What other hobbies or interest.

Dave Bertoncini · Post by **Dave Bertoncini** » 4 Jan 2012 4:25 pm

Just saw this post...here is my other passion...building regular guitars

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Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 4 Jan 2012 5:19 pm

Now I live in the USA I can't indulge my dearest hobby as much as I'd like, but I'm one of about twenty-five guys who own and operate a transport museum in East Anglia near Lowestoft.

Our particular area of focus are ex-London Transport trolleybuses - 30-foot long double-deckers that plied the streets of London from 1931 to 1962. We own four of them and all are in good repair and running order. A trolleybus is steered like a normal 'bus but draws electric power from twin overhead wires; unlike a tram (or streetcar) they're able to steer around obstructions in the road so are more flexible than trams. They're super quiet and very, very fast!

A handful of US cities have them (Cambridge, Mass, Dayton, OH, Philly, San Fransisco) but they're just single-deckers.

Here are three of our splendid restorations running in line at an open day at our site.

Richard Plummer · Post by **Richard Plummer** » 5 Jan 2012 7:26 am

Amateur radio-call sign w4un collecting vintage hummel figurines and reading the bible.

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 30 May 2021 5:22 pm

While cleaning out a few things after my wife died, I found my coin collecting stash. I had forgotten all about it. Time to take inventory.

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 31 May 2021 6:27 am

What a bunch of interesting hobbies . . and the people that go with 'em! RC models, old Brit-bikes, cars (of course!) . . . even paleontology.

I am a foreign language guy: I have studied Portuguese in Portugal and for the past 5 years, Italian in Lucca (Tuscany). Still maintain my Indonesian and Spanish, and when brave, go back to reading German.

I keep sketchbooks: I suppose I am an urban sketcher (yes, that's a thing these days); and take pictures with an assortment of cameras.

If I could, I'd build model trains . . . but a guy has only so much time in the day!

Chris

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 31 May 2021 7:12 am

Bamboo fly and spey rods, trout and steelhead fishing in the Idaho wilderness.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 31 May 2021 7:39 am

Great shot Brooks! Picture tells a complete story.

Peter Krebs · Post by **Peter Krebs** » 31 May 2021 9:42 am

Nice fish, Brooks! In addition to collecting and playing 20’s and 30’s steel guitars, I’m a sucker for American history/ephemera from that period. My Dad was a Pearl Harbor Vet and I’ve had a lifelong interest in WW2 history especially. I work a lot on my 1927 Craftsman house, like to trout fish with bamboo fly rods and hang out with my dog, Dixie. Pretty good life!

Dave Meis · Post by **Dave Meis** » 31 May 2021 11:02 am

Here's mine..

David Ball · Post by **David Ball** » 31 May 2021 2:03 pm

Hog and dog--good choices and nice examples of each!

My biking days are over since a car crash/airbag deployment killed my left ear and left me with unsafe vertigo. Still have a couple of cats though.

I'm building acoustic guitars and tube amps and hiking a lot these days.

Dave

Michael Sawyer · Post by **Michael Sawyer** » 31 May 2021 7:08 pm

I hunt,fish,and walk plowed fields after a good rain,looking for arrowheads

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 3 Jun 2021 5:31 am

I am aging out of most of my former pursuits, white water canoeing, skiing and mountaineering. I was lucky enough to run rivers and climb mountains on four continents.

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 3 Jun 2021 8:37 am

rick andrews wrote:I am aging out of most of my former pursuits, white water canoeing, skiing and mountaineering. I was lucky enough to run rivers and climb mountains on four continents.

Rick, sounds like we have similar backgrounds. After 40 years of â€œfree-heelâ€ skiing, I went back to AT alpine skiing this year (Iâ€™m 67). Man is it easy compared to teleâ€™ing.
My ski buddies refer to AT skiing as â€œAging Telemarkersâ€.ðŸ˜Ž

In the mid-80â€™s I was Mountainsmithâ€™s Western Sales manager in Golden, Co.
Wonder if our paths ever crossed?

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 3 Jun 2021 12:40 pm

Brooks,

I sent you an email.

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 3 Jun 2021 1:53 pm

Rick, no email at my end, you might try PM

rick andrews · Post by **rick andrews** » 3 Jun 2021 3:45 pm

Brooks, I sent a pm. Hope it gets through.

Nathan Collins · Post by **Nathan Collins** » 3 Jun 2021 5:41 pm

I used to do some hand-tool woodworking and built a bench, a chair, a bookcase, etc. If I were more precise about it I might try to build a guitar sometime!

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 7 Jun 2021 1:20 am

Love riding my RoadKing around Florida.

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Bruce Zumsteg · Post by **Bruce Zumsteg** » 7 Jun 2021 7:53 am

I have dabbled in wood carving off and on for the last 35 years, mostly caricatures, and some attempts at realism. Here are a few examples.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 7 Jun 2021 7:57 am

Wow! Those are incredible Bruce.

Bill Sinclair · Post by **Bill Sinclair** » 7 Jun 2021 1:46 pm

Jerry Overstreet wrote:Wow! Those are incredible Bruce.

No kidding! I'm hearing the little fella in that last picture as voiced by Slim Pickens: "So Mr. Fancy Vest, how you figurin' to use them two six-shooters 'thout no arms?"

Larry Carlson · Post by **Larry Carlson** » 7 Jun 2021 2:31 pm

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Because I play lap steel, all the therapy I have required because of that takes up most of my time.
When my doctor says I am OK to mix in society again, this little guy keeps me happy.
We adopted him 8 months ago. He's a 6 year old rat terrier and more fun than a 3-legged centipede.
I love the little guy.

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Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 7 Jun 2021 2:53 pm

Beautiful carvings. Are you taking any orders? I have something in mind. PM me.
Wallace G Pfeifer

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 7 Jun 2021 4:40 pm

I can't decide and I'm probably wrong, but I believe the one caricature first and last photos, with the arms behind the back is Hickok...if not, then Cody? I can never seperate them.

Chuck Lemasters · Post by **Chuck Lemasters** » 8 Jun 2021 9:54 am

Aside from steel guitar, guitar and music in general, I like history, especially local history. I spend a considerable amount of time in the summer keeping the farm mowed and a couple of fifty year old tractors running. That doesn’t feel so much like a hobby as it once did. I also produce a 1900 vintage oil well, my direct connection to local history and supply of gas for homes on the farm.

What other hobbies or interest.

Bruce Zumsteg