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Vehicle
Started by julee88. Last reply by julee88 Nov 5, 2015. 4 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by LivNLrn on November 12, 2010 at 9:46pm
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Gerry! Those are great ideas! I usually do track my nutrition and exercise but I haven't been thinking ahead.Thanks!
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Luvinmatt, yes! Pls send me the number! :)
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Hi Gerry- Yes, I agree the sailors are not chatty and informative enough with family back home. I beg my husband to call his mom and brothers. And then he doesn't talk much! So frustrating! He doesn't even respond on facebook! Just keep sending your love and reaching out and he will come around.
Becky- So far Guam has been great. The hardest part was really getting work. And now that I am working, which I am grateful for, it is trying to fit in with the cultural difference. I don't care about that stuff so the tension took me by surprise. I just continue to smile at everyone and work hard. The women don't even like that I try to eat healthy because food is so important to them. We have a huge potluck fiesta every Friday. A food cart recently started to show up and I cannot get out of my cubicle because the employees stop work to wait in line! And cake and ice cream for every birthday.
Base life is great surprisingly. The neighbors are very nice and mostly dog lovers. There is a new dog park and I am really happy/ impressed with the brand new supersized gym. It has every piece of equipment I can think of plus the pool will be open by Thanksgiving. I know. Sounds weird to think of swimming around the holidays.
Oh and everything on island is already decorated for CHRISTMAS! All the malls are decked out with over the top trees, wreaths, etc. since the day after Halloween! I am used to setting up after Thanks Giving. Where I work there is a huge tree in every department!
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Comment by luvinmatt on November 10, 2010 at 8:16pm
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We got it from a guy off craigslist. He owns a bar over by the GPO. I can get his number from Matt if you want. Him and his son fix up cars and sell them. We have not had any major issues yet. Matt had to fix a drum brake and is working on fixing some of the rust issues. It is a boonie car in every way...lol But it runs and that is all that matters. We did not want to spend a bunch of money on something we were going to get rid of in a few years anyway. Ohh and he is not a very mechanical person but between him and myself we can diagnose pretty much anything... We got a hold of one of the factory service manuals as well and that helps a lot.
Public service announcement for those who are moving here. If you have a 2nd car in the states bite the bullet and pay to ship it. We sold Matt's 2 year old car before we left and totally regret it. After the cost of a rental car for a month + buying a used car here and the $$ we lost on the car when we sold it. We would have gotten out cheaper by shipping the other car instead of selling it.
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Hi, luvinmatt where did you find your car? We are in the market for a second used car or scooter. Are you and your husband good with fixer uppers? My DH is reluctant to get another one because the one we have has issues he can't diagnose. lol!
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Hi David & Kathi- I wish I had the answer for you. That is a good question for the PCSing/ Moving Group on here. If they don't know, then look for Anti M- she knows everything!
Becky- I have met your son's family here- at our doggie park and they are good buddies to my next door neighbor (her hubby is MSRON 7 too) and they are always very nice and happy when I see them.
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David and Kathi there are car dealerships here as well as lots of used vehicles around. My husband was able to find an old sentra for $1400 to use as his car while we are here.. It runs but needs a little work here and there. As far as shipping a pov after he has been here as long as his orders say he can ship one, it does not matter when it is shipped. The only issues I would see is that Guam charges a 4% tax in addition to some other random fees if you bring a car within 90 days of purchase.
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You can preorder them from any Girl Scout. If anyone wants more info message me and I will get back to you asap.
As far as when to ship presents. This will be our first Christmas here everyone keeps telling us to let the grandparents know to send them ASAP. I guess last year there was some fiasco where people were not getting things till February. I am asking people to please ship things out before thanksgiving if they want the kids to have them on Christmas.
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Girl Scout cookies won't be on island til Jan 15 or so. We are doing preorders right now. No money is necessary till the cookies come in.
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Comment by EMC (SS) on October 25, 2010 at 5:12am
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From the states you can go with 5 day guaranteed shipping (which will arrive in 6 days and you can get your money back) with a foam cooler packed with dry ice and if you get it good and cold before you pack it then there will be no problem with it keeping or getting here. However, don't send it to the Ship, send it to a real address at someone's house or it will add another week to the arrival date.
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