Hey Folks,
Thought I start a new thread to talk about our other hobbies (assuming we all have collecting coins in common).
If we find any common ground, hopefully we can talk and help each other.. :yahoo:
I collect watches (wrist watches) and keep pet birds. I have a Yellow Crown Amazon and a Blue throat conure ( used to keep a few breeding pairs but due to other commitments that is in the past).
What do others do to stay sane? :angel:
Birds?.......yeah AP, I had an interest in birds when I was much younger, oh I see, you meant the feathered variety :biggrin: sorry Mate, being serious now. We always had birds of some sort at one time or another, but mainly natives like budgies, rosies, galahs and cockatoos, but just a few budgies at the moment. Although, our daughter who is living with us temporarily, has brought along her Indian Ring neck.
Not a watch collector as such, but have inadvertently managed to collect, or should I say retain a few I've had over the years as well as the odd hand me down. A couple of interesting pieces are watches given to me by a past employer when I worked for National Rail Corp, and of course I can't forget the Seiko stop watch, from when we trained a few greyhounds back in the 70's.
Model railways has been a long time interest for me, thankfully now that I'm retired, the lure of the hobby is still strong :yahoo:
Golf is a sport I've played much of my life, and after building 500 metres from a golf course about 4 years ago, I was sure that's where I would be spending a lot of my time in retirement. The sad fact is this has not yet happened, but I'm working on it. Hmmmm...too many hobbies, but it's fun :yahoo:
Also a fan of watches, wrist and pocket. :)
Fishing has always been my First Love, Coins are something I do when I am not fishing :)
The more remote the fishing spot is the better I like it so as a result my 4WD driving and camping skills have been honed over the years.
I had No intention of starting a fishing rod collection but I have never thrown or given away any of my rods/reels so I probably have 50-60 of them floating about the place :angel:
My other inadvertent collection is Grandchildren, We now have 19 of them :)
I like woodworking and have send a few things I've made to various members. I really like working with burls when I can get them but haven't done any for a while now. I use to collect trading cards but gave that away a few years ago as I was getting to many and now have thousands and thousands of them :blink:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='105914' dateline='1488135198'My other inadvertent collection is Grandchildren, We now have 19 of them :)
Geebus, 19 little guppies, now that would be a handful at chrissie :shock:
Coins, stamps, golf and photography! (all things that require reasonable eyesight which I no longer possess)
I like a challenge :angel:
Although we have 9 birds, none of them are mine, all bought home by my son.
2 male Cockatiels, 3 Indian Ring Necks (2 male, 1 female), 2 Peach face (1M 1F), 1 Male Galah, 1 Yellow sided green cheek Conure, male as far as we know.
If the Conure ever had to rely on his flying skills to escape any threat, he would be in trouble. Flaps his wings like mad and gets practically nowhere. He loves sleeping in the space between my son's chin and pillow and happily stays there for hours.
All the others are expert flyers, but the whole lot of them are nut cases.
As for peachies being love-birds, they should be hate birds, they spend so much time having domestics.
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='105917' dateline='1488145463'Coins, stamps, golf and photography! (all things that require reasonable eyesight which I no longer possess)
I like a challenge :angel:
You forgot stirrin me Robster :dodgy: :mocking:
QuoteYou forgot stirrin me Robster
That's not a hobby AJ, It's a prerequisite to become a member here on ACF :laugh2:
:laugh2:
I didn't ask for a comment from the peanut gallery ;) Lucky I like it, in an odd sort of way :blush2: it shows ya's love me :friends:
Yep, coins, stamps, trading cards (yugioh & pokemon), coasters, historic newspapers & magazines, cars, cars and cars, animals, prospecting, antiques, weetbix cards, cooking, woodwork, renovating and music. Used to be a gun fanatic (target [trap & pistol] and feral animal hunting), archery, martial arts and gave up collecting matchbox labels since no one does them anymore. Maybe I'll stop there ...... :laugh2:
Hobbies; #1 is driving...34K-km/yr, waterfowl hunting, coins, metal detecting, and stacking silver.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='105926' dateline='1488152552'Yep, coins, stamps, trading cards (yugioh & pokemon), coasters, historic newspapers & magazines, cars, cars and cars, animals, prospecting, antiques, weetbix cards, cooking, woodwork, renovating and music. Used to be a gun fanatic (target [trap & pistol] and feral animal hunting), archery, martial arts and gave up collecting matchbox labels since no one does them anymore. Maybe I'll stop there ...... :laugh2:
You forgot good memories like when I visit :blush2: must do it again :wavemulticolor:
I should bring down some of my trading cards, gee I have so many and like you a LOT of yugioh but not that many pokemon and quite a few NRL, UFC, star wars and other movie and TV shows and a few cricket from the weeties packets as well :good: It's amazing how good of a dollar you can get for some trading cards as I have sold a few and got $100 for a card.
