I might do reverse billings today.
I might build a piece of wood for Elaine.
I might start painting the tree house.
You just never know what I might do.
Wicked!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Landslides
I heard from Bonny Corbeil and Senator Hill late yesterday.
There might be some obscure law providing for the territory government to fix the roads.
We'll see.
At least this is much better than knowing nothing.
Wicked!
There might be some obscure law providing for the territory government to fix the roads.
We'll see.
At least this is much better than knowing nothing.
Wicked!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Time to build a piece of wood
I am going to build a piece of wood for Elaine.
It goes in the passageway between the front area and the office. It will be wicked!
It goes in the passageway between the front area and the office. It will be wicked!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Villa Rental
Rent a st john villa from www.stjohnvillarental.com and vacation villa virgin islands. The google website for villa rentals.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Just shut up
Just shut up. I am going to finish the shutters, thank you. Did you think I was going to just leave them unfinished?
No, not I. I am the finisher.
Tonight is Monday Night Football, and then tomorrow is Men's Night, and then Weds is Open Mike Night, and then who knows what Thursday is.
Wicked!
No, not I. I am the finisher.
Tonight is Monday Night Football, and then tomorrow is Men's Night, and then Weds is Open Mike Night, and then who knows what Thursday is.
Wicked!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Today at 1:00
Today at 1:00? The New England Patriots against one of the many teams that suck.
Patriots in a big way.
Wicked!
Patriots in a big way.
Wicked!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday
On Sunday we will see if the Patriots are better than the stupid baltimore ravens, who have a pretty pathetic name.
The Patriots will trounce them, I am sure, and I will get to yell off Mary's deck.
Wicked!
The Patriots will trounce them, I am sure, and I will get to yell off Mary's deck.
Wicked!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
I almost built a shutter
I almost built a shutter for Elaine.
It didn't fit right, the hinges were attached incorrectly, and the barrel bolts were on the wrong side (not my fault).
So today I will re-do the friggin' thing.
Wicked!
It didn't fit right, the hinges were attached incorrectly, and the barrel bolts were on the wrong side (not my fault).
So today I will re-do the friggin' thing.
Wicked!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Upper Carolina Landslides
This was in The Source today. Read about it at www.stjohnsource.com.
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Smalls Stunned by What Otto Wrought
By Lynda Lohr — October 12, 2010
Crews cleaning up the slide that went from Carey Mercurio's house to Centerline Road.
The damage on St. John from last week’s heavy rains is “incredible,” Public Works Commissioner Daryl Smalls said during a tour Monday of the hard-hit Coral Bay and Bordeaux areas.
Smalls had to wait on Centerline road while crews again cleared a reoccurring mud, rock and tree slide that runs at least 200 feet downhill from Carey Mercurio’s house in Upper Carolina.
Several areas in Upper Carolina have slides that reach Centerline Road but the one at Mercurio’s house cost her part of her driveway and forced her to move out of her house because she doesn’t feel safe. The mud, rocks and trees continue to slide downhill.
“It’s frightening me because it’s moving this way,” she said.
That hillside as well as others haven’t stopped moving since the rains began nearly a week ago. On a side road in Bordeaux just below the Bordeaux communications tower, the entire hillside slid down, blocking the road to several houses and covering about 175 feet of road.
Aldria and William Wade, who were trapped on the far side of the slide, talked about the impact of of uphill development on their road.
“Up there they don’t care where the water goes,” William Wade said, speaking about his uphill neighbors.
Crews cleared away the Bordeaux slide by Monday but the road below was still soupy. Smalls had toured the area Saturday but since then at least one new slide happened near the major slide.
Centerline Road above Pam Gaffin’s house is undermined by at least three feet, posing a danger to drivers.
Smalls urged everyone to drive cautiously along the section of Centerline Road leading to Coral Bay because of the mudslide danger and the threat of undercuts roads collapsing.
