What do you do outside of work as a hobby etc? - What do you fill your spare time with?

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Dave_L
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I know we all work long hours etc - but what do we all do outside of our working lives?

I collect and show antique engines...some call me old before my time but I don’t care!

Here’s a short clip of my favourite engine ticking over - a 1915 Crossley G110 single cylinder engine running on propane (used to run on town gas back in the day) I can’t see any engines of today running so well at 103 years old!

It has a bore of 5� and a stroke of 11� bringing the cubic capacity to nigh-on 3.4 litres in a single cylinder.....but it starts reliably with a spin of the flywheel. I’ve got four other engines, I’ll find some video of them running too.

https://youtu.be/BnuylR5m1X8




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Think the crossly family lived in my area at Combermere abbey.
My toys are morris austin van. 1954 bsa a7. Then I play at farming aswell. Make a bales in the summer.got a case cx90 and recently got a Ford 1220 compact tractor to play with
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allotment
indoor rowing
supporting luton town FC and Celtic FC
and semi -professional drinking

LLL :)
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lutonlagerlout wrote:and semi -professional drinking
Lol.....love it - and your honesty!!!
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Tony McC
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Motorbikes (particularly Triumph), going to gigs or Northern Soul nights, and collecting Playmobil.... some of us never grow up! :D
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jwill
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Run - boring really

DNgroundworks
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I climb :)

seanandruby
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Cyclling, buying & selling. Good hobby making money :;): :)
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karate going for my black belt next easter 2020 , swimming, family time and as luton said semi pro drinking
I wish i worked outside...

michaelthegardener
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wood work got a bit of model garden railway on the go i alo collect old tools or other old interesting stuff

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michaelthegardener wrote:wood work got a bit of model garden railway on the go i alo collect old tools or other old interesting stuff
Coincidence, i sell old tools etc: :;):
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I like sitting by a lake or river and not catching fish :)

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thats why they call it fishing and not catching Steve :)
I know a guy in Michigan who hunts,this season he didnt catch anything,but he said thats why its called hunting and not shooting :;):
cheers LLL
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Haha, very true Tony

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Back coaching rugby Ieuan is in the under 8 and now unprofessional drinker been dry 18 months now ps was not a alky :p happy days cookie 🍪
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