stjohnjulie
@stjohnjulie
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Joined: June 2, 2008 11:27 am
Last seen: May 8, 2025 2:02 am
Topics: 12 / Replies: 1059
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RE: Moving from Chicago to STT. Need car recommendations.

What do they charge for a monthly rental? I know the weekly rates are kind of steep (especially on St John) so I was just curious.

5 years ago
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RE: How to move 6 kids to St. John?

On St John There is a program called KATS, Kids and the Sea, that teaches kids sailing. There is also St John School of the Arts. Lots of great clas...

5 years ago
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RE: Amazon vs. Ebay

I too use eBay very frequently. I do the sourcing and logistics for our company so I do a lot of shopping. I’ve found that Amazon business be person...

5 years ago
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RE: How to move 6 kids to St. John?

@daveb722 that’s for sure. But I don’t like to advise people to break/skirt the law. Locals on St John are being pushed out by transplants with wealt...

5 years ago
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RE: How to move 6 kids to St. John?

if you decide on a multi month rental, which I also think is a good idea, go for 90 days plus to avoid the 12.5 % hotel tax. How many bedrooms would ...

5 years ago
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RE: Travel Experiences To/From USVI During The COVID Pandemic

Not sure about PR, but you don’t from STT.

6 years ago
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RE: recognition and thank You

She really is! We are so incredibly fortunate to have her. When she opened her doors back in 2017 it was such a relief to those of us that didn’t ha...

6 years ago
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RE: Retiring to STT. Have questions...

If I were you I’d bring it and also get a second smaller vehicle if you can. There are plenty of people who drive big pickups here. But it’s also ni...

6 years ago
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RE: Crime

It doesn’t help that there is a lot of stigma with mental illness especially here. Having worked retail in Cruz Bay for 15 years I saw and knew many ...

6 years ago
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RE: Underground electrical service

Not long after they were being installed on St John one of the poles cracked/broke when a limb from a tree fell on one on the anchoring wires. It di...

6 years ago
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RE: USVI Vision 2040

I agree. Our government is bloated and inefficient and has been for far too long. Moving the various agencies into the 21st century by putting everyt...

6 years ago
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RE: USVI Vision 2040

I was surprised that they were surprised that tech development didn’t rank higher. I sent them a message through Facebook telling them that I didn’t ...

6 years ago
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RE: Ship unregistered car? plus insurance question

With COVID going on there are definitely a lot of times the physical inspection is waived. The St John office has a lot more availability for appoint...

6 years ago
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RE: AT&T Now Liberty - Thoughts on Impact

My friend tried to get one of the new iPhones over the weekend through AT&T (over the phone) and couldn’t do it because of the sale to Liberty. ...

6 years ago
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RE: Ship unregistered car? plus insurance question

You have to clear customs first and customs will not clear a shipment unless it is physically here. The bill of lading has the arrival date of the sh...

6 years ago
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RE: Pre-Move Visit Considerations/Pandemic Restrictions?

As far as really needed a test on arrival working the mandated guidelines, yes. You need that. And they are checking EVERY person at the airport. W...

6 years ago
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RE: Ship unregistered car? plus insurance question

You can’t get it registered before it arrives. But hiring a company to do the registration process for you will likely save you time and headache. I...

6 years ago
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RE: Your experience with Google Fi

I saw this quote from a Liberty representative in a Source article “Who You Have Is Based on Your Location, Not Area CodeSo how do you know if you ...

6 years ago
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RE: Shipping confusion

The ocean freight companies don't even have a bill for you to pay until The vessel sets sail. They don’t produce the bill of ladings until after the ...

6 years ago
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RE: Shipping confusion

I should add that I never called Blue Ocean. I sent messages in three different formats. Because of my job, i have to do everything in writing to l...

6 years ago
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RE: New VI Tax on Internet Purchases

I think this is a horrible idea. This could would complicate things for wholesalers as well. Maybe to the point that many companies would decide to ...

6 years ago
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RE: AT&T Now Liberty - Thoughts on Impact

I too have been having trouble on my bank app if I’m not on WiFi. Thanks for that tip. I kept getting locked out despite putting in my correct pass...

6 years ago
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RE: Streaming and gaming

I have VIYA and have been happy with them until recently. Ever since the line was cut by ATT knocking out both cell and internet things seem to be of...

6 years ago
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RE: Shipping confusion

I was going to try Ocean Blue because of the good recommendations here. So I was disappointed to not get a response from them on any platform I tried...

6 years ago
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RE: Shipping confusion

I have Blue Ocean a try for a vehicle recently and could r even get them to respond to me. Sent messages to them through Facebook, their website, and ...

6 years ago
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