He seemed shocked to learn that despite the obvious road damage, at least five concrete trucks had traversed Centerline Road on Monday.
Issuing an on-the-spot edict, Smalls said that except for trucks and heavy equipment belonging to the Public Works Department and its contractors, no concrete trucks, other big trucks and heavy equipment are to use Centerline Road east of the Bordeaux overlook until he says it’s safe to do so.
As for the Centerline Road mudslide below Mercurio’s house, Small said that a crew will continue to monitor it and clear away the earth, rocks and tress when they reach the road. Crews Monday constructed an earth berm the help with the problem. Traffic waited close to an hour while they worked to clear away the latest slide and create the berm.
According to Deputy Public Works Director Ira Wade, the pipes in Upper Carolina designed to channel water when it rains are insufficient in size.
“The pipe is 17 inches. You need 36-inch pipe,” Ira Wade said, tape measure in hand.
Ira Wade said that if the Planning and Natural Resources Department approved construction of the road, it is at fault for allowing pipes too small to handle a huge flow of water like occurred last week.
Gerry Hills, who is president of the Upper Carolina Landowners Association, said he’s been unable to contact all the people who own property in Upper Carolina. He said there are 118 lots with about 50 to 60 of them with homes.
He asked that anyone with Upper Carolina property contact him at stjohncaptain@aol.com or 642-3360.
Coral Bay residents were quick to thank Public Works, the V.I. Water and Power Authority, police, and other agencies involved in solving the area’s rain-related problems. However, Aldria Wade had a special thank you for resident Adam Cook, who put down planks and pallets so residents trapped by the Bordeaux mudslide could at least walk out.
Smalls also had a positive thought.
“There’s been no loss of life and I’m not aware that there are any injuries,” he said.
He asked residents whose areas are not yet repaired to be patient.
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Smalls Stunned by What Otto Wrought
By Lynda Lohr — October 12, 2010
Crews cleaning up the slide that went from Carey Mercurio's house to Centerline Road.
The damage on St. John from last week’s heavy rains is “incredible,” Public Works Commissioner Daryl Smalls said during a tour Monday of the hard-hit Coral Bay and Bordeaux areas.
Smalls had to wait on Centerline road while crews again cleared a reoccurring mud, rock and tree slide that runs at least 200 feet downhill from Carey Mercurio’s house in Upper Carolina.
Several areas in Upper Carolina have slides that reach Centerline Road but the one at Mercurio’s house cost her part of her driveway and forced her to move out of her house because she doesn’t feel safe. The mud, rocks and trees continue to slide downhill.
“It’s frightening me because it’s moving this way,” she said.
That hillside as well as others haven’t stopped moving since the rains began nearly a week ago. On a side road in Bordeaux just below the Bordeaux communications tower, the entire hillside slid down, blocking the road to several houses and covering about 175 feet of road.
Aldria and William Wade, who were trapped on the far side of the slide, talked about the impact of of uphill development on their road.
“Up there they don’t care where the water goes,” William Wade said, speaking about his uphill neighbors.
Crews cleared away the Bordeaux slide by Monday but the road below was still soupy. Smalls had toured the area Saturday but since then at least one new slide happened near the major slide.
Centerline Road above Pam Gaffin’s house is undermined by at least three feet, posing a danger to drivers.
Smalls urged everyone to drive cautiously along the section of Centerline Road leading to Coral Bay because of the mudslide danger and the threat of undercuts roads collapsing.
He seemed shocked to learn that despite the obvious road damage, at least five concrete trucks had traversed Centerline Road on Monday.
Issuing an on-the-spot edict, Smalls said that except for trucks and heavy equipment belonging to the Public Works Department and its contractors, no concrete trucks, other big trucks and heavy equipment are to use Centerline Road east of the Bordeaux overlook until he says it’s safe to do so.
