What Hobbies Have You Fallen Out Of?

[spicy_boiii]

Ones I don't do anymore, from when I was younger to more recent: video games, skateboarding, archery, Soccer, Firearms, knives, fishing, consistent Long distance running, cars, craft beer/wine, camping/backpacking (thanks CA fires).

Ones I still do regularly: Motorcycle track riding, dirt biking, working out, gardening, pipes, fantasy movies, cooking, history, reading, hiking, traveling, working myself to death, developing health issues.

 

[crashthegrey]

I rarely play guitar, pick it up again from time to time but never seems to stick now. And since moving back to the country my skateboard sits abandoned.

 

[Grovius]

Homebrewing. I've become lazier and lazier, and all the cleaning involved plus the fact that now it is easier for me to get good ales...
My poor banjo has been sitting for years in its case, too, but the fiddle and the pipes are still in use.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've worked a 7/12 shift for the past several years. Other than keeping a rubik's cube around as a stress ball, I've had to give up any hobbies I had.

 

[prndl]

Used to be wine, women and song.

Now, it's beer, the ole lady and t.v.

 

[trouttimes]

Hobbies seem to come and go for me. Recently I’ve given up cutting horse competition, long range shooting and enduro motorcycle racing. I still fly fish and make cane fly rods, shoot 3 gun and train cutting horses. Who knows about next year. I’m starting to feel my age.

 

[jttnk]

I've given up on a few collections. Buying, selling, trading saxophones, clarinets, revolvers, pistols, folding knives, ties, suits, fedoras.... yes, I said fedoras ?. Not sure if I would call them hobbies. I just get enough of those things and don't see a good reason to get more. Unless of course a really good deal comes along. ?

I did give up on photography once film died. Photography through computerized machines is cheating and anyone can shoot an incredible photo. Used to be that you needed talent to do that.

Careful, check out member Gus’s work. It is really cool and uses real photography and computer skills to create some beautiful and interesting work. While not a photographer, I understand and appreciate the film, traditional art. I can also see the art in the new form as well. And yes, there are crappy “artists”, but there are plenty of good ones too.

 

[5star]

Upgrading my hi-fi system is something that I stopped doing a couple of years ago.
I spent a small fortune trying out different pieces of kit.
Using the knowledge that I built up, I spent another small fortune on the setup I have now.
it sounds great and does nothing wrong or badly at all.
Audio bliss at last.

Many years ago I worked for high end hi-fi shops and also for Bose for awhike. - - So I worked around very expensive audio systems all week long. As a 20 something year old guy, there was No way I could afford such audio gear. Unfortunately, the ear I developed made my own hi fi system sound like garbage. It was hard to even listen to music at home.

Sometimes ignorance Is bliss !

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I used to play a fair amount of pool. When we started spending the winter in Florida, that made playing in leagues impossible. So I lost interest and sold the table when we sold our Indiana house recently.

 

[username]

I home brewed beer with my dad for a while even won some awards at the state and county fair. Haven’t made a batch in years. Also used to play table top role playing games Dungeons and Dragons ,Vampire the Masquerade etc.Just scheduling conflicts so it fell apart and I drifted away from it.

 

[scloyd]

Hobbies seem to come and go for me. Recently I’ve given up cutting horse competition, long range shooting and enduro motorcycle racing. I still fly fish and make cane fly rods, shoot 3 gun and train cutting horses. Who knows about next year. I’m starting to feel my age.

I had to Google cutting horse competition. I watched a couple of YouTube videos. I'm impressed. Pretty cool.

 

[LotusEater]

I had to Google cutting horse competition. I watched a couple of YouTube videos. I'm impressed. Pretty cool.

If there were a prize for manliest hobbies @trouttimes would win.

 

[dochowl]

Up until a few years back, I repaired and restored classic (late 70's early 80's) arcade games. Had a garage full and restored/sold ~70 games over 10 years. I still have 5 games left, although these are my keepers. Like a lot of things, the cost of unrestored games skyrocketed over the last 5 years and it just wasn't worth the hassle trying to buy them anymore.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Up until a few years back, I repaired and restored classic (late 70's early 80's) arcade games. Had a garage full and restored/sold ~70 games over 10 years. I still have 5 games left, although these are my keepers. Like a lot of things, the cost of unrestored games skyrocketed over the last 5 years and it just wasn't worth the hassle trying to buy them anymore.

I always wanted either Pacman, Jungle King, Kangaroo, or Zaxxon.

 

[magicpiper]

I collected and restored old cast iron cookware, mostly from turn of the century. It was inexpensive at the time and useable once restoration was complete. They made great gifts for newlyweds or folks that remembered the quality of their grandmother’s skillet. I never sold them. Unfortunately, prices went through the roof as the number of collectors grew. It pushed me out of the game. Plus, my wife complained daily about my ever growing collection. I’ve been slowly giving everything away. I’m down to my last remaining, and most cherished, pieces.

 

[dochowl]

I always wanted either Pacman, Jungle King, Kangaroo, or Zaxxon.

I've had them all with the exception of the Kangaroo. Each were good in their own way. The ones I still have are: Donkey Kong (this will be buried next to me when I die... best childhood memories here), Time Pilot, Asteroids Deluxe, and Dragon's Lair.

 

[trouttimes]

I collected and restored old cast iron cookware, mostly from turn of the century. It was inexpensive at the time and useable once restoration was complete. They made great gifts for newlyweds or folks that remembered the quality of their grandmother’s skillet. I never sold them. Unfortunately, prices went through the roof as the number of collectors grew. It pushed me out of the game. Plus, my wife complained daily about my ever growing collection. I’ve been slowly giving everything away. I’m down to my last remaining, and most cherished, pieces.

How about some pics?

 

[magicpiper]

How about some pics?

Most are covered in mineral oil and in storage. This one is my daily driver. Griswold #8 slant logo. 1906-1916?? Use it for biscuits and cornbread only. Smooth as a baby’s butt.

 

[anotherbob]

hiking, just can't right now. Caving because the fear grabbed me and I said "you know what fear you're right".

 

[sablebrush52]

My work pretty much takes up my waking days, so hobbies, with the exception of pipes, tobaccos and their history have gone by the wayside. I used to do a fair amount of photography, collected signed limited first editions by my favorite speculative fiction writers, collected LPs and later CDs of music largely composed by centuries dead white guys, rare recordings, antiques, cabinetry, cookery, Hawaiian shirts, Roman coins, metal working, playing the piano, hiking, shooting, etc. No time and less interest, though I’m getting back into cookery and keeping up yoga and resistance training.