Hobbies you Enjoy while on Lockdown?
Hobbies you Enjoy while on Lockdown?
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bagusbagus

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472 posts

117 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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That does not involves using a screen ( pc/tv/phone),
Have built a few pieces of furniture that I wanted to build using timber I still had, have done more or less everything in garden already, have been practicing my slingshot shooting skills a lot lately and riding a bike.
What are you up to?

Glocko

1,813 posts

278 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Gardening! getmecoat

Big-Bo-Beep

884 posts

83 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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online poker [ not real money ] and spanking my plank*

  • guitar playing.

sparks_190e

12,738 posts

242 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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None. I only enjoy the Xbox or watching something. Everything else at home is a chore.

Monkeylegend

29,233 posts

260 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Gardening for me, and reading, and dog walking, and eating chocolate and cashew nuts, and jam doughnuts, and vanilla doughnuts.

And spending too much time on here.

Brads67

3,199 posts

127 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Cycling, Getting back out on my road bike now that my MTB is on hold.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Painting and fencing. I've combined the two: painting the fence - clever, eh?

Cie

19,579 posts

222 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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chemistry

3,300 posts

138 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Also practising with the slingshot (as can't go clay shooting). Playing guitar. Keeping fit. Learned to bake sourdough. Learning to spin a basketball on one finger.

ColdoRS

1,925 posts

156 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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I’ve been cooking and baking a lot more - I love food but have never found the love for creating it. Still haven’t but I’ve enjoyed some of the process.

I think one of the biggest risks of this lockdown situation for me is generating bad habits - eating wrongly, drinking too often, online poker, too much PlayStation, I don’t feel massively motivated or inspired to do much right now - just ticking over.

Chubbyross

4,978 posts

114 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Detailing. I’ve detailed my car to within an inch of its life. Once lockdown is lifted there’s no way I’m going to drive the damned thing. It’s far too shiny for that now.

Chicken_Satay

2,517 posts

233 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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For me it's mostly just exercise related hobbies but these keep me busy enough. Even if we weren't on lockdown I'd be doing these in my spare time anyway. I usually manage each activity at least once a week which means I'm quite good at all of them but not an expert in any particular sport:

- Running
- Cycling - road bike - long rides
- Cycling - hybrid - more leisurely/casual rides
- Inline skating - free skating around the streets of London

- Motorcycling - I've got a VFR 800, CBR 300R, and CB Two Fifty. I mostly use them for commuting and getting about but I also enjoy going for the odd leisure ride on them too. Keeping them clean and well maintained takes time too.

Despite all of the above in mind, I'm starting to get a little bit bored/fed up - mainly with the lack of variety compared to normal life. Particularly today because I did a 30km skate yesterday and today I've been too physically tired to do anything. Mentally I wanted to do something but physically I'm too tired which has left me feeling slightly agitated.

Drive it fix it repeat

1,046 posts

80 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Interesting to hear of another couple of slingshot enthusiasts! Been a life long hobby for me although I normally keep it quiet as I got fed up of people looking at me funny laugh. What are you guys using?

GetCarter

31,254 posts

308 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Titting about with this stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN1SbN2PegQ

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

192 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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I've made a very big keyring from plywood.
It's awesome !
I'll do pics later.

bagusbagus

Original Poster:

472 posts

117 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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chemistry said:
Also practising with the slingshot (as can't go clay shooting). Playing guitar. Keeping fit. Learned to bake sourdough. Learning to spin a basketball on one finger.
What do you use for ammo? I use some badger peas/ marrow fat peas.
Can't get on with the idea of shooting 2pence away every time you shoot with a ball bearing.

Spare tyre

12,559 posts

159 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Hoovering, seeing what comes out, hoovering the same again and seeing, repeat until lockdown ends

Untangling the flex, not knots, but the twist, time consuming but makes it a lot easy to use

wibble cb

4,151 posts

236 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Just got on the roof to clean the kitchen skylight, it’s clean now, but I discovered it’s got a blown seal, so may need to be replaced, that will be fun. Then cleaned all the other windows as it’s spring also aired the house out, all this staying in makes the air stale

TurboRob

360 posts

202 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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The slow cooker!

Budflicker

3,799 posts

213 months

Saturday 11th April 2020
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Chicken_Satay said:
For me it's mostly just exercise related hobbies but these keep me busy enough. Even if we weren't on lockdown I'd be doing these in my spare time anyway. I usually manage each activity at least once a week which means I'm quite good at all of them but not an expert in any particular sport:

- Running
- Cycling - road bike - long rides
- Cycling - hybrid - more leisurely/casual rides
- Inline skating - free skating around the streets of London

- Motorcycling - I've got a VFR 800, CBR 300R, and CB Two Fifty. I mostly use them for commuting and getting about but I also enjoy going for the odd leisure ride on them too. Keeping them clean and well maintained takes time too.

Despite all of the above in mind, I'm starting to get a little bit bored/fed up - mainly with the lack of variety compared to normal life. Particularly today because I did a 30km skate yesterday and today I've been too physically tired to do anything. Mentally I wanted to do something but physically I'm too tired which has left me feeling slightly agitated.
I don't think you are grasping what lockdown and staying home and saving lives really entails.