No, you cannot sleep in the airport. This is not "The Amazing Race."

As some of you read, we are flying into San Juan at midnight the night beofre our 8:30 am flight to St. Thomas. I was going to book a room at the Best Western in SJU but someone suggested possibly sleeping in the terminal since by the time we get our luggage and into our room then get back up to get ready and head back to the terminal we will really only have about 4 hours of sleep. And I can think of a lot better things to do with $200 on STJ than crash in a dingy hotel room at San Juan airport.

So...my question is...after we pick up our bags, what is the best place to set up camp for a few hours of shut eye? I am assuing we can't check our bags that early and hang out at our morning gate. So just anywhere outside of security then? Are there better places than others? I have not yet had the pleaseure/displeasure of experiencing thsi airport but I assume it is relatively large compared to most Caribbean airports. This plan isn't set in stone yet so any input would be helpful.

Close, but no cigar!

Someone (me) was too chicken shit to take this picture, but I finally got up the nerve when the security guard at Motor Vehicles starting dozing off (although my flash woke him up.) Sorry it's blurry, but I didn't want to be banned for life. It reads "CLOSE" on the closed door. Awesome.

Well, somebody had fun last night!

What the hell is this nonsense? And do they know what WAPA will cost them?

http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2011/10/10/st-thomas-poised-become-true-winter-wonderland

I will post photos soon, but until then...I still heart Exit Zero, my hero. And "IslandHops" rocks as well.

TSAguy9
Re: WAPA Monday morning
August 23, 2011 07:24AM
WHATS UP WITH THE CELL SERVICE? STILL NO DAMN AT&T! DAMN I CAN'T WAIT TO LEAVE!
IslandHops
Re: WAPA Monday morning
August 23, 2011 07:48AM
What's up? For starters the caps lock key appears to be stuck on your keyboard.
Darn AT&T (and Sprint).
Exit Zero
Re: WAPA Monday morning
August 23, 2011 08:25AM
TSA guy9 - the airport welcomes walk ins without calling ahead and you should be able to sail through TSA and be off the island by noon.
TSAguy9
Re: WAPA Monday morning
August 23, 2011 08:39AM
Were you trying to be funny?

This is the second installment about a registered sex offender and a teacher moving here.

Re: Sex offenders Moving to USVI
August 24, 2011 08:59PM Registered: 4 days ago
Posts: 3
This was not a minor offence. We will be the only people left for him to live with. He has no one else to take him in. I never even thought about his crime effecting me as a teacher, but I believe you all are right. As a fellow teacher or parent I my self would want to know about things like this. I really appreciate all the information everyone has given me!

Sorry for the blurry shot, but it was pouring this afternoon when I drove by. This is the location of the new gas station next to the STJ Market. And yes, a whole lot of dirt washed down with the rain. And, yes, the silt fence at the top also fell down. What a shock!

Thanks to a fun reader, J., for this post from Carnival! I heart you guys.

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Exit Zero is my hero.

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DUN
Re: $2 bill not accepted in STX!
January 08, 2011 07:29PM   
I had one of those fake 1,000,000 novelty bills, gave it to a lady @ Price smart for a slice of pizza & a Coke.
She stared at it intently, & said"Dats' a dowsand dowllers, me can't make change fer dat"!

I told her it is actually a million, & if she gave me another slice of pizza, she could keep the change!
Her mouth dropped as she held & stared at it.
Finally, I told her the truth that it was fake...
She said "you can get in trobble fo dat"!
 
Most awesome reply, although I wouldn't have been so gentle:

Exit Zero
Re: $2 bill not accepted in STX!
January 08, 2011 11:32PM   

And if she had gone in the back and called the police you would have to explain to a VIPD officer that you were only kidding about counterfeit currency - good luck then!


Lame-ass comeback:
 
DUN
Re: $2 bill not accepted in STX!
January 09, 2011 12:51AM   

I overestimated your intelligence....

We're starting 2011 with a bang! No parking, my ass!

Another boating mishap...

This photo was sent to me last week, with the following comments:  "Tourists, oil pan clean up, rental car, barge, chaos."

Here is the translation:  "Tourists backed their rental vehicle on the barge in Red Hook at an angle, when the crew wasn't paying attention, and ripped the oil pan off the bottom of their car when they hit the corner of the ramp.  Now the crew is paying attention, and it's complete chaos as they try to clean up the oil."

