RochesterRob Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Do you like doing something that is off of the beaten path. I like to collect old brochures for things like for cars. Mostly from the late 1970's and early 1980's before I graduated college. My cousin likes doing something similar but with farm equipment. He most recently was offered a salesperson's training book from the 1960's but at almost 1,300 hundred dollars he had to pass. My main interest is GM products from the late 1970's and early 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) Hobbies, in no particular order: crosswords twobillsdrive home improvement drinking beer reading golfing the occasional video game cooking with the wife watching the Yankees writing America’s next great novel man, I am pathetic Edited August 13, 2019 by EmotionallyUnstable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Bonsai...I was wondering the other day if anyone here cultivates them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Bills Fan Sabres fan Sports fan in general Playing golf Traveling when I get the opportunity I like watching a lot of movies and tv shows from the 80s and 90s I collect shot glasses from cities I travel to and some sports memorabilia Big music and documentary fan I have a ton of hobbies but I am not sure if any of them would be considered off the beaten path. Have you ever met a coworker or somebody that doesn't seem to have any hobbies? That's the weird one to me. I don't get people who don't have any interests or passions in life, I don't think I could make it through life without having hobbies I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said: Bills Fan Sabres fan Sports fan in general Playing golf Traveling when I get the opportunity I like watching a lot of movies and tv shows from the 80s and 90s I collect shot glasses from cities I travel to and some sports memorabilia Big music and documentary fan I have a ton of hobbies but I am not sure if any of them would be considered off the beaten path. Have you ever met a coworker or somebody that doesn't seem to have any hobbies? That's the weird one to me. I don't get people who don't have any interests or passions in life, I don't think I could make it through life without having hobbies I love. There are a lot of people that I have never gotten to know all that well. Sometimes income or space are limiting factors but still a person would be inclined to start a conversation about something they might want to do. I don't do what I want to do with the brochures in terms of hanging onto everything. Also, sometimes my passion for a given piece diminishes so I sell it to purchase something else. I envy the people who need so much space that they devote a whole room to their hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 ? ? Wine. ? ? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 39 minutes ago, Nervous Guy said: Bonsai...I was wondering the other day if anyone here cultivates them as well. Cultivate is the wrong word. Bought one of those junipers from a Japanese man on the roadside. Did well outside... Till it got to -25°F... I had to bring it in. Then the death and destruction. What did I do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I write. Not for anyone's consumption, but I write. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Answering stupid questions on vaguely obscure football message boards. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I rob convenience stores 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Geocaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said: I rob convenience stores 1 minute ago, Wacka said: Geocaching To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Ripping lips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Nervous Guy said: Bonsai...I was wondering the other day if anyone here cultivates them as well. We bought our son a bonsai about 5 years ago for his birthday. It didn't really go well. It's actually something I've wanted to get into on my own. We have a nursery about a mile down the road and one of the owners specializes in bonsai. My son worked there for a couple weeks this summer before they let him go for "not working fast enough," but I don't think it would be awkward to go there for a class and learn. Seems very relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, RochesterRob said: Do you like doing something that is off of the beaten path. I like to collect old brochures for things like for cars. Mostly from the late 1970's and early 1980's before I graduated college. I do like classic car shows and museums. The Pierce-Arrow museum in Buffalo wasn't bad. The Cleveland History Center has a whole nice big section of vintage cars from the early 1900s in their basement. I love to drive as well. Sometimes even driving to get my food shopping done in Philly which is an hour ride from me. Changes of scenery/driving are nice, especially when there's not as many people on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 eeek...I just bought this to add to the collection 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Cultivate is the wrong word. Bought one of those junipers from a Japanese man on the roadside. Did well outside... Till it got to -25°F... I had to bring it in. Then the death and destruction. What did I do wrong? You were somewhere where it got to -25F. DUH! Not for the silly juniper! For the humans in your life! It was 95 degrees today, felt like 107, and I survived 2 hours at the tennis courts. That beats 40 degrees in my book! @plenzmd1 don’t know squat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Augie said: You were somewhere where it got to -25F. DUH! Not for the silly juniper! For the humans in your life! It was 95 degrees today, felt like 107, and I survived 2 hours at the tennis courts. That beats 40 degrees in my book! @plenzmd1 don’t know squat! I think the Japanese man from Texas hustled me... Sent his bonsai off to the slaughter in Illinois! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I think the Japanese man from Texas hustled me... Sent his bonsai off to the slaughter in Illinois! ? Mr Miyagi from El Paso cannot be trusted! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 7 hours ago, RochesterRob said: Do you like doing something that is off of the beaten path. I like to collect old brochures for things like for cars. Mostly from the late 1970's and early 1980's before I graduated college. My cousin likes doing something similar but with farm equipment. He most recently was offered a salesperson's training book from the 1960's but at almost 1,300 hundred dollars he had to pass. My main interest is GM products from the late 1970's and early 1980's. Wow, GM products from that time period are among the worst automobiles ever made. That era when pollution control equipment was finding its way into automobiles for the first time, is generally the low point in the history of the internal combustion engine. Bad time even for Porsche and Ferrari. