I saw right away the kind, caring people who populate this forum, yourself included Edward!! Hope you are well and that things are going well with Do...

We're shut down in Oklahoma too! They said last night that two of our three biggest snow storms since 1894 occurred during the past two years - Christ...

You have come to the right place for information regarding life in the islands. I currently live in Oklahoma, but my husband and I have visited St. Cr...

Edward!!! So glad to hear that all went well with your surgery! I've been worried about you all week! 🙂 I talked to Charles last night and, alt...

Love, love, love the people at SCUBA!! Had a blast with them even just "bubble watching" while my husband dove. I had to cancel my plans to dive last ...

Edward, I don't know when your procedure is and of course you know we won't be on island until the 17th. But if it's during the time we're there,...

Happy and Blessed Holidays to you all! We are having a great, though ICY, Thanksgiving here in Oklahoma! So looking forward to being back on St. Croix...

I think everyone should have the experience (at least once) of spending hours to shovel the snow out of your driveway, completing a beautiful job of i...

Isn't it funny how acclimated our bodies become to what we experience regularly! When I lived in Alaska, my mom would visit in the summers from Oklaho...

Again, good advice from everyone! Thanks so much! It looks like our moving plans will be more long-term than we had hoped -- 3 to 5 years. I'll finish...

I live in a small Oklahoma town and corporal punishment is still practiced by many of the schools here. Of course, when I was in school corporal punis...

From all reports I've seen/heard, it looks like the islands were spared from the worst Earl had to offer. So happy to hear it!! Our thoughts are with ...

East Ender, Sorry my joking nature didn't come across. It's sort of an inside joke between my husband and I, shaking our heads at the people (esp...

Hey Islanders! We've been keeping an eye on Earl from Oklahoma (been watching your weather since deciding we want to relocate there). See that yo...

WOW! Not what I expected to wake up to this morning! Surfer, I'm a "middle-class, white" person from the mainland, and even I find your post extremely...

Thanks very much! All good information to know! 😎

Many, many thanks to all of you and your well wishes!! It only confirms our feelings about the people of St. Croix. We would love to meet some of you ...

Not a Texan, except maybe an "honorary" one. I live in central OK, but have lots of family in Texas! My husband and I are also considering this move. ...