As for the Centerline Road mudslide below Mercurio’s house, Small said that a crew will continue to monitor it and clear away the earth, rocks and tress when they reach the road. Crews Monday constructed an earth berm the help with the problem. Traffic waited close to an hour while they worked to clear away the latest slide and create the berm.
According to Deputy Public Works Director Ira Wade, the pipes in Upper Carolina designed to channel water when it rains are insufficient in size.
“The pipe is 17 inches. You need 36-inch pipe,” Ira Wade said, tape measure in hand.
Ira Wade said that if the Planning and Natural Resources Department approved construction of the road, it is at fault for allowing pipes too small to handle a huge flow of water like occurred last week.
Gerry Hills, who is president of the Upper Carolina Landowners Association, said he’s been unable to contact all the people who own property in Upper Carolina. He said there are 118 lots with about 50 to 60 of them with homes.
He asked that anyone with Upper Carolina property contact him at stjohncaptain@aol.com or 642-3360.
Coral Bay residents were quick to thank Public Works, the V.I. Water and Power Authority, police, and other agencies involved in solving the area’s rain-related problems. However, Aldria Wade had a special thank you for resident Adam Cook, who put down planks and pallets so residents trapped by the Bordeaux mudslide could at least walk out.
Smalls also had a positive thought.
“There’s been no loss of life and I’m not aware that there are any injuries,” he said.
He asked residents whose areas are not yet repaired to be patient.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Rain
We got a lot of rain 2 days ago. It caused mudslides and undermining of our roads in Upper Carolina. Here is an article from The Source, www.stjohnsource.com.
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Rain to Continue Through Friday
By Lynda Lohr — October 6, 2010
Pictured is Coral Bay, turning brown from the sediment washing down the hill.
Wednesday’s foul weather caused havoc across the territory, and National Weather Service meteorologist Shawn Rossi said that conditions aren’t going to improve until Saturday.
“It will be similar to today,” Rossi said, referring to Thursday.
Government House spokesman Jean Greaux said that Gov. John deJongh Jr. will decide by 6 a.m. Thursday whether public schools and the government will open.
On Wednesday, schools and the local government closed for the entire day, and phones went unanswered at many businesses. Several residents reported on what they saw.
“It’s wild. The waves are breaking over the pier and over the wall,” St. Croix resident Diane Aitken said from Frederiksted.
She said the waves were about six to eight feet high.
On St. Thomas, Hull Bay Road had a major mudslide west of E&M Grocery and Brookman Road was closed to traffic at Nadir due to debris in the road, reports indicated. However, workers were out clearing the roads as of noon Wednesday.
Robin Clair, manager of Estate Zootevaal resort near Coral Bay, St. John, said that her office was filled with a quarter inch of mud.
“The mud just came in and slid through the office. It’s like a little chocolate coating on the floor,” Clair said.
On St. Croix, flooding was a serious issue at Pelican Cove.
According to a press release from Government House, St. Thomas and St. John experienced numerous land and mudslides. And crews from the V.I. Water and Power Authority are also working to restore electrical power in almost a dozen isolated areas across the territory.
Power was an issue across the territory.
At 5 p.m., WAPA spokesman Cassandra Dunn outlined where things stood. On St. Croix, she said crews were working Wednesday night in Orange Grove (West), LBJ Gardens, Mt. Pellier-West, Betsy Jewel, Grove Place, La Reine, Castle Coakley, Whim, Williams Delight, Two Williams, Mt. Pleasant, Shoys, La Grange, Butler Bay, Spring Garden, Northside, Nicholas, Frederickshaab, Wheel Of Fortune, Little Princess Hill, St. John, Grange Hill, Brookshill, Turner Hole, New Works, Bethlehem, and Mon Bijou.
“We have a lot of outages in isolated areas,” Dunn said.
On St. Thomas, Dunn said crews were wrapping up work on the East End and heading for the North Side.
“We anticipate completing work this evening,” she said.
On St. Thomas, flooding at Havensight made for especially slow going.
