center - Cost of Living

You may have to purchase truckloads of water during dry spells. It depends on your usage and location. East end of STX is usually dryer than west end....

12 years ago
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Re: Relocated post: Advice/help

Here is Innovative's online directory:

12 years ago
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Re: Relocated post: Advice/help

Bone: You'll do just fine with English only. Knowing Spanish is a bonus. Some people recommend a long PMV, in a housekeeping situation, but I don...

12 years ago
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Re: Relocated post: Advice/help

Afriend makes good points. I would just add that there is a LOT more crime in the USVI than in the states, on average. Search the forum for plenty of ...

12 years ago
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Re: scale STT

Funny story: There is (or was) an employee at SeaFlight who was very good at estimating your weight. They have to ask your weight at check-in, but thi...

12 years ago
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Re: Daily Weather Forecast Sites

I found the definition for "chance of rain", a.k.a. "Probability of Precipitation" or PoP. It means the chance of measurable rain at any given point i...

12 years ago
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Re: Closing on our house and moving in just three weeks

I believe that Theodore Tunick & Co is an agent, not an underwriter. It's the underwriter's ability to pay that you care about. For example: Lloyds of...

12 years ago
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Re: Daily Weather Forecast Sites

Those forecasts are all correct. They're all over the place, just like our weather! I don't even understand the meaning of X% chance of rain. Doe...

12 years ago
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Re: Comparing WAPA rates to other Caribbean islands

Here is the correct link to the article, "Tibbar Energy Teams with Agriculture, VIWMA "

12 years ago
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Re: "UPS" scam alert!

Or just say, "Terrific! Now, what is the handling fee for this, and should I send it to you in cash, gold, or Western Union?"

12 years ago
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Re: Excellent Letter to the Editor in VI Daily News

For precisely the reason that the numbers simply don't work. We had our chance with South East and blew it. No comprendo. What happened with Sou...

12 years ago
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Re: Comparing WAPA rates to other Caribbean islands

Trinidad + Tobago is an oil-rich nation, so they heavily subsidize their energy rates.

12 years ago
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Re: Excellent Letter to the Editor in VI Daily News

Maybe our willingness to pay exorbitant rates per KwHr would entice a competing energy producer. "Are you tired of paying WAPA over 50 cents per KwHr?...

12 years ago
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Re: Excellent Letter to the Editor in VI Daily News

...his wife is Jan Mitchell, yogurt they own Mitchell Larson Gallery (art Glass). A few years ago, Jan told me they went back on the grid as a ba...

12 years ago
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Re: Innovative Internet nightmare

DonExodus, you have my sympathies. Innovative should be called Inoperative.

12 years ago
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