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[Gator Bob]

It's not so much a hobby as it is a curiosity: Wardriving.

Phill - Do you carry chalk?

[Phil Hackett]

Only a laptop...

[Gator Bob]

I hear marking the hot spot with chalk is the "thing to do".

[Phil Hackett]

Since I'm not serious about it... I guess. The network program I use can be linked to a GPS device to map the various networks picked up. I don't have a GPS to connect to the laptop... Oh, and that same same program can output the data so you can load it into a database system and do all sorts of fun and games...

I was loaned a 2GHZ dish and a 2GHZ 1 watt amp and I could pick up and log-on to open hotspots five to seven miles away! That was a few years ago and after a few days took down the rig. Uhmmmm... being nuked with microwaves was something I didn't need to keep doing.

[Lone Wolf]

I buy old Novas with four speeds. I look for cars with good bones but needing TLC. I get everything working as it should, even the light in the glove compartment

When I get them running perfect I beat the S#@T out of them and then sell them. The trick is not to go too far with time or money invested. Kind of like giant slot cars. As always, the hunt for a project is part of the fun.

1966 Chevrolet Nova

1963 Chevrolet Nova

[Tim Neja]

I like your white '63 Nova - nice driver!! If it was in Calif, I'd be tempted!!

T

[Lone Wolf]

Tim,

Coming from such an accomplished collector as yourself I will take that as a big compliment. That car looked like a real turd when I found it. It was laying forlorn on the side of the house here in the Bronx, NY. Quite a special area.

The car was sold thru eBay to a guy named Mafia who owns a sewage and carting business in NJ. Good thing he loved the car, don't want to end up next to Jimmy Hoffa somewhere.

[Les Boyd]

Clay target shotgun sports. I love to shoot at clay targets and watch them explode and turn into a cloude of orange dust. There a few things that are more satisfying but that is close to the top of my list.
In the pic the top gun is a Browning under single for trap, next is a Classics Double 101 for double trap, next is a SKB 785 for sporting clays, and the bottom is a SKB 785 for skeet. All are 12 gauge.

[Tom Eatherly]

Well, at least theres one other shooter here!

[Mark H]

recently getting into turntables and records. its already becoming a sickness like slot cars! good thing i can get records for 95 cents a pop at the thrift store.

[Gator Bob]

Well, at least theres one other shooter here!

Add one more shooter.

[Tom Eatherly]

Good to hear B.I. Found two more at BPR.

[Tim Neja]

Going 1/5 scale racing this weekend at our Nationals here in Calif. I'm running in the GT class this year--sold my trusty F-1 ride a few months ago!! Here's the new ride!!

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[Peter Horvath]

Lots of cool hobbies here.

When I'm not scheming ways to go to a local raceway, or putting cars back together from the last time I was at the local raceway, I do the following:

I play guitar, sing and write the songs for this band The Anderson Council New record out soon. Yes, I still refer to them as records...

I play guitar and sing for this band Hey Bulldog - All Beatles, all the time.

I hang out with my kids(2 and 5) and my wife. We do fun stuff. My kids just painted one of my guitars. It looks like Jackson Pollock's work.

I cook a lot. Daily, in fact. 20 years as a vegetarian has taught me a lot, especially how to make tofu actually taste like something...

Oh and I enjoy visiting a good purveyor of beer now and again. I second Cheater's assessment of the Brick Store in Decatur, GA. Great place.

[Tom Eatherly]

Peter, looking and sounding pretty good. Nice going you and your band.

[Tim Neja]

Going 1/5 scale racing this weekend at our Nationals here in Calif. I'm running in the GT class this year--sold my trusty F-1 ride a few months ago!! Here's the new ride!!

ALLRIGHTY THEN!!! Pulled it off-- set TQ and managed to take the win in our 1/5 Scale Nationals--this time in the GT Class!! Very fun HOT HOT HOT weekend of racing!! MAN--these cars are FUN to drive. Almost like the real thing--just not riding in them!! Full on suspensions--gas motors -- RC controlled!! If you get to SoCal --come check them out!!
T

[Mbloes]

Since this is my thread, I was going to comment on a bunch of stuff but now my thoughts are kind of stale. I will say, however, that Mark's Suzuki GS 1000 is such a beautiful bike. That was really my era of bikes - just before the monoshocks.

Like I said in my first post, I got the idea for this thread from my model train forum. And one other hobby that was really popular over there was military modeling. I don't think I've seen that mentioned over here yet.

[Mike Jr]

I also like to cook...   more recently got into making my own stemware,,  and I love to cruise and go snorkeling 

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[Danny Zona]

Drinking beer is a favorite hobby of mine. Lol. Chasing women might be a hobby or could be a habbit. Ha-Ha. I love it though.

[Gator Bob]

Drinking beer is a favorite hobby of mine. Lol. Chasing women might be a hobby or could be a habbit. Ha-Ha. I love it though.

Now there DZ .. you would want special treat-ment....      

[Dennis David]

I collect toy soldiers. Mostly Durbar also trains, stamps and books.

[Tom Eatherly]

Drinking beer is a favorite hobby of mine. Lol. Chasing women might be a hobby or could be a habbit. Ha-Ha. I love it though.

[Gator Bob]

I also like to cook...   more recently got into making my own stemware,,  and I love to cruise and go snorkeling 

 

Mike ... the water is so clear ... I think you can see the bottom with out a mask.

 

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[Blondie]

Writing, reading, soccer, football, video games, hiking, watching horror movies, yoga, running, belly dance... I'm sure there's more. A different hobby for every day and then some! Seems writing, reading, soccer, football, and slot car racing have won out for the most part though Especially slot car racing...

[Gator Bob]

Belly Dancing ? That would be very good for your slot racing career.

 

Now ... Can you Belly Dance while standing at the drivers panel ?.... drivers can be distracted you know.

It's not cheat-in ... they just wall themselves and you can drive right by as they yell 'Track' and then go to the pits all bent up.