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Tower Dog, as my very old friend B Sousa knows, I flew out of STT from 1993-1994 and we lived at Mahogany Run. Good memories of Tickles and The Mill and French Town. I knew Paul and Cleo. IIRC, Paul's DC-3 was destroyed by Hugo?
I don't recall the term "native" being derogatory.
I don't recall the term "native" being derogatory.
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I don't recall the term "native" being derogatory.
I am a native of Norway, born and raised there and not ashamed of being a native.
In the US of A I am not a "Native", but rather a very small minority: "Norwegian-American", but not looking for hand-outs or benefits.
In the USVI, the natives, or locals or whatever the PC term is, are a majority and as such they should take care of us poor hapless minorities that have not figured out how to feed ourselfs or how to use a condom.
Keep sending the check, PM me for the address.
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Tower Dog, I have flown around Norway a few times - to Stavanger mostly, but also Oslo and Andoya Island
In my youth I flew skydivers in C-206s in Norway..In the winter, without a door..Temps on the ground -20 C, at 10,000 feet a lot colder and blowing gale-force winds in the cabin as the double door was removed...Windchill factors was minus a million but being in the business of building flight time I did all that and more..
Then I screwed up and emigrated to Alaska..More cold and more icy flying.
No wonder I want to buy a condo in the US Virgin Islands. Balmy weather, beatiful diving and world class sailing.
Just have to put up with some of the natives, a few of them would like to rob and kill you.
Being big and ugly and somewhat street-smart I will probably survive, but the pudgy pale tourist with his Rolex and his gold chains better not be wandering too far of the beaten path in the dark.
Or his ass be grass.
(Not saying this lightly guys, I have seen friends and neighbors robbed, raped and killed in the islands: It is not Disney-Land regardless what SD says
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my very old friend
I am a native of Norway
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Grandpa from Trondheim
Nice there in the summer, and a good place to be a teenager: Girls, motorcycles and beer..How do I get all that back?
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So how is it NOW....
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O.M.G. reading between the usual PPRUNE in-fights......
Anyone living, working down there now ?
O.M.G. reading between the usual PPRUNE in-fights......
Anyone living, working down there now ?
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Sherpadriver: I cannot stand people like you. Having spent time with the "natives" of St. Croix myself, I know the place is a crime ridden hole. I do not go to KKK conventions and I do not let my "white" sheets shine through or whatever the hell you said. It is the truth. St. Croix blows! All of your military service is great. I have a lot of respect for folks in the military. But, for a guy that has views like yourself, I wonder how much good you are really doing for our country. It seems like the only "racial" comments have been written in your posts. Everybody else was trying to be civil and talk about an aviation company not a race issue. People cannot even say what they want to say nowadays without getting jumped on.
Anyways, trying to get back on subject, St. Thomas and St. John in my opinion are much better islands. St. Thomas has its share of crime as well. As someone else said, St. John is too high priced for nonsense. Flew on Seaborne a few times. Cool operation. Flew with a guy for a very short period of time that had worked for them. Long hours and bad pay. This was three years ago. Things could have very well changed by now. By the way SD, the Shorts is a baaadd airplane. Lots of fun.
Anyways, trying to get back on subject, St. Thomas and St. John in my opinion are much better islands. St. Thomas has its share of crime as well. As someone else said, St. John is too high priced for nonsense. Flew on Seaborne a few times. Cool operation. Flew with a guy for a very short period of time that had worked for them. Long hours and bad pay. This was three years ago. Things could have very well changed by now. By the way SD, the Shorts is a baaadd airplane. Lots of fun.
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P.C Political Correctness is the enemy here,If you do not face it than you can not move on!As a american of african roots I can tell you first hand.Face it and than you can fix it.If you keep talking around the issue in this case the crime ect,ect...it will not get fixed,over and over...
over and over...
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this thread is way off track guys... if there is anybody out there currently flying for Seaborne can you please post? all the normal stuff (pay, QOL, sked, rent prices) would be great.
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i got buddies flying ther i flew ther 12 years ago and was around them in 05. guess all the pilots are diving or tanning or drinkin at the domino club and sunset grill to check in on this forum.
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Get on FACEBOOK, search for Seaborne, a couple guys who fly there will pop up. Not going to mention names here, but they can answer any of your questions.
