Re: Cost U Less cost me less!!!! - 2 months ago

Business 101+ Raise Costs = Raise Prices = Maintain Margins. You want people to make more money, you have to pay for it! It's quite simple. Cars use to cost $4000 in 1970, now they cost $40,000. Why, because the UAW has always wanted an increase in their hourly wage and benefits and the companies have to continue R & D and satisfy government regulations.

Re: Hola from Panama - 7 months ago

Well, after living in the Grenadines for 3 years and then on STX for 7 years, we moved to Uruguay. We have travelled all over S.A and C.A. and this had the best standard of living and great year round climate. We live one block from the beach in the middle of park and have an historic home here at a FRACTION of the cost of the Caribbean. Taxes are nearly nothing and the beef, vegetables

Re: Mason and other things - 1 year ago

Pat Brannon....lives on the west end. Sorry, no longer had a contact for him but someone else may.

Re: Force10 Homes Performance - St. John? - 1 year ago

Thanks Julie for the update. We were curious to see how they fared since this would have been the worst storm since many of them were constructed. Would you know if David is still on island?

Re: Force10 Homes Performance - St. John? - 1 year ago

Any knowledge about this?

Force10 Homes Performance - St. John? - 1 year ago

Does anyone know how the Force10 Homes that David Holzman/Innovative Builders constructed on St. John performed in Irma? We discussed building with David back in the early 90's on a property we owned in Upper Estate Carolina on Majestic Mile. We then sold the property and built a home of coral block in the Grenadines but I always wanted to build a Force10 home as a cottage in the Grenadines

Re: Auto Insurance - 1 year ago

When we lived there, we went with AARP(Real Legacy Assurance in PR). They beat Marshall and Sterling for the same coverage by nearly $500 annually for one car.

Re: Force 10 - 1 year ago

In our opinion, it is difficult to own a home on any island. St. John has a few additional issues as it is more remote, difficult to get there and also hard to obtain the daily things you need. Plus, real estate is now expensive and the cost of living is expensive. And if you are financing, insurance is very expensive. It is beautiful but you pay for that in the long run. After being

Re: Force 10 - 1 year ago

Back in 1992, we purchased a beautiful property on St. John and seriously considered building a Force10 home. The concept is solid and we had completed extensive research on the product. We ended up selling the property and building a villa in the Grenadines but we would seriously consider this as a cost effective method for building a home in the Caribbean. I don't know what islan

Re: WOMEN’S MARCH SET FOR SATURDAY TERRITORY-WIDE - 1 year ago

There is a reason that the Constitution has set forth the Electoral College to elect our leaders. There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Trump won 3,084 of them. Clinton won 57. There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them.Clinton won 16. Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes. In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, M

Re: Pool installation companies on STX? - 2 years ago

I would recommend that you try Pat Brannon. When we lived on STX, I had him do some construction and pool work for us. He was prompt, fair and did an outstanding job. Try contacting him at dbrannon51@yahoo.com.

Re: WAPA out yet again - 2 years ago

Rotorhead, that's one of the reasons we are here and no longer there! 360 days to the day and not one power nor internet outage and no damaged equipment. We don't have to have Duke Power nor ATT in our speed dial anymore. Life is cooler but so much better!

Re: Auto Insurance Company? - 2 years ago

Agree, when we lived there we had our car insurance through Legacy on PR and it was exactly 1/2 for better coverage. They have a local adjuster on STX so if you have a problem or accident, no worries.

Re: St Croix Supporters of Donald Trump - 3 years ago

QuoteAlana33 Honesty, can't see anyone in republican candidates line-up that doesn't make me cringe at the slightest possibility that they could be seriously taken as a candidate for president. However, I thought that, too, about our present governor and quite a few of our present elected senators. Where's the icon for barfing?.[/quote It's a photo of Hilarious Rodham Clinton. The D

US Virgin Islands sues Hess over Shuttered Refinery - 3 years ago

Re: Moving to the States? - 3 years ago

Moved back in January and everything went extremely smoothly. We shipped all of our books/CD/DVD's via USPS Media rate. Did all the shipment online and just dropped off the boxes (18 of them) at the Post Office in Richmond. It can take 6-8 weeks to get to the destination as they don't ship until they have a full container. We then packed about 17 boxes with 'stuff' and shipped them USPS P

Re: Good dog food options - 3 years ago

Bred and showed dogs for a number of years. Have 3 now. Feed them either Merrick or Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul. When we lived on STX, we shipped it in and sometimes were able to acquire it at Superior Pet on NSR. Would not think of feeding any of the commercial dog foods as they have little nutrition. Sure, your dog will live on it but would you feed filler to your children?

