Any other hobbies compete for your pipe/tobacco dollars?

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by dmkerr

You can make pipes AND you own German Shepherds??? Did I ever mention that I wanted to be you?

For some reason, I always feel most like myself when I'm pretending to be someone else.

LOL. Rat terriers are so much easier to manage and they don't eat as much. Now that I'm feeling better I need to finish your pipe soon, that and the other three that are sitting there half finished. Soon, Dan-o, soon

[havanajohn]

Major collector operator of Prewar Lionel Trains, riding/buying motorcycles. I buy, sell, repair Lionels, and have built up a really nice business... Another plus, the bikes are the warm weather toys, and the trains are the cold weather ones. Works out well.

[MarkC]

Originally Posted by dmkerr

I've got three teens I'd like to add to your collection. They come with electric guitars, drum sets and attitudes at no extra charge. They don't smoke pipes, drink coffee or ride motorcycles so they won't be digging into your various stashes. 10 cents apiece or all 3 for a quarter. They all have cell phones; tell 'em to call me if they ever miss me, or they can just email me.

Now be fair; tell him about the $10,000 restocking charge if he changes his mind...

[RJpuffs]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

...
There's the moped, ...

What kind of moped has a speedometer that goes upto 140 MPH?

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by MarkC

Now be fair; tell him about the $10,000 restocking charge if he changes his mind...

Sorry, we are unable to accept returns on these products. It's a $10K fee simply for making the request to return.

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

LOL. Rat terriers are so much easier to manage and they don't eat as much. Now that I'm feeling better I need to finish your pipe soon, that and the other three that are sitting there half finished. Soon, Dan-o, soon

I'll bet you never need to buy lawn fertilizer!

Take your time on the pipe. I've got a few others to keep my company while I wait!

Hmmm... now that I look at it more closely, that banana dance looks a little obscene!

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by havanajohn

Major collector operator of Prewar Lionel Trains, riding/buying motorcycles. I buy, sell, repair Lionels, and have built up a really nice business... Another plus, the bikes are the warm weather toys, and the trains are the cold weather ones. Works out well.

Do you have one of those gi-normous train mini cities in your basement with train stuff and little buildings and people and things? How about posting some pics? I love that stuff, but I don't need another expensive hobby so I simply live vicariously through others

[Walter MItty]

All things Coffee and computers take a good part of my expendable income.

But PAD and TAD are really starting to make inroads into that budget. I am getting a bit hooked on cellaring of late. And I think everyone here is a sucker for a good pipe deal.

[txmatt]

In no particular order:

Backpacking - 20 pounds of titanium and carbon gadgets to make life comfortable while hiking and then sleeping 10 miles up a mountain. Constantly buying lighter versions of existing gadgets so you have the free weight to add a new gadget to the arsenal.

Computers & Computer Gaming - Upgrading and rebuilding the 4 PCs and a Windows Home Server in my house

Booze - Bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Gin, Rum, Beer

Coffee - Roasting & Brewing in all conceivable variations

Tea - Primarily Oolong from Taiwan

Fly Fishing - Fly Tying, Rod Building, countless gadgets

Flashlights - I have way too many, yet 3 are on the way from Hong Kong now. (must have R2 bin Cree emitter)

R/C Cars - 1/10th & 1/18th scale brushless motors Lithium Polymer batteries - VROOM CRASH!

Lighters - yes they are tremendously useful for tobacco consumption. I can't claim they aren't their own hobby though. Last week I had to take 9 lighters out of my car door to get to the pocket knife I had down at the bottom. The reason I needed the pocket knife? To open a clam pack containing.... a lighter.

[Reverie Forest]

Originally Posted by txmatt

Tea - Primarily Oolong from Taiwan

Where do you buy your teas? I've been a big fan of Adagio for the last several years, but I'd like to check out any other vendors...that doesn't include teavana.

[MasonM]

Interesting question. One of my other hobbies is knitting, and I do spend a bit on yarns, needles, and such.

[Davetopay]

Originally Posted by Davetopay

I have been seen drag racing, playing with old trucks, playing in bands, collecting some records, fly fishing, camping, collecting/drinking good whiskey, and brewing beer.

I am a busy boy.

Like THIS!

[Mad Hatter]

Just to follow up, here's the pup I added to the pack this weekend.

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by Davetopay

Emotional connection to the music or did you just find out Mrs "Topay" flushed your Castello down the toilet?

Do you own stock in the BC Rich company or do you just love their guitars? I bought my son a "Bich" and he loves it!

[David M]

This is a killer thread. I am getting verklempt just thinking about how we are bonding more and more (at least in my mind). Tissue please!

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Wow.
RC Airplanes. I have a vision of us attaching some type of combustible device, filling it with pipe tobacco and swooping in on unsuspecting crowds and having them enjoy some of the smells of the hobby. MAKE IT HAPPEN!

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Dr. Moo
Spine tingling thoughts of you getting dressed up in full police garb and impersonating a CHIPS dude and stopping cars with violations of...
Officer Moo: "Are you smoking a pipe?"
Unsuspecting: "NO?!?!?"
Ocifer Oom: "TICKET!"

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Hatters dog collection looks fun.
My girlfriends beauty big American Staffordshire Terrier (150 Lbs of lovable Heft) passed away recently and she just got a miniature Chihuahua Pincher mix and I love that little guy to death, although I miss the Big Lug as well.

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Me Hobbies.
Well, Pipe Smoking and loving it so much and deciding to give back to the hobby by helping to market and promote the West Coast Pipe Show the past few months was taking up a bunch of my time even though I loved absolutely every minute of it.

Next in line is the world's greatest sport - HOCKEY!
I write for Inside Hockey and also take pictures for them while covering my local NHL team the SJ Sharks. Love Photography and have not been doing enough of it lately and hope to soon start a project of shooting pipes once I convince GL Pease to tell me some of his secrets of shooting pipes.

Last but not least is Scuba Diving.
You guys realize that there are in fact TWO MAIN ENVIRONMENTS on this planet. One above water and one under water. We Have TWO WORLDS on this one planet and the one less explored is so utterly amazing and breathtaking its mind blowing and incredible. If you get a chance to pop a tank on your back and go down 80-120 feet. DO IT! You will never be able to regret it and you will instantly be hooked.