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After taking trash to the dumpster and moving some furniture and playing with my dog for a bit, I finally had some time to hit Cane Bay Beach with a friend late yesterday afternoon. We got run off by larger than usual swarms of no-see-ums that wouldn't stay out of my eyes and nose. I can wipe them off my arms and legs with the best of them but I do get fed up with them flying up my nose. Decided to cut our time there short and head for some groceries at Plaza West and was delighted to find they had Ting available by the case for the first time in months. Stocked up and came home to make some very yummy chicken caesar salad and watch Survivor.

Wasn't all that interested in the VP Debate. I find I pay less attention to mainland politics the longer I live here. That's probably not a good thing, but it may be a natural evolution.

The power went out just after midnight, prompting a phone call from a new tenant who has been here 4 weeks and still doesn't understand that I don't control WAPA and can't magically turn the lights back on. Fortunately it was only a 15 minute outage. There sure have been a LOT of those lately. At least 4 a week the past month and sometimes twice that. We had one downtown Tuesday night while at Zebo's that was kind of fun as the candles made for a nice ambience. The couple people still waiting for food were less happy about it but they did get fed when the power came back on in 20 minutes or so. Mitch was just happy that he could run people's credit cards as he was going to have to let people leave with a tab and a couple of them were tourists with a big bar tab who might never have come back to pay. I liked the guy who was singing at Parrot's Cove Tuesday night. He was pretty good and the crowd was having fun with him.

Now heading out to pick up keys to show properties late today before having fun in town tonight.

I'm still wondering if Paradise Cafe is closing. Love the wooden booth in the front corner, hot coffee, french toast, and air conditioning! *-) Anyone know what the news is?

Paula

Alexandra,

I am planning on moving down to STX in a couple of months from Minnesota. I just got my Real Estate License in Minnesota, thinking I wanted to live and work up here but realized it is not what I want to do. My question for you is, do I have to get a new real estate license, what kind of classes do you have to take if I do and how is the real estate industry down in STX currently. Any information you can give me would be very helpful.

Cheers

chiber19 - Yes, a new license would be necessary to sell real estate in the USVI. I'll send you a PM with some info on how to get involved in real estate here if that's what you choose to do.

Our market here has slowed down significantly due to the disaster in the mainland market. It's always tough (and expensive!) to get started in real estate anywhere, but now is even harder for new agents to get up and running with fewer sales occurring overall and the buik of those going to the few top agents who have been around a while and are getting referral and repeat business that keeps them afloat until the market recovers. Usually there aren't more than 2-3 new agents starting here each year who manage to stick it out and really make a living. Many try but rapidly find out there is more to being successful in real estate sales than they had ever considered. Most just can't hang on long enough financially to get established if they weren't independently wealthy to start with.

wapa worked out some type of payment plan with the owner but he still does'nt know if he's going to hang on after next week,so as for now we are still open,i'm going to get screened to see if i'm suffering from depression because i can't lift myself out of the funk i'm in and i have to do something,most days i don't want to get out of bed,i work and sleep. I'm working my way through "100 years of sloitude" by Marquez,it's slow going and somewhat hard to read,i like it but it's hard to read,there's a meeting today at 5:30 downtown at deannas restaurant with all of downtown to discuss wapa,don't know what good it'll do,one of the powers that be told me wapa will not get rid of the LEAC,one of the downtown restaurants is going to be busted by a bunch of angry parents for serving 17 year olds shots of booze

There is supposed to be another demonstration at the Gov. House on Friday to protest WAPA.

I sure hope that Paradise Cafe doesn't close. We just found it last trip when Annie and I came in to meet you in person.
Delightful place and great food.

Thanks for the info on the cafe, trw. Glad you're getting help with the depression-- if the dr puts you on a medicine and you don't feel any different (after about a month or two) go back and get a different type med. Look up depression message boards-- lots of people there who know exactly how you're feeling right now and will be glad to let you have a place to 'talk it all out'. Plus, that book sounds too depressing for you right now! Hang in there.(tu)

Paula

It's easy to say get rid of the LEAC, but if WAPA can't pay for fuel now, how can they pay without the LEAC?

TRW, it's normal to be feeling depressed after a break up. However if the feelings are consuming your life, then please check out the clinic.
Just be prepared for the little magic pills they give you not to work immediately. They even may make you feel weird, disconnected or kinna zombie-ish. If you have any substance abuse (drinking;/smoking other than cigs) they will also affect how the anti depressant works.
Theres a whole garden variety of different meds out there, and be careful which one the doctor puts you on. They tend to push the newest & that is generally the MOST expensive! (No generics). Good luck & as the saying goes..............better living thru chemistry...lol.

trw,
Write, write, write! Surely you have a roommate or two tucked away you haven't told us about. Maybe write about some of your regular customers or the street people. You're very good at it (I do wish you would use punctuation!), and it would be great therapy.

Do yoga. I swear it's amazing for lifting the spirits. Any exercise, for that matter.

went to the meeting at deanna's last night,god it was awful,2 places have closed,one is running on generator,the gov is in dc and will be back on friday with a solution or a bandaid,like his spokesman said last night,he inheireted all of these messes from the previous 2 administrations and is doing his best to just "clear the road",the man was not passing the buck at all you could tell by his voice,he did not patronize anyone like the senate does ie"i feel your pain"instead of rich lawyers on the wapa board that can afford their electric bills they should have put some normal people on it.Then i went to a meeting,lol i miss the dogs and chickens that used to wander through at the old meeting house