Your other hobbies?

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 02/11/2016 at 09:00 • Filed to: Question

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Hey oppo, obviously we are all here because of cars, but that can’t be the only hobby or interest in our lives, right? Right?! So what are your other hobbies?

Above is a pic of my newest interest, making diorama’s for diecast cars (and yes, LaLD !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ). I find it fun because I can get creative and work with my hands. And I also collect small diecast cars. It’s cheaper than my last hobby, which was collecting game consoles and the games.

What are your other hobbies?

CalzoneGolem > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:08

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Owning and maintaining a house, two children and a wife.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:09

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Lego stuff. This is the only picture I have with me now.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:11

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Fitness, mechanical fun and exploring all on two wheels. Best hobby I’ve ever started.

zeontestpilot > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/11/2016 at 09:11

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I've been wanting the Mini Lego set, but it's too much for me. The VW one looks amazing though.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:11

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And buying/selling random shit.

And Hockey.

zeontestpilot > CalzoneGolem 02/11/2016 at 09:13

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I did start to fix up the house, but then MrsZtp banned me from tearing things apart to fix them, namely outlets. She said I have to wait for gramps to visit this summer.

So....I kept my hands by building dioramas.

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:15

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Mine are mostly kid or work-related. Coaching, Scouts, r/c flight (mostly quadcopters right now), some gaming. I’ve been looking for more to do with my daughter, so I jumped at the chance to help her with her latest art project - a metal sculpture. She’s learned a lot about working with sheet metal and brazing things together. It’s been fun.

If I didn’t have kids, I’d go back to motorcycling, hang gliding, and SCUBA. I miss those the most.

I used to enjoy cycling a lot more. Now it is more like exercise than fun.

zeontestpilot > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 02/11/2016 at 09:15

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Angle is funky, but that's a ukulele, right?

CalzoneGolem > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:15

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Yeah you did some duct work a little while back.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:16

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Stanceworks has one, but mine’s lower. And has more camber. So.... I’m calling it a win.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:17

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I’m a nerd...my biggest hobby is writing, running, and playing tabletop roleplaying games.

zeontestpilot > Somethin' 'bout a truck 02/11/2016 at 09:17

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Fitness sounds hard, :p. Lol.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:19

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Continuing my efforts to keep receiving free TV

zeontestpilot > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/11/2016 at 09:19

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I'm eager to learn how to scratch build scaled buildings. I think it would be pretty cool if I build my kid a dollhouse....with a big garage for all her toy cars, :).

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:20

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Yup.

zeontestpilot > CalzoneGolem 02/11/2016 at 09:21

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It's a silly ban, but I don't feel like arguing. Plus electrical stuff is pretty straight forward, IMO.

zeontestpilot > Aaron M - MasoFiST 02/11/2016 at 09:21

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Not a nerd, that's normal, :).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:22

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I like to build models, but my current living arrangements (rented room) don’t afford me the space to do so :(

spanfucker retire bitch > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:23

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I mentor FIRST students for 6 weeks out of the year during the build season. I’m the sole CAD mentor so it’s my job to train the students and after that, answer any questions they may have about something.

It’s been 5 years so far since I’ve designed a single part on the robot or lifted a finger to help them do design/drawing work. Exactly how it should be; student run and operated. I’m basically just a manager.

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:24

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I built (put together) a dollhouse for my daughter when she was little. Turns out, dolls weren’t her thing. My son decided the entire house was the perfect place to park all of his cars. Every room became a parking garage. Then he decided that her play kitchen (courtesy of grandma) was also the perfect place to park cars. It was always amusing to open a toy oven and find row upon row of neatly parked cars. I was beginning to wonder if he was going to grow up to be a valet.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:24

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What if I want to be a nerd? :-p

zeontestpilot > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/11/2016 at 09:26

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That is a worthy cause.

zeontestpilot > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/11/2016 at 09:27

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Same here, I have little privacy so my projects are out in the open.

Brickman > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:28

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LEGO, R/C, Hot Wheels, and fixing stuff :D

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:29

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In the winter skiing/snowboarding and in the summer camping. Year round working on the house as well.

zeontestpilot > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/11/2016 at 09:30

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Now I'm really excited about building one, :).

zeontestpilot > Aaron M - MasoFiST 02/11/2016 at 09:31

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Ha, you can be anything you want. I don’t fit in the standard definition of ‘average’, so i always defend the activities and interests of things not considered ‘standard’, :).

zeontestpilot > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/11/2016 at 09:33

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Tent or rv camping? Either is awesome.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:36

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Both, we don’t own an RV so if we are going on our own it’s a tent, but if we go with my parents we usually will sleep in their RV

zeontestpilot > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/11/2016 at 09:38

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I did both too. Love hearing bull frogs at night, :).

Michael Parker > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:46

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Photography, table top board games, martial arts

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:50

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I am occupied with school but I do love gaming and to party (is that even a hobby?). And I like to travel

Somethin' 'bout a truck > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:51

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That’s why I didn’t post a single speed :) Much easier with gears!

Dru > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:51

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Golf (I'm terrible but eh), comics, gaming, weight lifting.

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:52

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I would argue that all auto enthusiasts aren’t “average.” We are way out on the tail of the “normal” curve when it comes to automotive interests. If you are in the tail of the normal curve on one thing, it’s likely that you are in the tail of the normal curve for other things.

AkursedX > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 09:52

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The only other thing I really do is erg. Erging, or indoor-rowing, is my favorite form of exercise. I row over 1-million meters a year. I have rowed distances as long as a marathon.

I’m part of an internet based team and we compete in challenges on the www.concept2.com website.

I also have a number of gold medals from indoor competitions that I have competed in.

