[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

Sorry to hear about the accident David. Buy an old house. Based on my experience, that’ll keep you busy for a solid decade. I’m just wrapping up the last big project, the kitchen remodel in our 1924 bungalow. We hired some of it but my wife and I are building the cabinetry ourselves. With a

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@Brian, you can't post that without telling us the name of your band(s)! Got to check you out on Spotify! Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

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At 51, I find myself in 2 original rock bands. One with my wife and brother-in-law and the other, with long time friends. Writing, rehearsing, playing shows, recording music and all of the stuff that comes with it is taking most of my free time at the moment. We are all self taught players and

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I broke my collarbone a few years ago. As a result, I got into ham radio. My girlfriend and I studied and took the licence exam together. You could spend a lot of money on gear and equipment but there are a few inexpensive radios and many DIY projects that can be done inexpensively. There are m

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Whoops - forgot photography! I shoot 35mm mostly, some medium format, and, about once a year, 4x5. I develop my own black and white film (then scan it). I bring my color film (rare) to a mom-and-pop photo shop here in Brooklyn, but I'm going to start developing it myself more often (only done it on

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What an interesting bunch of folks, I wish more of you lived closer to me. While my wife was pregnant I worked on reducing my hobbies, so that I could spend more time with my son. I picked music (guitar) and reading as things I could do either alone or with him. He's 13 and we still play music

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My hobbies: Analog (mostly) synthesizers and effects; playing with and building. It's pretty inexpensive to get into building electronics. You can start with some simple hand tools (screwdrivers, wrenches) and an entry-level soldering iron. As with bikes, you can crank up the geekiness (and expens

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Shortwave radio listening, scanner monitoring, and a tiny bit of Amateur radio, but not much. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bu

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I have a few hobbies that ebb and flow depending on what else is going on. Rebuilding lever espresso machines. Mostly the smaller machines like La Pavoni, Olympia Cremina, Sama. Friends find machines at garage sales and I’ll fix them up and show them how to use them. Parts are readily availabl

[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

How’d I miss the banjo recommendations. If not super musically inclined, like me, maybe check out a banjolele. It’s tiny and a mix of a banjo and ukulele. Sounds great and it’s Pretty easy to learn 4 or 5 songs, where more complex instruments have discouraged me. -- You received this message

[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

Feeling these feelings now too. Film photography with cheapish cameras has been happening recently. I’m not a photographer, but have an art degree, and it’s been nice doing something different and analog and easy these days. You can spend a lot of time looking at cameras (see my recent post),

Re: [RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

I have a number of activities but will mention one that has tied in with riding in the past. I became a radio fan and DXer in my teens and have retained an interest through today. My interest in mostly AM/MW, and shortwave. I have carried a small portable on my rides, either overnights, or up great

[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

I'm going to answer your question a bit differently because I've been going through something similar. I have two kids (3 and 1 years old). Instead of hobbies I do myself, I have been curbing my hobbies to involve them. Here are a few things I've done: Wrenching on bikes in my little workshop

[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

If running is a possibility, I'd recommend it. A daily half hour run can be a really rewarding hobby. Apart from running shoes, no costly gear needed. A run just before bed can be a great time to get time to yourself. IanA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

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Like Addison, I also collect and restore fountain pens. I moderate 2 FB groups, Fountain Pen Collecting and Fountain Pen Collecting Buy-Sell-Trade. I currently have a Parker 51 vacumatic set, a Parker Duofold butoon filler, a Sheaffer Crest lever filler and a Sheaffer Sovereign rod vac filler s

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Spoon carving, growing food in your backyard, learning to play music and reading books. Some of these activities can be done very inexpensively. Enjoy, Curtis"who is learning the banjo while carving spoons and growing food" On Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 8:19 PM dstein wrote: > I feel like this has com

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These can get crazy expensive as well but fountain pens are one of my other passions. Fun to find the in thrift shops/antique stores and restore them if you like tinkering. Also easier to hide than a new bike. :) Addison Wilhite, M.A. Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology

[RBW] OT: non-bike hobbies

I feel like this has come up before but could only find a thread from 2010: what are your non-bike hobbies? Particularly anyone with young kids that suck up all your other time or involve them. I haven't been riding since an accident earlier this year. My wife says I need a hobby. I don't disagr