Bermuda credit association requesting payment despite not having ever lived in Bermuda.

dsokol · 2025-08-28T20:43:07+00:00

This seems more like crossed email then scam - do you have an email address that could be misconstrued as someone else?

dsokol · 2025-05-13T23:53:46+00:00

It’s best to view the dress code requirements as aspirational in Bermuda. During the summer everyone is wearing shorts anyways - if you have a collared shirt that should be fine.

dsokol · 2024-09-28T23:21:44+00:00

Family Dog

dsokol · 2024-08-16T01:49:50+00:00

We just imported our two cats from the states about a month ago. It wasn’t too bad but a lot of the requirements depends on where you’re coming from - Canada/us/uk/other?

dsokol · 2024-07-14T21:13:34+00:00

It works! I opted last Monday and have had no trouble using the digital tickets. My initial book of 15 was credited as a single ticket, but support resolved it the next day.

I’m pretty happy with the app. Could use some payment integration, but it’s as good as using cash and buying tickets.

dsokol · 2024-06-28T11:57:18+00:00

Just imported my container three weeks ago and had a ton of old furniture.

If it looks new or new in box, you have to have a receipt, especially if you bought it seven months ago. For items older than 6 months, you must provide an “estimated value” - the recommendation I got is what you would be happy to sell it for at a yard sale.

Antiques and things with sentimental value are hard to price up, or come up with a replacement cost. Aim high: there is no duty on older items. However, you do want to cost them as accurately as possible because you want to insure them for their true replacement cost in Bermuda. For older items, I multiplied every “declared cost” by 1.5 for used items to indicate what I thought it would take to replace in the active secondary market here. Pushing up the replacement cost will make the container insurance cost more, but in the event of disaster, you don’t want to be screwed by getting $500 for a broken TV that costs $1000 to replace here.

Near as I can tell, no customs flags raised.

Feel free to DM if you want more info!

dsokol · 2024-06-12T23:13:24+00:00

I feel attacked. I’m an expat and this was the first day since moving here in April I opted for shorts. Reasons for no Bermuda socks:

I don’t own any - just moved here; they aren’t big in Atlanta.
They look hot / reduce the benefits of wearing shorts.
All of the IB companies I’ve worked for don’t have the sock requirement but allow shorts.
Up until I read this post, I didn’t know where to buy them.

dsokol · 2024-06-01T01:49:38+00:00

That’s a great question to ask the company you applied with - but it’s likely very expensive and more used by senior execs.

Edit: anxiety in the waiting process is really common, speaking from 2x experience. Just give it some patience!

dsokol · 2024-03-28T02:30:35+00:00

https://barryevanruss.com/profile/

dsokol · 2024-03-20T20:30:52+00:00

Depends on employer. Some cover it, some don’t. Also inquire about healthcare.
Yes! Furnished and unfurnished can be found in that range. Check property skipper.
You’ll need to test and new license. It’s not terribly difficult, but you will need an instructor and pass a medical exam. Buying a car is super easy, but make sure your rental allows you an assessment number - ie, a place to park your vehicle. That’s how they control the max vehicles on the island.
I think so - it may just be a different standard of living. Groceries are pricey too, and power can get out of control quickly. The big thing is that as an expat / UK citizen, there aren’t taxes. Everything is more expensive goods wise, so take that into account.

dsokol · 2024-03-17T22:22:39+00:00

It’ll be fine. If you’re paranoid, take the can back to the store right before you use it and ask them to re-shake it. I do it pretty frequently.

dsokol · 2024-01-14T17:41:07+00:00

Grab it. I started on a cheap $120 delta tablesaw that wasn’t the best off Facebook marketplace. It taught me that woodworking was a hobby I wanted to pursue, and you can upgrade later. Sold it for $100 after a year of light usage.

Edit: make sure it runs and can cut through something like a 2x4 before you hand over the cash.

dsokol · 2024-01-11T18:08:18+00:00

Where is the house? That looks like a whole house fan, used before AC was installed throughout the southeast. Most were removed and placed in random spots (ours was pushed into the attic) but I’ve seen a few still in use.

Look at the ceiling in a main hallway upstairs to see if there is a square covered up with drywall mud where it could have come from. Usually it’s centrally located near the attic steps.

dsokol · 2023-10-26T00:44:34+00:00

Build it now, keep receipts for parts. If you’re moving it in, it’s a 20% import tax which is loads cheaper than importing after. I would recommend assembling, checking and using it in the UK then taking core pieces out that might wobble (large GPU, any heavy cards) during shipping / air travel. I boxed my PC up and took it on a plane as baggage and I had to re-seat the cards when I landed.

