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RE: On our way, the adventure begins in ernest and thank you everyone!
By jaldeborgh, 5 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| The neighbor drives it occasionally so that it stays alive and well. In the future I'll be keeping it on a battery tender when we're not there, plus have the neighbor use it once in a while. | ||
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RE: On our way, the adventure begins in ernest and thank you everyone!
By Scubadoo, 5 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| I just love a good plan. I'm trying to retire the end of the year if they let me. What have you done with your jeep for the past months? | ||
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On our way, the adventure begins in ernest and thank you everyone!
By jaldeborgh, 5 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| Finely, after more than a year of planning and preparation my wife and I are taking possession of the home we purchased last January, we arrive on Wednesday (4th). Our Jeep arrived a couple of months... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By daveb722, 7 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| Yeah, I lost all 14 panels during maria, neighbor next to me, none. Mike Bruno redid the install and was suprised I lost them all, he felt they weren't installed correctly. In the NOAA satellite pho... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By rewired, 7 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| @gators_mom Laugh if you'd like, but I believe that some houses are better prepared than others to withstand Cat 5 storms. The builder started with the Miami-Dade County building code as a baseline an... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By Gator's Mom, 7 days ago |
General/Relocating |
| Posted by: @rewired @Alana33 All homes and circumstances are different. The home we are purchasing was set up by the owner/builder to allow the panels to be easily removed for safe storage in the bas... | ||
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RE: Anyone familiar with CGI or PGT Windows?
By ChristiRodriguez, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| If you are looking to sell your home, then buyers always look for windows as it is the first appearance of your home. In the last month, I hired a high rise window cleaning Folsom CA team in order to ... | ||
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RE: Homeschooling
By ChristiRodriguez, 1 week ago |
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| This is good for the child if you call somebody in the home for the class. Even in some cases, there are separate classes for the child are taken. | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By Alana33, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| I'm too old to be climbing up on de roof and hauling stuff up and down, dealing with that in addition to all the prep work of moving outdoor furniture, plants, closing up house and connecting and putt... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By rewired, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| @Alana33 All homes and circumstances are different. The home we are purchasing was set up by the owner/builder to allow the panels to be easily removed for safe storage in the basement before the stor... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By STTsailor, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| between two evils I would go with propane generator. At least it burns cleaner then diesel. But solar in VI is just a no brainer. Long term it is cheaper then alternatives and environmentally friendly... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By Alana33, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| Propane burns quickly if you're using it for powering your home for months after a storm. I bought one with auto transfer switch for my home here in FL and have a 1000 lb. tank. Thankfully haven't had... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By rewired, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| If you do get a generator, you might want to consider going with propane on the generator fuel. Diesel fuel only has a storage life of 6-12 months before it starts to degrade. Propane will last indefi... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By STTsailor, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| If you have solar Panels and Tesla battery bank with net metering then you do not need a generator at all. I use about 12 kw a day without running AC or about 25 when using AC. I am not very frugal as... | ||
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RE: Recent experience bringing a dog on the passenger ferry
By Alana33, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| You can't just show up with dog, kennel, luggage and ask around for a small speed boat to get out to STJ that'll just cost $50. That's ridiculous, Nugblazer. Traveling with large dogs is not simple. T... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By singlefin, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| I’m in the middle of a large renovation/addition. I had Mike look things over so I could run whatever conduit he needs now. It’ll probably be middle of next year before I’m ready for him to do the Sol... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By daveb722, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| @singlefin Thanks, Mike replaced my panels after Marie. I agree he's a great guy. It's a small system and after researching it most of the day, I am not sure if it can keep the batteries charged with... | ||
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RE: Generators & Solar power banks
By singlefin, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| Better options are available today. After Maria, everyone with the solar /net metering system went nuts. They had thousands of dollars in solar panels in-tact on their roofs, but since WAPA’s transmis... | ||
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RE: Meeting Expats on STX
By daveb722, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| She could also volunteer for different organizations. Great opportunity to meet people of all ages. | ||
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Generators & Solar power banks
By daveb722, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| I know this has been discussed before (most posts are rather old) - just looking for opinions on Generators again. i've looked online for size of generator and most sites state 22kw after inputting m... | ||
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RE: Ongoing Member Dialogue/Island Info
By daveb722, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| As the others have stated, there's plenty of information here and even though old, still holds true. There are some great members here with great information. Ask away, you will get a response. Sea... | ||
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RE: How Safe Are the Virgin Islands especially St Thomas and St Croix
By NugBlazer, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| Posted by: @rotorhead My personal story. Held at gun point for over two hours. Yep, you were the one I was referring to in my original post in this thread when I said, "Some of the posters in this v... | ||
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RE: Recent experience bringing a dog on the passenger ferry
By NugBlazer, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| STJ to Red Hook? That's a very short distance. I'd just ask around for a private boat to take me. All you need is a small speedboat, even a dinghy. For $50 I bet you'd have lots of takers. | ||
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RE: Ongoing Member Dialogue/Island Info
By Exit Zero, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| Maybe I am a bit skewed on live chat/messenger options but that just doesn't seem to be a Virgin Island way of life. I do see an active Facebook page 'whatsgoingonstthomas' that gets quite a bit of pa... | ||
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RE: Meeting Expats on STX
By islandjoan, 1 week ago |
General/Relocating |
| @starrysky YW!!! Being that your friend is outdoorsy, she could check out the St. Croix Hiking Association. I am not a member because they get up super early for a lot of hikes, but I keep telling mys... | ||
