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Re: Online shopping: Who will ship to the VI (without costing an arm and a leg)

Williams Sonoma has a nice bread machine which I bought several years ago and they shipped via mail for a reasonable cost. Also J and R mentioned abo...

17 years ago
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Re: Home Depot

STX needs a Home Depot for a number of reasons, most notably Gallows Bay Hardware. I love Phil and Mary, but paying 2.5x retail for power tools has G...

17 years ago
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Re: Online shopping: Who will ship to the VI (without costing an arm and a leg)

ELECTRONICS Vendors who will ship to the VI via Priority mail: B & H Photo (who ROCK!) for cameras and most computer peripherals AND SOFTWARE! (...

17 years ago
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Re: Chopper on Crown Mtn?

@rotorhead: Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate the unique abilities of helicopters. A quick-thinking helicopter crew saved my father's life...

17 years ago
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Re: Chopper on Crown Mtn?

They flew over Country Day School at well below regulation altitude. Does anyone have any solid information about this aircraft?

17 years ago
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Re: Night Swimming - STX

Night swimming can be delightful! There are some things people should know, though. It's spooky to think of predators in the water at night, but...

17 years ago
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Re: Couple Arrested for Not Paying Tip

Nicely said Anita. Yes it (the issue of tipping) is cultural, but in the West Indies culture and skin color are intertwined. That makes this communi...

17 years ago
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Re: Disrespect or laziness?

It's an old law and an old problem, largely because it is entirely subjective. For example, people are naturally more critical of those of their own ...

17 years ago
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Re: Disrespect or laziness?

It amazes me when I see women walking in C'sted ina bathing suit bottom with a tee shirt on! It amazes me when I see a man walking through town w...

17 years ago
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Re: Threading, Waxing, and other STX

Tropical Therapy in Gallows Bay for the waxing at least.

17 years ago
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Re: Compuer Warranty Void For Smokers!

(tu)Apple's social advocacy. (td)Apple's crappy manufacturing q/c I switched from Apple to PC here on stx when I had to replace my 2nd apple...

17 years ago
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Re: Point Udall (STX)

*golf clap* I'm glad they repaved too. Plenty of tourists made it to Pt Udall before the Millennium and returned with an adventure under their b...

17 years ago
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Re: Are there black panthers on STX?

There is the legend of the jaguar living in the rainforest, and it is partly true. The original "Island of Dr. Morreau was filmed here in Davis Bay b...

17 years ago
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Re: What's up with this?

Someone famous...L Francis Herreshoff maybe... once said, "Don't work so hard to bring with you the things you are trying to leave behind."

17 years ago
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Re: No AT&T Service - STX East End - Tues Afternoon?

intermittent. Out for about 15 min at 1010 this morning (East end)

17 years ago
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Re: No AT&T Service - STX East End - Tues Afternoon?

I note broadband still works. When the att outages approach 8 months as innovative routinely does for me, then (and only then) I'll share that wish.

17 years ago
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Re: Is AT&T down on STX?

No service. East end has been spotty for the duration of the rain but this appears to be island wide. *sigh* still beats innovative.

17 years ago
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Re: fs: mahogany logs, chain saws, tree gear

This is on St Croix, by the way.

17 years ago
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Re: wtb guitar

Gordon Pritchard is a good luthier...I bought a guitar from him and am quite happy with it. gordonsguitarsite dot com Not affiliated, just passi...

17 years ago
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Re: Sprint Problems??

Sprint covers a fair amount of STX but not all. Several of my acquaintances on the East end of the island have had Sprint cancel their contracts beca...

17 years ago
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