Yes stamps but not so much these days but still put the one's I get away.
AJ, I filed your visit under Highly Rememberable Pleasant Experiences ..... along with never having to go to the dentist ever again. :laugh2:
Whenever you're heading this way you know you're always welcome. (Have the majority of my "collections" packed up for the ..... one day it will happen ..... eventual move). There are still the remaining dozen folders from DR3 though to YSDS in the bookshelf though.
ME TO UNI ??????
Certainly Kel! If you're ever down this way (Taree area) you & Dawn are most welcome.
Wow guys.. what an eclectic bunch.. Keep them coming..
Good to see some bird enthusiasts.. (I mean the ones with feathers... ) :angel:
QuoteI mean the once with feathers
What the pluck!
Maybe you had a typing malfunction and meant "ones with feathers".
Off course pet parrots and such do have a habit of self plucking.
My out of control plant hobby,this is just one greenhouse so I've had to put some of the
larger plants on my back lawn.Selling them is a great way to get some pocketmoney to
buy coins
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10137/1_.jpg)
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='105953' dateline='1488182208'QuoteI mean the once with feathers
What the pluck!
Maybe you had a typing malfunction and meant "ones with feathers".
Off course pet parrots and such do have a habit of self plucking.
Should be corrected as ONES with feathers. Thats what happen when you rely on auto correct function on a mobile phone. Thank you very much Jeff for proof reading my posts and correcting it. Appreciate it. :wavemulticolor:
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='105942' dateline='1488175639'AJ, I filed your visit under Highly Rememberable Pleasant Experiences ..... along with never having to go to the dentist ever again. :laugh2:
Whenever you're heading this way you know you're always welcome. (Have the majority of my "collections" packed up for the ..... one day it will happen ..... eventual move). There are still the remaining dozen folders from DR3 though to YSDS in the bookshelf though.
:yahoo: now don't tell anyone what it was really like :winkextra: we not in public anyway :mocking:
Yes most of my collection are in big plastic tubs. I have from the first set up until about 3 or 4 years ago and there's only a couple of cards I'm missing for full sets. I do have a complete set of 2009 NRL cards so hopefully one day that might be worth a few bucks as a couple of them have retired but the cards just right up in value once the person dies.
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='105954' dateline='1488183186'My out of control plant hobby,this is just one greenhouse so I've had to put some of the
larger plants on my back lawn.Selling them is a great way to get some pocketmoney to
buy coins
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10137/1_.jpg)
Yes you have some fantastic plants Stevo and just love the bat plants :good:
I also like pulling wings off flies :mocking: Nah I'm just playing :D
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='105954' dateline='1488183186'My out of control plant hobby,this is just one greenhouse so I've had to put some of the
larger plants on my back lawn.Selling them is a great way to get some pocketmoney to
buy coins
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10137/1_.jpg)
Very nice Stevo... Looks very tropical :wavemulticolor:
Good hobby if you have the space ..
What other hobby?
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='105960' dateline='1488185138'What other hobby?
Testing the odd glass of wine :angel:
I was thinking about filling up the patio with plants for a bit of pocket money But the Missus wouldn't have a bar of it and she recons that the coppers wouldn't be too pleased with me either :angel:
:laugh2: no comment :winkextra:
Jeez, where to start? ... Lets try chronologically perhaps.
Science-Fiction (too many paperbacks to count, and many Gb of eBooks in various formats I never have time to read)
Stamps (used to dumpster-dive at Melbourne Uni on weekends, before actual dumpsters replaced those hessian bales)
Photography (grew up in a darkroom and behind the counter)
Trains
Model aircraft, then cars, tanks, structures...
Flying (got too dear in 1974 thanks to OPEC... price went up to $24/hr from $15)
Computers (building, operating, programming, then systems and networks, long before it became IT)
Film (making, exhibiting, then much later renting out videos before that went the way of the Dodo)
Computer Games (writing, now playing, mostly old stuff like C&C Generals and Minecraft)
Motorcycles (that ended when I inherited an instant family, then the mate who borrowed my Suzy died of Leukaemia while rebuilding it)
Mud-brick building (long story)
AD&D
Trading Cards (started by selling them in my shops, went from there. Ended up in CCG's and in charge of running Tournaments in Aust/NZ for a variety of card and miniatures games)
Coins
Succulents (got my first one, oddly enough at MNS, on one of our 'any hobby other than Numismatics' nights)
Also in there somewhere are women (great fun, short term.. too old to put up with the bullshit now though) and organising stuff (latest project is this year's Confest, where I seem to be collecting jobs on a daily basis. Can you imagine me in a Chief Fire Warden hat? Nah, me neither... :dodgy:)
Oh yeah, and riding my eBike any chance I get when the weather is agreeable.
