What hobbies do you have?

JupiterKid

Well, apart from spending a disgracefully unproductive amount of time trawling through and posting up your opinionated rants and musings here on boards, what hobbies/leisure pursuuts do you indulge in?

Come now - don't be shy! Anything interesting or unusual?

Mine include the following:
Astronomy and stargazing (hence my username)
Historic map collecting
Painting and drawing
Pottery
LEGO

Sports/Physical activity:
Hiking
Cycling
Climbing
Swimming

branie2

Reading
Cinema and films
Surfing the net

mad muffin

Playing the banjo and whittling.

Dakotabigone

Riding.

Patlanta

Dakotabigone wrote: »

Riding.

your hobby horse.

TomSweeney

I love Astronomy, have a subscription to Astronomy magazine (just love the old fashioned magazines here)
I wanna get a telescope, but I keep procrastinating as I wanna get one right for me , but at the same time wanna get a decent one - but not spend a fortune either ... so yeah ... long finger, more of an armchair astronomer really, but love going out on a clear moonless night and looking up.

Reading - Sci Fi, popular Science, Horror, History ....
Films...

AllForIt

If anyone would like a painting of a LEGO representation of the Solar System Jupiterkid's yir man.

branie2

doing online jigsaws

Wibbs

The collecting of arcane things would be a biggie and has been to one degree or other since I was a kid. Archaeology, palaeontology, antiques, natural history, antiquities, technology, music, astronomy, militaria, human spaceflight, history, horology, books, media, geology, art and so on. I'm interested in pretty much everything bar sports. My gaff is like a 17th century cabinet of curiosities. :eek: That covers a lot of ground.
Fly fishing.
Cars.
Go through an art stage every so often.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Bird Watching
Gardening
Hill Walking
Fishing
Reading
Writing
Genealogy
Nature Studies
History of Science
Local History
Crosswords
and whatever takes my fancy from time to time. Being retired I have the luxury of trying any activity I wish. Some become ongoing interests and others lapse.

Samuel T. Cogley

Adonis Slimy Chimp wrote: »

Bird Watching
Gardening
Hill Walking
Fishing
Reading
Writing
Genealogy
Nature Studies
History of Science
Local History
Crosswords
and whatever takes my fancy from time to time. Being retired I have the luxury of trying any activity I wish. Some become ongoing interests and others lapse.

Plus a healthy addiction to boards.ie in the evening there :pac:

Feisar

Cooking
My Rifle
Collecting Knives

TomSweeney

Wibbs wrote: »

The collecting of arcane things would be a biggie and has been to one degree or other since I was a kid. Archaeology, palaeontology, antiques, natural history, antiquities, technology, music, astronomy, militaria, human spaceflight, history, horology, books, media, geology, art and so on. I'm interested in pretty much everything bar sports. My gaff is like a 17th century cabinet of curiosities. :eek: That covers a lot of ground.
Fly fishing.
Cars.
Go through an art stage every so often.

Ah Mr Musk !

Good of you to join us !!

branie2

Scrabble on my computer

Pints?

My hobbies... ping pong, sunbathe, disco dance... and on weekends, travel to capital city and watch ladies while they make toilet.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Plus a healthy addiction to boards.ie in the evening there :pac:

To paraphrase Louis Armstrong: I have all the time in the world.

All of them

RMAOK

Time traveling - I can't wait for yesterday

branie2

Just one sport interest - Bowling

corner of hells

Wibbs wrote: »

The collecting of arcane things would be a biggie and has been to one degree or other since I was a kid. Archaeology, palaeontology, antiques, natural history, antiquities, technology, music, astronomy, militaria, human spaceflight, history, horology, books, media, geology, art and so on. I'm interested in pretty much everything bar sports. My gaff is like a 17th century cabinet of curiosities. :eek: That covers a lot of ground.
Fly fishing.
Cars.
Go through an art stage every so often.

Is it yourself that has a part of a Stuka dive bomber ?

gw80

Wibbs wrote: »

The collecting of arcane things would be a biggie and has been to one degree or other since I was a kid. Archaeology, palaeontology, antiques, natural history, antiquities, technology, music, astronomy, militaria, human spaceflight, history, horology, books, media, geology, art and so on. I'm interested in pretty much everything bar sports. My gaff is like a 17th century cabinet of curiosities. :eek: That covers a lot of ground.
Fly fishing.
Cars.
Go through an art stage every so often.

You had me at fly fishing.

Foweva Awone

Completely addicted to jigsaw puzzles. Love reading. Do a bit of bouldering, hoping to get into it more, just need to find the time. Badminton from time to time. Starting Toastmasters soon, I talk at a million miles an hour so I'm hoping it'll slow me down.

