daveb722
@daveb722
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Joined: May 27, 2015 1:46 pm
Last seen: March 5, 2024 11:00 am
Topics: 64 / Replies: 734
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RE: Realtor recommendations?

@epo_ which island?

5 years ago
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RE: How in the world can we bring a large dog?

@stxwishes seaborne will not. you could charter a boat for the day, not sure if the Native son will accept pets, as I don't see anything on their web...

5 years ago
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RE: How in the world can we bring a large dog?

If you can get your dog to Miami, there's a company (husband and wife) called Petcargo.com that will arrange boarding, flight and drop off to Bob Lync...

5 years ago
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RE: Large shipment to island, NOW WHAT??

What's considered a large shipment? A whole container? A few pallets? That will help with an answer.

5 years ago
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RE: Kitchen supplies

@gators_mom yeah, they have a lot of things you can't find in other places. The Home store has the basic stuff and don't bother with Kmart.

5 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@jaldeborgh Definitely, I just ordered windows from Castle Glassworks, they are hurricane windows and the lead time is 6 months, but I got the rebate ...

5 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

I know a couple that lives out west in an old RV until they build there home. Not sure if they brought it with them or found it here. I was wrong ab...

5 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@vicanuck Mike is great, he did my replacement panels and just added to my system. Best solar installer on island by far.

5 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

@vicanuck Lots of patience...LOL I have two homes near me that are going on 2 years and almost 4 years and are just starting to put the floors in bef...

5 years ago
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RE: Locations -east- west -north -south?

I live out east, we get less rain but have only filled my cistern about once per year. I've watched many rain storms pass over Buck Island and head ov...

5 years ago
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RE: Thinking of Moving

@knowlesstak Sampson House in downtown christiansted has great towels, since you have a bigger family cost-u-less (near plaza east) will be your best ...

5 years ago
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RE: Where to find rental information?

Join a few st croix face book groups, there's rentals all the time listed, call a realtor, coldwell banker in gallows may have something or Chris Hanl...

5 years ago
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RE: Cell Phone covera

AT&T towers are used here, but Liberty now owns them and our contracts. Some use Google Fi and others just keep their plans with Verizon and use ...

5 years ago
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RE: Pool Building

@knowlesstak I don't there is much time difference depending on how you are doing the pool, I still would have needed concrete work etc on a fiberglas...

5 years ago
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RE: moving to STT

join a few STT facebook groups, you probably will find more that way.

5 years ago
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RE: Pool Building

I can give you a little bit of info. Most likely a fiberglass pool will be pretty close to a poured concrete pool. I spoke to Lenn about it. First o...

5 years ago
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RE: New supermarket?

@vicanuck I agree, the only time I shop at sea side is if I need that one thing, but I usually go to espressway, same prices, sometimes less there. S...

5 years ago
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RE: New supermarket?

I think the owner of sea side is opening that up, supposed to be a grocery store, various shops, etc from what I remember. They are still working on ...

5 years ago
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RE: USVI Vision 2040

@gators_mom In NY we didn't get a homestead exemption ? ? Just lots of taxes. 8% sales, 7.25% state income, my property taxes were about 5k when I le...

5 years ago
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RE: USVI Vision 2040

@gators_mom definitely got this one right. A couple of things strike me on a few FB posts that continuously get brought up, maybe I'm wrong, but pe...

5 years ago
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RE: Thinking of Moving

@knowlesstak home insurance on my modest 350k home is over 5k, with a 5% deductible max 5k I believe. Typically you insure for 80% of the value. I w...

5 years ago
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RE: Thinking of Moving

Honestly, since your so close, grab a short plane ride and come over for a week, check out all the things you would buy in PR. Take your latest elect...

5 years ago
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RE: Thinking of Moving

Here check this out, not sure how accurate, but probably close.

5 years ago
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RE: Your experience with Google Fi

@sttsailor how has your experience been? Just curious if it ever got better than when I used it. I just had a weird charge on Liberty, $65 for roami...

5 years ago
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RE: DOH survey

I agree, figure it can't hurt. Kinda like complaining about who's in office, but you don't vote.

5 years ago
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