I want to get into making my own plastics, and I'm starting by collecting all the HDPE that crosses my path, since that's easiest to work with. Tried making HDPE sheets out of supermarket bags with mixed success, and I can see a heat press in my future. ;)
Oh, and tomorrow I'm going to have a go at air-layering our fig tree, just for fun. Spent today stripping leaves and wrapping it in bird netting.
Fulvio, How many hours do you get in a day... must be over 72 at least.. Man that is enough to keep anyone busy for a lonngggg time..:shok::shok::shok::shok:
Air layering fig tree?
This is my other hobby
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WOW a twelve string interest, very nice collection there mate :good:
Some nice instruments there interest, a Fender as well :good: :music: This has reminded me of a period when I wrote twenty or so song lyrics, just for my own amusement mind you, and can't sing to save myself, tone deaf and the three working fingers on my left hand struggle to fumble with a couple of cords on the fret board. Anyhow, to cut a long story short, I entered two sets of lyrics in the Australian song writers contest five or six years ago and to my surprise both made the top 25. No cigar though, only the top 10 get a mention.
missed it by that much (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5dMqHqC4pM) auto :mocking:
I have 1:18 diecast cars - all holden along with Dick Johnson (Queenslander) V8's
Great to see and read about collections and abilities@ like song writing.
I may be a bit duller
Certainly my veggie gardening is a huge hobby for me. It's where I zone out and go into the serenity of chickens and dirt land. Ex annoying neighbour's. I am in a few gardening groups on Facebook as well and really enjoy being active with the organic growing groups.
My other smaller hobbies are collecting babuskha dolls
Taking photos
I used to sew a lot and put the machine on the dining table a few weeks ago. It remains there dusted off but no further action. Ha ha I need to figure out what to sew. We do need new curtains so that might be an up and coming project.
The hubby has a few guitars and I always enjoy listening to him play guitar & sing. Occasionally he goes busking and that is a hoot.
I also enjoy swimming. Not sure if that is a hobby.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='105953' dateline='1488182208'Off course pet parrots and such do have a habit of self plucking.
We have one female Ringneck that 'self barbers' her chest feathers, mainly during breeding season. Once she moults she looks beautiful until she gets all clucky again.
She's bright yellow and while she's barbering nearly all the colour is gone from her chest and mostly just fluffy white down is left.
My son acquired her through an ad on Gumtree, where she had been found and the person didn't want to keep her, so he gave her away after his ad had run for 6 weeks. She had obviously been handled and has grown to love my son.
I reckon she was a breeding bird that got too old for the job and the breeder let her loose and of course she could not fend for herself as she had both wings clipped and could barely fly.
Despite being clucky for months at a time, she's never laid any eggs and we've had her now for about 10 years.
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='105996' dateline='1488212260'missed it by that much (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5dMqHqC4pM) auto :mocking:
Onya AJ, loved the window screen incident :)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='105999' dateline='1488233365'I also enjoy swimming. Not sure if that is a hobby.
Last time we were down your way our daughter took us out to a great stretch of water at a crossing on the Murrumbidgee River I think it was. What a fantastic spot just 20 minutes or so from Canberra
Sounds like the cotter river spot
Very pretty camping swimming bbq and so on
Haven't been put that way for years mind you
Cooking is another one of my interests, Especially seafood dishes YUM
Yeah
I'd agree with that
And researching and applying alternative power sources
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='106038' dateline='1488276718'Yeah
I'd agree with that
And researching and applying alternative power sources
If anyone needs a nice hot seafood curry, look for Sri Lankan fish curry or Crab curry... Cook and sit down with a nice plate of rice and curry.. dont forget the tissues and milk to cool down..:wavemulticolor:
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='105986' dateline='1488195083'Air layering fig tree?
Yup. Last one I did was a rubber tree with spaghnum moss and glad wrap, but I've tripped over an easier method.
Slice up a PET bottle in such a way that you can get it over a branch, fill with a suitable moisture-retaining mixture, put the end of the bottle back on, tape it up and cover with aluminium foil. Wait a while for rootball to form, cut off and plant.
You can't plant the seeds, cos they won't breed true, and it will take five years or so to find out if they're duds.
