What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?

palides2021 said:
I have more than one interest and hobby...problem is finding the time to do them all! I love hobbies!

Lately, I've wanted to learn to golf. There's a country club in my area that offers golf, and it's expensive but the picture of Bob Hope golfing and living to a ripe old age has always enticed my interest. You know...all that walking on beautifully cut grass...they keep calling, but the pandemic has kept me confined. I'm hoping in the future, when things get back to normal (HAH!) I might attempt it.

I have a stamp collection I want to get back into...started it when I was a kid. Received gifts from older family members and compiled some books.

I have a coin collection I want to get back into...began collecting pennies, then nickels, dimes, quarters, and a few older coins. Have to sift through them to see if there are any gems before releasing them back to the bank.

I'd like to compose more music. I have composed mostly for my benefit. It's a problem solving activity yet artistic at the same time.

Once I finish my dissertation, I will have more time to do all of the above! I'm in the middle of writing another 25,000 words to get close to finishing it.

BTW, SF has become a new hobby, and I enjoy scrolling down all the interesting threads. So I thank you all for it!:)
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Touche re: SF!
 

If money was no object I would absolutely collect vintage cars, especially the ones from the 60's and 70's. I have a neighbor who has a vintage 60's Corvette convertible that he has restored over the years. He only takes it out occasionally. That thing is gorgeous.

I wouldn't want to restore them. I would just want to collect and drive them.corvette.jpg
 
palides2021 said:
That's another hobby I forgot to mention - collecting old books. Did you have to take classes to learn how to repair them? I have enough old books that would keep me busy for awhile. :)
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I got started with a how to book from the local flea market and a few tips from an old timer that is gone now.

I’ve also watched many YouTube videos.

My biggest limitation is the lack of an expensive stamping machine to letter the spines and covers. I limit myself to minor repairs as opposed to actual bookbinding.
 
palides2021 said:
I knew an octogenarian years ago who would collect old books and then rewrite them to publish them (because of no copyright problems). So he would bring back to life topics or books that were practically "extinct."
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Those folks and the internet print on demand shops have destroyed the value of my book collection.

The internet has been a blessing and a curse to many book collectors.

A good lesson to collect things you enjoy, not because of the potential value.
 

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?​


I would muster and convert the most gigantic fleet of ships into floating factories. Their mission would be to collect every scrap of plastic from the Earth's waters, which would then be transformed into giant 'Lego' type building blocks to be used in the building of modern houses.
My plastic paradise would have all the creature comforts that would allow me to entice a certain lady who lives over the road, into joining me in my new ice cream warehouse. 😊
 
Aunt Bea said:
Those folks and the internet print on demand shops have destroyed the value of my book collection.

The internet has been a blessing and a curse to many book collectors.

A good lesson to collect things you enjoy, not because of the potential value.
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We have alot nonfiction, some what specialized informational books, nothing extremely old. We are getting ready to move, we've been to several libraries hoping to donate some books. More often than not, they don't want donated books.
 
timoc said:

What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?​


I would muster and convert the most gigantic fleet of ships into floating factories. Their mission would be to collect every scrap of plastic from the Earth's waters, which would then be transformed into giant 'Lego' type building blocks to be used in the building of modern houses.
My plastic paradise would have all the creature comforts that would allow me to entice a certain lady who lives over the road, into joining me in my new ice cream warehouse. 😊
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What a lovely idea! I hope someone will see your thread and make it a reality, in more ways than one!!!:)
 
Considering that there is a drive against the use of plastics, I'm wondering if there will be a revival of traditional wooden toys. Alternatively, toys made from resin bonded wood pulp. I enjoy woodwork and I wouldn't mind making children's toys.

Here is one of daughter's collection of soft toys ( he's called Walter Minky) in a car made from scrap wood.

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palides2021 said:
Lately, I've wanted to learn to golf.
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Learning is fun
Nothing better than hitting the sweet spot off the tee, and watching that dimpled orb start out low, then soar into a slight draw around that dogleg, shaping it exactly where you want it to go.

However, once you become a single digit handicap, it's all frustration.....

'A good walk spoiled' cited by many an avid golfer
 
palides2021 said:
I have more than one interest and hobby...problem is finding the time to do them all! I love hobbies!

Lately, I've wanted to learn to golf. There's a country club in my area that offers golf, and it's expensive but the picture of Bob Hope golfing and living to a ripe old age has always enticed my interest. You know...all that walking on beautifully cut grass...they keep calling, but the pandemic has kept me confined. I'm hoping in the future, when things get back to normal (HAH!) I might attempt it.
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LOL..be careful out there Bob might have lived a long life, but Bing played even more golf, and died on the golf course in his 70's...:eek:
 

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