What's your hobby?

[DJ360 6,728]

#44  Spot on Red.  Just an easy one for starters.  I suppose the brand name 'Shure' (Well known American cartridge/stylus manufacturer) along with 'SFG2' (Stylus Force Gauge 2) was a bit of a giveaway.  Surprisingly accurate bit of kit though for a few quid.  Just works like a very small balance.

[loppylugs 8,429]

Suddenly noticed that I started this thread.  I'd forgotten all about it.  Maybe I need to make a hobby of trying to strengthen my memory somehow.

[radfordred 6,284]

#51 Cheers DJ now I've guessed one right I'll bail out & let the others have a go, while I count the hairs on my arm 

[siddha 825]

21 minutes ago, loppylugs said:

Suddenly noticed that I started this thread.  I'd forgotten all about it.  Maybe I need to make a hobby of trying to strengthen my memory somehow.

 

Perhaps a hobby you could have would be starting threads ,  you could count them and eventually develop a taxonomy of threads.

If it pleasing then maybe loads of others could do that as well..............................

[Cliff Ton 10,464]

2 hours ago, siddha said:

... a taxonomy

 

I had to look that up.

[siddha 825]

#55

Well do feel free to use it in the right places. It will not wear out.

 

[FLY2 10,108]

I thought it was a slide rule !

[Paulus 541]

Just purchased my new hobby, Lambretta Li150, 1965 plate, ..................can't wait to get started on the renovation..........

[PeverilPeril 3,280]

Hmmm! Toxonomy? not listed in my Collins universal dictionary 1972 edition! Nice word though and I will use it it future to keep people guessing 

 

My hobbies are quite varied along with my sports. At the moment I'm cleaning up a C1880 boys 'ordinary' bicycle (Penny Farthing) and trying to identify it. Been going to restore it for 60 years (my record for procrastination) and decided to see what needs doing.  Just finished modifications to my Mailstar postman's bike so that it will transport fishing tackle to the local cut. I've just made a nice fishing seat box from bits of an old hospital bed. It fits nicely into the front parcels carrier. It's the club 'Fur and Feather' fishing match on Sunday and I will be able to cycle along the tow path to my allotted spot while my mates are struggling along carting their kit. Also getting bits together for a Mk2 Village Cruiser (see avatar). Looking for a scrap Raleigh Stowaway or similar. 

I was hoping to get back into competitive indoor rowing but had a chest infection. Getting over it now and probably try a n easy session this afternoon. 

There simply is not enough time to do all the things that I want to do, so everything overlaps a bit. How people can get bored and have time on their hands just beats me?

[Annesleyred1865 137]

Dieting , not very good at it either.

Seriously , playing guitar , reading , crosswording, gardening but not all at the same time

[radfordred 6,284]

#58 Superb lets see some photos of the Lammy.

[Paulus 541]

21 minutes ago, radfordred said:

#58 Superb lets see some photos of the Lammy.

 

Got to figure out how to upload photo's first ..............just got it UK registered on age related plate, bought from a dealer called Dave Waddingham (Waddo) from Worksop, he imports from Italy

 

[radfordred 6,284]

#62 Must be easier to upload a photo on here than building a scooter? Errrrm maybe not? Cliff Ton youth sort him out, lets see this Scoot, don't that Waddo race scooters?

[Paulus 541]

Yes mate, he's had scooters for many years, used to have a shop but closed it now & works from home + trips to Italy & buys scoots

[DJ360 6,728]

15 hours ago, PeverilPeril said:

Hmmm! Toxonomy? not listed in my Collins universal dictionary 1972 edition! Nice word though and I will use it it future to keep people guessing 

 

 

You might have had more luck with 'tAxonomy'

 

Col

[DJ360 6,728]

Neighbour of mine had one of these, but with Gold 'flashes' instead of Blue. I rode it a few times.

 

 

Bloody scary!!

 

Fairly powerful for a scooter, but still had the fundamental instability and scary handling.

 

I had no problem with the 'Mod' culture.. but riding those things was ill-advised IMHO. 

 

Col

[DJ360 6,728]

16 hours ago, PeverilPeril said:

There simply is not enough time to do all the things that I want to do, so everything overlaps a bit. How people can get bored and have time on their hands just beats me?

 

They have no imagination.

[PeverilPeril 3,280]

7 hours ago, DJ360 said:

You might have had more luck with 'tAxonomy'

 

Col

Sorry Col - my typo. I did look up tAxonomy and it was not in the Collins. I still prefer looking up words in the dictionary and browsing adjacent words rather than googling. Sometimes it becomes quite absorbing. In this case I learnt that taxodium was a genus of a coniferous tree 

[Merthyr Imp 729]

Sounds taxing.

[DJ360 6,728]

17 hours ago, PeverilPeril said:

Sorry Col - my typo. I did look up tAxonomy and it was not in the Collins. I still prefer looking up words in the dictionary and browsing adjacent words rather than googling. Sometimes it becomes quite absorbing. In this case I learnt that taxodium was a genus of a coniferous tree 

 

Can't argue with that..

We have the two volume 'Universal Oxford Dictionary', which is about 3000 A4 ish pages over the two volumes.  Not quite a 'good read', but can be fascinating at times.