Scubadoo
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Joined: August 5, 2014 3:00 am
Last seen: March 16, 2026 9:33 pm
Topics: 11 / Replies: 2427
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Re: Plastic Bag Ban

I'm rather enjoying not giving my garbage a scenic tour of the island. And having mail, packages delivered to my home. Well I can't complain on...

9 years ago
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Re: Plastic Bag Ban

No impact on CUL shopping. Have the regular grocery stores started putting their empty boxes out front by the registers like CUL does? Not a big...

9 years ago
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Re: Plastic Bag Ban

Hawaii has banned the plastic bags, all the many stores I visited used paper bags at no additional charge. Hawaii still allows "reusable" plastic bag...

9 years ago
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Re: FERRYBOAT SERVICE BETWEEN ST. CROIX AND ST. THOMAS COULD START AT END OF MARCH

Apparently it did better than Titanic on it's maiden voyage at least:D

9 years ago
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Re: radio shack stx

and elsewhere

9 years ago
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Re: Staycation (sort of)

You looking for the resort experience or want to check out all the beaches, CA, touristy things, etc? How 'bout a day sail to BVI on fast boat Breaka...

9 years ago
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Re: HGTV show

I believe it was MLS 15-1576, listed by Farchette + Hanley, located in Beeston Hill (Maison de Poincy) I can't save an MLS search but go to MLS F...

9 years ago
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Re: Easter Sunday brunch or dinner?

Is it (Palms) any good these days? We stopped going there a few years ago after several lousy dinners, and haven't been back since. Rumor has it ...

9 years ago
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Re: HGTV show

The TV map showed the location in the East End, kinda in the area where VM would be I think. But the maps have been sometimes grossly incorrect in th...

9 years ago
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Re: Easter Sunday brunch or dinner?

I think in general the food is good, a lot of people go there including locals. I'm not a huge fan of the Caribbean night buffet though, at least not...

9 years ago
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Re: 5 year plan to move

800-1100/month is probably not unreasonable on STX, maybe not so much on STJ, STT is in the middle. Of course a lot of variation in what you get for ...

9 years ago
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Re: Easter Sunday brunch or dinner?

Palms Hotel will probably have something for less than Carambola.

9 years ago
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Re: Truly innocent question

Our trees seem to be of a shorter variety. I noticed the ones in Hawaii last month were like 3 stories tall. The tree climbers climb right up with s...

9 years ago
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Re: Passport required?

Passports are usually good for 10 years so that means you'd have 5 years after expiration to renew but make sure to check the issue date to be sure.

9 years ago
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Re: FERRYBOAT SERVICE BETWEEN ST. CROIX AND ST. THOMAS COULD START AT END OF MARCH

I didn't see if the web site said if they will sell walk-up tickets or only on-line. But it did mention crew may not show up until just before boardi...

9 years ago
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Re: Moving to the Island in September! Starting a business?

Just check the DLCA website for all the license details, it's all there including exam dates.

9 years ago
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Re: Moving to the Island in September! Starting a business?

Low season is also when owners will be looking to get stuff fixed in their rental units before things get busy.

9 years ago
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Re: New Construction - Shipping Container Home - Is it possible??

Honestly, I wouldn't want an ugly container adjacent to my property, a danger to myself or neighbors and not in compliance with codes, etc. An...

9 years ago
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Re: Truly innocent question

Ditto we keep them off the trees on the condo grounds during hurricane season and off the ground as well.

9 years ago
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Re: Volunteer opportunities on STT?

Check with NPS, they may use volunteer tour guides for the fort and other places.

9 years ago
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Re: I think WAPA is screwing us over.

Hi again.... Great news, I have found, purchased and received a compliant meter system for monitoring WAPA's new smart meter, certifiable in the sta...

9 years ago
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Re: St. Croix building/development codes

There are definitely building codes and inspections in the VI. Title 29 of the Virgin Islands Code, the International Building Code, the Internation...

9 years ago
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Re: Passport required?

Regarding the REAL ID Act: A number of states on the mainland are not compliant, among them CA and MN. If those states, with the resources they ...

9 years ago
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Re: new president

Isn't this the wrong thread for healthcare discussion? Seems if republicans were able to come up with a plan they would have done so before ACA.

9 years ago
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Re: Truly innocent question

Absolutely. Best not to sleep under them when they are hanging. The coconuts make for great rum drink cups.

9 years ago
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