A Limey In Bermuda

The Last Post

When I restarted this blog in November, I said that I didn't know how long I'd be back for. After giving it some thought over Christmas and New Year, I've decided that I'm done. I expected the electorate to send...

On sabbatical

I’m taking a leave of absence from blogging, for an indefinite period. I’m tired of the same old stories of incompetence, dishonesty and self-importance that make up much of the local news. I’m tired of writing about them, and rehashing...

Causeway closing

Due to the high winds, the Causeway will be closing at 1.30pm this afternoon. The full text of the statement released by the Department of Communication and Information is as follows: Based on current weather forecasts by the Bermuda Weather...

Remembering Gerry Connelly

The following obituary for Gerry Connelly appeared in this week’s Mid Ocean News. As Mr. Connelly was once a prolific and well-informed contributor to this site, under the names of Selkieman and Gerry C, I am reprinting it here. My...

The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Bermuda provides a festive decoration for St. George's harbour yesterday evening. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Handycam man

I originally posted this article on A Baby In Bermuda, but in the hope that some LiB readers may have experience editing video files, I decided to put it up here too. Until Aidan came along, I had never felt...

Not liable

The California Supreme Court has ruled that bloggers are not liable for defamatory comments left by third parties. From BBC News: Overturning a decision by the San Francisco appeal court, the court ruled that people claiming they were defamed online...

Registration requirement abandoned

Because of persistent technical problems affecting a significant number of users, I am abandoning the requirement for you to register before you can post comments on this site. The TypeKey registration system clearly has a number of flaws, and TypePad...

Commenting on this site

As a result of a serious abuse of the anonymity this site has traditionally offered to commenters, it is with regret that I must place several new restrictions on those who wish to leave comments here. Moderation All comments now...

An appeal for help

With reference to the story on page 2 of today’s Bermuda Sun, I am appealing to anyone who has any information about the author of the comment to which the story refers to get in touch with me. Alternatively, perhaps...

Paternity leave

At 3.36pm on Monday 25 September 2006, Aidan Oatley Wells was born. Things are likely to be quieter than usual around here for the next few weeks, as I get to grips with the responsibilities of being a new dad....

Aftermath

At 5pm, with the wind dying down, we decided that it was time to leave Hamilton and head back to St. George's. On the drive back we saw a lot of leaves and fallen branches, but no serious damage. A...

Florence strikes

8am on the top floor of the LPG building, Bermudiana Road. Slept reasonably well last night - we found ourselves a windowless office in the middle of the building and couldn't hear what was going on outside at all. Wind...

The South Shore tour

We left our home in St. George’s shortly after 1pm this afternoon. A friend called us to say that they’d heard police spokesman Dwayne Caines on the radio saying that everyone should now be wherever they planned to be for...

flickr group for hurricane photos

I've created a flickr group for photos of hurricane Florence's impact on Bermuda. It's called, appropriately enough, "Hurricane Florence in Bermuda". It's a public group, so feel free to post as many of your photos to it as you like....

Photographing Florence

My camera is still being repaired by Canon's inept factory service centre in New Jersey. However, I've borrowed my mother-in-law's, so hopefully I'll still be able to get some photos of hurricane Florence and its aftermath. Also, feel free to...

Waiting for the hurricane

It's 10am on Sunday morning, and although hurricane Florence isn't predicted to strike Bermuda for another 24 hours, already the wind is picking up. Although my wife and I would prefer to ride out the hurricane at home, as we...

We are not worthy

Yesterday, a friend asked me to countersign a passport application for his baby daughter. Today, we realised that software developers are not on the British Government’s list of “acceptable countersignatories”. Arguably, I could call myself an “engineer”. However, only engineers...

Three years young

Believe it or not, today is my third blogiversary. I’m going to celebrate by spending the day not blogging and trying not to feel guilty about it. So in the meantime, grab yourself a piece of cake and relive those...

Lightning strikes twice

One year ago yesterday my DSL modem got fried in a thunderstorm. It wasn't plugged in to a surge suppressor, though, so it served me right. During today's ferocious storm (which resulted in some serious flooding outside Masters), my modem...

Sustainable development meeting tonight

The first of five public meetings on the Draft Sustainability Development Strategy and Implementation Plan will be held at the Leopard's club in Hamilton this evening (Tuesday). The theme of tonight's meeting is "Building and maintaining an inclusive, strong economy"....

Site problems

I'd like to apologise for the problems with A Limey In Bermuda yesterday. TypePad, the blogging service that hosts this site, was down from around 2.30pm until approximately 11.30pm. As a result, no comments could be posted, and I couldn't...

Improvements to feeds and email alerts

Over the weekend I made some improvements to this site’s RSS feeds and email alerts. Feed improvements: Clicking the orange feed icons in the sidebar now takes you to a more user-friendly page which makes it easy to subscribe to...

Panorama of destruction

I created this panorama from three pictures taken inside the Godet and Young warehouse on Tuesday morning - just over 24 hours after the fire. The metal racks that held the stock are clearly visible amid the blackened beams and...

