jaldeborgh
@jaldeborgh
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Joined: September 29, 2018 7:36 am
Last seen: November 22, 2024 2:05 pm
Topics: 8 / Replies: 525
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RE: Increase government salaries

Totally agree with this sentiment. Like many folks I’ve spent my career working in the private segment and public companies, so fiscal responsibility...

4 years ago
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RE: Island Car Advice

I discovered the Jeep Cherokee has the highest American made content of any vehicle made. We shipped down our 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk about a year ag...

4 years ago
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RE: Mortgage refinance rates in the VI

I just tried and the zip code gave an error so I'm guessing not.

4 years ago
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RE: Mortgage refinance rates in the VI

Does Quicken Loans work in the USVI?

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

Many people believe it's cheaper to buy a car on the mainland and ship it to STT. Then you can sell it when you get ready to depart the islands. I u...

4 years ago
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RE: Mortgage refinance rates in the VI

While I don't have any knowledge about current rates in the islands, I can say that todays rates on the mainland are truly at historic lows. Take adv...

4 years ago
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RE: Anyone Remember Me?

So true and I think may of the folks dreaming about moving to the USVI's are envisioning that lifestyle. Fortunately or unfortunately, that was a dif...

4 years ago
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RE: Governor Debbie Downer

I grew up just north of NYC, 2 of my 3 daughters lived in NYC, one attended NYU graduate school, one lived in metro Denver, CO. My oldest (NYU grad) ...

4 years ago
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RE: Governor Debbie Downer

I do agree with much of what you are saying about the social change that is being accelerated by COVID-19, but I'll add further accelerated by the cur...

4 years ago
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RE: Governor Debbie Downer

Terrifying attitude from the Head of State, the only option it to keep the people in lock-down. No thanks, I don’t need that kind of help from my ele...

4 years ago
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RE: Senates true priorities.

In the modern day world of politics, power precedes wealth, the opposite of the private sector where wealth leads to power. Our founding fathers well...

4 years ago
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RE: St. Thomas Update?

So far I (we) love it. Personally I haven't really spent a full winter season there, although my wife did this last year, up until COVID-19 drove her...

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

I think we can agree to disagree about the danger of two wheeled vehicles. I’ve been riding them for roughly 50 years (all over the world - Europe, A...

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

One point of clarification that may be helpful and so that people don't misunderstand where I'm coming from, there are mopeds and there are scooters, ...

4 years ago
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RE: Jobs

An abbreviated CV would be helpful along with what type of employment is being sought.

4 years ago
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RE: Senates true priorities.

The political class have always had their priorities, it's hardly unique to the USVI.

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

I’m not typical in that I own 4 Vespa scooters up in MA, ranging from 50cc to 300cc, we use them as a family around town where parking and traffic are...

4 years ago
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RE: St. Thomas Update?

Best of luck, I’m just getting started on STX so we’ll see what happens. I’m looking forward to no more New England winters.

4 years ago
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RE: Economics and Tourism

Thanks, I completed the survey.

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

Not sure if you have spent much time in Asia but scooters are used everywhere and depending on the country in numbers it's hard to imagine, in all typ...

4 years ago
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RE: Questions regarding Relocating to St. Thomas

The best way to get an understanding of STT is to visit the island before making a decision to move. It's still America, but it's also a tropical isl...

4 years ago
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RE: St. Thomas Update?

I just checked and discovered that as of 2017 16% of the population in the US were 65 or over, this is predicted to reach 22% by 2050, so the retired ...

4 years ago
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RE: St. Thomas Update?

I’m with you on that one. In just over 5 months I’m retired, save a few hours a week of consulting I’ve agreed to for an additional 15 months, so I’m...

4 years ago
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RE: No STX for Jet Blue?

The airlines are hemorrhaging cash so it's my guess is no one is going to proactively add flights to anywhere until there is clear data that demand is...

4 years ago
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RE: St. Thomas Update?

Not to worry, the USVI's are not, despite the desires of a few, going to secede from the US. If they somehow managed this there would be a mass exodu...

4 years ago
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