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Also a gamer, both electronic and otherwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Land Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Farting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdutton Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1. Competing in Olympic style shooting sports: bullseye pistol, precision air rifle, precision 3 position smallbore rifle. 2. Coaching a junior rifle team. 3. Brewing my own beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Wow, GM products from that time period are among the worst automobiles ever made. That era when pollution control equipment was finding its way into automobiles for the first time, is generally the low point in the history of the internal combustion engine. Bad time even for Porsche and Ferrari. It's a reflection of coming of age. Me and my friends in high school enjoyed talking about new cars and those cars were what was new at the time. IMO they were no worse than a lot of vehicles made in the early 1970's and what came in the 1980's or 1990's. Chevy Celebrity? Lumina? 1972 Impala? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sig1Hunter Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Fast cars and slow women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) I collect rocks and minerals. Both purchased (eBay auctions, mineral shows) and by personally collecting them here on hikes in Colorado. If anyone shares this hobby and wants to trade, send me a PM. I have collected a lot of blue amazonite from the Pikes Peak region, rough purple and green fluorite, rose quartz and black tourmaline (schorl). And I also have a lot of purchased specimens of all kinds that sit piled in cardboard flats that I'd rather see enjoyed instead of gathering dust. Edited August 14, 2019 by coloradobillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 15 hours ago, DC Tom said: Answering stupid questions on vaguely obscure football message boards. And BOY do you kill it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I like to read - mystery, sci-fi, psychological thrillers, spy novels, etc. I do a couple of crossword puzzles while sipping my morning coffee. I make somewhat recognizable sounds with an acoustic guitar. My wife and I go camping a couple of times a year. Not wilderness - just campgrounds. I also write, both professionally and as a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Seasons1992 said: And BOY do you kill it. Lots of material to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Just now, DC Tom said: Lots of material to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, WhoTom said: I like to read - mystery, sci-fi, psychological thrillers, spy novels, etc. I do a couple of crossword puzzles while sipping my morning coffee. I make somewhat recognizable sounds with an acoustic guitar. My wife and I go camping a couple of times a year. Not wilderness - just campgrounds. I also write, both professionally and as a hobby. I've written both professionally and as a hobby. Never got published but was asked to contribute on a couple of articles concerning economics and land values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1) Woodworking (pine, oak, cherry, maple, small furniture, tables, shelves, etc) 2) Flyfishing/fly tying 3) Baking (breads, rolls, coffee cake) and cooking (soups, stews, smoked meats, cured meats, etc) 4) Servicing my wife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Another Fan said: I do like classic car shows and museums. The Pierce-Arrow museum in Buffalo wasn't bad. The Cleveland History Center has a whole nice big section of vintage cars from the early 1900s in their basement. I love to drive as well. Sometimes even driving to get my food shopping done in Philly which is an hour ride from me. Changes of scenery/driving are nice, especially when there's not as many people on the road. Self driving vehicles will be the bane of my existence ... I can see the utility for me on a drive to Florida or something of that nature, but otherwise? NO WAY! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Fast cars - driving, going to shows, watching videos Expanding vinyl collection Expanding original art collection - try to buy 1 or 2 nice things a year from local shows or local artist galleries on vacations Visiting different MLB stadiums Edited August 14, 2019 by Mark80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I am an audiophile. I like high end stereo equipment, and I often buy, sell and trade it. My favorite brand of equipment is Bryston or Krell. The components are built military grade and produce awesome sound. Bryston equipment carries a 20 year warranty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: 1) Woodworking (pine, oak, cherry, maple, small furniture, tables, shelves, etc) 2) Flyfishing/fly tying 3) Baking (breads, rolls, coffee cake) and cooking (soups, stews, smoked meats, cured meats, etc) 4) Servicing my wife Batting .750 is great!! 47 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: I am an audiophile. I like high end stereo equipment, and I often buy, sell and trade it. My favorite brand of equipment is Bryston or Krell. The components are built military grade and produce awesome sound. Bryston equipment carries a 20 year warranty! An old high school friend runs this place (Adirondack Audio and Video). All high end stuff ... https://adkav.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gugny said: Batting .750 is great!! An old high school friend runs this place (Adirondack Audio and Video). All high end stuff ... https://adkav.com/ Thats amazing! Small world! I called those guys a few years ago about some products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 CornHole! Seems like the fastest growing sport there is. Leagues all over are popping up as well as tournaments all the time. Went from playing slowpitch 3x a week to 1 because of how much interest I’ve lost in it compared to Cornhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Run a commercial vineyard growing a French Bordeaux grape, and astronomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, sherpa said: Run a commercial vineyard growing a French Bordeaux grape, and astronomy. In New York and how many acres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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