The Godet and Young fire

Shortly after 3am this morning, Mandy and I were awakened by strange popping noises, and the sound of distant shouting. Getting up to investigate, I peered through the screen door to our porch. The first thing I saw was a...

I'm back

I'm back from Vegas feeling refreshed but considerably poorer. I've approved all comments that were left on my posts over the last week and turned moderation off again. Many thanks to Stuart Hayward for handling all the moderation on his...

On vacation

I'm taking a break from the blog for the next week. Comments are being held for approval while I'm away. Although you can still leave comments, most won't appear on the site until I've had chance to review them. Stuart...

Fatherhood

As soon as I saw the little blue cross, I knew that my old life was over. But first, denial. The vertical bar on the pregnancy test was bold and blue, but its horizontal counterpart was pale and striated. “What...

Vegas, baby, Vegas!

The wife and I are planning a trip to Las Vegas at the beginning of April, to celebrate her 30th birthday. Having never been before, I'd appreciate any recommendations on where to stay, where to eat, and what to see....

Die Cupid, die!

It’s Valentine’s Day again. Bah, humbug. When I was single, I loathed Valentine’s Day. Every year I’d let myself get excited at the prospect of receiving a card from an anonymous admirer, and every year I’d be miserable when I...

1000

Hard as it is for me to believe, this is the 1000th post on A Limey In Bermuda. As such, if you'll forgive my indulgence, I'd like to take the opportunity to look back on some of my favourites from...

Contributing to LiB

Last year I announced that I was looking for guest bloggers to start writing for this site. It was an attempt to foster local writing talent, provide more material for discussion, and relieve me of some of the burden of...

Still here

Anyone reading yesterday's copies of the Bermuda Sun or Mid Ocean News could be forgiven for thinking that I've either died or gone back to the UK. In their reviews of the year, Larry Burchall noted that, "In Bermuda we’ve...

Drinks tonight

Just a reminder that the LiB Christmas drinks will be held at Robin Hood this evening (Tuesday) from 5.30pm onwards. Ask for us at the bar. Look forward to seeing you there.

The crucible

Last week, two people told me that they will no longer be participating in the discussions on this site because they had been subjected to personal attacks by other commenters. Unfortunately, they were not the first people to make such...

Time warp

I'd just like to apologise for the problems which resulted in A Limey In Bermuda being stuck in a time warp for most of today. The odd behaviour was caused by a failure in the primary disk system of TypePad,...

Christmas drinks

Following the success of the last LIB drinks evening, I'm organising another for the evening of Tuesday 20th December. All are welcome, but let me know if you're planning to come along. I'm open to suggestions for the venue. »...

Spam!

This site has been flooded with spam comments this afternoon, so I've turned comment moderation on until the attack subsides. This means that any comments that you leave will not appear until I have specifically authorised them. » The spamming...

Avoid the US Postal Service

A word of warning to those with a ZipX account: don't use the US postal service (USPS) to send goods from the retailer to your ZipX address. Last week I ordered a video game from Amazon.com. For reasons best known...

Rules of engagement (revised)

As my enthusiasm for blogging slowly returns, it's time to reiterate what this site is and is not, and my expectations of those who choose to comment here. The primary aim of A Limey In Bermuda is to provide a...

Comment moderation turned off again

For the last ten days, all comments that have been posted to A Limey In Bermuda have needed to be explicitly approved before appearing on the site. Now, however, comments will once again appear as soon as soon as you...

Of Cabinet and kings

"The time has come," the Limey said, "To talk of many things: Of Scott - and shipstones - and senators - Of Cabinet - and kings" Every now and again, someone on here floats the idea of having a real-world...

Burnout

The last few weeks have been pretty stressful. Ever since Premier Alex Scott started really disrespecting the electorate a couple of weeks back, the traffic to and number of comments on this site have increased significantly. Keeping on top of...

Introducing Chris Broadhurst

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to Chris Broadhurst, who becomes the first guest blogger on A Limey In Bermuda. Chris will need no introduction to most of you. One of Bermuda's best-known entertainers, he's been playing venues throughout...

Two down, eight to go

Today is my second wedding anniversary. Only eight more years until I can vote...

Marine life photo album

Following a visit to the Bermuda Aquarium last week, I've put together a new photo album of some of the pictures I took there. I've also added some of the other photos of Bermuda's marine life that I've snapped to...

Correction: Bermuda sucks

An article in today's Royal Gazette about the website bermudasucks.com stated that a story about this site on A Limey In Bermuda had been removed. This is incorrect. The post can be found here. All comments that were left about...

Calling all writers

I'm about to try an experiment. Since I redesigned the site last week, you may have noticed that the line "Posted by The Limey" now appears beneath the title of every post. You could be forgiven for thinking this is...

A new look

It's been over a year since A Limey In Bermuda last got a new look. I thought it was high time for a change. My aim was to produce a cleaner, more professional-looking site and showcase some of my photography...

Happy blog day to me

A Limey In Bermuda is two years old today. Expect me to start throwing temper tantrums, screaming for no reason, banging my head on things and plain old not listening as the terrible twos take hold. Before blowing out my...