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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:25 PM
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I leave for St. Thomas tomorrow. Ask me anything!
Yea, me! First real time off since before Christmas. I can leave all this screwball legislature and budget cuts and layoffs behind.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:28 PM
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1. Ever been there before?
Because if you haven't, be prepared for some scenes of extreme poverty.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:28 PM
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2. I've been in other places in the Carib.
So I kinda know what to expect.
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Resistance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:30 PM
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4. I've seen worse
but yeah St Thomas is pretty bad in parts.

The land and scenery is quite beautiful though.
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:29 PM
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3. Do you find special glee
in rubbing your vacation destination in us poor saps' faces? :P
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 05:43 PM
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10. Hee!
No, but I've seen enough of OTHER PEOPLE'S THREADS going by that made me jealous, I figured I'd get my licks in.
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:31 PM
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5. Can I go?
I can fit in a suit case.

DDQM
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 05:43 PM
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11. That luggage compartment gets mighty cold
And all that dog-sniffing and xraying they do now might not be good for your health, either.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:32 PM
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6. I didn't know Tom Tomorrow had been canonized
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:51 PM
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7. Checkout Megan's Bay. It's a beautiful beach
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Florida_Geek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 04:53 PM
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8. And on the way there at one time there was a store that sold
Great Veggie Burgers and ya ya ya Pot. :evilgrin:
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 05:42 PM
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9. Yes, we're staying on Megans bay!
The pictures look nice.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 05:56 PM
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12. Check out St. John's
It's one of our national parks. Beautiful island.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 06:25 PM
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13. That's what everyone said.
We'll take the ferry over one day.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 07:15 PM
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14. My husband and i honeymooned
at an eco-tourism retreat on St. John's. It was inexpensive and beautiful. I wish we could go back, but that isn't in the cards for now.
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Shopaholic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 07:20 PM
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15. 2nd nomination for Meagan's Bay
It's simply gorgeous.
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Paladin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-04 07:34 PM
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16. Gotta Love Any Place.......
....where you can buy Stoli vodka for $4.50 a fifth (honestly). Besides that, it's gorgeous. Enjoy......
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