By Brad Leonard on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 12:43 pm: |
Looneybin, I understand that you will trade a Bonaire - diver's paradise car license plate for one of ours. I will be arriving on June 17th to stay a week (far too short a time). Will be staying at BelMar, how can we get in touch with each other?
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By Kate Hickson on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 1:27 pm: |
Brad, did you know they sell the old license plates in many shops all over the island? They issue new ones every year, I think. A different color every year. They're only like $8.
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By Brad Leonard on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 2:40 pm: |
Thank you Kate, I didn't remember seeing those in the stores. I was looking for other tourist items when I was there two years ago.
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By Bas on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 3:21 pm: |
Guess what.... airport shop @7$ ran out. I sold him a bunch a while back to restock but they are getting scarse now. Carib Inn still has some. 5$ ea. They donate the full 5$ to charities.. turtles, Klein, maria hoppner... yr choise. Good point Kate....Why go through the trouble of having fun trading them and meet some new folks in the process while you can just buy one in a store.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 3:44 pm: |
The color of the license plates changes whenever a new political party (or coalition) wins control of the island council. Currently it's a coalition of UPB (Green) and PABOSO (Yellow), hence yellow plates. Before that it was PDB (Red) in control. Not sure what the black plates stood for...
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By gregg brewer on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 6:32 pm: |
I will be arriving at the end of June...if anybody in Bonaire wants to trade a West Virginia plate for Bonaire plate, I'd be happy to oblige. BTW, crooked politicians from WV don't come with the plate
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By Bas on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 7:09 pm: |
I think thats popular believe, allthough hard to deny sometimes. How would you explain the irregular intervals for changing them. Elections are on a 'schedule'.. every ? years.
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By DIVER DEBBI on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 9:41 pm: |
looking at our red plate from Bonaire 1999..hanging on the office wall right now..
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By Kate Hickson on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 7:43 am: |
Yikes! I was only letting Brad know they are (were?) readily available, Bas --- another option, if you will. It's too early to be blindsided by sarcasm! And I do look forward to meeting you too. If you play nice, I'll show you pictures of my new Cooper Mini S.
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By Bas on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 1:53 pm: |
Well Kate, in that case I apologize for taking the wrong approach to your posting. Guess you just pulled a sensitive string on the wrong day.
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By sherry baker on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 2:21 pm: |
bas, so sorry about your dog. after meeting you, i know he is in the very best of care possible. my heart goes out to you. sherry baker
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By Niki Harris on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 3:05 pm: |
Bas, Sherry is right, you're giving him the best chance he has, and it's heartbreaking too. I really feel for you. Good luck, Niki
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By DARLENE ELLIS on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 4:29 pm: |
Bas, I feel your pain and I am so sorry to hear of your dogs illness. Your dog is very lucky to have an owner as nice as you and I am sure that he feels your love for him every day. My thoughts and prayers are with your and your little dude.
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By Ida Christie on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 4:47 pm: |
Bas, Sorry to hear about your little Jack Russel, they are great friends. I lost my dogs of twelve years. Hang in there!
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By Freddie Hughes on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 5:17 pm: |
Bas, My sympathies go out to you. I am going through the same kind of thing with my cat KC. She is very old {18} and each morning I wake up and don't want to go down the stairs in fear that she will no longer be with me..I found this poem and I look at it and then look at the cat and say OK one more day....I just hope I don't go one day too much...I hope you can take solice in the poem and I know we will both do the right thing when the time comes.. Your Friend, Freddie
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By Martin de Weger on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 5:34 pm: |
Bas, I feel so sorry for you. Last may, Both Angela and I enjoyed his soccer game so much...
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By Susan Feldman on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 5:48 pm: |
Bas,
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By Glen Reem on Friday, June 14, 2002 - 7:28 pm: |
Bas,
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By Bas on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 9:39 am: |
WOWW!!! You all are so nice sending your words of comfort. I'm both amazed and touched! Now I'm even more sorry for being a bit nasty to Kate.. sorry again, uncalled for, you all mean well, should've known.
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By Bas on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 9:52 am: |
I've got some more pix you like to see.. they'e cute. These taken Jan '01 when my brother and his wife were visiting with their two dogs.It can get confusing but I'll try LoL
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By Meryl Virga on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 11:12 am: |
Bas did the vets say what kind of Tick borne disease? Lymes? or something their not sure of? There is a product called The Missing Link that is sold at some vets up here that is suppose to boost the immune system....have you looked into Bach flowers...it is also an immune system booster..let me know if you want any info...
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By Susan Feldman on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 11:28 am: |
Bas,
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By Glen Reem on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 12:47 pm: |
Bas,
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By Ruth van Tilburg on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 1:53 pm: |
Bas, it's not that carre (sp?) airborne dog virus that's spreading around aruba, is it? I'm so sorry. We had our dogs vaccinated against it a few weeks ago when Jan read about it in Amigoe--but we had to ask for it specifically; it wasn't offered by the vet even though this is an airborne virus. Oh, my heart is with you. Sorry.
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By Bill & Cheryl Rathborne on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 1:55 pm: |
Bas,
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By Cynde Lee on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 3:53 pm: |
Bas, I am so sorry for your little guy. We have had to say goodbye to 2 of our dogs in the last couple of years from old age, however, he is so young, it is just heartbreaking I am sure. Give him lots of love, and it sounds like you are doing everything you can. Your brothers dog that passed with the same thing, did they come from the same litter? Often some immune problems can be passed on through a line. Take care and give him a big hug for me
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By Sarah on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 6:06 pm: |
Bas, I just picked up on this, I'm so sorry to hear your beautiful dog is unwell, I sure hope a solution can be found. I'll be taking Steffi (my cat) for her 6 month check up next week, I'll run this by my Vet too. Perhaps I'll see you in a couple of weeks.. Sarah
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By Candace Epps on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 8:18 pm: |
Bas, So very sorry to read about your pet. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sounds like you're doing all that a loving, caring owner can do! Am deeply touched by all the responses to your message. It reinforces my faith in people!
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By Bas on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 12:23 am: |
Hi all,
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By Sarah on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 3:13 am: |
Bas, you're welcome.. and I'll keep my fingers crossed
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By Corney Ann Carter on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 8:34 am: |
Bas, hopefully Jack will continue his recovery. The decision to put down a faithful friend is a very hard one but a loving one. I had to have a horse that I grew up with put down because of illness and had a very difficult time going into that barn for years. Mercifully the snow caved in the barn one winter and I never had to go in it again.
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By Bas on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 8:52 am: |
Sarah,
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By Sarah on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 9:26 am: |
Bas, your message popped up in my in-box. I like that..
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By Bas on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 10:48 am: |
:-)
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By Sarah on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 10:58 am: |
Okey dokey..
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By Niki Harris on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 7:36 pm: |
Bas, I've been thinking good wishes for you and Jack. So glad you have the support of your mother! That is precious and heartwarming, and bringing puppy Billy will definitely keep spirits up, I think. When does she arrive?
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By Susan Feldman on Monday, July 1, 2002 - 7:14 pm: |
Bas,
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