Additional Hobbies...Lets Hear 'Em

[Ripinator]

While I wouldn't call myself a "collector", I do really like watches and have a few.

These two were my Dad's. He bought this Seiko in 1980. I wear it all the time.

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This Movado was given to him in 1968 for 25 of service at the Lipe Rollway clutch factory. I had this one gone through as it had stopped working for him and that's when he bought the Seiko.

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I bought this from a friend of my son's. He got it when he was cleaning out his grandfather's stuff. He asked me about it and all I had to do was match the jeweler's wholesale offer, so I couldn't pass it up. Part of the deal was that my son gets it when I pass. I think my son put that clause in. This isn't one of the high dollar watches everyone thinks of.

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Then I have stuff like this Russian Poljot. This thing is too heavy to wear, but it was cheap and funky looking.

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I do a little bit of shooting.

Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 mag

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Ruger Blackhawk .357mag

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Ruger GP100 .357mag

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Smith & Wesson 3913 9mm

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Smith & Wessson Model 15 .38spl

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So. . . Do you habla Smith and Wesson, Punk?!?

 

[Snotty]

So.... when do you put up and take down your Christmas tree?? ?

Excellent question!

I put up 4 trees, so I try to start before Thanksgiving, it we are not hosting the dinner at our home. (Haven't done that in 4 years as we've been spending it in Fresno with our daughter,Son-in-law, grandson, and our Son. She has to work on Black Friday so we go there.) If I get the trees up (all artificial), I can start the lights on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I put the lights on the house two weeks before, but don't turn them on until Black Friday.

The week after Thanksgiving is "Hell Week." A woman asked me why I call it that since I love Christmas so much? It's because my house looks like Hell for one week! The Friday after I start putting up the village scenes. We are usually finished by the next Sunday. I then love my home for five weeks before Hell Week II starts.

I keep the trees up until Epiphany, January 6. Everything is usually back in storage by January 12.


I do not have burned out lights. The C7 and C9 lights are Twinkles. Loved them since I was a kid!

 

[1978 NYB]

I throw tinsel on the stereo system and turn off the lights in the room. Looks like a Christmas tree. Lol

 

[69CoronetRT]

In my spare time, I’m a rock star. (On the left)
Some of you may be surprised to learn I collect Mad magazines.

 

[66Fury383]

Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club

Thats some serious scenery, nice work!!!

 

[65sporty]

Auto Mechanic by trade, former B-52 Crew Chief. Love aircraft still, but don't get to see them anymore. Cars and most other things mechanical, I just love fixing things.
Woodworking and carpentry, I am doing a pole building with my friend right now. 30 x 40, it will be a nice garage/shop for him.
Guns,I love shooting trap, handguns and I do a little hunting.
Models lots of models, more when I was younger.
Video games, played a lot with my boys when they were younger. I still play some though, but they have gotten so much better than me.

 

[cm23uoc]

Restoration of our sort of Ranch House in a period correct way. Have to build a driveway gate next. FCBO hose in place.

 

[Snotty]

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Restoration of our sort of Ranch House in a period correct way. Have to build a driveway gate next. FCBO hose in place.

Interesting looking home. Where do you live?

 

[cm23uoc]

Interesting looking home. Where do you live?

We live in South-Western Germany. This is a typical design to be found from the 50s to first half of the 60s, but not many left without extensive alterations that cover up the original design concept almost completely.

 

[BigblueC]

This is a typical design to be found from the 50s to first half of the 60s

Interesting. I would probably call that a take on mid-century-modern-house around here. What do they typically look like inside? I imagine large open rooms and hard surfaces.

 

[cm23uoc]

Not the open very spacious type as seen in the higher priced "dream houses" as it was designed and built with rooms for a Family with three Kids by the original owner, but large Windows in the back living and Dining rooms. Teakwood built in closets and doors, partially so called German Jura(assic)-limestone floors and stairway with typical closed in fossils, teakwood ceilings that extend to the outer Roof overhang on the outside which connect both sides visually.

 

[MarPar]

Auto Mechanic by trade, former B-52 Crew Chief. Love aircraft still, but don't get to see them anymore. Cars and most other things mechanical, I just love fixing things.
Woodworking and carpentry, I am doing a pole building with my friend right now. 30 x 40, it will be a nice garage/shop for him.
Guns,I love shooting trap, handguns and I do a little hunting.
Models lots of models, more when I was younger.
Video games, played a lot with my boys when they were younger. I still play some though, but they have gotten so much better than me.

Thank you for your Service, Scott!

I like to shoot a bit of trap myself

 

[rkrochen]

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Our neighbour just gave us 12lbs of wild goose breast. We have never processed this before and weren’t sure what to do with it. Brined the meat in a ham bacon brine and threw it on the smoker. The results were amazing. Looking for my shotgun right now.

 

[rkrochen]

Forget the pics

 

[67Monaco]

My current hobby, helping him get the confidence and the speed to bring home his first gold.