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Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 10 2004, 05:12 PM

well. i guess i'll go first.

in my spare time i usually go dawn patrol (surfing in the wee hours of the morning, anyweather im there ), i skateboard, and snowboard. Trying to get involved in AX this year. i also help my uncle build hotrods.....

what about you?

Posted by: Lawrence Oct 10 2004, 05:23 PM

Spare time? Outside of 914s and the Club?

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 10 2004, 05:28 PM

Posted by: TimT Oct 10 2004, 05:32 PM

hmmm I love to cook..

Im loving my garden this year also

Posted by: vsg914 Oct 10 2004, 05:36 PM

Most of my time is spent with the 914's. In my spare time I work!

Posted by: synthesisdv Oct 10 2004, 05:52 PM

75 year old house
40 something year old wife
4 year old daughter
9 month old baby

...any questions?

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 10 2004, 06:13 PM

I am a trombone player...

Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 10 2004, 06:26 PM

9 cars mostly projects, some done, some not. 100 plus year old Victorian house with teenage boys and their friends wrecking stuff faster than I can fix um. Just bought 4.8 acre lake lot and had to clear trees, pay to have a 700 ft road put in and build a bunk house. This on top of my job as a multi-line claims rep. I sleep about 4 hours a night. Life is work, then life is more work. But thanks for asking... <_<

2000 Nissan Xterra (wifes driver)
2003 Mercury Sable (company beater)
95 BMW M3 Builder (Done)
1959 California MGA (Done)
1974 BMW 2002 (project close to done)
1957 VW Oval Rag (total project)
1954 Austin Healey 100-4 (more than a project)
1992 Jeep (son's car) always needs something
1974 Glastron 160 GT Ski Boat ( needs paint over the winter)

Oh ya! The 918-S (The result of an alien abduction, motor is back in woo hoo!)

Posted by: SGB Oct 10 2004, 06:38 PM

I'm spread waaay too thin, but I like it that way-
1. I bicycle almost as much as I 914. including cycling club time.
2. Music with friends at his studio is a can't miss it thing.
3. Radio Controlled Airplane club gets time, too.
4. Teen-aged son (914 junkie #1). Driving permit. Get it?
5. His younger brother (914 junkie #2 and my cycling buddy) has frequent marching band related events I like to attend.
6. Wife is full time in teaching severly handicapped kids (she gets tired y'know?)
7. I'm usually over my 40 hr week as Environmental Engineer when I am not out of town as Environmental Eng....

What I don't do much is sleep.

Posted by: stevend Oct 10 2004, 07:03 PM

read the sig:
73 track car
74 2.0 restoreing
89 944 180k miles, fixing
90 truck maintanince
coach lacrosse and trave three days a week../?????

oh when I have time and money, at the track!!

Posted by: stevend Oct 10 2004, 07:04 PM

oops son's siign on...

Posted by: bob91403 Oct 10 2004, 07:06 PM

I design and build R/C aircraft. I love Dremel.

Posted by: nebreitling Oct 10 2004, 07:07 PM

hang with my groupies.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 10 2004, 07:07 PM

groupies? i thought they were called "life partners" in san fran

Posted by: nebreitling Oct 10 2004, 07:10 PM

also called, my "students"








attn. Stanford Administrators: the above was a joke.

Posted by: Lou W Oct 10 2004, 07:23 PM

Mortgage Loan Rep is my fulltime job, General Contractor is my side job. Im currently remodelling our 27 year old home, relandscaped the front and back added a pool and spa, moving walls, enlarging bathrooms, building new kitchen cabinents, just finished sheet rocking the ceiling in my garage and added ceiling fans and built new cabinents, ripped out the old ones. Hope now I can get back to work on my 914. Oh yah, I have a 1974 Chev half ton slammed, etc, use to be my dads, I'll get back to finishing that one when I'm done with the 914.

Posted by: spare time toys Oct 10 2004, 08:02 PM

I do special olympics with my oldest boy and baseball with my younger boy and take my little girl "shopping" and then there is what i call work I get to play with multi million dollar aircraft and keep up in a simulator


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Posted by: azbill Oct 10 2004, 08:07 PM

I retired from Az. State Land Department - Chief Appraiser last October. Now a real estate appraiser/broker helping school districts with real estate issues. Rebuilding/restoring a '73 2.0 teener. Doing some bass fishing and keeping up with a 30 year old house that is starting to need everything. That's my life now. AzPorsche

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 10 2004, 08:29 PM

I like to play with boats in the summer, I have a couple of 14' runabouts that I'm always doing something to, but at least one is ready to go in the water at all times.

In the winter I have a couple of 30+ yo Rupp snowmobiles that require some tinkering but they sure are fun. Not a bit like todays monsters

There is a '67 21 window VW bus that is very neglected now that I have a 914.

And of course my 3 yo and 9 month old keep me busy on the nights that mom is at work.

Heck I got lots of free time I need another hobby.

Posted by: Qarl Oct 10 2004, 08:36 PM

Fishing - I love to fish. Bought a new boat. Learning to fish from the boat now (freshwater)

Shotgun sports (sporting clays, five stand). Only when it is cooler out. Still learning though. I went shooting today. It was fun.

I like to cook - I'm a natural in the kitchen

I used to brew beer, but sold my equipment when we moved. I won 3rd place in the Central Florida Fair with my stout (Guiness copy).

And of course... my family (but that's not a hobby, that's my life)!

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 10 2004, 08:39 PM

You are killing me with this. When my wife and I first met we spent 3 months at Playa Guiones, Costa Rica. Dawn patrol surfing is the best!

sr

Posted by: thomasotten Oct 10 2004, 08:42 PM

I have several hobbies, but most are on hold:

R/C airplanes, R/C cars.
Playing the keyboard
bike riding
model building
landscaping/gardening
web design
VW car shows

If it wasn't for me having to work on this house all the time, I would actually do one of my hobbies. I know all about treating a house for termites, by the way.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 10 2004, 08:42 PM

I'm restoring our 1929 Spanish style home . It was originally the residence of Warner Bros. screen actor Sydney Greenstreet (1940s). We have a dedicated Bogie room and a Blue Parrot room . When not under the 914, at the 8 to 5, or hammering , I like to watch the old B & W classics with a couple of cold ones

Posted by: McMark Oct 10 2004, 08:46 PM

914's for work, 914's for hobby. Life is good.

Posted by: bondo Oct 10 2004, 08:47 PM

Do tell! I have a jukebox that was infested with termites.. I dug out as much of the rotten wood as I could, sprayed term-out into what was left, and built new parts to replace what was totally gone. Now several months later, termites are back!

Posted by: skline Oct 10 2004, 08:53 PM

The car is my only hobby, I cant afford any others. I am either at work, sleeping or working on this car. My life really sucks.

Posted by: tracks914 Oct 10 2004, 08:55 PM

Winter - Snowmobiling, downhill skiing, computers, ice fishing and 914 restoration.
Summer -biking (mountain and road), stockcar racing, fishing, camping, 914 restoration.

Wife, 2 girls, dog and full time job to fill in the rest of the hours.

Life keeps getting in the way of all the funs things I want to do! I need 30 hour days!

Posted by: thomasotten Oct 10 2004, 08:56 PM

bondo:

If they came back, that means they are established somewhere in the ground around your house. (that is if they are the subterranean type - the little white ones). THey must return to the soil for moisture, they can't just live in your wood jukebox. So what you need to do is treat the perimeter with Premise 2, you can order it yourself without a license. Then, treat any wood with Bora-Care.

Posted by: VegasRacer Oct 10 2004, 09:04 PM

I fly stunt kites when the wind is good.

I collect license plates and I'm on the board of directors for an International license plate collector club. (I am glad our web site does not have an active forum like the 914club or I would never get anything done.)

Posted by: bondo Oct 10 2004, 09:06 PM

These are the drywood termites. The jukebox came from my parents' house, where it got infested originally. It then sat on its back in my truck, while I gutted it and did my best to treat it (including 2 bug bombs IN the truck with the gaps taped shut). Then I moved it to my garage, where it sat for a month or so. After it seemed like the termites had been beaten I repaired it, and moved it to the dining room. Several months after that the piles of droppings and dead winged termites appeared on the floor (laminate, not real wood thankfully). Now something like 5 termites a day flop out of the thing, and get eaten by the ants (a second but less destructive infestation) There is definitely no sign of them getting to soil (the jukebox is on wheels and we moved it to the middle of the floor). They sure are resilent little buggers!

Posted by: thomasotten Oct 10 2004, 09:20 PM

I would get that juke box out of your house ASAP. I have heard about those drywood termites where they have to come out and put a canopy over your whole house and then turn up the heat to kill them! Termites are like terrorists. They live in tiny cells, and if you kill that cell you haven't necessarily won the war. They only way to win with them, is to bring the battle to them. Make life so unbearable for them that they move on somewhere else, or get poisioned trying to attack your structures. I would get it out of your house and then treat it with Bora-care or timbor for starters.

http://www.epestsupply.com/drywood_termites.htm

Posted by: JB 914 Oct 10 2004, 09:24 PM

I play poker which funds the 914 restorations

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 10 2004, 09:25 PM

me too, i play hold em most nights in college.

Posted by: i love porsche Oct 10 2004, 09:27 PM

hehe everyone playes hold em at my school...its a cult
i try to stay away from gambling

when im not thinking about cars (my 914 in general)
im thinking about snowboarding, i cant wait for this season, it will be my 10th season riding, every one gets better than before =]

Posted by: morphenspectra Oct 10 2004, 09:30 PM

i started appearance & performance. to keep me busy after retireng from the daily grind.bills get paid automaticlly house is paid for.i turned all my attention to 914s and my two boys.we ride bikes go to the beach.my hobbies are really teaching them new things.i love to fly kites,its very relaxing.im gonna do some rocketry this next summer.
i also like to study neroscience,and quantumphysics.i used to build models but i dont do that anymore.next year ill travel alittle but that will be to attend porsche shows or swap meets.

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 10 2004, 09:34 PM

BUSTED!!!!

Posted by: bondo Oct 10 2004, 09:54 PM

Thanks for the info.. I like that heat trick they mention, I think everything in the jukebox could handle 150 degrees no problem. I don't want to just stick the thing outside, because it's worth about $4000, and we live in a very damp climate. I'll probably build an insulated box around it and heat it until the suckers die.. then I'll use the leftovers to finally build my powdercoating oven

(Thread hijack over)

Posted by: trekkor Oct 10 2004, 10:03 PM

I have had many hobbies..

Trombone playing? Yes...20+ years jazz.
Beer making? Yes...Pale, lager, stout. Made tangerine pale once.
Cooking? Oh yes, I love to BBQ anything. tonight it was new yorks with green peppercorn demi-glaze and red potatoes over mesquite..uh huh.

then there's...things I've done.
r/c 's, rockets, gardening, dancing, baseball ( playing and watching ), cycling, boogiebording, surfing, skimboarding, skiiing, fishing, golf, boating, drumming, ice carving, camping, hiking.

I do many things.

KT

Posted by: dan10101 Oct 10 2004, 10:11 PM

Well let's see.

Family
Cars, it's been that way on and off since I was 15.
(it's back on again...)
Autocross and Time trials (next year after Andrew turns 18)
Golf- I was pretty good until I got back into cars again.
Running Sound at church (Yamaha DM1000, cool box)
Trying to keep Andrew busy on his car.
Trying to keep the wife content with household remodels.

Get this. She is practically begging us to start building on the second garage. As long as we keep the place messy, she thinks it will be bettery (clean) when we have more room. We'll get it built and then we'll see Of course part of the remodel is building her an inside laundry room.

4 car garage

I'm sitting here smelling paint fumes after painting the office and finally getting my desk/computer put back together. I work here too, so I have to be ready for tomorrow...

Posted by: MattR Oct 10 2004, 10:29 PM

Ive been racing RC cars for a little over 6 years. I now work for a comany designing cars.

And Im a student. Now I can say Im a VW junkie because I added a '69 squareback to my collection to drive while the 914 is still on jackstands. Too bad it overheated today...

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 10 2004, 10:31 PM

so that was you on fire?

Posted by: MattR Oct 10 2004, 11:11 PM

OVERHEATED, not BLEW UP...

damn porsche drivers think they're better then everyone else

Posted by: Carlitos Way Oct 10 2004, 11:52 PM

I work for a drug manufacturing company during the day. Sorry, legal drugs only.

At night I host/run a karaoke show 5 nights per week. Free drinks. I get paid to drink , play music and chat with pretty girls at a bar... It's a terrible job. NOT!!!!

Occasionally, on weekends I have the occasional private party/wedding/event to DJ.

Most every Saturday evening, I play poker with the guys

Approximately once a month I play paintball with my friends...

And I just bought my 914, so I know my savings will be drained for A LONG TIME!!!

Ain't life grand?

