If this wasn’t so pathetic, it’d be funny
Golden/Wyndham finally took down the beer sign today and put up a new one. First, they planted some flowers and bushes around the monstrosity, hoping, I suppose, to disguise the fact that it exceeds permissible size by a factor of 10.
Then, (this is the funny/pathetic part) after they put the sign on the billboard, (I’m not making this up) they posted a guard, to watch the sign all night. Stop by and say hello. Better yet, take a picture, he’ll love that! 
August 1st, 2008 at 6:15 am
Today is goat water Friday at Smokey’s. Take the nice man a serving of goat water, a johnnie cake (included) and find out as much as you can about this sign and the idiot paying him to baby sit it.
Tell him they are paying more to guard signs down in Fredricksted.
August 1st, 2008 at 7:00 am
The only “C” in Frederiksted is the sea at the end of the pier.
Credit to Peter Des Jardins who made the punny (but it could have been George) when I made this typo while working at AGA many years ago.
Maybe the guard will deter the “signs as targets” holes that seem to infect the south shore. Wonder how much this all cost… and for what? Hope you can get a picture so we can see what is on it.
August 1st, 2008 at 8:31 am
Apparently Golden is trying to make good on his promise of jobs!
Don
August 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am
Funny comment from Don-
Singular job, however, not plural.
As in Goldens’. Yes, and the night watchman- ok TWO.
Get ready for the seasonal onslaught, while you’re waiting. of the aspiring Senatorial candidates.
Signs as targets?
August 1st, 2008 at 9:56 am
Generous suggestion Wreg, but based on our interaction last night, I don’t think he’d be too helpful regarding the idiot paying him to guard the sign. I stopped to get this picture and he asked “Can I help you?” Which on the surface seems nice, but the tone and his following statements proved otherwise. I responded, “No thanks, just wanted a picture of the sign.”
He got annoyed because his car was going to be in the picture. I suggested, if he didn’t want his car in the picture, he could pull it forward. He got really annoyed that I was “telling” him to move his car, then asked if I was looking for trouble. I assured him I wasn’t, but he asked again, then offered that he thought I was looking for trouble - a sure indication of an attempt to intimidate.
I considered switching to video mode to record this intimidation, but decided to go on my way. He got back in his car and pulled around behind us like he was going to follow, but I guess he realized that leaving the sign unprotected and vulnerable might be dereliction of duty.
Lisa - the sign has the same image we’ve seen for years, the “artists rendition” of the proposed place, with the words, relax play … something or another, and Wyndham St. Croix Golf and Casino Resort below that. Some near the top it says “Coming in 2010″
Don - One job covered, 599… or 799, or 999, or was it 1199 to go! This didn’t look like a management position, but I didn’t get his title, he could be the Supervisor of Signage Safety, or the Chief of the Billboard Battalion.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:24 am
Actually, yesterday, before the plastic sign went onto the billboard, the were a BUNCH of people (maybe a dozen or more) planting flowers around the base of it.
The ranks of the unemployed are shrinking like mad now, me son!
August 1st, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Ladys and Gentelmen (and I use the terms with a simile on my face,
Pleaze find something worthwile to occupy your time. It is quiet clear that you have not been aforded a propper educasion nor have you’re parence instructed you propperly in simpul and plane manners.
You have appointed yourselfs as the hi and mitey protectors of the relm, but seriusly grow up.
PS pleaze do not include your usuel retoric and rantings about the enviroment, it is quiet nawseateing.
Get over it or get out, the world is a large expants and I am sure there is a place somewhere in for miscreance such as yourselfs.
Respecfuly,
R. Heed
August 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Bonnie, road signs on South Shore are used for target practice constantly. Gun shots are commonly heard at night out here in the “cuntree” Especially popular are the cow warning yellow triangles.
Since this is (or might be) the first comment after Mr. Heed (and how apt a name) I must impart my opinion on his comment: please, take your own advice - GET OUT - if this blog disturbs you. When the planet is totally destroyed - BLAME YOURSELF and others like you who do NOT TAKE HEED of the warning signs.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Lisa, pleaze I had aksed that you not spue such drivle.
What have YOU dun to be such an athorataetiv spokes men for the planit, let me guess you sort you’re plastic from you’re paeper.
All for one but o so dum, look at us we are saveing the planit.
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:25 am
Can This Planet Be Saved?
NYTimes Op-Ed Columnist
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 1, 2008
Recently the Web site The Politico asked Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, why she was blocking attempts to tack offshore drilling amendments onto appropriations bills. “I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet,” she replied.
I’m glad to hear it. But I’m still worried about the planet’s prospects.
from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/opinion/01krugman.html?em=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1217671276-FXTd5bSlBfCS1ZYqhv4pHQ
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Excellent article, Lisa. Thanks!
I especially agree with this paragraph:
“It’s true that scientists don’t know exactly how much world temperatures will rise if we persist with business as usual. But that uncertainty is actually what makes action so urgent. While there’s a chance that we’ll act against global warming only to find that the danger was overstated, there’s also a chance that we’ll fail to act only to find that the results of inaction were catastrophic. Which risk would you rather run?”
