Reply With QuoteRiley cars. here is the latest barn find I am trying to kick back to life:
and game fishing. Here the two combine on the banks of the Tweed:
I enjoy procrastinating and wasting time doing nothing in equal measure.
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Riley cars. here is the latest barn find I am trying to kick back to life:
and game fishing. Here the two combine on the banks of the Tweed:
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Horse riding and dating.
I'd really like to take up sailing.
If I'm honest, my passion is finding new passions.
I'm a serial hobbyist.
The best bit of any hobby is the beginning phase where you find out how much there is to learn and how your skill and\or knowledge massively increases with a little research and effort.
Few of these hobbies end up being life long passions, but some stick.
The things I love are cycling, fly fishing and photography. This things will stay with me for ever.
Things I've dropped (after spending lots) include kayaking, flying (bye bye ppl), shooting, fly tying, carp fishing, motor biking, sky diving (indoor).
Things I know I'll pick up in future when I have time include astrophotography and probably flying again.
In essence, I just love learning. That's my biggest passion. The best year of my life was spent doing my masters and if my lottery ticket came in I'd be off to Harvard to do another.
Drinking. And sleeping. They're my two real passions.
If I had spare cash, a bit of space and a little more time, it would be tinkering with classic cars.
Do you ride and date the same horses?Originally Posted by Huertecilla
No, I am from the european mainland; there are quite a lot of attractive ladies about, no need to date the horsey ones.
That is the primeordeal hunter in you looking for modern society alternatives.
It satifies your natural curiosity.
Good for you as it means constant personal development.
Music is my thing. When I was younger I was playing guitar in couple bands and we had record contracts and made few albums and played live. After those active playing years I discovered Hi-Fi and I have been hobbying it almost ten years now. Bought new speakers in January and I hope I have now couple years ahead just music listening without any gear updates. I have about 1500 cd album/single collection and I'm bying more. I'm also a member of local Hi-Fi Hobbyist Society and we get together occasionally to listen some new Hi-Fi gear or just new music. Sometimes we have aromatic music evenings with good food and drinks or music evenings with different themes.
I also enjoy reading quite much. I like historical novels, war and military history/novels, sci-fi and cyberpunk, biographies, agent thrillers etc. I just bought John Coltrane's and Miles Davis' biographies. Those two were great musicians.
Then I enjoy a lot of good food and drinks, beer, cider and red wine.
I'm not really passionate about anything apart from my family but I am a fan of vintage watches and antiques/collectables in general which is why in the clement months I am usually scouring flea markets and boot sales.
My other hobby is electric guitar playing and all the paraphernalia that goes with it.
I am also a West Ham supporter.
Cheers,
Neil.
I am not copying anyone else's answers, promise. Any reason why there are so many divers and musicians on a watch forum?
I love to Freedive or Scuba but opportunities are limited with a 2 yr old and new baby due any day. I also play guitar but the collection is down from 5 to 1 as I am not playing with a band at the moment.
Reading, Diving (scuba but interested in giving free a go) and have recently been getting more interested in power lifting, strong man type stuff just to keep me motivated training wise.
Starting my PADI instructor soon to try and turn my love for diving into something more.
Shoes and Coats, and my Triumph Street Triple R :)
Clever!
Just working out for the sake of working out can get a démotivating bore indeed.
My son and my Porsche
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
I collect electric guitars. Old Fenders mainly.
You should post up your collection here...
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...hlight=guitars
I think many of us would like to see them.
Cheers,
Neil.
Aside from my classic american cars (already stated)... I'm beginning to spend to much on quality wines.
Sod it, who cares (we've all got to have some vice's).
What there's more?
Messing about in boats takes some beating for me - preferably on Windermere.
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Forgot that thread! Will organise some pics.
Clothes, probably have 20-25 jackets alone, trainers, must have a 100 pairs!!
Like fishing also
I have too many hobbies/interests really, but my main ones are Modern British art, Mid Century furniture, cars (Porsche in particular) and football (playing, and watching Burnley).
I can empathise (and indeed sympathise) with this!
Shouting at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats is my affliction. I just keep telling myself.....'you're not meant to enjoy it'.....but it could be worse. Thesedays I take a quieter more philosophical view; we're just not destined to be successful again.
I envy some of the posts on here because, frankly, I could do with some new hobbies. I was into classic cars for years but sold my TR6 3 years ago (lack of space to work on it, lukewarm enthusiasm, missus didn`t like it) and I now miss the hobby. Also forced to quit running a couple of years back owing to injuries.
Walking, keeping fit, listening to music and reading are my pastimes (and watches, of course) but I do miss the running and the cars. Also like holidays and military history.
And a slightly eccentric guilty secret.......I collect Fred Perry Polo shirts; this started (co-incident with my mid-life crisis) several years ago 'cos I couldn`t afford them as a teenager in the 70s.
I`m 56 years young....still (some) of life in the old dog yet
Paul
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Did yoú experience the being able to spend the money on yoúr choices as a crisis?
I find it most peculiar that when men adapt to a new phase of their lives it is called a mid-life crisis but when women go though such a phase they are discovering themselves and is it a góód thing.
I don't know anyone who would argue how the idea of a woman discovering herself could be anything but a good thing.
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We'll both be shouting tomorrow mate, the glory days will return one day ....
I think it great fun! See my passions.I don't know anyone who would argue how the idea of a woman discovering herself could be anything but a good thing.
