jefgar
jefgar
@jefgar
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Joined: March 29, 2006 4:22 pm
Topics: 7 / Replies: 130
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Re: Flags

I get mine from United States Flag.com

16 years ago
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Re: Most missed guilty pleasure....

Hockey. The NHL left ESPN2 for Versus. We get Versus on our cable, but all the hockey games are blacked out.

16 years ago
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Re: Insurance - Do Most Carry it?

On a $600,000 house, across the street from the water with an eastern exposure, we pay just over $11,000/year in homeowners insurance and another $450...

16 years ago
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Re: Dog Walking Rant

It's not just the beach, though. People walk their dogs on the road in front of my house and have no problems letting their dogs do their thing on my...

16 years ago
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Re: American A flight changes

I was just playing w/ Delta's reservation site and discovered that, somewhere in the middle of August, STX will lose the Wednesday flight. It was pos...

16 years ago
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Re: American A flight changes

Every time I've flown on AA between here and sju or mia the planes have been FULL, or very nearly so. I'm now looking at plans to go off island a cou...

16 years ago
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Re: WAPA increase since Aug. '07

27 cents/KWH in Aug 07; 33 cents now -- 33-27/27= 22.222222222% increase That's for the Total cost; I don't have the actual cost of electricity s...

16 years ago
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Re: Exterminators

We've been using Oliver's for two years and have had absolutely no problems w/ bugs in the house (except for some pesky, tiny ants). We're on a contr...

16 years ago
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Re: car insurance

VI don't care whether the insurer is local or not ----- as long as you have proof of insurance. My cars are covered by USAA (an insurance co-op based...

16 years ago
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Re: Shipping Car to STX

Here's what I wrote on the subject two years ago, after retrieving my car from the docks. Note: the excise tax has now been ruled invalid, so that s...

16 years ago
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Re: Shipping Car to STX

It ain't rocket surgery. I took care of getting my own car off the docks and registered. In total -- from getting the documentation, to paying the ...

16 years ago
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Re: Lawn mower

If you're really into POWER mowing, Reliable Rentals sells Grasshopper mowers (from around $5000-$17000).

16 years ago
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Re: Just for Fun...

1-How long you've been on island and which island you're on -- STX, 2 years 2-Where you are from originally -- born in NYC, reared in the Philly sub...

16 years ago
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Re: Why?

My family is in central FL and we always thought we'd end up there when we retired -- you know: get a little house on the St. John's river w/ access t...

16 years ago
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Re: PO Boxes

When we came down for our pmv, we got a box at (what is now) "Surf the Net" in the Pan Am pavilion in Christiansted. It's basically an internet cafe ...

16 years ago
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Re: STX - Special Deals at Restaurants

Monday night - Brew Pub - Steak & Ale night: buy a steak dinner and drink any of the home brews for free (until 10pm). Monday night is also crab race...

16 years ago
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Re: Is There A Rugby Team on St. Croix?

I know of several former ruggers -- myself included (I promised my wife I'd stop playing when I turned 50). Our son plays in college (in Colorado), b...

17 years ago
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Re: bagpiping

Bagpiper51 -- We'll be happy to have you in the islands. AND, here you get a double celebration every year that is meaningless in Alaska: St. Andrew...

17 years ago
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Re: Pizza on STX

Vinnie's across from Sunny Isle near Mail Boxes is excellent.

17 years ago
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Re: Texas Embassy?

There is a Texas Embassy bar and restaurant in London.

17 years ago
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Re: HDTV, Cable Carriers, Sports Progs, and High Speed Internet

I've got Choice wireless "cable" and get Versus network -- except when they're broadcasting hockey games. Whenever a hockey game is on, all I get is ...

17 years ago
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Re: If you are moving here, READ THIS!

Remember -- this works the other way too. After living here for several years, one experiences culture shock when going back to the upper 48. My wif...

17 years ago
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Re: roll call!!

Have lived all over the world -- from Rangoon to St. Petersburg, Russia -- but that was work. Now that I no longer work, STX is my chosen home.

17 years ago
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