Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MDing???

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

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WOW!

My time is limited enough as it is - and I DO have competing hobbies/activities.

Anyone else struggle with this?


What weighs in when determining which activity will get your time?


Gary (torn) in Pennsylvania




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[sqwaby]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

To many irons in the fire syndrome. Surfing, fishing, camping, metal detecting, raising kids, yard work, my job. Its a full plate. I like to mix it up when possible, take the detector to the beach when surfing or camping, even take it fishing, if it gets slow I've detected old areas up on the bank.

 

[DrGrip]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Yep, amateur radio and custom BBQ.

If it's raining outside I do radio, if I'm hungry for BBQ or a compitetion is coming up I cook, the rest of the time I go swinging...

Grip

 

[Dan Hughes]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

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My time is limited enough as it is - and I DO have competing hobbies/activities.

Anyone else struggle with this?


Gary (torn) in Pennsylvania

Gary, I pretty much quit watching TV when it went to color. And that simple little act opened up an unbelievable amount of time for me!

Metal detecting, softball three times a week, biking, fishing, music collecting (obscure sixties and really bad country), reading, photography, old-time radio acting, writing two books, doing a podcast every week....The list is interminable. All thanks to pulling the plug on the television set.

 

[savant365]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

I have my 2 girls, the girlfriend has a boy and a girl, they are all between 10 and 14 years old. Between fishing with the boy and doing things that the girls enjoy I don't get near as much time to myself as I would like. Every once in a while I just take off by myself and go detecting or fishing but then I am usually in the doghouse with one or more of them (usually the GF LOL). The kids like to go with me but I usually end up helping them out so much I don't get to fish or find anything for myself. I know it sounds kinda selfish but there are just those times I need to get away from everyone and go by myself. So far this year I have only got to go detecting and fishing (by my self) once each.

So to answer your question YES! Life gets in the way all the time but I wouldn't trade mine for anyones.

HH Charlie

 

[Dan Hughes]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Charlie, perhaps you could explain to your girlfriend that by taking private time off to recharge your batteries, so to speak, the time you spend with her and the kids is of higher quality than when you are tired or itching to get away for yourself.

She gives you some time, you give her and the kids more attention when you are together.

One other point - either you must be really cool, or the kids are, because most kids that age don't want anything to do with adults!

 

[Old Dog]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Nothing that really competes.
The other hobbies are just things to keep my mind occupied while I am unable to persue other things.
There are certain things that take priority ove all hobbies like family (grandkids, wife, children etc)
everything in it's own time...
What ever I feel like doing at the time, LOL.

 

[savant365]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Charlie, perhaps you could explain to your girlfriend that by taking private time off to recharge your batteries, so to speak, the time you spend with her and the kids is of higher quality than when you are tired or itching to get away for yourself.

She gives you some time, you give her and the kids more attention when you are together.

One other point - either you must be really cool, or the kids are, because most kids that age don't want anything to do with adults!

I'll tell ya' what Dan...YOU try to explain that (or anything else) to HER...LOL. As for being cool, I like to think I am, but mostly kids just love attention so they really aren't that hard to get along with. I get really frustrated trying to go to a movie that everyone will like though so fishing, volleyball, walking the river banks fossil hunting, etc... those types of things are usually fun for all and inexpensive too. Spending the day with a cooler full of snacks and sodas for $20 at the river beats $80 at the theatre any day.

Charlie

 

[Old Dog]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Charlie, perhaps you could explain to your girlfriend that by taking private time off to recharge your batteries, so to speak, the time you spend with her and the kids is of higher quality than when you are tired or itching to get away for yourself.

She gives you some time, you give her and the kids more attention when you are together.

One other point - either you must be really cool, or the kids are, because most kids that age don't want anything to do with adults!

