What are your Hobbies/Stuff you enjoy doing in free time?
Discussion
Poker.
A friend has a decent man cave in his garden and loves the game, and over the years has built up a great bunch of people that randomly turn up for a Friday night game.
All games are hold' em, starts with a tourney and followed by a cash game.
The man cave has enough room for 4 tables, a pool table, fruitties, and a well stocked bar and on a good night you can get around 30 players turn up.
I've lost more than I've won over the last 10 years since I first got interested in the game, but this last year my game has finally taken shape, my best result was just before Christmas on the cash game. I sat down with £100, (my normal cash stake) and walked out a few hours later with £850. I was chuffed with that but do enjoy the social side of it just as much as the game itself.
A friend has a decent man cave in his garden and loves the game, and over the years has built up a great bunch of people that randomly turn up for a Friday night game.
All games are hold' em, starts with a tourney and followed by a cash game.
The man cave has enough room for 4 tables, a pool table, fruitties, and a well stocked bar and on a good night you can get around 30 players turn up.
I've lost more than I've won over the last 10 years since I first got interested in the game, but this last year my game has finally taken shape, my best result was just before Christmas on the cash game. I sat down with £100, (my normal cash stake) and walked out a few hours later with £850. I was chuffed with that but do enjoy the social side of it just as much as the game itself.
Spare tyre said:
Just love being outside, in the woods noticing the small detail of things
People think I’m odd and they are probably f
king right!
That and walking dogs (don’t have one any more
)
Dogs are excellent soul partners. I guess they're OK as pets as well but nothing beats a long walk in the middle of nowhere with a hound that shares some kind of telepathy with you.People think I’m odd and they are probably f
king right!That and walking dogs (don’t have one any more
)Taking photos.
Working with the public 40hrs a week means I like to spend my free time away from other people.
Ben A'an the stars by Chris Marr, on Flickr
Working with the public 40hrs a week means I like to spend my free time away from other people.
Ben A'an the stars by Chris Marr, on FlickrI'm presently losing every spare minute to 3D printing. If the printer isn't running, I get anxious because it's wasted machine time. If the printer is running I get anxious about completing the next design/model/download ready for the current print to finish. Add to that obsessing over settings and print quality and improving print speed and it's a never-ending task.
I thought it would be a bit interesting and maybe occasionally a bit useful. I didn't expect the rabbit hole went so deep...
I thought it would be a bit interesting and maybe occasionally a bit useful. I didn't expect the rabbit hole went so deep...
bagusbagus said:
Cantaloupe said:
One can still bike/fish/go to forest in the UK , in the winter.
I have a feeling that reading, crosswords, model building, or learning to play the banjo is not really your bag.
Reading & crosswords sure isn't my thing, topic really is not about the stuff I like I have a feeling that reading, crosswords, model building, or learning to play the banjo is not really your bag.
Genuinely Interested what others fill their enjoyable time with.
Things don't stop because of winter. Winter just makes things more challenging, which means you get more sense of achievement when you've run a 10k in the drizzle on the forest (for example).
chrismarr said:
Taking photos.
Working with the public 40hrs a week means I like to spend my free time away from other people.
Ben A'an the stars by Chris Marr, on Flickr
Great photo. Is that someone sitting on top of the mountain though? Would be proper annoying to want to get away from humans, spend a load of time hiking up a mountain at night, and then find someone else already there!Working with the public 40hrs a week means I like to spend my free time away from other people.
Ben A'an the stars by Chris Marr, on FlickrApart from the normal stuff I am involved with my local motorclub so spend a reasonable amount of time marshalling on rallies/hillclimbs etc I also have a 32 year old TVR that I fiddle with, drive and occasionally show off at car shows. My other hobby is RC racing, I have 3 different RC cars, a hotrod, an F2 stock car and I have just started racing a mini touring car. All 3 are different, the F2 is raced on an oval, the hotrod is fairly basic but very rewarding to drive, the MTC is a bit different, 4wd fully adjustable suspension front and rear, differentials etc. It is pretty different to drive, massively faster and TBH I am struggling to get to grips with it at the moment but it will come with practice. The RC stuff can be a real time sink, especially with the repairing/fettling and painting new body shells etc
designforlife said:
Snowboarding, skateboarding, playing xbox, watching anime.
34 going on 14 basically.
That sounds pretty tremendous IMO (I'm 31).34 going on 14 basically.
A guitar, the gym and a mountain bike are my primary leisure activities, I could probably do with taking them all a little more seriously however!
I like to do jigsaws. I used to do the real thing but it messed my neck up and spreading out the pieces and turning them all the right way was far too much work.
Then I discovered
https://www.brainsbreaker.com
I've got a couple of big monitors and I can make puzzles of any size with my own photos or stuff from Google images.
I have to ration myself because I've always got other (self employed work) stuff to do. Best £20 I've ever spent. The use I've had out of it I would gladly have paid ten times as much.
Then I discovered
https://www.brainsbreaker.com
I've got a couple of big monitors and I can make puzzles of any size with my own photos or stuff from Google images.
I have to ration myself because I've always got other (self employed work) stuff to do. Best £20 I've ever spent. The use I've had out of it I would gladly have paid ten times as much.
drmotorsport said:
Great photo. Is that someone sitting on top of the mountain though? Would be proper annoying to want to get away from humans, spend a load of time hiking up a mountain at night, and then find someone else already there!
Thanks, Yeah its me up there. Tried a few different things that night and liked the one with me in it the best.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff