Unusual Hobbies (other than Roadgeekery)

[6a]

Other shortwave radios: A Sony ICF-2010, which is acclaimed as the best ever portable SW radio ever made, and a Realistic DX-440, which isn't a half-bad unit either. 

This is my baby:



Edit: the one I use for everyday listening is an Eton E5, which is a Grundig, right?  It's not half bad, but I'm saving my pennies for a proper ham rig the big boys use.  I'm not sure if my wife knows of my antenna plans, either.

[Alps]

Can we spin off the dice discussion into a thread that just throws math into the aether? I like math.

[6a]

Can we spin off the dice discussion into a thread that just throws math into the aether? I like math.

[US71]

This is my baby:

I have my dad's old radio: I'm not sure how old it is (1940's/50's?)
A couple tubes are dead, and I don't know how to check them or replace them anymore

[6a]

I have my dad's old radio: I'm not sure how old it is (1940's/50's?)
A couple tubes are dead, and I don't know how to check them or replace them anymore

Look for a local ham meet if you can, I'm sure there are folks there that will be more than happy to help you out.  There are a couple in Arkansas coming up,

Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest

All-Arkansas Hamfest

If it's a really old piece, there will be guys salivating over the chance to fix it.

[Alps]

Can we spin off the dice discussion into a thread that just throws math into the aether? I like math.

That video is to math what the alphabet is to grammar.

[Grzrd]

So I-69 as the parent and I-369 as the very significant child?  Where should I-369 go - Bloomington?

[NE2]

[6a]

That video is to math what the alphabet is to grammar.

Somehow I got linked from that video to some people that inflate their bellies with air pumps to do....something.  It's actually hilarious, if a bit off every topic ever imagined here.

[WillWeaverRVA]

It's been mentioned once or twice but I actually still play Magic: the Gathering. I played from 1997 to 2004, then picked it up again last year after I had nowhere to play for a while (and for much of that time, no job to sustain the hobby). I'm actually a local rules guru for the game; this is important when the rulebook has nearly 200 pages and there are over 10,000 cards.

[Roadgeek Adam]

It's been mentioned once or twice but I actually still play Magic: the Gathering. I played from 1997 to 2004, then picked it up again last year after I had nowhere to play for a while (and for much of that time, no job to sustain the hobby). I'm actually a local rules guru for the game; this is important when the rulebook has nearly 200 pages and there are over 10,000 cards.

2002 - 2006 active here. Just participated in my first tourney ever last Friday in New Baltimore MI.

[mgk920]

This is my baby:

I have my dad's old radio: I'm not sure how old it is (1940's/50's?)
A couple tubes are dead, and I don't know how to check them or replace them anymore

That set likely just needs 'recapping'.  Usually, unless there is clear visual evidence to the contrary, the tubes will be good (they do not go bad just sitting unused).

Mike

[Scott5114]

That video is to math what the alphabet is to grammar.

Somehow I got linked from that video to some people that inflate their bellies with air pumps to do....something.  It's actually hilarious, if a bit off every topic ever imagined here.

It's certainly an unusual hobby other than roadgeekery

[agentsteel53]

It's been mentioned once or twice but I actually still play Magic: the Gathering. I played from 1997 to 2004, then picked it up again last year after I had nowhere to play for a while (and for much of that time, no job to sustain the hobby). I'm actually a local rules guru for the game; this is important when the rulebook has nearly 200 pages and there are over 10,000 cards.

I remember it starting to get complicated around 1997 when I left the game.  this was well before Unglued and Foiled and all kinds of bizarre things which apparently are around now, that I have little understanding of.

since I had gotten into the game in 1994 (Unlimited or so), I had the opportunity to sell off my Moxen and Loti for 20-200x what I paid for them, which was really my first foray into a much more exciting game called capitalism 

[kphoger]

For the record, the number of people on here playing Magic, D&D, etc. definitely puts this group under the category of Super Geek.

[bugo]

For the record, the number of people on here playing Magic, D&D, etc. definitely puts this group under the category of Super Geek.

Add ren fairs and Star Trek conventions and you have the ultimate nerd trifecta.

[Takumi]

I remember it starting to get complicated around 1997 when I left the game.  this was well before Unglued and Foiled and all kinds of bizarre things which apparently are around now, that I have little understanding of.

I played from 1998 to 2001, when things really started getting complicated, but a few years before the card redesign that came with 7th Edition. I played in the era where gold cards were on hiatus (they ended in the Stronghold expansion and came back in the Invasion block just before I quit), and the holofoil cards had just begun. I stopped playing because I didn't find it fun anymore.

since I had gotten into the game in 1994 (Unlimited or so), I had the opportunity to sell off my Moxen and Loti for 20-200x what I paid for them, which was really my first foray into a much more exciting game called capitalism 

Somewhere I still have an old black deck that has several old/rare cards in it. I have no use for it, but nothing in it is worth more than $10 individually, so I've never really considered "parting it out", as it were. Anyone want it?

[formulanone]

For the record, the number of people on here playing Magic, D&D, etc. definitely puts this group under the category of Super Geek.

Add ren fairs and Star Trek conventions and you have the ultimate nerd trifecta.

Oddly, I didn't play those types of games until I dated an art-school gal into those. I just nodded my head a lot at gaming sessions, and laughed and drank...they turned into a lot of "oh yeah, what were we doing?" sessions.

[NJRoadfan]

Other shortwave radios: A Sony ICF-2010, which is acclaimed as the best ever portable SW radio ever made, and a Realistic DX-440, which isn't a half-bad unit either. 

This is my baby:

I just gave away a Hallicrafters S-53A. Better to see it go to someone to get restored then the trash. Now if I could only get rid of the vintage TVs....

[WillWeaverRVA]

Somewhere I still have an old black deck that has several old/rare cards in it. I have no use for it, but nothing in it is worth more than $10 individually, so I've never really considered "parting it out", as it were. Anyone want it?

What's in it?

[ctsignguy]

I have some other interests besides collecting old signs, and road trips.....

> Japanese anime....i like the story-telling far better than most American animation....and i also write some anime-based fiction.

> Model Railroading.....N-scale is my main interest, but i have dabbled in Z as well....

> Old Maps.....not as much in recent years, but i have a few nice old ones going back to 1927-28

> Playing cards.....no real reason or rhyme to it, just decks of interest to me personally

> I was also an audiophile....have an open-reel tape deck on my set-ups, plus old records (I will probably be the last to convert to MP3 downloads......if i want to buy music,  i want to hold the damn media in my hand!)

*looks at the list*  Hmmmm.......no wonder i never married.....this list would scare away most young ladies!

[vdeane]

I have some other interests besides collecting old signs, and road trips.....

> Japanese anime....i like the story-telling far better than most American animation....and i also write some anime-based fiction.

I'm absolutely OBSESSED with Sailor Moon!

[Scott5114]

> Playing cards.....no real reason or rhyme to it, just decks of interest to me personally

Mostly novelty decks, I'm guessing? I have a lot of tourism/promotional decks of cards in my collection but most of them don't get played with since as I rule I will not use a deck of cards in a serious game unless it has a reversible back. (The reason for this is because flipping certain cards upside down is a foolproof way collaborating cheaters can share information since it's nearly undetectable.)

[Mdcastle]

Let's see:
Restoring tube audio:
Collecting WWI/WWII era weapons
Maps are kind of related to roadgeekery
Bicycle riding / Rollerblading
Roller Coasters

[vtk]

Roller Coasters

Riding or designing?