1. Numismatics
2. O scale Model Trains
3. Golf
4. Equestrian Riding
5. Indian Artifacts
6. Guns
7. Thinking about taking up knitting or crochet. Everyone gets a potholder for Christmas.

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Re: My Hobbies past and present
By: Bogomips to All on Tue Feb 25 2025 10:16 am

7. Thinking about taking up knitting or crochet. Everyone gets a potholder f

1. Dabutt
2. Computers
3. Radios
4. Tennis

j/k on #4, it's not that much of a hobby.

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2. O scale Model Trains

I have an HO scale layout here but it has been a while since I worked on
it. I need to get back to it. ;) I seem to lose traction whenever I get
to something, like the artsy parts like making scene, that I am not as good
at.


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@VIA: VERT
1. Numismatics
2. O scale Model Trains
3. Golf
4. Equestrian Riding
5. Indian Artifacts
6. Guns
7. Thinking about taking up knitting or crochet. Everyone gets a
potholder for Christmas. ---

1). Building Old School Plastic Model Kits
2). 3D Printing
3). Motorcycle Rides
4). Shooting
5). Computer Stuff
6). Fishing
7). Camping
:)



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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Mike Powell to BOGOMIPS on Wed Feb 26 2025 09:58 am

2. O scale Model Trains

I have an HO scale layout here but it has been a while since I worked on
it. I need to get back to it. ;) I seem to lose traction whenever I get to something, like the artsy parts like making scene, that I am not as good at.

I have an older (now) HO set, but it hasn't come out of bins in a decade or more, but we have a G-scale set that we only bring out for Christmas and it just gets bigger ever year (Bachman and LGB components mostly).
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1. Numismatics
2. O scale Model Trains
3. Golf
4. Equestrian Riding
5. Indian Artifacts
6. Guns
7. Thinking about taking up knitting or crochet. Everyone gets a
potholder for Christmas.

2. I have N Scale. I've been messing with it for a couple of years.
3. I've played golf since I was a teenager. Still bad. A love / hate relationship.
6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns. I'm wanting to get into Cowboy Action Shooting.

Welcome, and congrats on getting back into the hobby


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Re: My Hobbies past and present
By: phigan to Bogomips on Tue Feb 25 2025 01:36 pm

1. Dabutt

I'm afraid to ask what that is, and if it's NSFW?

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Mike Powell to BOGOMIPS on Wed Feb 26 2025 09:58 am

2. O scale Model Trains

I have an HO scale layout here but it has been a while since I worked on
it. I need to get back to it. ;) I seem to lose traction whenever I get to something, like the artsy parts like making scene, that I am not as good at.

That's why I like to consider myself a Runner Guy, just run the trains. I'll buy little farm animals from the toy section at the supermarket and am not a purist if it's "to Scale" My granddaughter loves them, and when we told her we were leaving her the farm, she said 'Only if the trainset comes with it'.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Thumper to Bogomips on Wed Feb 26 2025 12:13 pm

2). 3D Printing
4). Shooting
6). Fishing

Im going to ask my SIL if he'll print me some trestles for my trains.

Luckily I live on enough property where I can shoot whenever I want.
AKM, SKS, S&W 686, Star BM9 (my EDC) Condition 1. And I have a black powder revolver that's fun to shoot also.

Definaately, going to do alot more fishing this year now that I'm retired.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Grease to Bogomips on Wed Feb 26 2025 09:25 pm

2. I have N Scale. I've been messing with it for a couple of years.
3. I've played golf since I was a teenager. Still bad. A love / hate relationship.
6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns. I'm wanting to get into Cowboy Action Shooting.
Welcome, and congrats on getting back into the hobby

I was given a basket case of N scale trains, none of the locos would run, so waiting to buy a loco and will integrate into my O scale layout. Usually they just need a good cleaning, but that didn't help them.