My only other hobby is stamp collecting, but that really has gone on the back burner since I got more into coins. :)
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='105991' dateline='1488203025'Some nice instruments there interest, a Fender as well :good: :music: This has reminded me of a period when I wrote twenty or so song lyrics, just for my own amusement mind you, and can't sing to save myself, tone deaf and the three working fingers on my left hand struggle to fumble with a couple of cords on the fret board. Anyhow, to cut a long story short, I entered two sets of lyrics in the Australian song writers contest five or six years ago and to my surprise both made the top 25. No cigar though, only the top 10 get a mention.
Yes AC, the Fender Strat is a nice guitar which I play a fair bit, but would you believe the black Tele copy has a better action & better to play it cost me $75 back in 1977, the Aria accoustic is an Everly bros copy, It is really great to play has a full sound & an action as good as any electric guitar I kid you not, have had that since 1975 got it because some fool fell on my Maton & snapped the neck.
You know that "Django" Reinhardt one of the all time great guitarist only had three fingers.
I've written a stack of songs myself some of the melodies are ok but they never seem to have a "hook" & always just lack something.
Lucky you for even getting into the top 25 well done they must have had something to warrant that, good onya.
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='105989' dateline='1488198935'WOW a twelve string interest, very nice collection there mate :good:
Hi AJ bought the 12 string on Gumtree couple years back had a high action & very hard to play so I adjusted the truss rod, shaved the bridge put on a set of lighter strings & bingo one nicely set up guitar which stays in tune, but I don't play it all that much still a lot harder to play than a 6 string & doesn't sound as clean unless I play some Eagles songs or the Seekers LOL. also have a Bass which I played in a band back in the day, but I have joined a UKULELE club, it seems that "old men play Ukulele's" these days they are no longer considered toys this group gets together weekly & play the Ukulele. They are very easy to play & a lot of fun.
Quote from: 'interest' pid='106052' dateline='1488287404'Yes AC, the Fender Strat is a nice guitar which I play a fair bit, but would you believe the black Tele copy has a better action & better to play it cost me $75 back in 1977, the Aria accoustic is an Everly bros copy, It is really great to play has a full sound & an action as good as any electric guitar I kid you not, have had that since 1975 got it because some fool fell on my Maton & snapped the neck.
Hi interest, Sounds like you are very accomplished Mate, most people would love to have your talent. My one and only guitar is a Dove copy by Suzuki which I've had since 74, so have had plenty of time to develope any hidden brilliance :derisive: but just a shocker :shock: Noticed a beatles figurine in your display case; this is a painting of the Beatles done by our Daughter. It's not quite finished, but I think she captured the slightly surreal look she was after :)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10064/Beatles_painting_2.jpg)
A lovely piece of artwork Auto!
Great work with the instruments Interest & Auto! I'd love to be able to play a guitar. My son is pretty good at it. Perhaps one day I'll get time to learn.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='106048' dateline='1488282519'My only other hobby is stamp collecting, but that really has gone on the back burner since I got more into coins. :)
Same here,shortly after Ebay started in Oz. Stamp values were going South,the local Coin/Stamp Dealer had Monthly Auctions and i asked him to look at my Collection,we ended up doing a Contra deal for Coins,he would have done OK as he removed the best ones and sold the rest off as bulk lots.So only Coins these days but that still takes up plenty of time.
My other interests include loosing money on Ponies & FootyTab and annoying people on Forums.(HeHe).
OK, so when are you going to start annoying us?
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='106055' dateline='1488320982'A lovely piece of artwork Auto!
Thanks uni. Will pass on your remarks :)
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='106053' dateline='1488292180'Quote from: 'interest' pid='106052' dateline='1488287404'Yes AC, the Fender Strat is a nice guitar which I play a fair bit, but would you believe the black Tele copy has a better action & better to play it cost me $75 back in 1977, the Aria accoustic is an Everly bros copy, It is really great to play has a full sound & an action as good as any electric guitar I kid you not, have had that since 1975 got it because some fool fell on my Maton & snapped the neck.
Hi interest, Sounds like you are very accomplished Mate, most people would love to have your talent. My one and only guitar is a Dove copy by Suzuki which I've had since 74, so have had plenty of time to develope any hidden brilliance :derisive: but just a shocker :shock: Noticed a beatles figurine in your display case; this is a painting of the Beatles done by our Daughter. It's not quite finished, but I think she captured the slightly surreal look she was after :)
Gee I really like that AC daughter has a talent,loved the Beatles, George was a great Guitar player & Lennon was not far behind him.