I'll tell ya' what Dan...YOU try to explain that (or anything else) to HER...LOL. As for being cool, I like to think I am, but mostly kids just love attention so they really aren't that hard to get along with. I get really frustrated trying to go to a movie that everyone will like though so fishing, volleyball, walking the river banks fossil hunting, etc... those types of things are usually fun for all and inexpensive too. Spending the day with a cooler full of snacks and sodas for $20 at the river beats $80 at the theatre any day.

Charlie

Lots cheeper than a shrink.

 

[Dan Hughes]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Charlie, maybe it's time for a new girlfriend. This one sounds too controlling and self-centered.

Hey, who'd have thought we'd have a Dear Abby discussion on the treasure board?

 

[bazinga]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Women.

 

[savant365]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Charlie, maybe it's time for a new girlfriend. This one sounds too controlling and self-centered.

Hey, who'd have thought we'd have a Dear Abby discussion on the treasure board?

LOL, nah she's a keeper. She was just never much of an outdoors type but she's coming around. Besides I have spent 2 years breaking her in, I don't want to go through that again anytime soon.

 

[Dirty WhiteBoy]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Yep, Here's mine..... More fun than finding a Wheaty! More powerful than a Prizm III! Less gas than a Smart car!

 

[TooManyHobbies]

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<------------ Avatar says it all. Detecting turns into bowhunting, into trapping, back into detecting with some fishing and coin collecting and Harley riding thrown in. Luckily my wife is forgiving and lets me go from one hobby to another. I'd go stir crazy sitting around doing nothing. (plus I work two jobs)

 

[Wild Boulder Bill]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

no

 

[pyledriver]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Ditto on the two job thing! Obligations aside, I like to hunt, fish, and play with my 3yr old. Probably ought to mention my 19 and 15yr old too! Many other things... I'd like to find more time for ALL of them!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Lets see: Hobby farm on 20 acres with 42 chickens, 18 rabbits, five turkeys. Three large garden plots (about 5,400 sq ft). I monkey around with a '56 Ford 640 tractor. 31 ft sailboat, two kayaks, love to fish (fly-fish (tie my own) and spinning/jigs) and hunt (bowhunt (make my own cedar wood & turkey feather fletched arrows) & muzzleloading (cast my own lead balls)). Bicycling, hiking (gave up backpacking/camping when we got into sailboats some years ago). Radio controlled airplanes (build and fly . . . then rebuild). Homebrew beer. Boil maple syrup in the spring and make gallons and gallons of sauerkraut in the fall. Read a lot. Sit at a computer nights.

Yeah, it cuts into detecting time a bit. Luckily, we don't get much TV reception and that frees up a LOT of time.

As R.A. Heinlein said: "Insects specialize".

 

[Joe(TX)]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

.........I use to rebuild Go Karts but my neighborhood has some strict restrictions on them........so decided to rebuild a 1987 Chevy Blazer.........it is a small SUV....................but with the fold down back seat it can hold a lot of camping gear plus about 4 or 5 detectors........so far rebuilt the engine, transmission.........brakes........and repainted the body .........tore out most of the interior so rebuilt the dash...........and need to redo the interior doors,................also currently rebuilding the glove box and the radio...........ON the radio......I will probably install something a bit more up to date..............................it had 4 new tires.............but son needed a graduation present so...........HAPPY GRADUATION .....SON........................expensive hobby and also takes a lot of time..........next time ..................it will be a JEEP...................LOL.............

 

[UncleVinnys]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

Good thread! Interesting - because I believe everything is inter-related.


I like hiking, geology, gold panning, nature photography, hunting for
gems and meteorites . . . well, all these things can be complimentary,
not necessarily competing with each other.


What I do is load up the back of the car with all sorts of hobby
equipment, and when I get to a destination, if the metal
detecting is not paying off, I can switch to photography
or what-ever!

 

[allen]

Re: Do you have competing hobbies/activities to your MD'ing

oh yeah, softball league
basketball league and fishing,
hiking, camping, etc..