Chess keeps me off the treadmill.

Renegade Mechanic

riffmongous

I think I've tried almost all hobbies and sports at this stage, there's just so much to do and try that I rarely focus on anything to get really good at it though, usually just go through cycles of different interests.. the main ones would be history, painting, supporting the local soccer club, hiking, boxing, shooting and languages.. I guess

Wibbs

corner of hells wrote: »

Is it yourself that has a part of a Stuka dive bomber ?

I've a few bits and bobs C. Tailwheel(same one fitted to FW190's), compass, altimeter(both from a known example shot down in the Battle of Britain), petrol gauge, injectors, ammo transport box for the BK 37mm shells as used by the JU87g Cannon bird/Panzerknacker, Junkers works assembly plans and a compass and a watch worn by a Stuka pilot.

Ariadne

This is an insecurity of mine, not really having hobbies. I hate being asked about my hobbies as I feel like a shell of a human who doesn't have a personality.

However, I've realised I do like gaming, reading, watching films, doing jigsaw puzzles, arrow words, crosswords, playing board games and putting Lego together the odd time. I love to go to countries or cities I haven't been to before and explore. Wait, does masturbating count as a hobby?

I do love to swim and use a pedalo too

Signore Fancy Pants

Danger ****
Watching 'Cops'
River boat gambling trips
Making beef jerky

riffmongous

Wibbs wrote: »

I've a few bits and bobs C. Tailwheel(same one fitted to FW190's), compass, altimeter(both from a known example shot down in the Battle of Britain), petrol gauge, injectors, ammo transport box for the BK 37mm shells as used by the JU87g Cannon bird/Panzerknacker, Junkers works assembly plans and a compass and a watch worn by a Stuka pilot.

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mcmoustache

Playing Gaelic football
Running
Rom piracy and emulation
Pointing and clicking with a mouse. Also tapping and downswiping my phone.
Drinking

I had some others listed but then I realised that they would be enough to figure out my real name. I'm not famous or anything like that but one must be careful online.

Aglomerado

Genealogy
Choral singing
Hiking
Writing
Drawing
Don't do all of them all the time, go through phases. Choral singing is the constant one as it's a group activity, need to hike more with groups, it's more fun.

decky1

love a bit of reading, antique fairs, road racing [motorbikes] tattoo's,dog walking, and pissing off those that are into recycling.

rustynutz

Krav maga takes up most of my spare time at the moment, I also cycle, both mountain and road, to keep up fitness for Krav.

I took up paramotoring (paragliding with a propeller on your back) last summer after years of skydiving. Was struggling to find time for jumping as I live 3 hours from the nearest drop zone.

I also love motorbikes, riding them on road, track and off road, also love working on them, although am finding myself struggling to find time for them lately.

CrowdedHouse

Radio Ham (kind of lapsed)
Fair weather cyclist
Photography
Shooting (inanimate - clay pigeons and tin cans, there's probably 10 generations of spiders in the barrels of my guns, I'd get rid of them only for the hassle of getting a licence if I ever decided I wanted one again)

Wibbs

riffmongous wrote: »

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Funny enough... Ah no I've a few bits and bobs there too.

Though the Stuka ammo case is my laptop table I'm typing this on(and wine box. Takes twenty odd bottles very nicely) and I have a U-Boat crew eggcup. Yep. And a beer glass from the Graf Zeppelin(scary thin and light it is too)

Beasty

Collect loads of things, mainly things that will in all likelihood grow in value, so I am essentially investing in things that I can also get some enjoyment out of, such as

Rare limited edition/signed books (mainly music related)
Sports memorabilia, including soccer medals, programmes, international caps and other trophies. Likewise with cricket stuff
Gold & silver coins
Original art
Signed limited edition prints
Have a decent vinyl collection going back 40 years or so

I also collect bikes - ones without an engine (but probably more expensive than many that do have engines!). They do wear out with use mind

In terms of cycling jerseys, I like to put a different one on every time I race, so probably have getting on for 100 different ones now (well if Imelda Marcos could do it with shoes, then why not?:p)

Is having a season ticket for Man United a hobby? Maybe questionable in recent years when it could have been argued to have been more of a chore, but things are looking up again now

My latest hobby is writing. I "inherited" my dad's farming memoires, and I'm looking to edit it and turn it into a book. I'm also doing something similar with my photographic records of concerts in the 1980s (including the Stones, Bowie, Live Aid (took over 500 photos that day at Wembley), Human Rights Now)

There is my photography generally, with me doing a lot of the kids on their sporting exploits and generally at cycling events (when I'm not directly involved)

And then I like to visit different Costas....

I wonder sometimes where I find time to work

Wibbs

gw80 wrote: »

You had me at fly fishing.

