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Joined: September 1, 2019 7:50 pm
Last seen: January 10, 2024 8:00 am
Topics: 6 / Replies: 197
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RE: Limetree layoffs as of last night refining part closing ?

Article about layoffs: Limetree announced this morning that it's suspending refinery operations indefinitely but will maintain storage operations...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

@epo_ We owned a condo at St C on a cliff on the north shore near Judith's Fancy for several years before we bought our house on the west end. Whe...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

@epo_ As @stjohnjulie indicates, it's possible to do either. Here's a link to a site that will allow you to estimate costs of electric vs gas ran...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

Great to know @stjohnjulie ! We bought our dryer at Royal Furniture on STX - they gave us a very good price and told us that all of their dryers com...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

@epo_ Our house has 12 panels (about 2.5 kw), and we've been 'net zero' on our power bills for the past 18 months through the original net metering ...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

@epo_ I concur with the other responses. We decided to buy rather than build after seeing the cost overruns and issues others had. We have a frien...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying vs Building

@epo_ Have you decided where you want to be on STX yet? Site topography and geology can have a major impact on costs to get the site ready to buil...

3 years ago
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RE: Large shipment to island, NOW WHAT??

@jjfisher_pfs I haven't used them, but I've heard good things about Bob Lynch Moving and Storage/p> They indicate that they can assist with cu...

3 years ago
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RE: Renting house

It looks like covering the manhole may have resolved the issue - time will tell

4 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@jaldeborgh It will become a big problem if it's ever discovered by our reported to DPNR. There's a partially completed concrete building behind t...

4 years ago
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RE: Kitchen supplies

@Darkmuse There's a kitchen supply store next to FedEx in Peter's Rest. KLR restaurant supply (340-693-4541 - I'm not sure if this is their STX nu...

4 years ago
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RE: Internet Questions

@vicanuck Agreed! There are a couple things I noted as possibly an issue for us. First, it needs a lot of open sky, so people with trees might w...

4 years ago
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RE: Fiber Internet?

An interesting review of StarLink's beta - lots of open sky needed and it may be a while before it provides stable enough service for work related nee...

4 years ago
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RE: Internet Questions

An interesting review of StarLink:

4 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@boomerpapa In many places in the States, there are less permitting and inspection requirements than in the VI. @gators_mom's advice on using a lo...

4 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@boomerpapa Came across this interesting paper regarding the island. It may be TMI, but it has a lot of information on rainfall, temperature, topogr...

4 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

We live on a hilltop northeast of Frederiksted (off Mahogany Road). We normally have 8-10 mph breezes and gusts up to 25 mph. Being on a hilltop giv...

4 years ago
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RE: Thinking of Moving

@knowlesstak Welcome to STX! You indicated that you're moving from PR - the Ikea there would be one of the best place to get good quality linens a...

4 years ago
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RE: Local and/or real name of this tree.

+ 1 for @cruzaniron and the Tibet tree I've also heard it being called the rain tree because it sounds like it's raining when the wind blows and tur...

4 years ago
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RE: Taxes

@thibodeaux You need to contact a VI tax accountant or the BIR for a definitive answer... I did come across this document on the BIR's web site th...

4 years ago
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RE: Questions

@jaxstcroixcondo The market in La Reine is on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. There's also a nice market at the department of agriculture on Satu...

4 years ago
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RE: Vegetables best grown in STX for personal gardening

@LittleMissSunrise Here are a couple pictures of a 9' x 3' raised bed my wife and I finished this weekend. It has a 3/4" PVC frame and has 2' of har...

4 years ago
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RE: Fiber Internet?

@stxdreaming1 Thanks for the info! I had to use the 'Plus Code', but was able to get on the list the morning.

4 years ago
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RE: Travel Experiences To/From USVI During The COVID Pandemic

@gators_mom We did take them out for our entire trip through the airport (including TSA and the boarding gate), but I guess they haven't gotten the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Travel Experiences To/From USVI During The COVID Pandemic

Getting back to the original title of the post, my wife and I flew back to STX from Atlanta on Friday. We got our same day covid-19 tests on Sunday ...

4 years ago
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