Was outside Sydney stadium the night they played here, couldn't get a ticket.A Suzuki, Gibson Dove copy, probably a nice guitar from the 70's made in Japan, some quality guitars came out of there before mass production took over.
but gee you daughter shows a lot of talent hope you have a house full of her work.
Quote from: 'interest' pid='106090' dateline='1488371077'but gee you daughter shows a lot of talent hope you have a house full of her work.
he he, we do at the moment, she's living with us temporarily. She'll be pleased to hear that others approve of her work as she is her harshest critic.
Remember the beatles tour of 64 well, but a bit young and too far away in the country to even think about going along. Being glued to the old valve radio (we didn't get television till 65) in Mums kitchen listening to their arrival in Sydney and the odd press conference with screaming fans in the background was as close as we got.
Home brewing from grain. PPH bought me a kit a few years ago and I've dived into it head long. A lot of fun and you get something to drink at the end.
This is a pale ale I made a few months ago using a single hop variety, "Stella" hops.
(http://www.whatmarkdid.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ella-pale-ale.jpg)
Looks great Mark! Another thing on my "one day" list!! I could certainly make a hoppy out of taste testing that!!!
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='106042' dateline='1488278229'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='105986' dateline='1488195083'Air layering fig tree?
Yup. Last one I did was a rubber tree with spaghnum moss and glad wrap, but I've tripped over an easier method.
Slice up a PET bottle in such a way that you can get it over a branch, fill with a suitable moisture-retaining mixture, put the end of the bottle back on, tape it up and cover with aluminium foil. Wait a while for rootball to form, cut off and plant.
You can't plant the seeds, cos they won't breed true, and it will take five years or so to find out if they're duds.
thanks
do I slice the branch as well? (before covering with the mix and the bottle)
Quote from: 'markn' pid='106102' dateline='1488407123'Home brewing from grain. PPH bought me a kit a few years ago and I've dived into it head long. A lot of fun and you get something to drink at the end.
This is a pale ale I made a few months ago using a single hop variety, "Stella" hops.
(http://www.whatmarkdid.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ella-pale-ale.jpg)
beer
my father made home brew for years
he eventually stopped buying beer form the bottle shops
Gee Mark, we have complementary hobbies -you brew it, I drink it.
Long time since I did any brewing. Must start again because beer prices seem to keep going up; and Coopers, which I like, is never on special at the bottle shops around here.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='106117' dateline='1488421959'Coopers, which I like ......
Ditto Jeff ....... now if Robster would just hurry up with that tunnel we could do a road trip! (hic)
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='106116' dateline='1488421336'my father made home brew for years
he eventually stopped buying beer form the bottle shops
I have more or less stopped buying commercial beer. The only time I do is when I am trying a new style and I want to taste some commercial examples.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='106117' dateline='1488421959'Gee Mark, we have complementary hobbies -you brew it, I drink it.
Long time since I did any brewing. Must start again because beer prices seem to keep going up; and Coopers, which I like, is never on special at the bottle shops around here.
It's questionable whether it's cheaper or not to brew your own especially if you go all out with equipment. I've spent perhaps $500 on equipment in two years but you can easily spend a lot more. My best guess is that it costs me about $30 for a batch of 16 long necks when I defray my equipment costs over the batches I've done. You can reduce the costs a bit when you harvest yeast from a batch or even pitch a new batch on the yeast of the old.
That all being said, if you pitch on the old yeast and have enough hops in the fridge already and you're just buying grain you can do a batch of 16 long necks for under $15 which is pretty good value IMHO.
Still digging Uni!:dance:
Quote from: 'interest' pid='106052' dateline='1488287404'Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='105989' dateline='1488198935'WOW a twelve string interest, very nice collection there mate :good:
Hi AJ bought the 12 string on Gumtree couple years back had a high action & very hard to play so I adjusted the truss rod, shaved the bridge put on a set of lighter strings & bingo one nicely set up guitar which stays in tune, but I don't play it all that much still a lot harder to play than a 6 string & doesn't sound as clean unless I play some Eagles songs or the Seekers LOL. also have a Bass which I played in a band back in the day, but I have joined a UKULELE club, it seems that "old men play Ukulele's" these days they are no longer considered toys this group gets together weekly & play the Ukulele. They are very easy to play & a lot of fun.
I can only strum a bit but a mate had a 12 string and I had a go one day and if you can play one and get a decent sound your a pretty good guitarist in my book. Your never to old, suss out this 81 year old bloke, he rocks :winkextra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL-7tP4EP08
Ukulele are fun
And not just for old blokes
Look up sparrow folk
They are a local female comedy act and they're great
We see them when we can