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Re: USPS Mail Service - St. Croix - 9 months ago
You're gonna need a PO. You'll eventually need something from somewhere online and can't get it without an addy.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Crime in St. Croix - 9 months ago
LOTION speedy :-O I thought my spark plugs were bad.... that's crazy!by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Career/new business idea: would love input! - 9 months ago
Quotestjohnjulie Was hoping for your input on this one AandA2VI! I've done some websites and social media stuff for people in the past but I have always done it for straight barter and only for people I really like ;-) I had the chance to work with AandA2VI on a project I was working on about a year ago. She did a fantastic job with coming up with a logo even though the person we were workingby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Career/new business idea: would love input! - 9 months ago
FWIW this is my business. I make a modest living from both off island on island. Enough to pay bills buy some craft beer and do a big trip once a year - no kids, wouldn't make it here on my income if I had kids but luckily for me I don't want any. I've been doing this since 2003 when I graduated from AI. I can say that IMO you will not be able to make a living on local business alone for web desiby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Crime in St. Croix - 9 months ago
Had a car stolen, had each car broken into once... they stole spark plugs once too LMAO! Other than that we've not had any run ins... and we sometime hang in Fsted till 2-3am. Would I walk down a dark ally alone here? No, nor would I anywhere else either. The rape comment is likely in reference to the incident that recently occurred. All three were caught, Coconut vine says it was a gang initiatiby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: BEWARE! Island Dreams Real Estate - Joy Stanley - 10 months ago
We filed but it was in person in STX. Hey we're fantastic, great information and super helpful. Helped get a bunch of our paperwork in order even too.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Pilot testing facility in the VI? - 10 months ago
Yea it's pretty intense. You don't have to get a UAS liscense unless you're using it for commercial use... which I will be. At first I thought it was absurd but as I read more and look at the capabilities of my drone - which has a 4.3 mile range - I realize these are really not little plastic toys at all and serious (yet small) things that could cause major damage to actual aircrafts. Knowing theby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Pilot testing facility in the VI? - 10 months ago
BEESKI THANK YOU!!!! That's really exciting. A pilot friend mentioned Bolkhe might have one here too but any excuse to pop over to STT works for me! Now to apply to NPS for buck island permit lol! I heard it can take up to a year. Pfft. It'll be worth it. I'm wicked excited to get a different perspective on my photography. Had a dream many years ago about videoing dolphins from above. Hopefuby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Pilot testing facility in the VI? - 10 months ago
I know we have some copter pilots here, I just bought a drone. Pretty stoked but I need to do a list of things to get everything that I need to be able to use it for commercial use - i.e. sell the pics. I am a ways from that of course but I cant find anything about any testing facilities here. Anyone have any info on this? I will fly to the mainland if I have to when I am ready. The list of locatby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO - 10 months ago
We have BCBS PPo through OfficeMax. While it's of Illinois they do take it. Honestly I find it's easier just to pay cash for visits and when I need RX as we have. A high deductible and I rarely go to the dr. I know nothing about Medicare but there's another thread that was posted about it not being offered here either. You're not in Kansas anymore. The price of paradise...by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: LGBT Community? Yes, No? - 10 months ago
Lots of gay peeps on island. In STT 90% of my friends were gay men. It's a pretty big crowd and FUN! Ha! Always found myself akin to gay men for some reason - I'm a pretty big personality and find they can handle it I have a pair of besties on STJ that we go visit and they visit us. Although a few of our STT crew moved to FL we still have a fun group in STT and it's always rowdy at our usual spoby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Plastic Bag Ban - 10 months ago
Also fwiw - ADORN in STX in csted has awesome high quality canvas bags that I designed they wash well and are solid construction. We stuff ours full of heave heavy groceries.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: USVI needs a stateside grocery store chain - 10 months ago
Quotedaveb722 QuoteAandA2VI QuoteAlana33 QuoteOldie1 Buy a used refrigerator to keep pasta,cereal, flour,etc in. Also good for keeping water and wine chilled. You don't need to refrigerate pasta, rice, cereal, flour, etc., if you put in Ziploc baggies. Actually I switched to Chobani plain because the kids are clear which is awesome! Clear kids? they must get bumped into a lot. Hahaha!by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Small Claims for Plaintiff off island - 10 months ago
In our experience it would be very difficult to do it from off island. The courts have been really great so far as we go in and they go over our paperwork and tell us what else we need. It's A LOT. I'm not saying you can't but it would be difficult.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Plastic Bag Ban - 10 months ago