Therefor I find it striking that men discovering themselves is tagged a crisis. Is it perhaps the women's pov terminology which we sheepishly accept?
As a Leeds Rhino I struggle to emphathise with this.... and also, the same with sympathising.... ;)
Join in if you know the words:
"We hate rhinos, we hate rhinos"
:)
I know the words, but I'm not singing fella....... ;)
I love that pic Alec, looks so peaceful.
and game fishing. Here the two combine on the banks of the Tweed:
Like the Riley too. As an aside I did carb overhauls for a couple of those Twin cams back in the day.
Beautiful looking cars.
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Cheers,
Neil.
Star Wars figure variations. Specially from South America:
Oh Flippin'eck!!
My other hobbies include.....
Bonsai..
Er.. These..
These..
Sharp stuff!..
Machinery and tools..
Other stuff includes, Fishing, also my Tropical fish, Binoculars and telescopes and our Midge!!
John
Sports (rowing, tennis, cycling, underwater activities, fishing, xskiing, fitness)
Music (guitar playing, hi-fi)
Radio amateur (HAM) operator.
Photography.
Stright razor (shaving and collecting)
In a word, far to much.
Just found this and thought I’d resurrect this
For me I flick between other hobbies and interests
Main ones being:
Fish keeping tropical fish.
Old Double edge razors
Gaining more interest in military history too
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My hobbies are:
Dinghy sailing (race with my wife)
Cycling inc. racing time trials
Plus I have an interest in investing.
Holidays hobbies are:
Skiing a couple of weeks a year, would like to do more
Camper trips in our VW T5
multi image uploader
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I have reloaded the pix for those who missed the images.
Would you mind terribly re-quoting Neil?
Done Uncle.
Reading through the thread again makes me realise that that many of the respondents are no longer around the forum.
Cheers,
Neil.
Thanks for that Neil; I love that photo.
Your comment re: missing in action - yes, you are right, it hadn't occurred to me!
I don't find it that bad, but you have to select first gear early and leave plenty of space between vehicles.
My first and longest passion was British Motorcycles. The biggest was a 1000cc Ariel Square Four but my overall favourite was a Sunbeam S7. I sold my last bike a few months ago after tripping up and disclocating my shoulder. I am still in pain with it and the thought of what it would be like to come off a bike at say just 40mph scared me senseless. So it went. I always had a bike in the garage since 1966.
I also have been selling off my shotguns, mainly English ones because of the shoulder injury. I am giving the over and unders to my kids.
I have a couple of hundred solid gold cufflinks which I now hardly wear. I spent years collecting them. My favourites are solid silver AOFB ones.
I have two good hifi systems which I spend hours listening to when back in the UK. They are Naim based with a Garrard 401 record player and Shahinian speakers. However I am now long past the upgrade thingy.
I got 88 fountain pens, most of them 1948 which is my birth year. My favourite is the Parker 51s which are just ultra reliable to use and was my default pen in the office for nearly 30 years. I had an OCD thing of only signing contracts in ink when I was a Purchasing Manager. I banned ball points in my office for signing contracts. I still hate the bloody things.
I went through a mad 10 year phase of showing Bulldogs but the way the societies bred dogs that were physical wrecks made me just walk away from it.
I also drove old Jaguars as my main transport for 22 years, mainly MK11s and the favourite was an XJC6. I sold that the day after I retired and have been kicking myself ever since. I have lost count of the amount of American and Japanese tourist asking me in Oxford if my 3.8MK11 was Inspector Morses car resprayed. Mine was a golden sand colour. One tourist even bought me a cream tea in the Randolph Hotel after I gave him and his wife an impromptu tour of Oxford in the Jag, he was over the moon with that.
My latest "passion" is travelling throughout Europe but that is now beginning to wear thin as age creeps up. So it is either the UK or the villa in Spain.
That's it.
HiFi and music
To be honest a much bigger passion than watches which is a relatively recent interest
Double edged & single edged shaving. Reading. Music. Tattoos. Druidry. Dungeons and Dragons. Tabletop Wargames.
Whisky
Ale
Poker (hence my username)
Pool
Golf
Badminton
Driving
Motorsport, particularly F1.
I'm only a casual golf and badminton player though I enjoy it whenever I get the chance, I'm competitive by nature so I'll always play to win regardless as to what it is I'm participating in.
Rugby union
DIY - have to have a project ongoing all the time, otherwise I get bored.
Gardening
Cooking
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Mine has been flying for over 20 years, all sorts of aircraft but here are a few I’ve owned over the years
Pioneer 300 - Italian home built
MS880 Rallye Club
MS880 Rallye
Dave
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Completely agree. Great game but horrible people.
Golf, cycling, fishing and photography for me. Don't get enough time to do them all as I like, so the activity levels raise and fall through the year.
Riding on Two wheels ( with an engine ). My Triumph Bonneville custom and 1967 Lambretta Li Special. Both a lot of fun!
Two wheels for me too but I find I’m spending more time modifying (well thinking about the modifying) than riding these days.
At the back there’s the green gpz750 with zxr400 running gear and now radial brakes/master cylinder.
Next to that (on the ramp) is another gpz750 with an R6 front end and vfr400, single side rear end, home made rearsets etc. That’ll be a cafe racer when finished.
The third GPz750 will either be restored to standard or (more likely) end up with a gsxr1000 front end and a vfr750 rear end (wide tyre than the 400 and also 17” wheel)
The Aprilia is standard and ready to ride.
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