What Are Some Affordable and Mentally Stimulating Hobbies?

[Chi Meson]

I have a Performance bike (a cheap roadbike, but gets the job done), and a 1978 Raleigh Compeition GS with all campy parts in mint condition :!) I bought it for only $500.00 what a steal!

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Can I do my "mint" joke again?

 

[Schrodinger's Dog]

8-ball is a lot of fun =)

Indeed 9 ball is too, but frankly it isn't always a hobby, in this country it's illegal to bet on it but I've seen people gambelling hundeds of pounds on a single game. Played for fun it's a hobby, I do happen to be better than anyone I play with though generally, ah well being gifted is tough And I've also scammed someone who was trying to hussle me, he played bad for a few quid, then uped the anti, I said na I'm fine and then pocketed the few quid and left, a few games later he'd suckered someone else into losing all their money. Go careful out there. There is always someone who just is better than you, by far. I remember one of my pool team coming into the pub while I was on the table, he said, OK I'll play you loser buys a pint, I immediately said fine, what you drinking, he laughed, we let it go, and I bought him a pint after the game, but then he played for the county and was incredible.

 

[turbo]

For a time, my 2nd cousin and I would meet at a local Hotel/bar/tavern and play pool after I got off work on the 2nd shift (3-11). The people who had been holding the pool table all night were off their games, and when we showed up, we dominated. We generally played for beers, and one night, we agreed to not drink any of them until we lost a game. We filled several table-tops with beers that we won, and eventually gave up the table to the people that we thought played the best. We drank the cold beers (the least-tepid ones, in some instances), gave away the warmer ones, and went home. When I lived in Bangor, my nearest neighbor and I could hold a table for hours in a local bar until a group of older (50-60) guys showed up. They could (and did) kick our butts.

 

[Schrodinger's Dog]

For a time, my 2nd cousin and I would meet at a local Hotel/bar/tavern and play pool after I got of work on the 2nd shift (3-11). The people who had been holding the pool table all night were off their games, and when we showed up, we dominated. We generally played for beers, and one night, we agreed to not drink any of them until we lost a game. We filled several table-tops with beers that we won, and eventually gave up the table to the people that we thought played the best. We drank the cold beers (the least-tepid ones, in some instances), gave away the warmer ones, and went home. When I lived in Bangor, my nearest neighbor and I could hold a table for hours in a local bar until a group of older (50-60) guys showed up. They could (and did) kick our butts.

That's a great story Bangor Maine right?(US not Wales) I think you always instinctively know when someone is better than you at pool, it's the body language that gives it away as you're playing shots, they can hussle all they want, but the way they hold the cue, the way they go down for a shot, and the way they talk about the game is just a dead give away, I can spot it a mile off, and can honestly say I've never been hussled. Even by an 8 year old kid, now you'd think I'd be confident, but that little weiner played next to us after he tried to hussle us and was just incredible. I thank god my instinct kicked in and we refused, although my mates wanted to teach the young upstart a lesson.

 

[turbo]

That's a great story Bangor Maine right?(US not Wales) I think you always instinctively know when someone is better than you at pool, it's the body language that gives it away as you're playing shots, they can hussle all they want, but the way they hold the cue, the way they go down for a shot, and the way they talk about the game is just a dead give away, I can spot it a mile off, and can honestly say I've never been hussled. Even by an 8 year old kid, now you'd think I'd be confident, but that little weiner played next to us after he tried to hussle us and was just incredible. I thank god my instinct kicked in and we refused, although my mates wanted to teach the young upstart a lesson.

Yep, Bangor Maine. After the older crew would come in and beat the pants off us, we would head down to Wally's Spa and play for another hour or two. A real dive. We learned to be careful there, too. There was one guy in particular that always seemed a little drunker than you might expect, but he brightened right up when it was time to make the "money shot". Luckily, we saw him do this to someone else before we made the rotation to the table.

 

[eveseh]

watch movies,listending to music
play games,chat
write songs,haha