The Coral Bay area of St. John had major problems because of a landslide along Centerline Road. Dunn said that WAPA crews had to replace two broken poles. As of 5 p.m., she said that WAPA had only five customers on St. John without power.
On St. Croix, U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews searched Wednesday for a missing diver in waters near Buck Island Reef National Monument.
A Coast Guard press release indicated that the diver was reportedly a police officer who went scuba diving with two friends aboard a recreational vessel (See Source story, "Coast Guard Officials Say Missing Diver Is VIPD Officer").
Starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, all classes at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix campus were cancelled. The library was also closed. However, St. Thomas classes remained on schedule and the Paiewonsky Library was open. Videoconference classes that take place between the St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses were also cancelled starting at 4 p.m.
UVI employees on both campuses are expected to report for work Thursday at their regularly scheduled time. UVI students, faculty and staff are asked to monitor radio broadcasts, the UVI website and the UVI Emergency Hotlines for updates. The number on St. Thomas is 693-1016. The number on St. Croix is 692-4168.
Rossi said that residents should expect more rainy and windy conditions overnight into Thursday and all day Thursday as Subtropical Storm Otto and its vast swath of bad weather makes its way out of the area.
“There’s a very large trail of moisture feeding into the system,” Rossi said.
The territory remains on a flash flood watch until 6 p.m. Thursday.
The storm, which at 5 a.m. was designated a subtropical depression, got its name at the 5 p.m. update. Rossi explained that a subtropical system differs from a tropical system because it has different upper level features and a larger wind field.
He expects a “dryer spot” of air to hit the region by Saturday morning, which will return the territory to its normal weather pattern.
Rossi said that St. Croix had a total of 4.86 inches of rain between midnight Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday. The St. Thomas total reached 8.12 inches for the same period.
At Weather Station Zephyr, located at Ajax Peak, St. John, a total of 5.58 inches of rain fell Tuesday and until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Wind gusts hit a peak of 45 mph at 9 a.m. Wednesday and 44 mph at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
As of the 5 p.m. update, Otto’s winds stood at 60 mph. The storm was moving north, with the center located about 215 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island.
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Rain to Continue Through Friday
By Lynda Lohr — October 6, 2010
Pictured is Coral Bay, turning brown from the sediment washing down the hill.
Wednesday’s foul weather caused havoc across the territory, and National Weather Service meteorologist Shawn Rossi said that conditions aren’t going to improve until Saturday.
“It will be similar to today,” Rossi said, referring to Thursday.
Government House spokesman Jean Greaux said that Gov. John deJongh Jr. will decide by 6 a.m. Thursday whether public schools and the government will open.
On Wednesday, schools and the local government closed for the entire day, and phones went unanswered at many businesses. Several residents reported on what they saw.
“It’s wild. The waves are breaking over the pier and over the wall,” St. Croix resident Diane Aitken said from Frederiksted.
She said the waves were about six to eight feet high.
On St. Thomas, Hull Bay Road had a major mudslide west of E&M Grocery and Brookman Road was closed to traffic at Nadir due to debris in the road, reports indicated. However, workers were out clearing the roads as of noon Wednesday.
Robin Clair, manager of Estate Zootevaal resort near Coral Bay, St. John, said that her office was filled with a quarter inch of mud.
“The mud just came in and slid through the office. It’s like a little chocolate coating on the floor,” Clair said.
On St. Croix, flooding was a serious issue at Pelican Cove.
According to a press release from Government House, St. Thomas and St. John experienced numerous land and mudslides. And crews from the V.I. Water and Power Authority are also working to restore electrical power in almost a dozen isolated areas across the territory.
Power was an issue across the territory.