Posted by: Jenny Oct 10 2004, 11:53 PM

Hmmm.. Besides work and commute, I

-try to spend time with my family since I moved out <1 year ago
-play with puppy (Snoopy)
-Netflix
-cook & bake
-surf internet/BBS--I mean, forum
-minimal tv
-make jewelry
-knit scarves (no old maid jokes, thank you very much)
-listen to music
-breakfast with 914 friends once a month
-target practice
-watch baseball
-AX (definitely more next year, hopefully)

Jen

Posted by: Kevin@ojai.net Oct 11 2004, 01:36 AM

I really enjoy brewing beer. The porter I made a while back is damn good .

The SAE supermileage vehicle takes pretty much all of my free time. I some how got suckerd into being "team captain" this year, so it is taking up just about all of my time. I still manage to find time to throw back a few sierra nevadas (I'm in Chico, so its the "cheap" stuff) during the weekend, but otherwise its mostly SMV related stuff.

When I get the chance I also enjoy fishing and water skiing, as well as wrenching on whatever car project I have going on.

-Kevin

Posted by: DuckRyder Oct 11 2004, 03:58 AM

Currently my truck is my main affliction.

Same old story as usual, I was just going to freshen up the motor, now it looks like this:



Mild hydralic cam changed to mild solid cam, which changed to slightly hotter can which changed to solid roller...............

Should make mid 450 horses or so..................

IF I ever get to leave Florida.

Posted by: william harris Oct 11 2004, 06:56 AM

I have four teenage sons. The oldest is a freshman at Suffolk University, so we only see him once or twice a month for a visit. The other three boys and I are paintball fanatics. They are pretty good, I'm the big target splattered with paint.

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 11 2004, 07:20 AM

My other "hobbies" wow, I guess being pretty social.
Monique and I have people over quiet abit cuz she is a good cook.
During the summer I rollerblade,
during the winter I ski,
I help others fix their cars,
I am always in the middle of remodeling something on the house,
and I take thousands of pics that aren't organized,
and I take one month off each year to travel out of the USA.

I don't watch tv but instead read tons of books.

Geoff

Posted by: porschefool Oct 11 2004, 07:31 AM

I used to be TOTALLY into arcade games. The full size buggers, mind you. After fixing/selling/hauling them around for 6 years or so, I've decided to knock it off for a while...just a few personal ones left in the garage now (Red Baron, Battlezone, Space Invaders, Street Fighter).
Now I'm completely into the Space Program (early stuff, Mercury/Gemini/Apollo)
And spend way too much time reading mission transcripts and the like (today is the 36th anniversary of Apollo 7, and the 38th anniversary of...me!) and building models.

Other than that, 5 acres which need CONSTANT mowing, a '79 XJ6 that loves attention (and oil), 18 month old daughter and a 3 month old son...

Oh, yeah, a day job, another company I own that is now 300 miles away, a FORD (does it matter which one?) and there is just never enough time for the teener..plus, I'm ignoring it right now, after it ate up most of my summer tracking down a failing MPS problem...that'll teach it. Oooh, look...sunshine! pop the top!

Posted by: kafermeister Oct 11 2004, 08:50 AM

....well, I do got stuff other than 914world.com.....but not much. :-)


I've got this Beetle I've been working on until this past spring. Body has been off for rustoration/paint since '98.http://aircooled.dyndns.org/pics/69bug_c_4-18-04.jpg. It's probably going to get the rest of the paint (outside and interior) applied this winter.

I put a few nights into a startup business where we specialize in commercial real estate signs, store fronts, and magnetic automobile stuff. Hope to be doing boat graphics by next summer. Lots of boat people in Cincy.

We have a 15mo old so he occupies all the time that isn't otherwise spoken for.

Oh, and last but not least, the garage is filled to capacity with stuff out of the house while we build this http://aircooled.dyndns.org/newhouse/DSCN1507.JPG. It's still in the works. Haven't touched any garage projects since July.

....basically, I don't have time to eat. Can't wait for the day when the projects are done and I can sell/give away all the spare parts.

Rick

Posted by: Martin Baker Oct 11 2004, 10:39 AM

Getting ready to start DUMPING my 20 plus years of R/C stuff...raced 1/10th on road for many years off and on since 1980. Lots of vintage crap. Will ebay mostly unless some knows a specific item I might have.

Posted by: charlesmac Oct 11 2004, 11:08 AM

I'm a trumpet player, mostly legit stuff, just starting to learn jazz improv. High school band director during the day. Summers i spend wakeboarding, winters, some hunting, snowboarding(usually 1 week a year, we don't get much snow down here), 70'VW fastback to finish, 72'chevy truck to finish, 83' 944 to finish, trying to get a shop built, used to fly R/C planes, i think that's about it.

Posted by: Ferg Oct 11 2004, 11:18 AM

Cycling:

SingleSpeed, Mountain Bike, Road Bike, Cyclocross, you name it. It used to be my life, then I got a real job, married, and soon baby...

Trail Running:

Mostly weekends with my dogs, 5-10 mile trail runs, with a few half and full trail marathons each year.

Sell Cars:

More of a hobby than a second income, I usually turn 3-5 cars a year, I like to keep my Daily Drivers rotating so I don't lose any money.

Ferg

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 11 2004, 11:20 AM

i also got me 2 golden retriever stooges. they make me laugh

Posted by: 914helo Oct 11 2004, 11:22 AM

Besides a full-time job in the military, which of course includes some travel , a 3 year old, 5 month old, dog, and an addiction to tennis, I still squeeze in time for the 914. Of course, that's probably why I've only done a fraction of the work that needs to get done. I still love it though.

Posted by: Headrage Oct 11 2004, 11:40 AM

Corporate Health & Safety Manager for a heavy industrial construction firm during the day and sometimes at night and on weekends. Enjoy the occasional round of golf. Love to travel. Usually it's to somewhere here on the west coast with the every year or so trip to Turkey (Wifes family).

Posted by: grantsfo Oct 11 2004, 11:59 AM

I have a Boxster and Toyota Echo that I spend some time on. Boxster allows me and my wife to join the wine and cheese crowd occasionally - thats often very boring. Toyota allows me to hang with the young ricer tuner crowd. ...thats often scary. ..But hey I have a whole crowd of guys working on suspension mods rather than fart can mufflers for their Echo's!

But most of my time is spent training my Aussie frisbee tricks.

Posted by: Dr Evil Oct 11 2004, 12:01 PM

Study, study, study, and when I have time I study ) and slowly selling things off of my teener that I don't want but the CWs do

When I have time I try to finish my /6 conversion; assembling the engine presently.
Trying to keep my BMW K bike up and running, adopted another that needs an engine rebuild.
I also seem to end up fixing other peoples cars..you should see my back yard.

Oh, and I do upholstery, guitars, and r/c aircraft!

I may be obsessed

Posted by: dflesburg Oct 11 2004, 12:03 PM

Posted by: TonyAKAVW Oct 11 2004, 12:08 PM

The 914 hobby for me is really secondary to my other hobby, which is even more unusual. I'm relaly into a particular form of amateur radio. Specifically microwave communications. Each year for two weekends, we (about 150 people in the US) get up on top of mountains and try to talk to each other on strange contraptions we've built. Our goal in this contest is to talk to the most number of other people over the longest distances. Since the microwave signals are inherently line-of-sight we have to be on mountaintops.

Here's a picture of my latest radio, its a 47 GHz radio. The wavelength of the signals is 6 mm, which is actually considered beyond microwaves (millimeterwaves). The rifle scope on the side is actually used for pointing, the beamwidth of the antenna is around 1 degree.

-Tony


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Posted by: TonyAKAVW Oct 11 2004, 12:11 PM

Here I am with a group of other microwave operators on Signal Hill near Long Beach. (actually I'm not in the picture, but my dish is the left-most one.

-Tony


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Posted by: Toast Oct 11 2004, 12:12 PM

I love to play rock in roll on the Drums! But I haven't had a set or a place to play in almost 2 years.

I have been wanting to go skiing since July! (we need a smiley for this!)

I am suba certified, but I dont particularly like doing it.

I love listening to music and have my XM radio on constantly!

Surfing the 914world.com

and doing absolutly nothing!

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 11 2004, 12:13 PM

I run almost everyday. Love it.

Posted by: andys Oct 11 2004, 12:18 PM

Retired after 25 years of roadracing. Sold everything last December. 5 local and 4 regional class championships; class win at innaugural (2003) race at Californial Speedway in Fontana. New hobby; 914 V8!

Andy


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Posted by: sj914 Oct 11 2004, 12:36 PM

Getting back to cycling.
Radio control gas cars.
trying to get into pocket bikes.
Guns. Some say I have too many

Posted by: Jenny Oct 11 2004, 12:42 PM

According to my boyfriend, there is no such thing. Especially when you live in Cali, where they keep limiting what you can own. That's his excuse for the last couple ones he's purchased. "But I won't be able to get this a year from now. It'll be banned... "

BTW, for those that are interested, 50 cals are a no-no as of Jan 05.

Jen

Posted by: sj914 Oct 11 2004, 01:01 PM

CRAP

Posted by: Jenny Oct 11 2004, 01:04 PM

just buy a lower receiver for now and get it registered before next year. You can collect the rest and build at your own pace later.

Hijack over.... back to regularly scheduled OT thread.

Jen

Posted by: Martin Baker Oct 11 2004, 01:05 PM

Are you like Dirty Jenny? 50 Cal? Damn.

Posted by: Jenny Oct 11 2004, 01:07 PM

Haven't shot one of those yet. It'd probably dislocate my arm!

My weapon of choice is the AR15

Jen

Posted by: sj914 Oct 11 2004, 01:08 PM

50 cal. is just a half inch whole.

BTW more to add for hobbies.

Airsoft (it's as close to the real thing as I can get to)
Paintball

Posted by: sj914 Oct 11 2004, 01:11 PM

Maybe it's time to move to Nevada. Gun friendly and car friendly.

Posted by: Martin Baker Oct 11 2004, 01:14 PM

............

Posted by: Joe Ricard Oct 11 2004, 01:18 PM

I just fix shit. If it ain't broke I screw witrh it till it is and then I can fix it

Posted by: rdauenhauer Oct 11 2004, 02:33 PM

Hmmm, Hobbies, not just where My time seems to slip away to...
I guess that would be amature mechanical work (like Goeff I alway seem to be helping someone else with thier Car or Bike) working on my Homes (yes the deck is coming along nicley thank you) but my main Vice is Roadracing Motorcycles, in which the opertunity to run seems to be becoming less and less frequent as my Children get older (8 & 5)

Posted by: airsix Oct 11 2004, 03:10 PM

First is my family. Wonderful wife, daughter, and one on the way.
By day I'm an investment advisor (fee-only portfolio management)
Next would be 914 repair and modification (the possitive manifold pressure is quite nifty)

Dormant hobbies would include:
flying, scuba, downhill skiing

Semi-active hobbies would be:
fly fishing, mountain-biking, target shooting (benchrest rifle and combat pistol) and falconry

Active list:
914 as stated above
autocross
designing and building custom folding pocketknives (from scratch). This is the most challenging 'work with your hands' task I've ever tackled but it's been very rewarding. I like working with medal and tight tollerances. I must be getting old because any earlier in life an there's no way I'd have the patience for this.

-Ben M.

Posted by: SLITS Oct 11 2004, 04:11 PM

Aaron, you sure you're talkin' cards here?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 11 2004, 04:18 PM

yes you old fart.

the game is called texas hold em. (cards!)

Posted by: Joe Sharp Old Oct 11 2004, 04:18 PM

With 5 914s it is hard to do anything else.
Joe

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 11 2004, 04:19 PM

i have 3

Posted by: mike_the_man Oct 12 2004, 12:17 PM

Hmmm, hobbies, I've got lots of em, but not enough time for any of them lately.

Windsurfing (the best thing I've ever done)
Downhill skiing
Golf
Jogging
Rollerblading
Paintball (just started this year. It's so satisfying to see a paintball explode in your friends face!)
Working on cars, not just the 914
AutoXing
Fixing up my house, planning on redoing the basement into a home theatre and games room this winter

And, because these hobbies don't cost me enough as it is, I'm really hoping to get into Karting next spring. It looks super fun.

Posted by: /L. Oct 12 2004, 01:16 PM

If I'm helping Joe move his cars around the yard, I'm usually at home working on my house, inside and out. There's always things to do. Now my car is fixed, so I'll be driving it for some fun.
helping Mom (76) & Dad (89) it's like driving Miss Daisy
Gardening
Fishing
Playing Pool
Relaxing after a day at the Post Office (totally Postal!! )
Hanging with friends & my dog, Bubba (a pug)
And mainly enjoying life! it's been good to me!