Golf, a good walk spoiled. Im not that good either but there was a time when I worked at two country clubs and played golf on the team at Community College, I was around 40 when i started. A co-worker took me to a par 3 course near us and I was hooked. he played the course with only an 8 iron. he just carried around 1 club.

I like waatching the Cowboy Action Videos. I would love to get a model 94.

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Re: My Hobbies past and present
By: Bogomips to phigan on Thu Feb 27 2025 11:28 am

1. Dabutt

I'm afraid to ask what that is, and if it's NSFW?

"Uh, that's 'da butt', and I also like tennis..."

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That's why I like to consider myself a Runner Guy, just run the trains. I'll buy little farm animals from the toy section at the supermarket and am not a purist if it's "to Scale" My granddaughter loves them, and when we told her we
were leaving her the farm, she said 'Only if the trainset comes with it'.

LOL she knows what is important! :D


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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Grease to Bogomips on Wed Feb 26 2025 09:25 pm

I was given a basket case of N scale trains, none of the locos would
run, so waiting to buy a loco and will integrate into my O scale
layout. Usually they just need a good cleaning, but that didn't help
them.

I had some old ones, but they fried. I got a Bachmann kit and basically started over a couple of years ago. I got a Kato GP 40 from my son foy my birthday last year, so I have two now.

Golf, a good walk spoiled. Im not that good either but there was a time when I worked at two country clubs and played golf on the team at Community College, I was around 40 when i started. A co-worker took me
to a par 3 course near us and I was hooked. he played the course with
only an 8 iron. he just carried around 1 club.

Wow. My dad was pretty good and I icked it up from there, but arthritis is slowing me down now.

I like waatching the Cowboy Action Videos. I would love to get a model
94.

I like those too. The Marlin copy is nice. Of course the ole '73 is always neat. I've got to repair my truck, so it's slowing my timeline t purchase
the goodies.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Grease to Bogomips on Wed Feb 26 2025 21:25:17

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Mortar to Grease on Wed Mar 12 2025 02:51 pm

Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Grease to Bogomips on Wed Feb 26 2025 21:25:17

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

whats so scary about that?
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Mortar on Wed Mar 12 2025 03:37 pm

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

whats so scary about that?

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Mortar on Wed Mar 12 2025 15:37:45

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

whats so scary about that?

A LOT of people who SHOULD'NT own guns, do.
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Mar 12 2025 03:16 pm

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

whats so scary about that?

Maybe not everyone *should* have guns? I took the comment as non-literal jest.

Also, if everyone in a particular place feels the need to have a gun, perhaps it's not a safe place to live in.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Mar 12 2025 03:16 pm

Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Mortar on Wed Mar 12 2025 03:37 pm

6. I'm from Texas. We all have guns.

That's a scary thought.

whats so scary about that?

Maybe not everyone *should* have guns? I took the comment as non-literal jest.

i feel more comfortable in a place where everyone has a gun instead of the wrong people having a gun.
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Digital Man on Thu Mar 13 2025 03:10 pm

i feel more comfortable in a place where everyone has a gun instead of the wrong people having a gun.

I would *not* feel comfortable in a day care or a psychriactric hospital where *everyone* had a gun, but sure you would. :-)

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Digital Man to MRO on Thu Mar 13 2025 02:20 pm

Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Digital Man on Thu Mar 13 2025 03:10 pm

i feel more comfortable in a place where everyone has a gun instead of the wrong people having a gun.

I would *not* feel comfortable in a day care or a psychriactric hospital where *everyone* had a gun, but sure you would. :-)

If the person had proper training i see no issue.

you know someone could kill you with a household object quite easily and painfully as well. why are you uncomfortable about guns?

i worked in a foundry and i still have a good swing with a hammer. i could knock someone's block off before they knew it.

I could feel uncomfortable around people that DO have guns but legally are barred from having guns.
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Digital Man on Thu Mar 13 2025 04:45 pm

you know someone could kill you with a household object quite easily and painfully as well. why are you uncomfortable about guns?