At 5 p.m., WAPA spokesman Cassandra Dunn outlined where things stood. On St. Croix, she said crews were working Wednesday night in Orange Grove (West), LBJ Gardens, Mt. Pellier-West, Betsy Jewel, Grove Place, La Reine, Castle Coakley, Whim, Williams Delight, Two Williams, Mt. Pleasant, Shoys, La Grange, Butler Bay, Spring Garden, Northside, Nicholas, Frederickshaab, Wheel Of Fortune, Little Princess Hill, St. John, Grange Hill, Brookshill, Turner Hole, New Works, Bethlehem, and Mon Bijou.
“We have a lot of outages in isolated areas,” Dunn said.
On St. Thomas, Dunn said crews were wrapping up work on the East End and heading for the North Side.
“We anticipate completing work this evening,” she said.
On St. Thomas, flooding at Havensight made for especially slow going.
The Coral Bay area of St. John had major problems because of a landslide along Centerline Road. Dunn said that WAPA crews had to replace two broken poles. As of 5 p.m., she said that WAPA had only five customers on St. John without power.
On St. Croix, U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews searched Wednesday for a missing diver in waters near Buck Island Reef National Monument.
A Coast Guard press release indicated that the diver was reportedly a police officer who went scuba diving with two friends aboard a recreational vessel (See Source story, "Coast Guard Officials Say Missing Diver Is VIPD Officer").
Starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, all classes at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix campus were cancelled. The library was also closed. However, St. Thomas classes remained on schedule and the Paiewonsky Library was open. Videoconference classes that take place between the St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses were also cancelled starting at 4 p.m.
UVI employees on both campuses are expected to report for work Thursday at their regularly scheduled time. UVI students, faculty and staff are asked to monitor radio broadcasts, the UVI website and the UVI Emergency Hotlines for updates. The number on St. Thomas is 693-1016. The number on St. Croix is 692-4168.
Rossi said that residents should expect more rainy and windy conditions overnight into Thursday and all day Thursday as Subtropical Storm Otto and its vast swath of bad weather makes its way out of the area.
“There’s a very large trail of moisture feeding into the system,” Rossi said.
The territory remains on a flash flood watch until 6 p.m. Thursday.
The storm, which at 5 a.m. was designated a subtropical depression, got its name at the 5 p.m. update. Rossi explained that a subtropical system differs from a tropical system because it has different upper level features and a larger wind field.
He expects a “dryer spot” of air to hit the region by Saturday morning, which will return the territory to its normal weather pattern.
Rossi said that St. Croix had a total of 4.86 inches of rain between midnight Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday. The St. Thomas total reached 8.12 inches for the same period.
At Weather Station Zephyr, located at Ajax Peak, St. John, a total of 5.58 inches of rain fell Tuesday and until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Wind gusts hit a peak of 45 mph at 9 a.m. Wednesday and 44 mph at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
As of the 5 p.m. update, Otto’s winds stood at 60 mph. The storm was moving north, with the center located about 215 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island.
Monday, October 4, 2010
The chiefs?
Only the chiefs (???) are undefeated at this time.
However, the raiders are sinking fast. I hope they continue to slide, since we have their #1`pick next year.
Har har hardy har har.
Incidentally, next year we have our entire team back, plus
Mankins
Kazur
Ty Warren
Bodden
That's right, we are playing withour 4 starters.
Wicked!
However, the raiders are sinking fast. I hope they continue to slide, since we have their #1`pick next year.
Har har hardy har har.
Incidentally, next year we have our entire team back, plus
Mankins
Kazur
Ty Warren
Bodden
That's right, we are playing withour 4 starters.
Wicked!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
We are supposed to be getting rain!
From The Source.
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Rain Expected Through the Weekend
By Lynda Lohr — October 1, 2010
A tropical wave will bring lots of rain to the V.I. this weekend and has already forced the cancellation or postponement of a number of planned outdoor events.
Friday featured thunder, lightning, rain and some gusty winds. Jose Alamo, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in San Juan, said to expect more of the same at least through Monday.
“It’s not going to be better until after Tuesday,” Alamo said Friday.