Linda

Posted by: jfort Oct 12 2004, 01:41 PM

my Harley is my second choice ride
also shoot trap and skeet, fish, tennis
new fiancee' is fun, too. maybe i should have put that first in case she looks here

Posted by: dinomium Oct 12 2004, 03:25 PM

I have closed the 914 shop for a while. I realized that I have neglected a LOT of otherthings I really like besides Porsches
Golf (zero rounds this year!)
Sailling ( one series all summer)
Hockey (nill)
Bad git tar playing (just moved my Fender amp outta storage this weekend!)
Skiing (no snow yet)
Surfing (no fit in wet suit anymore)

So the car habit is on hiatus untill I get some otherthings inline... Good thing this site is here!

Posted by: scottb Oct 12 2004, 03:33 PM

outside of work.....

ride bikes with my kids
cook - it is how i decompress from work
brew beer - but haven't had time lately and i need to plumb my new brewing system anyway
gardening - wife digs what i do and i get 'special attention' after doing good work!
try and house train our new puppy
refining plans for finishing out the basement

Posted by: Jenny Oct 12 2004, 04:08 PM

Congrats on the new puppy, Scott. Show us a picture of the little booger!

Jen

Posted by: scottb Oct 12 2004, 04:23 PM

my wife really missed having a puppy after dillon died, so now here is our new mutt parker along with my kids.....

Posted by: Jenny Oct 12 2004, 04:28 PM

He's adorable.

Jen

Posted by: Meredith Oct 12 2004, 04:44 PM

So cute! Use this picture to hijack a thread next time an argument is getting out of hand. Should work like a charm.

Mer

Edit-- The "Supersize Me" thread could use it right about now...

Posted by: Deluxe247 Oct 12 2004, 04:55 PM

Lots and lots of tournament and recreational paintball... (almost as expensive as the 914)

Posted by: AZ914 Oct 12 2004, 04:58 PM

Besides the 914:

1. Workout (mostly weightlifiting, some biking)...
2. Booze...

I know... counter-productive...

Posted by: Meredith Oct 12 2004, 05:31 PM

School and work take up most of my time, so in my free time I'm usually out with friends. Or tagging along with my dad to 914 events. What I would like to get into, however, is:

1. SCUBA diving. Hopefully this will be accomplished next semester.
2. Rock-climbing. I'm not sure how or when I'll do this, but I think it would be fun. Anyone want to learn with me? (Insert rock-climbing smiley here)
3. Cooking lessons. I'm a decent cook, but I want to learn how to do the fancy stuff.
4. More 914 stuff, of course.


Mer

Posted by: Jenny Oct 12 2004, 05:35 PM

Mer, Planet Granite (or Granite Planet ) is close to where I live. If you ever want to go, shoot me a PM and I'll meet you there. I'd be interested in learning with a newbie.

Jen

Posted by: Meredith Oct 12 2004, 05:41 PM

Oh sweet, thanks. I completely forgot about that place. That would be a great starting point.

Posted by: Andyrew Oct 12 2004, 05:42 PM

OOook. lemme see....

umm...

(thinks deeply)

Hmmm

AH golf!, wait, no I dont do that anymore... 914 sucks up that one..

Hmmm, Work? not a hobbie.. and I only do that so I can do more to the 914...

no girls...

computers, well.... im here, nope that one doesnt count...

games? nope, I only play NFS: PU...

Shoot,

I suck!!!



And my car wont start, so I cant even drive it!!! BAH, Worthless, everything is worthless..

Andrew

Posted by: dmenche914 Oct 12 2004, 06:58 PM

Uhm.... eleven cars, all old, Rock Climbing, Bike Riding, Bay and Ocean Kayaking, Did I mention Old cars (Porsche, VW, Kelmark Kitcar, and Triumph) Avid fruit sticker collector, estimated 2000 plus stickers covering kitchen doors, maybe that's just a strange obsession rather than a hobby. HALO on the XBox is fun, can't wait for HALO II, garden work, and home repairs/improvements, also like trying to improve semiconductor processes, but that's a work thing, although still fun and interesting, heck they pay me for it too.

However recovery to injury on hands has preoccupied the last year, so looking forward to next, hope to be healed up, and start to enjoy these things again. Health is number one priority always (with out which you can not enjoy the 914)

Posted by: tod914 Oct 12 2004, 07:07 PM

If you decide to get into it, and you need gear, let me know. I'll be putting my equiptment up for sale soon. It's really a great sport. I enjoyed much more than cars. Im sure you'll be hooked once you start. Best thing to do is to learn in a gymn. They can teach you the basics of belaying, tying in, commands, and some basic techniques. ALWAYS go with someone that has alot of experience and make sure each anchor system has a back up!!! Always double check everything. No margin for error here. Be safe and enjoy!

