What's your hobby?

[WhoTom]

2 hours ago, BringBackFergy said:

1) Woodworking (pine, oak, cherry, maple, small furniture, tables, shelves, etc)

2) Flyfishing/fly tying

3) Baking (breads, rolls, coffee cake) and cooking (soups, stews, smoked meats, cured meats, etc)

4) Servicing my wife

 

You already said baking and cooking. ?

 

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

Watching sports. Bills (obviously), University of Houston Cougar Baseball, Buffalo Sabres, Houston Cougar Football, and Houston Astros.

 

I'm a huge baseball fan so I've taken up score keeping at games because I have season tickets to the Cougars and can only drag my wife and/or friends along to so many. 

 

I'm a rock history buff. I go to a lot of tribute band concerts since the bands I listen to are dead, retired, or ridiculously expensive.

 

I enjoy writing, and have had a few articles about various local tribute bands published in a local music magazine. 

 

I play guitar and ukulele. Not very well, I like to tell people I know all three chords. 

 

I play the occasional video game. Not much though. Maybe an hour or two a day, ever two or three days. 

 

I enjoy the occasional cigar and glass of whiskey. 

 

I've been wanting to take up a sport again. Martial arts is expensive, and I'm not in very good shape. Golf is not ideal for my yankee body in this Texas heat. Thinking bowling would be fun. I used to bowl in a house leauge in high school. Wasn't good enough for the school team. Lost interest when the bowling alley I was in shut down, and they combined the age group and forced me to play on a team with kids that were like 10 when I was 15-16.

[WhoTom]

19 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

I know all three chords. 

 

Yeah, but do you play 'em in the right order?

 

 

[sherpa]

2 hours ago, RochesterRob said:

  In New York and how many acres?

 

Not in New York.

I honestly don't know how they grow decent reds there.

 

I'm in the Monticello Appellation in the Charlottesville VA area.

1000 vines. Petit Verdot. 

Edited August 14, 2019 by sherpa

[Augie]

6 hours ago, WhoTom said:

I like to read - mystery, sci-fi, psychological thrillers, spy novels, etc.

 

I do a couple of crossword puzzles while sipping my morning coffee.

 

I make somewhat recognizable sounds with an acoustic guitar.

 

My wife and I go camping a couple of times a year. Not wilderness - just campgrounds.

 

I also write, both professionally and as a hobby.

 

 

 

I read more than most people, for sure. Always have at least one book going. Go out to lunch every day and I’m the strange guy reading a book, having an Arnold Palmer with my meal at the bar. Surprises me how many people are drinking alcohol at lunch every day! 

 

There is something peaceful about crosswords, I have a book of easy ones sitting next to me. 

 

I have a good buddy who just moved here from Florida. He has a music room in the new house with about 20 guitars on the walls. It’s his thing, with recording studio in the basement. Before his wife moved up he was getting settled in the new house. He went out for a toilet paper holder.....and bought a grand piano for the living room. The wifey did not move up soon enough! 

 

If the rest of my life plays out right, you will NEVER see me camping again. 

 

On my next BDay I can talk classes for free at a local college. I’m looking at writing and culinary classes, just for fun. 

 

 

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Edited August 14, 2019 by Augie

[stony]

29 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

Not in New York.

I honestly don't know how they grow decent reds there.

 

I'm in the Monticello Appellation in the Charlottesville VA area.

1000 vines. Petit Verdot. 

That's really cool.  I've been down a few times but haven't really branched out past NVA.  Virginia makes some really solid wines.  

 

You're right about NY, tough to do reds here.  If you're ever in the Finger Lakes, try Forge.  Aside from some legit world class riesling, they have a decent pinot (at least for NY).   

Edited August 14, 2019 by stony

[Teddy KGB]

- basketball 

- finding the perfect combination of sativa and espresso

- no limit poker 

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2019 by Teddy KGB

[RochesterRob]

9 minutes ago, stony said:

That's really cool.  I've been down a few times but haven't really branched out past NVA.  Virginia makes some really solid wines.  

 

You're right about NY, tough to do reds here.  If you're ever in the Finger Lakes, try Forge.  Aside from some legit world class resiling, they have a decent pinot (at least for NY).   

  I've been told that it's in the soils.  I know where the vineyards are in the Finger Lakes and Chautaugua Regions so maybe I will check a soil map or two out as I know how to read them.  Also, a lot of breeding has been done over the past several decades including research at Cornell and private growers such as Dr (Konstantin) Frank near Hammondsport.  Cornell was integral in the Concord and its role along Lake Erie.