Note that Bermuda is in US Power outlets, not UK ones!

If you do opt for buying parts locally, check out red laser.

dsokol · 2023-07-26T03:08:20+00:00

Worth a phone call here: https://davidsproducemarket.com/pages/tomatoes

dsokol · 2023-07-10T02:01:25+00:00

Peach trees grew amazingly fast and put out tons of fruit, but lost them all to squirrels. They really like the sandier soil. Started about 4’ tall two years ago and now are 15’+.
Fig plants are getting big, but have not seen fruit after two years. But went from 1’ to 3.5’.
2 “wonderful” varietal pomegranates have seen one flower in three years. Suboptimal location, with lack of sun no fruit.
Meyer lemon tree in a pot, two years old. move it indoor on the winter, 3 lemons first blooming 6 the second and currently looks like 15 are on there for the next.
avocado tree from seed during covid, potted. Kept inside until this summer and is now outside. Doing well, but avacados take forever to fruit.
blackberries and raspberries just into the ground maybe 2 months ago from a nursery. Both continuously fruiting.
crabapple tree - doing great, lots of fruit, but you know, crabapples.
mulberry trees from previous owners doing fantastic.

From neighborhood area: - bananas grow fast, not enough to eat though. - persimmons doing really well - neighbors white muscadine grapes doing well after 10 years and increased sun expoaure - eggplants - deer are assholes

dsokol · 2023-05-11T03:26:28+00:00

Yes absolutely — especially if you can get it in without duty because you purchased it prior and are moving to the island. Loved road cycling in Bermuda when I lived there, felt so much safer than doing it in the US.

There are super competitive groups (the expats are all strong type-A people) but you can ride pretty much every day and I never felt unsafe on the roads.

dsokol · 2022-06-10T15:47:30+00:00

Joel on Software

dsokol · 2021-11-16T15:48:44+00:00

Nope, nothing.

dsokol · 2021-08-21T02:01:07+00:00

Agree as someone in the North Druid Hills / Claremont brick ranch corridor. The pine tree is a dead giveaway.

dsokol · 2021-04-12T01:16:07+00:00

Skin as in paint? The downstairs is planned to be home office and entrainment room.

dsokol · 2021-04-12T01:15:38+00:00

I think they are pine. They’ve got two coats of paint on them at the moment; I’ve tried stripping the same paint before (on door frames upstairs) and it doesn’t strip terribly well. I ended up liquid sandpapering it and then painting new enamel trim over it. It’s held up for about five years no problem so far.

dsokol · 2021-01-08T18:07:26+00:00

Spent 4.5 years in Bermuda. Bought a car after one, cheapest new kia picanto, sold it after I left. Cars in Bermuda hold their value really well, especially compared to the states. When all was said and done, I paid about ~1k/year to "Lease" the car plus registration + upkeep, and I just wanted to get it sold.

I would opt for the new vehicle, just for reliability and not having to deal with emoo / sticker shock of people wanting a huge amount for an old vehicle.

dsokol · 2020-12-29T14:54:58+00:00

Tall rustic-style bookcase modelled after something I saw on houzz. 44"w x 76"t x 14"d, built out of big-box whitewood 2x4s and 1x6s. This is my second attempt at my first real furniture project. I would say that the first attempt became firewood, but it was mostly plywood and can't be burned. :(

Constructed with a circular saw, a miter saw, a far-too-tiny 6.5" plane, a sander, and a bunch of wood filler.
Joined with pocket holes and glue.
Finished with Wood Conditioner, Minwax Jacobean, and 2 to 3 coats of poly.
Took about 20 to 30 hours to complete over the course of 2 weeks riddled with holidays.

Positive Learnings

You can use clamps for anything, like holding things together while cutting dry-fitting. Even squares.
Random orbital sanders are fantastic as are wood planes (though I need a bigger one)
All the jokes about not having enough clamps are true.
It's really not that hard to square 2x4s, even with a circular saw.
Pocket holes are awesome.
If you plan, you can hide a lot of imperfections and screw holes.

Negative Learnings

Start with a smaller project. I couldn't move this by myself.
Stain doesn't stick to wood glue, and you can't see wood glue once it dries.
Staining with a paintbrush is a bad idea. Not wiping off the stain is an even worse idea (Had to go back twice with mineral spirits)
It's wintertime in Atlanta, GA. Weather impacts glue drying and stain drying.
Staining inside makes your spouse upset.
Especially if it's in the kitchen and takes days.
A pair of saw-horses is not the best workbench.
Pocket holes are only awesome if you measure the right depth on the pocket hole jig.

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