And that about says it all in my book.
Many people are all about instant gratification. They want more of everything, cars, jewelry, whatever, and they don’t think about the effects that excessive greed and consumption have had on the planet. The saddest part is, they don’t care. They may be leaving a gigantic trash heap for their kids and grandchildren to inherit, but they don’t want to have to think about it.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 am
Lisa, really, just like in real life there are people on the internet out to get attention. It’s best to just ignore them. This is another case, like a recent commenter here on St. Croix, of someone trying to make it seem as though there is a big community of the same opinion (that ours is wrong) when its really one person posting under different names, Sam the Man, John Phillips, Tommy Richards, and now Richard Heed. OR, it actually is a small community of disgruntled ex-cruzans living in southeast florida, sharing the same LAN, household network, or computer. Maybe they all hang out at the same net-cafe, or library, together using the computers there. Or maybe its one person, in the corner cubby of the library, with multiple personalities, mumbling to himself!
Whatever the case, he does have a point. Instead of wasting our time addressing, discussing and dealing with local issues that affect our everyday lives, we should be doing something more worthwhile and productive, like scouring the blog-o-sphere for sites far and wide, where people are discussing the local issues important to their community, and then insult them and tell them what they should or shouldn’t be doing and writing, and how they should or shouldn’t respond to comments on their blog. Now that would be time well spent.
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Vewy typicaw of censowship, you bewieve youwsewves to be cwevew by wewwiting my wesponse to make me wook ignowant, but none the wess I wouwd expect it especiawwy fwom those who cwied about fweedom of the pwess when they wewe not awwowed on the Gowden pwopewty duwing pwess confewences (I guess we aww know why now). What a shame, but being a smaww pewson does have it’s advantages when amongst one’s peews. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! Simpwe sad mowons. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! W. Heed
August 2nd, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Come on Wricky. You come to our blog, insult us, patronize us, lecture us about what we can and can’t do or say. You call into question our education and upbringing, then expect us to respond respectfully? Don’t be ridiculous! If you’re going to make idiotic comments, we’re going to treat them as such.
We have had many serious discussions of the merits (or demerits) of the Golden and other projects. But you can only have a serious discussion when there is some substance presented. If you want a serious debate on the future of development on St. Croix, or the Golden project, present an argument on the merits, with some substance to back up your claims. But spare me any more of that drivel about jobs and airlift.
BTW, what went on here wasn’t typical of censorship, none of the content of the comments was changed, Terry is just practicing for an editing job at the “Abyss”
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
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August 3rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Childish but what can you expect from someone with a sub par education and the mentality of a child. It appears that I am to penalized for my views, but it is also quite obvious that you have become quite upset at my views so have decided to retaliate in the only way you know how, as a child\bully would on the school playground.
I have copied all of my responses and submitted them to the parties on St. Croix that really have an impact on the community along with your childish revisions. I was told not to expect less from you, your blog and your cronies.
Adiós por ahora.
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
At least I didn’t call you “Dick Head”!
Come on, Dude, lighten up!
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
richy, you still don’t get it, do you. You came here insulting us in your first comment (on this post, under the name Richard Heed anyway). Your comment had no substance, it was just an attack on us. Basically, you said to us “You’re wasting your time, you’re stupid and ill-bred.” You made some assumption about us appointing ourselves something and told us to grow up. Then you tried to dictate to us ways in which we couldn’t respond, then told us to get over it, get out and called us miscreants.
That’s all in your very first comment (allegedly), with no introduction, no actual talking points. Nothing of substance. In cyber-space, that’s called a “flame”. There are two ways to respond to flamers, ignore them or ridicule them. Well, three ways actually, we could just delete the comment and ban your IP, preventing further flames.
But we chose to ridicule, since the essence of the post was a tongue in cheek pot shot at the Golden idiocy to begin with. Its a win win situation, you get the attention you crave as a flamer, and we can amuse ourselves. We’re having great fun, are you?
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Now, we enjoy enlightened conversation with intelligent people almost as much as ridiculing idiots, but you’ve presented no evidence of intelligence. To be sure, you’ve benefited from schooling. You can construct a sentence and you’re spelling is OK. Your comments are articulate, but not necessarily educated or intelligent. We’ll take you seriously as soon as you make an intelligent comment, with supporting evidence.
In the meantime, adiós amoebas
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
See? The mobsters are already lurking.
Damn that Ricky is a strange one.
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Terry’s last comment was what I’ve been thinking from the first reading of this guy’s “name”.
Guess he didn’t read the “fine print” part of this blog. Look at the Pages section up on the left.
Speaking of SEA - a good while ago there was a man who came to talk to them about the land that he had just bought here on St. Croix - his accent indicated a New Jersey backgound. I wonder if this is who is really behind this project, fitting in with Wreggie’s comment.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
You’re quicker than I am Lisa. I’m actually starting to think he was baiting us with the name from the very beginning.
What a master baiter!
(Haven’t we all been waiting for that one!?!)
August 5th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Admin Edit: This comment has been relocated to The Flaming Post