Off-season hobbies?

[Admiral Byng]

Now that the long months of summer are almost upon us, it's time to get some other hobby for a few months.

I've bought & borrowed some new kit to set up my work bench for a bit of woodworking. I have an old armchair that needs a new frame (sentimental value, long story), and I've decided that I can make it myself. Little bit of a project.

I follow the cricket during the summer of course, but sometimes it's better to listen to it on the radio while doing something else productive.

 

[Seppo]

Can't be stuffed following the cricket too much this summer, have decided to invest my time in the garden.

Just put some soil out in the back yard today and sowed some lawn while listening to the races at Mooney Valley. Put a few bets on the phone and drank some little creatures.
Rinse and Repeat for the whole off season.

 

[FreoGirl]

love the cricket and the beach. Have a son who loves surfing, so spend a lot of time there. We also have a boat so go fishing when we have time.

 

[Kram]

Cricket and swimming is the go. Bloody hayfever is making it hard to take advantage of this weather and spend too much time in the garden.

 

[Fireballs]

Will try to cure my golf slice.

 

[Admiral Byng]

I managed to make a lot of sawdust this afternoon, almost a whole dustpan full it.

I intend to mark my progress in terms of volume of sawdust created.

 

[PantaloonRazorblade]

I'm with you Admiral, I'm getting stuck into the woodworking. I live in a teeny tiny apartment and desperately need more storage space, so I'm building upwards. Pretty much every surface in my place is going to have shelves built to size that sit on top and reach up to the ceiling. Its going to look like the bit in ikea just before you get to the checkout.

I have discovered that my cat hates the sound of a power planer. But is attracted to the sound of a staple gun.

 

[Leatherpoizoned]

I'm spending a large part of the off-season traveling. I'm kind of re leaved every off season in a way. I feel like I can do many of the things my footy obsession doesn't allow me.

 

[DOCKERZ]

Just bought a black car.
Seems my new hobby will be cleaning the bloody thing.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Do drugs and go out and nurse hangovers. Goodbye "oh, I don't want to be hungover for the Freo game" and (almost) gone is the restriction of uni.

 

[Freofalcon]

 

[holy diver]

catch some rays in my mankini

 

[estibador]

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But this is about what we're going to do differently.

Though I must say, cricket is quite hypnotic when combined with a bit of green. It even makes England blocking for two days interesting.

 

[FreoGirl]

catch some rays in my mankini

photos?

 

[FreoGirl]

Cricket and swimming is the go. Bloody hayfever is making it hard to take advantage of this weather and spend too much time in the garden.

you are not alone with the hayfever...has been driving me mental

 

[Nickos66]

• stop neglecting the family
• train BJJ
• Band rehearsing and gigging
• Diablo III on PS3
• scrap point 1

 

[Wizard]

Speedway season has just kicked off so that will take up my Saturday nights for the main part.
Also probably spend a little more time with the missus and generally just chill out a bit.

 

[Freofalcon]

But this is about what we're going to do differently.

Though I must say, cricket is quite hypnotic when combined with a bit of green. It even makes England blocking for two days interesting.

It'll certainly dull the pain of an Ashes spanking

 

[FreoGirl]

It'll certainly dull the pain of an Ashes spanking

we are the way to a comeback lol

 

[Lach72]

Lots of american style BBQ

 

[stormee]

> Preparing to go to the Royal Military College for a month in January...
> Cricket, although I prefer the domestic competition and the Warriors are horrible
> doing things with my girlfriend that she doesn't get to do in winter, when all I want to do is watch football.

That's about all I think.

 

[Seppo]

Lots of american style BBQ

Is that where you get slabs of meat and coat it in cheese and pour on buckets of rib sauce?

 

[Lach72]

Is that where you get slabs of meat and coat it in cheese and pour on buckets of rib sauce?

Nope...phillistine

 

[Seppo]

Nope...phillistine

Never tried it before, is that the slow cooked pulled pork type cooking?

 

[Lach72]

Never tried it before, is that the slow cooked pulled pork type cooking?

Now you're getting it