Show us your other obsession(s)...

[Airborneguy]

I guess 1 out of 2 ain't bad. Would you have to wear long sleeves if you were out on patrol?

I don't have to, but they did change the rules and anyone hired after 1/2007 has to. I'm pretty well covered. Got some new ones since that pic

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

My family, tinkering, smoking (foods), smoking (tobacco too), gardening, photography, home improvement, bicycle strolling, gaming, and, right now, herpetology.

 

[JonM]

Don't worry, I'm one of the good ones - I stop at stop lights, I stay in my lane and I respect drivers and others on the road.

 

[WhineinAlbany]

Mine is getting free samples. I get all sorts of things in the mail - shampoos, boxes of cereal, candy bars, vitamins. Lame I know. The coolest will be that Stella Artois glass that I posted about in another thread.

Besides that exercise and occasionally some hiking, but those are more to support the effects of my homebrewing hobby. I would like to try cheesemaking sometime though.

Edit: I see that the thread says to show the hobbies. I'll dig up some hiking pictures when I get home

 

[pnj]

GOPR0770.mp4 video by pnj666 - Photobucket

 

[Mumbly]

I would post a pic of obcession. which would of been my bike in pieces in my garage, but im not to sure where it is floating around right now. Currently it is a '00 Ducati Monster 900 S with a Tail chop, hidden Plate, Carbon Remus High Mounts, Clip Ons, Bar end mirrors/ turn signals, integrated LED tail light with sequential turn signal........ and im sure there are many other things i forgot in there.

 

[Dahoov]

This is my sailplane. I got it in 2007 and changed the contest number and registration.

This was right after my first flight in her. The grin was stuck for a few days afterword.

This was from about 13000 feet just north of Canon City Colorado heading northeast. The mine at Cripple Creek is just to the left with Pikes Peak right off the nose and about 20 miles.

 

[Stauffbier]

I do lapidary work as a hobby. Along with carpentry...

 

[Jayblefty]

I cook for a living and as a hobby. My kids keep me busy, we LOVE comic books, Super Heroes, long boarding (they are usually on their bikes) camping, fishing and motorcycles (mostly road bikes mainly cruisers but my son is about ready for his first dirt bike) reading is always fun. My Wife crafts a LOT and sometimes I assist in a project ( like making labels for my Mead!) nothing too overly Awesome tho

 

[Jota21]

Tools/Home improvements
and
My dog:

Oh yeah - Wife, too!

 

[Airborneguy]

Dahoov, insane! I'm guessing that's how you got the pictures for my little contest?

 

[Dahoov]

Dahoov, insane! I'm guessing that's how you got the pictures for my little contest?

Indeed it is. I thought about sending you some pictures with the instruments in the shot but figured it would detract from the scenery too much.

 

[Airborneguy]

How do you get towed up to altitude? Do you have to pay someone for that?

 

[Dahoov]

How do you get towed up to altitude? Do you have to pay someone for that?

I either pay for a tow from a towplane. (That is me in the towplane). This is the most expensive way. For a 2000 foot above ground level tow I pay about $50.

I pay for a winch launch. This is $20 for whatever launch altitude the conditions permit. Usually about 1800 feet above ground level.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DrcQQWfoSM]Glider winch launch - YouTube[/ame]

Or I have 3000 feet of rope and can use my 4-Runner to launch in a similar way to running with a kite. This only costs me gas money and a couple home brews for someone to drive my 4-Runner. This naturally is my preferred method. If the runway is long enough I can get a 2000 foot above ground launch.

 

[BigUgly]

Daniel Defense AR15 with ACOG - My hog gun.

Taylor 410-CE, Schecter C-1 Blackjack Diamond Series, Paul Reed Smith Custom 24

I also dabble in this little hobby I call homebrew.

 

[SHBSJon]

I Collect 5 liter beer cans.

 

[Diaperload]

I tinker and drive around this.

 

[Dahoov]

I tinker and drive around this.

Diaperload I think I need to clean my diaper. That is some sweet love you are sporting there.

 

[wildwest450]

and, right now, herpetology.

Valtrex?


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[scotched]

Rotating Vinyl that causes women to shake asses (damn hipsters)

Cheap, disposable, mid-engine roadsters.

Homebrewing Electronic Cigarettes

And all things akimbo

 

[Diaperload]

Nice ride. I'm a sucker for yellow convertibles.

 

[TomSD]

My profession and main hobby is pretty much anything techie... programming, building computers or other electronic stuff, gaming, graphics work, spending way too much time surfing forums, etc. The upside of loving what you do is you do it well, the downside is you never stop, lol.

 

[coastwx]

Some pretty cool hobbies/obsessions you all have.

My main obsession is probably saltwater fishing. We have one of the best spots in the world for bottom fishing.f

I'm also into surfing in warm months and snowboarding in the winter.

Others include gardening, beekeeping and golfing. Pretty standard stuff.

 

[scotched]

Nice ride. I'm a sucker for yellow convertibles.

:rockin: yours is one of a kind!

 

[HokieBrewer]

Before I got married it was VWs, especially low and slow VWs.

Now it's just all things cooking and recently smoking meat.

 

[brazedowl]

haha I am soooo not "outdoorsy":

 

[bottlebomber]

haha I am soooo not "outdoorsy":

Astronomy is kind of out-doorsy, when you think about it.

 

[david_42]

Can't ride any more and it's rather tough to show "rebuilding a house". Then there's the ongoing attempts to get my company out of the mud. First product was a bomb and the second has gone through two design teams. But, soon ...

 

[maffewl]

as the screen name says, diving and underwater shipwreck photography.

That is awesome! For some reason, diving scares me... I've been skydiving, bungee jumping, you name it, and would try just about anything, but the thought of diving just makes me uncomfortable. But pics like this make me want to jump in.

 

[bottlebomber]

That is awesome! For some reason, diving scares me... I've been skydiving, bungee jumping, you name it, and would try just about anything, but the thought of diving just makes me uncomfortable. But pics like this make me want to jump in.

No ocean for me either. Literally all of my friends dive, and it sucks to not go with them, but I have what I would describe as a terrified respect for the ocean. The Pacific is a 45 minute drive for me, I like to look at it but have no desire to go in.

Could be because half a dozen people die every year abelone diving, with the occasional great white attack.