heepajeep
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Joined: February 5, 2008 8:53 pm
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Re: Hovensa Demands WAPA Pay In Advance for Fuel

All Oil companies have posted record profits this last quarter. So how about a tax on the oil refinery "per gallon "of refined oil that would go to WA...

16 years ago
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Re: Hovensa Demands WAPA Pay In Advance for Fuel

Prepare for Black outs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is always going to happen when they don't have the money to pay hovensa then they start with the ro...

16 years ago
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Re: Hovensa Demands WAPA Pay In Advance for Fuel

I bet WAPA is sorry they converted all the boilers from coal to oil now!

16 years ago
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Re: Weather watch

Posted 5am Aug. 11th 2008: Two systems are being forecast to develop by all of the major global models and all of the models are pointing at a threa...

16 years ago
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Re: Weather watch

My favorite weather source: Just don't freakout about a hurricane or tropical weather warning. Other than ice, you should have all other food, w...

16 years ago
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Re: Solar Power and STX questions

Check out this website for solar water heating. if your installation site will accomodate thermo siphon circulation no pump is required.

16 years ago
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Re: Solar Power and STX questions

Solar water heater is by far the easiest D.I.Y. project. Redneck hillbilly solar pool water heater: I bought some 1/2" diameter black poly u...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA AGAIN???????

here is a very interesting website about electricity in the VI.

16 years ago
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Re: Solar Power and STX questions

Six months of stored power? They must have a lot of batteries! I bet it is a whole lot less red tape if you chose not to "sell" power back into the ...

16 years ago
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Re: Animal Warden

Go online to a hunting supply store. Buy some skunk oil and load your super soaker squirt gun with it. Spray the offending pups liberally with it wh...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA AGAIN???????

You wonder WHY electricity was brought to the islands? Really?? Not really, but I do wonder how it ever did become available without discussions...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA AGAIN???????

I wonder how electricity came to be available on the islands at all? Or why was it brought to the islands in the first place? Do you suppose that so...

16 years ago
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Re: VI residents have you received your stimulus check yet?

If you did not pay all taxes owed, the check will be applied to what you owe. That is at least for mainlanders who still owe more than the check was...

16 years ago
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Re: high walls?

And, why fill the barge with dirt. You could put enough dirt to grow plants, plop the house on it, and moor it anywhere around the islands you wanted!...

16 years ago
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Re: high walls?

I might look into having only a cople walls go all the way up. To improve the roof tie-in as Jim72 suggests. I would maybe then look into utiliizing...

16 years ago
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Re: Tooth Fairy

😀 Thats why referenced my year!

16 years ago
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Re: Tooth Fairy

Yea and in 1958 the minimum wage law was at $1.00 per hour.

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

Your meter has to be the type that can or will run backwards. If your current WAPA meter won't do that, they likely arent going to put one in upon you...

16 years ago
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Re: Do you need a passport to get a driver's license?

I have a USVI license and well as my Florida and my Puerto rico license all that i had to show was by birth certificate which proofs you are an americ...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

heepajeep Your cost for electric in the VI is 0.11 per KWH??? No, I am currently in Pensacola, FL. I thought it was more like 0.38 on STX? am ...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

My current cost of electricity is about 0.11 per kWh. The Blue Link 500 produces 720 kWh per year. 720kWh x 0.11 = $79.20 The Blue Link 500 c...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

Future Islander, its not a "Power Saver", its a solar electric system. FI was referring to the earlier Power Saver discusion. My question on...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

Go feel the case of your television when it is off. That warmth is watts being consumed while it stands in qwik turn-on mode.

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA Proposed Increase in Rates

Me know V x A = W. Te amps are lowered between meter an powersave cause of te capacitors storin energy. Me just check me freinds house that has powe...

16 years ago
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