Unusual hobbies

[landuse]

i liked that tv. the tv was not that old. it was only made in 1981. the only thing that sucks is i guess i didn't use it enough and it quit working. i now got a industrial 27" lcd screen which sucks because now i can't play duck hunt.

I also remember having a remote for the TV that was attached to a long cord that plugged into the back of it. Not really a remote, more like a few buttons attached to the TV by a long piece of wire

 

[Orange Krate]

I miss the clunk clunk clunk of changing VHF stations and the click click click of UHF on the set...no remote

 

[jamyers]

Anybody else remember having to turn the TV on 10-15 minutes before your show, so it could warm up? First you had a dot in the middle of the screen, then it'd get bigger, until it'd 'sproing' into a wavy picture, which would take a minute to stabilize. Then a tube would blow and Dad sent us kids to the 7-11 to get a new one...


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[souperman000]

They sold tubes at 7-11?

 

[devino246]

Hey, look at that. I left another hobby out.

I also do woodworking. My latest project is a wall mount for the 6-point rack from the buck I shot in November. Sanded 6 times with 4 different grits of sandpaper, stained, and varnished. Tomorrow, after this first coat of varnish has dried, I'll sand it again with 220 grit and recoat. I'll do 3-5 coats. Think I'll have between 6-8 hours into it by the time I'm done (that's why good woodwork is expensive).

Yeah, I have enough hobbies to occupy the time of 4 other people. I can't wait till retirement (only got 35 years or so!)

 

[jamyers]

They sold tubes at 7-11?

The one near our house in Mineral Wells, TX did. This was back around '65 - they had one of those old tube-testing stands with new tubes in the bottom cabinet, I remember not being tall enough to test the tubes - but I went with older brother or sister. Plus, Dad would buy us a large Slurpee and a candy bar for making the "tube run", lol.

 

[OzFab]

As long as we are on the topic of weird hobbies, I have a tryout as tire changer for a raceteam next week!!! Wish me luck!

Well done Good luck

Hey, look at that. I left another hobby out.

I also do woodworking. My latest project is a wall mount for the 6-point rack from the buck I shot in November. Sanded 6 times with 4 different grits of sandpaper, stained, and varnished. Tomorrow, after this first coat of varnish has dried, I'll sand it again with 220 grit and recoat. I'll do 3-5 coats. Think I'll have between 6-8 hours into it by the time I'm done (that's why good woodwork is expensive).

Yeah, I have enough hobbies to occupy the time of 4 other people. I can't wait till retirement (only got 35 years or so!)

Nice

I also do some woodwork every now & then. My latest was a desk for my stepson. I also made my entertainment unit & my bedhead a couple of years back.

 

[OzFab]

After I made them I got into string art for a while... before I got into go karts

 

[RobertD]

Anybody else remember having to turn the TV on 10-15 minutes before your show, so it could warm up? First you had a dot in the middle of the screen, then it'd get bigger, until it'd 'sproing' into a wavy picture, which would take a minute to stabilize. Then a tube would blow and Dad sent us kids to the 7-11 to get a new one...


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I absolutely LOVE that this memory lane was posted via iphone, using an app. (And yeah I remember TV's like that!)

 

[fowler]

I read something the other day

If someone from the 1950s were to appear in today's time, what would be the hardest thing to explain

I carry in my pocket a device that can access all the knowledge know to man
I use it to look at pictures of cats and argue with strangers

 

[souperman000]

I carry in my pocket a device that can access all the knowledge know to man
I use it to look at pictures of cats and argue with strangers

ooh, that's good. I like it.