Motor Vehicle License Systems

The first person in line was 18, the second person in line was 33, and the last person in line was 44. Does this make any sense? 

Joy! "AIR CONDITION" spotted on St. Thomas. Added bonus: "MECANIC."

Maybe The Westin is not such a good idea right now.

ameliaisland What happened STJ? October 07, 2010 10:05AM

Registered: 8 days ago Posts: 2

My husband and I were scheduled to come to STJ on Sat. Oct. 9th. We were phoned last night and were told our reservations had to be cancelled due to flooding, lack of drinking water. Any insights would be helpful.

mit43 Re: What happened STJ? October 07, 2010 11:38AM

Registered: 2 months ago Posts: 2

The Westin was probably the worst hit! Don't call them.

And I can gaurantee that I don't want to be exposed to your naked body.

“ public nudity/topless ”

Sep 30, 2010, 5:57 PM

I am thinking of taking a cruise on the Royal Carribean allure to these distinations, 

I do not want to see any topless women on this trip can you tell me if it will be a 

gaurantee not to be exposed to it if we port , site see,go snorkeling, or just sit on 

the beach. will it be safe.

Sorry, people, but this is creepy.

“ Seeing Weddings ”

Sep 25, 2010, 4:29 PM

I was wondering.................where are good spots to get to see weddings on St. Thomas? From an appropriate distance, of course, I don't mean in an intrusive way; I would never want to intrude on someone's wedding! For example, here in Maryland, we have Brookside Gardens, which are beautiful public gardens. It's not unusual to see bridal parties, wedding photographers, etc. as one walks around. I guess that's what I'm referring to. Thanks

And so you picked a house with a resident cat, because why? You want your husband or daughter to end up at the clinic?

Do you have a link to a newspaper article or anything about this? I sure hope not...the villa we're staying at has a "resident cat" and this is where they're boarding the cat during our stay since my husband and daughter are allergic.

All I can say is "WOW," as well.

donkey_jaw Thinking about moving.  September 19, 2010 10:09PM

Registered: 2 days ago

Posts: 2

Ok I visited St. Thomas in July for just one day. All I can say is WOW. 

I had a great time and loved the crystal clear water. Me and my cousin 

are thinking about moving .I've done some research but I've still got plenty 

of questions I hope you guys can help me out with.....

1. How much does it cost to have a crate shipped to the Virgin Islands from the mainland?

2. I figure I'd like to live on St. Thomas or St Croix but what are the main differences between the two?

Is one island cheaper than the other?

Does one have better beaches?

3. Do cruise ships visit St. Croix also?

4. How do the snorkeling tours go? Im thinking of buying a boat and offering 2-3 hour snorkeling tours?

Is the market for that already saturated or is there room for more?

Do they make enough income to compensate for their expenses?

How much does it cost to dock your boat?

etc....

donkey_jaw Re: Thinking about moving.  September 21, 2010 03:21PM

Registered: 2 days ago

Posts: 2

It would be a crate big enough to ship all of our clothes, some furniture like 2 beds, 

desk, chairs, kayak, etc. i guess a pretty large crate. Not the size that a 18 wheeler carries. 

Right now the main thing holding us back is finding the right boat.

fdr Re: Thinking about moving.  September 21, 2010 03:29PM

Registered: 2 years ago

Posts: 505

Don't take this the wrong way, donkey, but -- Gather your expense estimates and then double them, 

as you may well find you have to ship it all back, when you find out things here aren't what they look 

like from a one-day vacation.... Starting a business down here is not like starting one stateside, either. 

It might work out for you, but from what you've written, it sounds like you'll need to do a ton more 

research if you're going to keep from making a very expensive mistake.

Yahoo, it's getting nasty! And, no, I did not write the last comment.

Cost of living
Where can I find such things as auto insurance costs and cell phone service? Not sure where to look.

Re: Cost of living
Is that your extent of COST OF LIVING? I would be more concerned about food, utility costs, lodging, cable, gas etc. Is that what you are looking for?

Re: Cost of living
The cost of auto insurance and cell phone service are the only things I could not find on the V.I. website. I just want to know how much for these two services. Example: My 12 year old Jeep is around $900.00 year for full coverage. Cell phone service in New Jersey is approx. $52.00 a month for 450 minutes with caller I.D. call waiting, long distance etc. for Verizon customers.

Re: Cost of living
If I wanted to be around rude sarcastic people I'll stay in New Jersey!!

Re: Cost of living
An option to consider