stjohnjulie
@stjohnjulie
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Joined: June 2, 2008 11:27 am
Last seen: January 21, 2025 1:09 am
Topics: 12 / Replies: 1059
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RE: Taxi rates

Not sure if this is the case on other islands, but it almost impossible for me to get a taxi from town to my house. The taxi drivers simply won’t tak...

3 years ago
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RE: Tile grout

If you can’t find something locally, I order off of eBay frequently for things like this. Usually because I’m trying to match a special color that is...

3 years ago
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RE: Taxi rates

I usually confirm the rate with the dispatcher and driver before I get in the taxi. ‘Me when Lisa my bag to the airport is $15, correct?’ And if t...

3 years ago
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RE: New job relocation for son

Which island? I guess some of my biggest concerns that I’d want clarity about have to do with the employer and the specifics of the contract. I’d w...

3 years ago
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RE: Recent shipping of HH Goods experience/reference?

I would contact Tropical and Crowley directly. They will answer your questions best. They can arrange inland transport and consolidating for you as ...

3 years ago
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RE: Recent shipping of HH Goods experience/reference?

@tracyggg which island do you want to ship to? St Thomas or St Croix?

3 years ago
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RE: Landlord Charging for Cistern Water >2x WAPA prices

What does your lease state in regards to water? It’s been so dry and getting trucked water can be expensive. I pay $240 for 2000 gallons. Which is...

3 years ago
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RE: Few weeks before I arrive usvi

A work permit, a place to live, and a will to work.

3 years ago
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RE: Latest & greatest on health insurance?

Still no good options for American citizens for individual health plans. There are group plans for employers. They are expensive. And they require t...

3 years ago
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RE: Your experience with Google Fi

I’m not sure. I don’t have it.

3 years ago
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RE: Tax Benefits - individuals

Lol. He sounds closer to a 1099’er than what most do. So I understand your justification. Another thing about employees is overtime. We have a p...

3 years ago
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RE: Tax Benefits - individuals

This is another thing I see in the USVI that is often times done incorrectly. There are so many people who break the employee vs subcontractor rule. ...

3 years ago
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RE: Tax Benefits - individuals

Doing business aboveboard can be costly and frustrating. And to add insult to injury, the IRB spends a lot of time going after business that actuall...

3 years ago
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RE: Water filters

WaterWorx on St John is having a moving sale from their retail location and have things on sale 20-40% off. They have all kinds of filtration systems...

3 years ago
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RE: Final Moving Questions

For shipping your car, I prefer Tropical Shipping over Crowley. They are more expensive but they seem to have less issues than Crowley. You can cont...

3 years ago
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RE: Pre-move visit questions…

(340) 775-3856 boynes.trucking.co@gmail.com

3 years ago
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RE: Pre-move visit questions…

Contact Boynes Trucking to have them clear your car and handle all of the road readiness for your vehicle. You can go online with BMV and make appoin...

3 years ago
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RE: Virgin Islands shrinking population

Too funny! I worked in Denali (The Denali River Cabins) back in the 90’s. All of those places had employee housing. We had pretty nice digs with all...

3 years ago
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RE: Virgin Islands shrinking population

The situation is much worse on STJ now than it ever has been in my 23 year here for long term housing and it is only getting worse as time goes on. Th...

3 years ago
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RE: Virgin Islands shrinking population

On St John the lack of long term housing is contributing to population loss. A lot of the long term housing was destroyed or severely damaged in the ...

3 years ago
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RE: Who will ship small appliances to STT

@LinZBB were you able to add a vac to the cart the. Switch the address at check out to your VI address and checkout? Sometimes that works for me. Or...

3 years ago
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RE: Who will ship small appliances to STT

I just went on Amazon to see if I could try and reorder the two vacs I have and I can. I have a personal and a business account and I have noticed th...

3 years ago
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RE: Who will ship small appliances to STT

Hmmm. I have bought them from Amazon successfully? Specifically the Tineco model (which I really like). When I run into items that won’t ship I try...

3 years ago
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RE: Moving to Saint Croix with young family? help

I live on the most expensive of the 3 islands but also do not have a mortgage or typical rent. And I think it is difficult to support a family of 4 ...

3 years ago
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RE: Buying new car in US for export to VI

Warranty should never be an issue if you have it titled and registered in the states first. It only becomes an issue when you do a dealer export when...

3 years ago
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