Edited August 14, 2019 by RochesterRob

[stony]

19 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  I've been told that it's in the soils.  I know where the vineyards are in the Finger Lakes and Chautaugua Regions so maybe I will check a soil map or two out as I know how to read them.  Also, a lot of breeding has been done over the past several decades including research at Cornell and private growers such as Dr (Konstantin) Frank near Hammondsport.  Cornell was integral in the Concord and its role along Lake Erie.

Interesting.  Between the soil and the climate, reds are difficult it would seem.  Some of the wine makers we've met on visits look at it as a positive though.  They can screw around with different varietals and not be pigeonholed for one specific type.  Everyone still seems to be looking for the 'best' one.    

[RochesterRob]

3 minutes ago, stony said:

Interesting.  Between the soil and the climate, reds are difficult it would seem.  Some of the wine makers we've met on visits look at it as a positive though.  They can screw around with different varietals and not be pigeonholed for one specific type.  Everyone still seems to be looking for the 'best' one.    

  It is fascinating.  Go to the SE shore of Seneca Lake near Lodi and find shale several inches down.  Go to Naples and find deep topsoil along with permeable subsoil on a valley flat that probably gets two hours less direct sunlight per day due to the terrain.

[qwksilver]

 

1) Poker tournaments

2) Wine and Scotch

3) Chess

4) Caribbean travel

5) Bowling

6) Mainly lurking on TBD

Edited August 15, 2019 by qwksilver

[sherpa]

6 hours ago, RochesterRob said:

  I've been told that it's in the soils.  I know where the vineyards are in the Finger Lakes and Chautaugua Regions so maybe I will check a soil map or two out as I know how to read them.  Also, a lot of breeding has been done over the past several decades including research at Cornell and private growers such as Dr (Konstantin) Frank near Hammondsport.  Cornell was integral in the Concord and its role along Lake Erie.

 

Soil has a clear effect on taste, as do other matters of specific terroir, but it's the length of the growing season that is the biggest problem up there.

Reds need time. We get bud break in late April, thankfully almost always after the last frost. Reds, at least French Bordeaux reds won't tolerate frost.

Whites are a bit less impacted.

We harvest around Sep 15 +/- about three days depending on the year, but I start measuring the chemistry on about Sep 8.

The time from about now until harvest is critical. Not too much rain, not too hot and cool nights help.

Rain at harvest is a killer.

WNY has much later frosts and a smaller growing season. I wouldn't even try to grow a red up there, but I'm told some are successful.

 

I've spent a lot of time in Chile, Argentina and European wine regions, and they have a huge advantage in climate, and require much less spraying.

Still, grapes are grapes and will do their thing.

[mrags]

PORN. Lots and lots of PORN

[Teddy KGB]

7 hours ago, mrags said:

PORN. Lots and lots of PORN

 

Fake taxi U.K. Fan ? 

 

That guy is good 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

20 hours ago, Rocket94 said:

I am an audiophile. I like high end stereo equipment, and I often buy, sell and trade it. My favorite brand of equipment is Bryston or Krell. The components are built military grade and produce awesome sound. Bryston equipment carries a 20 year warranty!

Nothing today sounds like a good quality component system of yesterday, even when we're talking about mainstream brands then (Marantz, Sansui, Dual) ... while .mp3 files have revolutionized taking music with you, they are the bane of audio purists 

[Seasons1992]

3 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Nothing today sounds like a good quality component system of yesterday, even when we're talking about mainstream brands then (Marantz, Sansui, Dual) ... while .mp3 files have revolutionized taking music with you, they are the bane of audio purists 

 

My dad had one of these, and I would gladly donate a kidney to any TBD'er in return for one to run my turntable setup..........

 

 

 

[Rocket94]

25 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Nothing today sounds like a good quality component system of yesterday, even when we're talking about mainstream brands then (Marantz, Sansui, Dual) ... while .mp3 files have revolutionized taking music with you, they are the bane of audio purists 

Absolutely nothing beats good sound! In the age of home theatre, I have remained a two channel guy. Vinyl is still the way to go. I understood good sound when I was a teenager. I shoveled drive ways for two weeks to get my first Marantz Integrated amplifier back in the day.

21 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

 

My dad had one of these, and I would gladly donate a kidney to any TBD'er in return for one to run my turntable setup..........

 

 

 

Beautiful! If you do get your hands on one, dont let it go. You may want to check Audiogon.com for vintage Marantz. It is a good site with honest members. Most audiophiles take better care of their audio equipment than their cars. 

Edited August 15, 2019 by Rocket94

[Seasons1992]

20 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

Audiogon.com

 

Oh my holy hell.............I'm now busy for the rest of the day.

Thanks.

[Rocket94]

8 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

 

Oh my holy hell.............I'm now busy for the rest of the day.

Thanks.

Addicting! Cancel any other plans today!

Edited August 15, 2019 by Rocket94

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

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