Posted by: root Oct 12 2004, 08:12 PM

Family

Coach High School Hockey

http://www.chargerhockey.com/default.htm

Eat Pizza, Drink Beer

Cut, Grind, and Weld in the Garage

Listen to BB King

Walk Rocky or wrestle with my pet bear.

Posted by: ChrisReale Oct 12 2004, 08:35 PM

WTF How the hell did you get into that? I had to wrestle a Great Dane puppy that was a bit enthusiastic about licking my face, but I cannot imagine wrestling a bear. Is it fun?

Posted by: root Oct 12 2004, 08:54 PM

Yea!


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Posted by: root Oct 12 2004, 09:08 PM

O.K. I was kidding about the bear wrestling!

But this one's true-

I wrestle my 110 Lb. Chocolate Labrador Reteiver for FUN!
and his name is Rocky... We have this trick we do together; first I
tease him with a deflated basketball, when he bites it, he locks on
and I swing him around in circles until all four feet are off the ground.

He loves it but it wears me out quick. I weigh 190 so I only have the
80lb differential to anchor me.

Posted by: ppickerell Oct 12 2004, 10:19 PM

I fish the Ocean and San Francisco bay in a 36 ft Albin sportfisher and run the Delta and the Sierra Foothill lakes in my bass boat. I have double kayaks, single kayaks and canoes so I get a lot of time on the water. I play guitar and keyboards and record my own music. I love racing and go to Laguna Seca and Sears point as often as I can.

Posted by: Meredith Oct 15 2004, 08:55 PM

Oh yeah, I forgot to add that I also want to learn how to play the guitar.

Posted by: dflesburg Oct 15 2004, 08:59 PM

If you are serious about playing the guitar, I recommend a little practice amp called a Pignose. Plus later you can run it through your Peavy, PA or Marshal Stack and blow the neighborhood away.

Between my loud cars and my loud guitars its hard to tell if I can hear at all....




I'm a marathon runner.

Posted by: Series9 Oct 15 2004, 09:11 PM

I am NOT a nerd. I just do something nerdy on the side...


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Posted by: wheelo Oct 15 2004, 10:47 PM

Wow... I am impressed... Glad to know you !!!

I do tons of stuff also :
- Surf (kneeboarder 30yrs)
- Guitar (church band)
- Motorcycle (every week)
- Bonsai (@ 12 of them)
- Hotwheels (diecast collection)
- House Repair/Maint (1963)
- Teener (on-road since '73)
- Plus my Daughter & 3 step kids !

Time goes soooo fast !

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 16 2004, 07:25 AM

I don't know if a five year old boy and three year old girl count as hobbies, but my family is #1 for me!

After that:
maintaining and "modifying" our (too big) home and our property
playing golf
playing guitar (a Gibson RD Artist, a Taylor 715CE, and a hotrod Strat copy)
playing drums
checkin out this BBS!

PK

Posted by: Bleyseng Oct 16 2004, 01:13 PM

Perry, what about making those cool umbrella covers for the 914?? ain't that a hobby?

Thanks for sending mine as it works great! Its raining now....as always in Seattle.

Geoff

Posted by: Seagrave Oct 16 2004, 10:11 PM

Cars (911, 914)
Street tracker Triumph 650 (but it mostly graces the garage now. Don't ride anymore except around the block...anyone want to buy it?)
Slot cars...sometimes
I bought and resurrected a fire engine that I once served on. Now take that to musters, parades, and birthday parties.


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Posted by: scott thacher Oct 16 2004, 10:47 PM

hunt
shoot
hike
sit around
wish i could do less of above to work on car
surf the WWW....
camp
pool ( pool table less than 10 foot away )
girlfriend
play with dogs
work on house

used to paintball even got paid to play ( team IMAGE )but 4000 in gear got to be too much

by trade master electrician currently collecting unemployement and starting own bussiness

scott

Posted by: RAR Oct 17 2004, 11:42 AM

How cool! What a fun thing to be doing.

Posted by: RAR Oct 17 2004, 11:44 AM

I collect balisongs (double handled), also called butterfly knives. Whatcha' got?