Power is on at Villa Madeleine!!! :@)

Sssshhhhhh - Don't let WAPA find out about this - they are supposed to be working at DIVI. 😉

Make sure you refer to the Miami-Dave Codes or to the FL/IBC Code for High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ). FL has several iterations that are less re...

We arrive Christmas Day for 3 weeks.

It is probably a good time for the bump since any rebuilding will need to be done to the current Code. ????

It is a quiet group.????. We actually have 8 units that are occupied full time and even during hurricane season, there are folks, both owners and rent...

With the exception of Sept, Oct and first half of Nov, there are at least 40 people staying at VM every week. Dec - June, occupancy is around 100-120...

For your sake I hope they continue up the hill.

They are putting in 4 new poles on Meggie Hill and then the line crew can start stringing wire. Hopefully, power sometime next week. (tu)

Actually this is an easy problem to fix. Even here in backwoods Tennessee where we were having a problem with people stealing back-flow preventer...

According to our Property Manager, WAPA has not been seen on the east end at all. Local folks have cleared the roads - cutting up downed power po...

VM rules allow owners to have 1 small pet (dog or cat). Renters may not have pets.

Just got a report from our complex maintenance manager. He came from mid-island out to the East End. He said they had to cut their way through a bunch...

For those of us that are not on island full time/now - our prayers are with all those that are going to have to ride this thing out. For those th...

"Spaghetti Models" all show it curving North before it reaches us - lets hope they are right! :S

Thanks

Maybe you ought to go back and read LimeTree's original proposal where they said that they "might" want to restart the Naphtha Unit but it was unlikel...

Lime Tree originally indicated that they wanted to add additional storage capacity to the facility. The article indicates that the loan is to "re-pur...

Absolutely one of the best restaurants on St Croix (and there are lots and lots of good ones). It has a somewhat eclectic menu - slight oriental fla...

You are a day late. I just left the island yesterday and have half a dozen sitting in my dive equipment cabinet (for my lights). I will be back in 7...

Rumor has it that he has bought a place on STX.

Great Shots

(tu) One of the most sensible posts on the subject I have seen on this board!

Well, if you save $6 a fill vs renting, you can pay off the price of a tank in about 30 dives. If you already own tanks, shipping them would be a no ...