Quotesinglefin I'm sorry, but really??? I can't believe all the whining here about grocery bags. Bring bags, plastic bags, paper bags, how to bag, who bags, WHO CARES! One good hurricane and every loose piece of debris on the island ends up in the sea. Watch the streets turn into rivers after a heavy rain and watch a log flow of crap head for the beach. We've got sewage leaking into our hosby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: USVI needs a stateside grocery store chain - 10 months ago
QuoteAlana33 QuoteOldie1 Buy a used refrigerator to keep pasta,cereal, flour,etc in. Also good for keeping water and wine chilled. You don't need to refrigerate pasta, rice, cereal, flour, etc., if you put in Ziploc baggies. Girrrrrlllll! No plastic bags! Just toss them in the fridge. No need to waste the plastic and it works better anyway. We also re-use the cottage cheese and yogurt contaiby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: USVI needs a stateside grocery store chain - 10 months ago
Quotevicanuck Good reply, Beeski...very true. +1 Honestly I just came back from the states and while it's nice I guess to have al those choices it's gotten out of control. I went to a Frys and they have an actual bar in the grocery store :O honestly it's too many choices for me and rally makes me sad at then level of consumerism. 15 butters all with the exact same ingridents just differentby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Wanted: Private Charter for 2-4 on June 20 - 10 months ago
www.stthomasadventures.comby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: E waste disposal - 11 months ago
I've been told that all those eletronics just go into the landfill from PR. Is that true? I also have some laptop batteries and iPad batteries I need to dispose of.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Fishing in STX - 11 months ago
Quotejasona The barracuda was shot by the same group of teenagers that shot the Moray eel, removed it from the water and then used it as a punching bag. Only to throw it out onto the rocks. The parents were there for both incidents and did not give a sh*t. The port authority police showed up the first time after several near misses of snorkelers. Was this recent with the morey? The big greenby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Fishing in STX - 11 months ago
Sadly we are quite overfished unless you go way offshore. West is decimated. I'd also like to personally throat punch the person who shot the giant barracuda that hangs out under the pier. He's suffering, we've tried to get close to pull the spear out which is imbedded in him and didn't kill him. It's sticking out of him and even above the water line. Probably a 3ft spear. We are trying to figureby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Howdy from Texas - 11 months ago
Yea Stx for truck would be ok. For sure not stt. I too had a 8in lifted chev crew cab diesel. LOVED that damn truck, (also being a Texan) but omg driving that on STT I would have a heart attack. Not a problem in stx. Has the OP Brent to both islands? They're soooooooooooo different!!! I would start with a visit to both first.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Sin Tax on booze - exactly how much is it? - 11 months ago
QuoteMatt T QuoteAlana33 As with every grocery store, you really need to shop around. Pueblo is not my favorite. I'd shop there once every 4- 6 weeks or so but I've found pumpkin, bananas, avocados to sometimes be better priced Plus, I don't always want a 6 pack of something that cost u more and price$mart has. Honestly, sometimes the prices are all over the place. I went to Fruit Bowl anby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Keep St Croix relevant - 11 months ago
Lol uhhhh have you BEEN to Frederiksted? It could use some real tourist dollars.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Can you recommend an online tire source? - 11 months ago
Are u on STX? Sorry I forget. Have you tried VI go? They're by the fast food... yum Yums? Yam yams? In peters rest. Next to the laundry mat. $400 cheaper for a full set for my jeep than HH and they put them on in record time! They do a great job but it doesn't seem like many people know about the shop. I've also heard tire rack ships here.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: 1st Dive STX - 11 months ago
I would for sure do online classes but didn't you say you're just doing a DSD (discover dive)? Those are recommended for first timers as it's $100 and you get to see if you like it or not. Scuba isn't for everyone. If you know you like it and want to do the full open water cert - you do need to decide on an shop first - PADI you can use everyone except for Advetures in Diving as they are NAUI andby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Transportation To and Fro Airport - 11 months ago
QuoteSTTsailor That should be 10-12$ at the most. Each way. That's why they call St thomas St$ For sure. Shouldn't be more than that. Heck you can walk if you have a roller bag.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: 1st Dive STX - 11 months ago
I really like Mitch and Andrea at Adventures in Diving. They're super patient with new divers and right by the pier also. Cane bay dive shop would be my second suggestion, they have a shop west too.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: Tenant/Landlord rights - 11 months ago
Quotetenantcb Looking for information on residential building codes, and how to go about a landlord that has rented an apartment that is not up to code. Example of current issues- Wires exposed; unsealed sinks, unsealed and unnecessary cords through walls from outside, unsealed windows; broken water gutters for water collection for cistern; no smoke/ carbon monoxide alarm; exposed power bby AandA2VI - General/Relocating
Re: House and/or pet sitting - 11 months ago
Quotesonofasailorx2 Just wondering what's the best way to let people know I am available for house sitting and pet care in STX. Thanks for any advice you can give! Start a business. I would assume for that you'd want to be an LLC - for obvious liability reasons.by AandA2VI - General/Relocating
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