Re: Good dog food options - 3 years ago

Just take a look at an impartial report of the best food for your dog. Do you see Purina, Iams, Science Diet, Pedigree......anywhere in the list. NO, because they are the WORST dog foods on the market.

Re: WAPA out on STX? - 3 years ago

QuoteAlana33 I'll be sure to let my niece know she's having more outages than she thinks! Alana, now that's funny. Fact, we have lived in several places around the world and the electrical power situation in the VI, and I only can attest to STX and STJ is atrocious. In the 6 years we were there, they fried two computer power supplies, one gate circuit board, one washing machine circuit bo

Re: WAPA out on STX? - 3 years ago

QuoteTommySTX I find it so fascinating the amount that people complain about WAPA and the electrical outages. We live on a tropical island and that's just par for the course no matter the island. I understand it's frustrating at times but living on a tropical island does come at a cost. Sit back and enjoy the day free from worries! Total crap! We lived on Bequia in a 3rd world country

Re: Today's Avis headline re: HOVENSA - 3 years ago

IMO, I would look elsewhere to move. The economy is DISMAL on STX and has no signs of being revived in the near future. Optimism does not fix the serious issues that the islands face. Also, the hospital may likely be one of the worst places to take employment at. Have you read the news at all regarding the hospital. There is little development, skimpy tourism, high unemployment, high gove

Re: Best Realtor to Sell your USVI house - 3 years ago

Kim showed both of our homes more than anyone else and they were not listed with her. She ended up selling one of them in November. She was with Sothebys at the time and was with them at the closing in January. Did she move to another broker?

Re: Best Realtor to Sell your USVI house - 3 years ago

QuoteAlana33 There are a limited number of buyers on our islands. STX seems to have more sales due to their prices being lower than on STT, STJ and WI, with STJ and WI prices being higher than STT. Realtors generally will send their prospective buyers MLS reports and other info on properties that are within their price range. It is up to a buyer to decide what they wish to view. No one wish

Re: Best Realtor to Sell your USVI house - 3 years ago

We recently sold our place on STX and here is our experience. When we purchased the homes, we located them and then called a friend who is a realtor, obtained as much information as we could and made our offer. When we sold, we listed with a realtor based on who we thought would provide us with the most visibility. We need good advertising and a very good web presence to showcase the

Re: WVGN Radio gone - sold - 3 years ago

QuoteTommySTX Thanks for unnecessarily bringing politics into this discussion. That's just what we needed to talk about in this thread. The word 'Liberal' has many more meanings than just a political ideology. Have a look at Webster's!

Re: WVGN Radio gone - sold - 3 years ago

That's because all of us are paying for YOUR programming. Not saying it is not interesting, just that they can fund themselves if people like you were paying for it. Right?

Re: WVGN Radio gone - sold - 3 years ago

And what source did you acquire that information from because it is totally wrong! PBS and NPR got $445 million from the government in 2012—or about 0.014 percent of the federal budget. it's worth noting that the government doesn't actually give money directly to PBS or NPR. Instead, Congress funds the Corporation on Public Broadcasting, which in turn divvies up the money according to form

Re: Island Life, A Perspective from Past Residents - 3 years ago

We appreciate the kind words! Like everything in life, some decisions are more difficult than others and deciding to relocate from St. Croix was one of them. We remain dismayed at the fleeing of many of our friends and the closing of so many businesses. We do hope for the best for the island and the residents. St. Croix always seems to be on a roller coaster! We are enjoying our new

Island Life, A Perspective from Past Residents - 3 years ago

We have recently moved from St. Croix but thought someone who has the dream to live in the Caribbean may benefit our post-island living perspective. After travelling the world and living in many exciting places, we always desired to live in the Caribbean. Now, most people would describe island living as 'paradise' but after 10 years of it, many inherit a different perspective, us included.

Re: Does anyone have a driveway made from tailings? - 3 years ago

When we had a summer home in Canada years ago, we had a 1 mile long private road that was gravel and a mess in the spring. We all chipped in (no pun intended) to have the road 'stone chipped'. They came and sprayed tar on the gravel and then dumped small crushed gravel on it and repeated it 3 times. They then rolled it with a steamroller and that was it. It was done 12 years ago and look