New Hobbies in the Future

[Hey-O]

Future hobbies! I've tried doing a little of everything since I retired 17 years ago. Woodworking is out for me, it was my life since I was 21. I built furniture for the most powerful person in the worlds family, all the way down to soap box derby cars for the kids down the street, the last one was a 57 chevy, I have nothing left to prove.
I've built everything, bought everything, gave everything, taught everything I know. That took up the first few minutes. I've wondered about it more now with nothing left to give, I'm going to be 69 in july. I post, but I'm getting posted out. Cars, boats and trucks have been my escape, not my life. I know nothing about Mopars and I'm sick of Chevys. We'll see.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I’m 66 now and I think that by age 75, I’ve got to start getting rid of stuff. I don’t know what I would do with myself, but I’ll probably keep one Charger, even if it just means going out to the garage and looking at it.

 

[Under Pressure]

My wife just told me yesterday that I should set my drums up. It's been a while. I still have my blue Ludwig Vistalite kit that I bought new in the 60s. I set them up and play left-handed. Rock, jazz and blues.

I still have my original Dixie set, and my Slingerland set both from the 70’s (if anyone remembers those brands)
Haven’t played for 20 + years, wife is getting worried I’ll start up again when I retire later this year

 

[Runcharger]

I built a lot of cars for other people when I slowed down doing my own. I really like redoing 80's bikes now. You take a total basket case and work at a moderate pace and it's done in a few months max. Also have a professional camera setup and I'm getting into classic 70's-80's stereo setups too. There's always something to do so you don't have time for honey-do lists.

 

[MarPar]

Used to race mini R/C cars in my driveway in the summer and inside the garage in the winter. We had a little league going for about a year. Had a computer program and lights for timing (the cardboard thing over the start/finish line) and a little trophy and everything. lol

Much racing and carrying on on Tuesday nights.

Even had a mini dyno. LOL

 

[64plymouth]

I will be 58 in May. I have another 7 years at least to work. I have no other interests other than cars and racing. If money or health are an issue I will go to garage and look at my car and watch races on YouTube.

 

[DeltaV]

Future hobbies? Charging the battery in your EV....

Make sure to remember the battery terminal fasteners on the driver's side are left-handed.

 

[kiwigtx]

Future hobbies? Charging the battery in your EV....

Won't you be riding the wastelands of the outback in the future?

 

[erickson]

I plan on working on and restoring cars as long as I can I’ll be 64 next month
Semi retired
I also have some old mini bikes and small motorcycles to restore
I told myself no more full restorations
I can across a 1970 roadrunner convertible project last year that I couldn’t pass up. Should be back from the body shop soon
I also ride a Utv
I’ve told my wife I have enough projects to last me 20 years after I die. She wasn’t impressed

 

[gtx6970]

Same one Ive had since I was a kid ( off an on )

Shelf version of the cars I like. Mostly factory stock, and old drag cars

As for the 1/1 car I won. It aint going anywhere I don't care what it does in regards to value . be it up or down

 

[Rick@Laysons]

I think I might dust off my old pool cue and get back to swimmin with the guppies.....

 

[MarPar]

I think I might dust off my old pool cue and get back to swimmin with the guppies.....
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"Here come Da Pudge"

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Once I enter the retirement village I will get my name on the waiting list to join the pigeon feeding team. There is also the excitement of a competitive crochet tournament to take in there.

How about taking up creative screwing ....

 

[Detective D]

How about taking up creative screwing ....
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I actually appreciate things like this a lot, because for one, they are skillfully made, and two, that skill plays into the tongue in cheek comedy of it. This one is my favorite:

Doubles as a solid meme response. Not work appropriate.

 

[Coelacanth]

I think I might dust off my old pool cue and get back to swimmin with the guppies....

At the start of each game, it's the Pudge-racker...

 

[Rick@Laysons]

I found this cue in a pawn shop in central Kansas about 25 years ago.

Doing a little research on it, the locals around there said a guy nick-named "Pudge" ordered it as a special custom cue and had his nick-name engraved on the butt(as he was a rather LARGE fellow)...and that's exactly how I found it at the pawn shop.

A little more research revealed that there were less than 40 of these cues ever made.

So I guess my $50 wasn't entirely wasted...

 

[Coelacanth]

Good thing it wasn't engraved "Fudge"...

 

[kiwigtx]

You can get those rails to use with any saw.

...or you can get the 49" clamp.

...or make your own from a 1x4 and C clamps, like I did before those things were available.

Ther Makita Rep was in the Tool shop last week and told me they make an adapter for their saws.....so I am now equipped - adapter does the left or right handed saws. Saved myself $900.

 

[Budnicks]

I've been into trout fishing and playing with old Mopars since I was a teenager. Now that I've reached my 70s, I've scaled back on both considerably, but if I keep making adjustments, I'm optimistic I still have the resources to continue both for a while. I thought I would do more of both after I retired. That hasn't been the case, but I do as much as I want.

I used to do a lot of trout fishing here
we have some killer mountain lakes streams & reservoirs
one upcountry I really like Dardanelle 7,000 ft elevation+
need a boat there

even Pinecrest when not tourists everywhere, spring melt off, good fishen'

20-ish to 30-ish miles upcountry, up hwy-108 or East down hwy-120 area
a bunch of the lakes/bigger water ways 'are owned water rights by PG&E'
our Electric power company, in NorCal,
some great properties, many are open to the public
(I got to know quite a few when I worked for them, had a bunch of cabins we could use)
& have been owned by them
'or SF Water district,
like 'Hetch Hatchie' waters runoff coming down from Yosemite Valley for a century...

My dad has been a fisherman since I could remember
he no longer wants to go not mobile enough & afraid of the boat now too
this below was in his Big Mouth Bass Fishing Tournament days down in the valley,
he liked Trout way better, Bass are not native here, they a invasive upcountry
& Bass eat the Trout or Salmon fry or eggs
We do have Black Bass 'Small mouth' or Spotted Bass some call them, native fish
down a lil' lower elevations, fun to catch, *but I like to eat my fish, they're boney

*at least places where, it's not barbless hooks & catch & release now too

Love a fresh caught trout, fried up in a iron skillet, lil' garlicbutter & lemon

My dad at like 50-ish

below his 21" rainbow from Pinecrest of all places
I caught a 16" when I was like 12, right by the dam, it was the biggest I seen out of there
until dad's big-en'
(lot of touristy people over fished it out, it's all planted now, not the same)

beautiful country
this is Ansel Adams Wilderness east of us

We'd go camping & fishing a lot, backpacking & hiking, streams & lakes
fish for the meat, did a crapload of the 600 miles of John Muir Trail as a kid...

Caught many a native Golden, Rainbow, Cutthroat, German Brown (planted),
Steelhead or Salmon in some tributary rivers/streams
or Lake Trout in deeper waters bigger lakes...

just no fun going alone