Used to do a lot more in the past, like most evenings in summer kinda thing, but life got in the way and I lapsed. Got back into it slowly last year. I'me even weird there as I use greased natural silk lines and split cane/hexagraphs. If you ever get the chance Gw and it's river fishing, try a silk line, going back to plastic will be difficult. Cuts through the air and wind as it's thinner for it's weight, shoots like a bullet and lands like a feather and cos it sits on the water not in it lifts off without as much disturbance. Fantastic for dry fly and nymphing and ungreased and great intermediate line. But I digress...

Doctors room ghost

Adonis Slimy Chimp wrote: »

Bird Watching
Gardening
Hill Walking
Fishing
Reading
Writing
Genealogy
Nature Studies
History of Science
Local History
Crosswords
and whatever takes my fancy from time to time. Being retired I have the luxury of trying any activity I wish. Some become ongoing interests and others lapse.

What’s the biggest pike you got srameen and what do you think of the current trend of treating pike as invasive and culling them by the trout fans

Wibbs

Beasty wrote: »

Have a decent vinyl collection going back 40 years or so

Had a few records myself B, but gave any of the vaguely interesting ones to a mate of mine who has a record collection the late John Peel would be envious of. Though somewhere I still have a few hundred 78's going back to the 20's.

Woodworking (proper joinery with hand tools) when I have the time which is nearly never.

Reading
Music
Movies

Used to go to the gym twice a day but between work, college at night and hurting my back I stopped going. Starting again next week after the latest work trip ends as my general lack of fitness is annoying me.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

What’s the biggest pike you got srameen and what do you think of the current trend of treating pike as invasive and culling them by the trout fans

Something slightly over 36lb, but I stick to river brown trout, on the fly, these days. I don't agree that pike should be culled.

Wibbs

Wibbs wrote: »

Had a few records myself B, but gave any of the vaguely interesting ones to a mate of mine who has a record collection the late John Peel would be envious of. Though somewhere I still have a few hundred 78's going back to the 20's.

How do you finance your collections W?

Super-Rush

Fishing.
Barbecuing.
Home brewing.
Driving.
Weed.
Meteorology.

Wibbs

Adonis Slimy Chimp wrote: »

Something slightly over 36lb,

Bloody hellfire S, that's not a fish it's a bloody rowboat you landed. :eek:

but I stick to river brown trout, on the fly, these days.

Wibbs

Wibbs wrote: »

Bloody hellfire S, that's not a fish it's a bloody rowboat you landed. :eek:

Have you seen my axe?

Pherekydes

AllForIt wrote: »

If anyone would like a painting of a LEGO representation of the Solar System Jupiterkid's yir man.

To scale, I hope. :pac:

Trigger Happy

According to my CV I am a modern day explorer and adventurer.
In reality...

Patlanta

Reading this thread is making me think that I should take up some hobbies because honestly I'm the man without a hobby. I like wine and watching TV/films but not in anyway that could be considered a hobby.

Wibbs

Deleted User wrote: »

How do you finance your collections W?

You would be surprised how cheap that kinda thing can be MG. And it used to be even cheaper before the interwebs. It's the fashionable stuff that's usually the pricier and because of the internet and places like ebay and more people getting into different types of collecting and more stuff coming onto the market(though that's dropped right off) more things have gotten more "valuable". But even these days some cool stuff can be very cheap or missed in among various online auctions. If you have your eye in then you can get lucky, or waste money. But I have always set a personal limit of 200quid. Pre and post the euro. And I research like an effin demon. Having an eidetic memory helps there.

To give you an example of how fashion, obscurity, "values" go; I've bought original NASA Gemini/Apollo launch control manuals and checklist signed(at the time as their personal copy) by known top players on the team for under 30 quid. I remember when I got one very cool and actually historic example for around that and on ebay just the instruction books for some Lego Star Wars kits were being auctioned off with many bidders for ten times that. Crazy world like.

TL;DR? even on a very modest budget, like a one night pissup session with the lads type budget, you can get some really interesting things.

retro:electro

Finding new restaurants and trying them out.
Looking for cute and unique places to stay around Ireland, airbnb’s etc
Sitting on the couch lashing the wine into me
Sleeping
Pajama buying

Wibbs

retro:electro wrote: »

Sitting on the couch lashing the wine into me
Sleeping

Feck I completely forgot about those R:e. :eek: Yeah I'll add them to my earlier list and near top of same.

So long as it's red wine? I do consider white "wine" to be the work of Satan and an affront to God and Nature. At the Last Supper they should have been alerted something rum was afoot when Judas showed up with an amphora of chardonnay. Even Jesus - who had previous success with water - on his best day couldn't turn that shite into wine. But I digress. Again...