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: No Fireworks for Carnival this year!

I think we have a kleptocracy, not a plutocracy. From: "Plutocracy ... defines a society or a system ruled and dominated by the small minority of...

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Re: shipping car versus buying

my understanding is any foreign part I assume you mean any foreign part in a car subjects the car to import duty. There's no such thing as a...

10 years ago
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Re: water delivery

Marco is good too. 778-1035

10 years ago
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Re: Installing missiles on the rear of my vehicle

Should I be wary about this type of driving on STX? Yes. While STX roads are generally flatter and straighter than STT roads, we still have some ...

10 years ago
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Re: Looking for a used washing machine

I agree. You should never put puppies in a washing machine (thread).

10 years ago
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Re: USVI vs. Belize (or other central american countries)

st croixs economy is a bit worse/worst ( which one is it ) off than stt due to hovensa closing. "Worse" is correct, since you are comparing two t...

10 years ago
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Re: Caller-ID

If you don't get Caller ID working, there are automated call screening systems you can buy, like FortiVoice below. I have no experience with that part...

10 years ago
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Re: Pool water -> cistern ?

If you're just lowering the pool a little, send it over the side. If you are emptying the entire pool for maintenance, then I'd put the water in a cis...

10 years ago
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Re: USVI vs. Belize (or other central american countries)

4) Health care--would assume USVI has advantage since US based hospitals covered by insurance, and eventually medicare in US territory, so advantage o...

10 years ago
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Re: With or Without

If you order a pina colada at a Spanish place, they might ask "con?" which is shorthand for "with rum?"

10 years ago
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Re: Potential Tax on Internet Purchases

and when was the last time usa had a balanced budget? That would be from 1998 to 2001. From:

10 years ago
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Re: Recommendations to Ship HH items DFW -> STT

USPS maximum weight is 70 lbs. Can you split it into smaller boxes? UPS Ground maximum weight is 150 lbs, and you can ship it to a freight forwar...

10 years ago
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Re: Island Life, A Perspective from Past Residents

When I went to WAPA, they were even delightful and helpful. So far I haven't had a problem with customer service anywhere. Just the opposite. That beg...

10 years ago
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Re: Potential Tax on Internet Purchases

I wonder what he means by 'realization of customs duty'? It probably means to enforce and collect based on existing customs duty laws. They could...

10 years ago
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Re: Average VIPD Officers unable to pass 7th grade BASIC exam.

Hey everybody: All VIPD officers did pass the 7th grade exam. That was a job requirement. But most of the VIPD candidates in the last sitting wer...

10 years ago
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Re: Gas Prices

I'm not sure why making $1 a gallon is wrong. Can someone explain this in the context of a free market, capitalistic society? I thought profit was goo...

10 years ago
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Re: Island Life, A Perspective from Past Residents

Sometimes during an outage, WAPA updates a "special message" on their customer service phone line. Often, they don't.

10 years ago
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Re: Gas Prices

The VI Consortium article reports $3.29/gallon in Sunny Isle on STX.

10 years ago
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Re: Making a move to the USVI! Objective assessment needed..

How did we get into a conversation about dengue and chikungunya??? Lol! I didn't think either were an issue in the area. It makes a nice break f...

10 years ago
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Re: Window Tinting

In the USVI, vehicle tint "to the extent that visible light transmittance is reduced to less than 35%" is allowed. For details, seeand search for "tin...

10 years ago
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Re: Food Prices

It looks like Fresh Foods is strictly a delivery service, with no store you can visit.

10 years ago
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Re: Auto Repair Shops

PMV = Pre-Move Visit it's usually 1 week or more, to research whether a new place could be right for you. Treat it more as research, and less as ...

10 years ago
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Re: Making a move to the USVI! Objective assessment needed..

I don't know what neighborhoods are the safest. I live in Cotton Valley which is on the East end but if I had to do it all over again I might have bou...

10 years ago
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Re: Potential Tax on Internet Purchases

The VI is pretty bad at collecting taxes as it is, so this may just be a tax for people who volunteer to pay it.

10 years ago
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