I had a few significant back injuries in early 2014 and I’m only getting back into somewhat competitive speeds again.

Here’s a pic me on my Rower:

zeontestpilot > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 02/11/2016 at 09:57

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Travel around the country, or just wherever?

zeontestpilot > Dru 02/11/2016 at 10:00

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Golf is fun, but i like it when it’s not competitive.

Wheelerguy > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 10:01

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Besides college stuff, doodling race circuits using any medium I can find and trying to finish some Oppo/LaLD features, I ride my bike,

What I do is that every Saturday afternoon, I set off with my crappy 20" folding bike and intentionally get lost, with the goal being I have to be home before 6:30 pm. It’s totally fun, doing that. Not only do I get to know shortcuts to get to big roads, I also see facets of Metro Manila I don’t always get to see. Sometimes I go berserk and ride on the more immense thoroughfares, but they’re shitty if you don’t cover your face.

I’ce since found lots of special and weird stuff in my random travels, but Tulay Tobias-Hemady is hard to top. The bridge itself isn’t really special; it’s the approach that takes the cake. Look that bridge up on Google Maps and use the street view.

zeontestpilot > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/11/2016 at 10:01

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Amen, and so true. Being different is fun!

Tripper > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 10:07

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Besides things with motors, I enjoy:

Snowboarding

Doing things to my house. (Currently pre-wiring for surround sound upstairs w/the equipment hidden downstairs.)

I have a couple frogs. A White’s treefrog, an Amazon Milk Frog (also a treefrog), and a Santa Isabel (poison dart frog). They are all housed in separate, relatively elaborate terrariums. So design/upkeep is a hobby on it’s own.

My group of childhood friends (about 20 of us) have stayed really close, and we all vacation together at least twice per year. Planning those types of trips is really fun.

To top it all off, I’m getting married in July. So planning for that has become a hobby weather I like it or not, but I don’t mind. My fiancee has done most of the work and left the fun stuff for me.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 10:21

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It’s working phenomenally actually.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 10:24

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I’ve been to the US at least 6 times to visit relatives. Other than that I love to visit bigger cities.

zeontestpilot > AkursedX 02/11/2016 at 10:37

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Is the horse face a medical condition? Or am I not suppose to talk about it? :).

Agrajag > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 10:38

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Drawing, reading(books/comics), gaming.

zeontestpilot > Tripper 02/11/2016 at 10:44

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Congrats on getting married, err, that you will get married!

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 11:05

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Woodworking, fly fishing and touching my ladies bum :)

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/11/2016 at 11:06

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How are you doing this!

BrtStlnd > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 11:07

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Golf is my main time-sucking hobby.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 02/11/2016 at 11:09

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I’m a powerful wizard.

Haha, jk, I use software called Kodi (which is free to run) and there are “add ons” that are like apps that you install, pick your show, pick a stream and watch.

Done.

You can run kodi on many devices. I went from paying 105 a month for hdtv/cable/internet to 20 a month for just internet.

kanadanmajava1 > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 11:24

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My most activieties (also occupational) are related to vehicles and engines. But I have some other hobbies too.

-CNC machining
-Cycling
-Spotting and feeding birds
-RC & modelling stuff
-Maintaining my house
-Fixing broken things
-Collecting old computers
-Tortoise (which spends most of its time with my parents as their home is more tortoise friendly than mine)

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/11/2016 at 11:24

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Ya we just went to just internet too. What is the stream quality like?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 02/11/2016 at 11:52

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It depends on what you’re watching.

And I really mean that. It can vary from show to show, the more popular the better the streams. I watch on a 1080 49" tv and it comes in crystal clear.

Streaming live sports tends to be a touch blurry, but again depends on the sport and what channel it’s on.

I run mine on an Amazon Fire TV box that I just got about 2 weeks ago, i was running on a Raspberry Pi B+ for almost a year when I upgraded. The Pi was just being overworked and the Fire has more hardware power. The Pi was freezing from overheating. 2 weeks and no freezing on the Fire.

I also use an antenna and an HD HomeRun device to put the antenna tv out on the networked internet and watch HD broadcast channels.

zeontestpilot > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 02/11/2016 at 11:55

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I keep trying that last one, she keeps telling me I do it at awkward moments. Apparently doing it with the windows open is a bad thing.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 12:04

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pfffft, I do it in public, just too nummy not to.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/11/2016 at 12:07

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Thinking of trying an antenna but probably not much I can pick up in Bumblefuck, Canada. I have a computer I was going to just install on the TV for this very purpose but dont really have the room by the TV stand.

Im sure I would really only use it for sports though.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/11/2016 at 12:12

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Just realized Kodi is what XBMC is called now, I know that thing!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 02/11/2016 at 12:33

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Haha, yeah they changed the name of xbmc, probably because they don’t support xbox anymore.

But there are great websites that you can type your address into and it’ll tell you what you can pick up and how big of an antenna you need. I know it works in the US but you can try it in canada, I use tvfool.com.

But you can get the Kodi system set up and watch any tv show or movie you’ve ever dreamed of for free. Netflix exclusive? No problem. Amazon Prime exclusive? No Problem.

And no need to pay for those services.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 13:01

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Bikes, skis, archery, reading sci-fy. Cool internet meme’s.

zeontestpilot > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/11/2016 at 13:30

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I glad they gave the cows conditioner, they are worth it.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 15:02

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I build computers, still occasionally dick around with digital art and music editing, ride motorcycles, hunt down craft beer breweries, and am skilled in a few.....NSFW activities ;)

Spoon II > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 16:01

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Robotics, photography, reading stuff, physics, gaming. All good times!

AkursedX > zeontestpilot 02/11/2016 at 16:53

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Huh? I dunno what you’re talking about ;)