According to Alamo, “it wouldn’t be out of the question” to see wind gusts of up to 25 mph. Alamo said they’ll be especially prevalent during thunderstorms.
Alamo urged residents to be on the alert for mudslides caused by the extended period of rain. A flash flood advisory remains in place until Saturday morning.
The inclement weather caused some postponements. The BVI/USVI Friendship Day activities scheduled for Friday night at Emile Griffith Ballpark on St. Thomas were postponed.
"We will announce a new date for the fast pitch softball games between teams from the BVI and USVI," said David Edgecombe, Assistant to the Governor for External Affairs and Chairman of the Friendship Day Committee.
As of Friday afternoon, a decision had not been made about Saturday’s ceremony and other BVI/USVI Friendship Day events planned for Yacht Haven Grande.
V.I. Fire Service Assistant Director Daryl A. George said the Fire Prevention Week Parade scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday is postponed.
Friday’s weather problem is caused by a atmospheric trough sitting over the Virgin Islands, V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency Director Mark Walter said. It could dump two to four inches of rain on the territory.
“We experienced mostly cloudy skies this morning with weather radar continuing to detect numerous showers and thundershowers across the regional waters as well as over the major land areas in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” he said.
Walters said that seas will remain up to six feet and winds should average between 12 and 17 knots. Small boat operators should exercise caution across the offshore Atlantic waters.
Whether the tropical wave approaching the region develops into a depression remains to be seen, but Alamo said he thought it would be through the area before that happened. Alamo said that the National Hurricane Center on Friday afternoon gave it a 30 percent chance of become a depression.
Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
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Rain Expected Through the Weekend
By Lynda Lohr — October 1, 2010
A tropical wave will bring lots of rain to the V.I. this weekend and has already forced the cancellation or postponement of a number of planned outdoor events.
Friday featured thunder, lightning, rain and some gusty winds. Jose Alamo, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in San Juan, said to expect more of the same at least through Monday.
“It’s not going to be better until after Tuesday,” Alamo said Friday.
According to Alamo, “it wouldn’t be out of the question” to see wind gusts of up to 25 mph. Alamo said they’ll be especially prevalent during thunderstorms.
Alamo urged residents to be on the alert for mudslides caused by the extended period of rain. A flash flood advisory remains in place until Saturday morning.
The inclement weather caused some postponements. The BVI/USVI Friendship Day activities scheduled for Friday night at Emile Griffith Ballpark on St. Thomas were postponed.
"We will announce a new date for the fast pitch softball games between teams from the BVI and USVI," said David Edgecombe, Assistant to the Governor for External Affairs and Chairman of the Friendship Day Committee.
As of Friday afternoon, a decision had not been made about Saturday’s ceremony and other BVI/USVI Friendship Day events planned for Yacht Haven Grande.
V.I. Fire Service Assistant Director Daryl A. George said the Fire Prevention Week Parade scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday is postponed.
Friday’s weather problem is caused by a atmospheric trough sitting over the Virgin Islands, V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency Director Mark Walter said. It could dump two to four inches of rain on the territory.
“We experienced mostly cloudy skies this morning with weather radar continuing to detect numerous showers and thundershowers across the regional waters as well as over the major land areas in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” he said.
Walters said that seas will remain up to six feet and winds should average between 12 and 17 knots. Small boat operators should exercise caution across the offshore Atlantic waters.
Whether the tropical wave approaching the region develops into a depression remains to be seen, but Alamo said he thought it would be through the area before that happened. Alamo said that the National Hurricane Center on Friday afternoon gave it a 30 percent chance of become a depression.
Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Monday Night
Monday Night is getting closer. 2 days from today. Plus a few hours.
Tonight we will probably go the see the guv.
After all, I am an official governor appointee. So there.
Wicked!
Tonight we will probably go the see the guv.
After all, I am an official governor appointee. So there.
Wicked!
Friday, October 1, 2010
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