Because it's much *easier* to mame and kill with guns (intentionally or accidentally) than with other household objects.
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Digital Man on Thu Mar 13 2025 04:45 pm

you know someone could kill you with a household object quite easily and painfully as well. why are you uncomfortable about guns?

i worked in a foundry and i still have a good swing with a hammer. i could knock someone's block off before they knew it.

So if the issue is defense, if someone could do that/defend themselves with other household objects, why would everyone (or really, anyone) need a gun?

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Wed Mar 12 2025 05:25 pm

Also, if everyone in a particular place feels the need to have a gun, perhaps it's not a safe place to live in.

Well, in Athens everybody wanted to have spear, shield and armor because it qualified you as a citizen with voting rights.

On the other hand, the area I live in has a considerably higher concentration of firearms than most of the rest of my country and also happens to be an area where nothing ever happens. To the point a local punk band made a song whose chorus is something like "The country is burning, the country is burning, the country is burning and I don't care because my village is fine"


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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Nightfox to MRO on Thu Mar 13 2025 03:05 pm

So if the issue is defense, if someone could do that/defend themselves with other household objects, why would everyone (or really, anyone) need a gun?

Well, the crowd that would restrict guns is usually the same crowd that restricts household objects because they look too scary.

I mean, carrying a can of legal, certified pepper spray here has the same implications you get from carrying a knife.

But following the question, I happen to have a gun. It is heavy and big and doesn't cut. Meanwhile a bushcraft knife is light and portable and can be used for lots of day to day activities. So yeah if you want to pack iron but don't feel like carrying a heavy chunk of metal it might make sense to pack something else.

You might have as well asked "if it is for defense, why don't you wear body armor and wield a pair of MAC-11 submachineguns?" Well, same reason why soldiers go around with rifles and cops with handguns: big weapons are less convenient :-)


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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Digital Man to MRO on Thu Mar 13 2025 02:57 pm

Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: MRO to Digital Man on Thu Mar 13 2025 04:45 pm

you know someone could kill you with a household object quite easily and painfully as well. why are you uncomfortable about guns?

Because it's much *easier* to mame and kill with guns (intentionally or accidentally) than with other household objects.

That's what you THINK, but that's not true.
a properly secured firearm is safe. A firearm with a person who has proper understanding with firearms is safe.

i could take a pencil and shove it in your eyeball and hit your brain.
someone could take a 2 inch knife and stick it in your back and hit your heart.

Household item? There's that lady that decided to get stainless straws and fell on it and it killed her.

If someone intends to kill you, they will kill you.
I'm not shitting you when I say i can swing a hammer at you and you'd be dead before you can blink.

I'm being whimsical here, but obviously you haven't been exposed to firearms and fear them. It's understandable but it's sad.

You would be safer in a restaurant where everyone has a firearm than if there's a bad guy with a firearm and the occupants have no means to protect themselves.
We live in crazy times. what about an active shooter? What would you do? piss your pants or try to call 911 on your cellphone without them seeing you?

If you were properly trained and had a firearm you arent a bad guy. You are the person who can save lives. You might not have it in you to care enough to save a stranger's life but hopefully the person next to you has the means and will do so.

I was grown up to respect and understand firearms. I'm not a gun nut, and I do not own a firearm, but I am not afraid of them.
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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Wed Mar 12 2025 05:25 pm

Also, if everyone in a particular place feels the need to have a gun, perhap it's not a safe place to live in.

By similar logic, if everyone in a particular place feels the need to have a screwdriver and hammer, perhaps the place is not very structuraly sound.

:D

Just being facetious, of course.

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Re: My Hobbies past and prese
By: Nightfox to MRO on Thu Mar 13 2025 03:05 pm

So if the issue is defense, if someone could do that/defend themselves with other household objects, why would everyone (or really, anyone) need a gun?

Ninjas are pretty good at dodging household objects, I think.

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