Hobbies

[tyronee]

I absolutely love cooking and yoga—they're my go-to hobbies for staying healthy and relaxed. Trying out new recipes is so much fun, and yoga helps me unwind and stay flexible. I’ve also found Canadian pharmacy to be super helpful for getting affordable medications to support my health goals. It’s great to have access to resources that make healthy living easier.

 

[hawil]

I like reading and playing games. When I have more free time, I like going somewhere. I should say, traveling is a great way to relax and recharge for me.

 

[pepper2.0]

One hobby I've been into for as long as I can remember is rock hounding. Whenever I travel or have a memory I want to keep I often look for a random rock to keep and every once in a while if I am bored or feeling blah for whatever reason I check them out and each one brings me to a wonderful memory. I've given most of my purchased collection to my son to help him get into the hobby, but I have a tiger eye and a huge quartz crystal that was gifted to me, he has been begging me for but can't have yet.. they hold memories I am not willing to give up yet.

 

[reder]

I should say, hobbies are such a great way to express ourselves. One of mine is collecting designer handbags. There's just something about the craftsmanship and style that draws me in. I recently added the Saint Laurent Solferino bag to my collection, and it is definitely a highlight of my collection, I love it. I think it’s a fun way to combine fashion with my passion for beautiful accessories.

 

[Sean Regan]

My wife collects vacuum cleaners. There's five in this cupboard under the stairs, one in the kitchen and two upstairs.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

My wife collects vacuum cleaners. There's five in this cupboard under the stairs, one in the kitchen and two upstairs.

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My friend Derek was a bachelor who cleaned his flat once a year the day before his birthday, he was a retired gardener who lived in a flat in Kingston with a balcony that faced North East, he grew some amazing things there.
His hobby was touring charity shops in his 2CV, which he left to my daughter. Anyway, to the point, when he died there were five second hand Dysons in the flat that was vacuumed once a year. He couldn't resist a bargain.

 

[hawil]

Aside from gardening, I’m really into collecting watches. There’s something special about finding unique timepieces that tell a story. I love learning about their history and mechanics. I often check ShopHQ reviews before purchasing to ensure I’m getting quality pieces. I think it's a fun hobby that combines style and craftsmanship.

 

[Sean Regan]

My hobby is collecting vintage tuner amps and other such equipment.
I've this

This

This
Some of my recordings I select, using my jukebox wall boxes and played on iPods are YouTube downloads, so the quality will be only as good as that of the person who uploaded it.
Also, YouTube compress the recordings, so they will suffer a bit from it.

This is from one of my own CDs, I downloaded to my laptop and then uploaded to the particular iPod being used at that moment. So the quality is better.

and my latest..

This.

Anmong my "other suxh equipment," is my Philips turntable I bought in 1972.

and this vintage Shure cassette deck.

The cassette is probably forty years old and the recording about 90 years old.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQ1AJ1Kd2c

 

[Oliver Buckle]

The cassette is probably forty years old

found old cassettes had a lot of hiss on them, I was told it was because they were stored in one position and the earth's magnetic field moved the iron in tape.

 

[Sean Regan]

found old cassettes had a lot of hiss on them, I was told it was because they were stored in one position and the earth's magnetic field moved the iron in tape.

Yes that's likely.

There's always quite a bit of background noise on my little Lumix DMC LX15.

But it's the camera itself that's making the noise, as on some videos, when I turn the sound right down on any of my tuner/amps the same noise is still there.
Sometime if I make a video in the garden, on playback I can hear the faint sound of an aeroplane, that I didn't notice when I was recording. The microphones must be that sensitive.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

My mate thought it was his old stereo, but it was not there when I took a new tape round, so we tried his tapes on my new stereo an lo, they still hissed. Pretty conclusive.

 

[Sean Regan]

Well, I listened to this again. I can hear my camera noise before I press "play" on this.
Then I could hear the motor start up, but then my camera was only a foot away from the deck. But when I closed the doors, I heard nothing in addition to the recording. I won't say it was brilliant. This is forty-year-old deck, I paid £38 on eBay last year. Just needed a new belt and the heads cleaned. I tried it again tonight with treble turned right up and there was no hiss. But then it is only a bog-standard cassette deck.