OldTart
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Joined: December 4, 2011 12:04 pm
Last seen: December 17, 2018 10:36 pm
Topics: 154 / Replies: 6369
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Re: Bug Bites!

scottaggie: Simple and inexpensive mosquito coils work well on the deck too. PIC™ now has citronella-imbued coils (I happened upon them at Plaza Ext...

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

I hear Tarts made with Crisco have the longest shelf life. 😀 Were my mother still alive I would ask her if Crisco had anything to do with my pro...

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

The Crisco was a joke. Bugs sticking to skin, cost of oil, etc. Coconut oil naturally contains SPF4. Crisco is a commercially produced oil which...

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

Crisco even less! 😀

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

If bugs are getting stuck to coconut oil on your skin then you must be using not very good coconut oil or applying way too much so that your skin is p...

9 years ago
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Re: Thinking of using a moped to get around?

General statistics can give a basic overview but the actual figures for our territory as tabulated in the Highway Safety Plan document are what are re...

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

"Natural" repellents are what many would prefer but, as Pilatesgirl says, they have to be reapplied FREQUENTLY and I wouldn't recommend a visitor tryi...

9 years ago
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Re: Thinking of using a moped to get around?

The link doesn't compute but if you google "auto accidents usvi" this link will pop up and every little piece of information is right there - island b...

9 years ago
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Re: Bug Bites!

If you were bitten on your legs (up to your knees) while on the beach watching the sunset and didn't properly apply Deet-containg repellent to your lo...

9 years ago
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Re: Safe places to live on St. Croix

Living in a gated community doesn't guarantee you greater safety from break-inas as many residents of those communities have discovered. A certain de...

9 years ago
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Re: Another reason to Love Scotland other than whisky

I shudder to think what "vice posting" is but maybe it's one of those new acronyms. Who can keep track when more (and more convoluted ones) appear eve...

9 years ago
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Re: AG Walker

No doubt his filing of the suit was part of a grand design to garner him a prominent position way up the federal judicial totem pole. Now he'll hopef...

9 years ago
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Re: Thinking of using a moped to get around?

5 bad accidents in a relatively short time period. how many in all the years before that? Not that many, right. still pretty safe. How many bad a...

9 years ago
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Re: Possible Move to STX

Have you visited to check out the living and working situation? Unless you were planning on selling your stateside home anyway, I can only echo what'...

9 years ago
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Re: Polaris Ranger ATV

Parts and mechanic service in VI? I guess if someone were seriously interested in having one, that's something they would look into.

9 years ago
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Re: Autos

Ditto. Before you start thinking about which car (if any) to bring, pay a visit here, do a PMV and see if these are the islands which will suit you!

9 years ago
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Re: Polaris Ranger ATV

That's good to know. I think they're pretty neat and would be very handy to have here. Never locked any car I've ever owned here (never had anything...

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

libel - a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation. This has what to do with this thread?

9 years ago
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Re: Thinking of using a moped to get around?

Another scooter death - this time on St John when a young local couple were apparently hit in the vicinity of the gas station. The young female passe...

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

I hadn't seen any. Registered under name Kim Lucas.

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

Then maybe you should address your concerns and comments directly to her instead of on a forum that she does not participate in if you feel the need t...

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

It's a shame as I know a lot of the STX forumites recommend her as a RE agent. She probably is but this just doesn't place her in a good light. This...

9 years ago
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Re: "Several" new brand-name hotels on STX?

After reading this, it seems the key expenditure involved is, "building a relationship with China" which no doubt includes several more trips to that ...

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

Just throwing this out there. From Kim's latest newsletter: Health Insurance Update! A few issues ago, I wrote about Cigna Health Care and ho...

9 years ago
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Re: Anyone aware of this medical sharing plan?

I agree, just never heard of such a thing. I'd vaguely heard about so did a little research after reading the blurb on the link provided. Didn't...

9 years ago
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