STXBob
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Re: Stupid things that tourists say or do! Please add!

While I was boarding an American Eagle flight in San Juan, bound for St. Croix, an old woman kept complaining bitterly about having to relinquish her ...

14 years ago
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Re: Think the murder rate here is high - try Venezuela!

"According to the FBI, New Orleans had the highest murder rate of municipalities per 100,000 residents in the United States in 2009 with 28 homicides ...

14 years ago
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Re: Can anyone recommend at nice 2 day get a way from STX to STJ???

Do you just want recommendations for lodging, or a whole itinerary with transportation, lodging, activities and meals? What's your budget?

14 years ago
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Re: StX Restaurant Ratings

Yes, Above The Cliff is open. I was just there on Tuesday night. Chockman now posts occasionally as AboveTheCliff.

14 years ago
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Re: MRSA staph infection

Dr. Richard Olans on STX has a sub-specialty in Infectious Disease. I met him socially a couple of years ago, so I don't know much about his practice....

14 years ago
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Re: 2011 IRB Tax Refund

Wow Marty! What has IRB said about the delays? I wonder if you can revise your past filings to apply the overpayment to taxes due for 2011, instead of...

14 years ago
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Re: Stupid things that tourists say or do! Please add!

In that case, here are stupid things tourists do: - Go swimming in January - Spend a month of income in one week - Anything a resident would not...

14 years ago
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Re: Stupid things that tourists say or do! Please add!

One visitor, who came down in the summer, was suprised when I said I last went scuba diving in January. (No, the water is not freezing cold here in Ja...

14 years ago
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Re: Mosquitoes in Cistern

I think most mosquitoes enter the cistern by laying eggs in the standing water in the gutter and then getting washed in with the next rain, and any sc...

14 years ago
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Re: transporting pets

Try these threads: Subject: "Relocation with my dog?" Subject: "moving a beloved dog"

14 years ago
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Re: st croix---recommendation for wedding officiant?

Peter Skrivanos of the Pickled Greek can officiate a wedding. 340.713.1868

14 years ago
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Re: Cows in Cotton Valley

Those look like Senepol Cattle, and the bird is a Cattle Egret. (I also call them "lawnmower birds" because they walk behind lawnmowers looking for ex...

14 years ago
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Re: Is it really "island time" or is it rudeness?

I said that anybody who runs a business with a stateside mentality "can do well" not "will do well." Whom would you do business with? The guy who retu...

14 years ago
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Re: Is it really "island time" or is it rudeness?

We live here, and our friendly phone messages and emails are frequently ignored, even from doctors' and dentists' offices, even when the gist of our m...

14 years ago
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Re: Help! My message board has shrunk!

Ctrl-0 (zero) will also get your browswer back to 100%.

14 years ago
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Re: desperately need HELP with a plumbing situation!

Another idea: Turn off the water until the area dries. Then turn on the water and watch for the first spot that turns wet.

14 years ago
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Re: desperately need HELP with a plumbing situation!

I don't know about dye, but try Mike Sissem at 513-0056. He's a good plumber. Just wondering: If you have a leak, isn't there already water comin...

14 years ago
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Re: public schools

Here are some previous threads on corporal punishment in USVI public schools: Subject: Corporal Punishment allowed in USVI public schools Date:...

14 years ago
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Re: Small Inns, bed and breakfast or just a beach rental - STX

What are you looking for besides quiet, comfy and on the beach? Cheap or expensive, close to town/restaurants/diving/other? Then we can help you narro...

14 years ago
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Re: Small Inns, bed and breakfast or just a beach rental - STX

I recommend Villa Margarita: It's oceanfront, and a very short walk (about 100 yards) to the beach at Gentle Winds. Disclosure: I am friends o...

14 years ago
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Re: Getting a Driver's License on STT

YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IF YOU: • Live in the Virgin Islands for three months or more in a calendar year. An "out-of-state student"...

14 years ago
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Re: public schools

I also went to a good public school. I think the point is to give your kids a good education, whether it's public or private. Either way, you pay for ...

14 years ago
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Re: Price Comparison from 2006 to Today

I think the current WAPA rate is about 40 cents per kilowatthour. See nationwide averages at Comparing residential rates only, our WAPA rate is rou...

14 years ago
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Re: Price Comparison from 2006 to Today

Anecdotally, food prices on STX appear to be about twice as high as the stateside average. Gasoline prices on STX are about the same as the state...

14 years ago
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Re: ok....moving to st croix july 1st....what would you bring?

what is RE From: "REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) is a privately held American retail corporation organized as a consumers' cooperative, sell...

14 years ago
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