Ke1t Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What sort of things do you do on the side, not work-related, either to earn a bit of extra cash or just for the love of it? Hobbies, if you will? I'm planning on doing some moonshining in the spring/summer, because booze. Also looking into building a smokehouse where I can dismember and cure the flesh of forest creatures. 1 Link to comment
Clydeside_Sheep Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What sort of things do you do on the side, not work-related, either to earn a bit of extra cash or just for the love of it? Hobbies, if you will? I'm planning on doing some moonshining in the spring/summer, because booze. Also looking into building a smokehouse where I can dismember and cure the flesh of forest creatures. I like the smoke house idea, you should post a "build thread" as well as info about you using it and the results. I would fancy one of those for smoking fish*. Years ago, when single, I used to grow married-to-johanna via hydroponics, (NFT), which was as interesting botanically as it was deeply rewarding both personally and socially. I enjoyed learning about plants and hydroponics as much as I did the dried, cured fruits of my labours. Unfortunately my wife is a (nominal) Presbyterian Roundhead, meaning any sign of one enjoying oneself - or giving/taking with the law - is quickly clamped down upon, with extreme prejudice. I hope one day either she - or the law - may relent (fat chance, both are fanatics). In the meantime, I will busy myself with vegetable growing via raised beds and a greenhouse - which It will likely take me this and next year (at least) to buy and construct. She will probably want a patio etc first. Edit - * my mate said he would teach me how to fish. Link to comment
ChutneyLove Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I make stuff out of timber. Toy chests, bookcases, signs, decorations. I would do it more if I had the time and will do it as a part-time job to create cash once I retire from ordinary work. Trying to convince the wife that 3 grand for a laser cutter is a good investment and I would start selling stuff I make at weekends now, instead of just making it for family and friends. If the wife wasn't such a fearty I'd be doing stuff to the house non-stop too. Got some ace things I could do with it in my heid, but she's always got an excuse for me not to start. I work long hours though, so I think she's afraid I'll get started something and it'll take ages to finish. To be fair, I have got previous for that, but that's half the fun. I always get disappointed when I finish a project - don't get me wrong, I'm usually proud of my work - but once it's finished there's a wee space in my life that then needs filled. Link to comment
looksgoodinred Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 well i like baking. it's relaxing and requires some attention to detail. and i get to use my hands and produce something useful. which i like. which is probably why i also like hand sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting.and making jams and pickles. when more time permits, i'd like to buy a decent camera and take some photography courses. i like taking photos. odd bits and pieces. particularly buildings. Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 and i get to use my hands and produce something useful. which i like. 1 Link to comment
The Boofon Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I make stuff out of timber. Toy chests, bookcases, signs, decorations. I would do it more if I had the time and will do it as a part-time job to create cash once I retire from ordinary work. Trying to convince the wife that 3 grand for a laser cutter is a good investment and I would start selling stuff I make at weekends now, instead of just making it for family and friends. If the wife wasn't such a fearty I'd be doing stuff to the house non-stop too. Got some ace things I could do with it in my heid, but she's always got an excuse for me not to start. I work long hours though, so I think she's afraid I'll get started something and it'll take ages to finish. To be fair, I have got previous for that, but that's half the fun. I always get disappointed when I finish a project - don't get me wrong, I'm usually proud of my work - but once it's finished there's a wee space in my life that then needs filled. Do you know the difference between a carpenter and a joiner? One makes things with wood, the other paints cars. I renovate my house. Link to comment
360 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Making football forum posts that, more often than not, are pretty much guaranteed at least one +1. 2 Link to comment
Tommy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Making football forum posts that, more often than not, are pretty much guaranteed at least one +1.Which club site? 2 Link to comment
Stoney Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Lawn Bowling. Fantastic sport and an excellent social activity Also made a nice bit of prize money last year which sweetened the deal. Link to comment
360 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Which club site? Just hoping Bluto reads this sooner rather than later... 1 Link to comment
Ke1t Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I like the smoke house idea, you should post a "build thread" as well as info about you using it and the results. I would fancy one of those for smoking fish*. Years ago, when single, I used to grow married-to-johanna via hydroponics, (NFT), which was as interesting botanically as it was deeply rewarding both personally and socially. I enjoyed learning about plants and hydroponics as much as I did the dried, cured fruits of my labours. Unfortunately my wife is a (nominal) Presbyterian Roundhead, meaning any sign of one enjoying oneself - or giving/taking with the law - is quickly clamped down upon, with extreme prejudice. I hope one day either she - or the law - may relent (fat chance, both are fanatics). In the meantime, I will busy myself with vegetable growing via raised beds and a greenhouse - which It will likely take me this and next year (at least) to buy and construct. She will probably want a patio etc first. Edit - * my mate said he would teach me how to fish. I might even go one better and make a Youtube, 'How Kelt Did It' video, so prospective moonshiners and animal killers everywhere can see how to build a Still and a Smokehouse. Moonshining seems quite an involved process initially, the separation of the Ethanol the Methanol and the alcohol... one of those things makes you blind and/or kills you, so I need to be sure I know what I'm doing before swigging whatever comes out of the still. I think I'm going with a straightforward Pot Still, since flavour is more important than Alcohol content so far as I'm concerned, though I may put together a Reflux Still just to see the difference. Can't put the smokehouse too close to the still, though, since the vapours from the alcohol will likely ignite when I light the smoker. Then you get an explosion, and from what I've read that's not a desirable effect. Ultimately I want to bury a 50' cargo container somewhere on the property and have a whole Alchemist Laboratory theme going on underground and away from the eyes of the Federales. Your Hydroponic venture is surprising to me... didn't think you went in for the recreational pharmaceuticals. If I do get to that stage I'll pick your brains for advice. My ultimate goal is semi-self-sufficiency, so the booze and the weed production is of utmost importance in the scheme of things. Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Collecting whisky and cigars. Pretty boring. drink the whisky or sit on it for sale later? Mate of min does the buy to sit on it. Me, I dj. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Collecting whisky and cigars. Pretty boring. I told the wife I wanted a bottle of Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix a few years ago when prices were still reasonable. Now up to 350 to 400 Buck American a bottle. Might still get it, but it's a sair price for a bottle of Glenfiddich. Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 It depends. I sit on a lot of bottles and will never open them. The price range of 20 quid to 100 quid I open, anything over and they never get opened really. If someone recommends a bottle and it's more than 100 quid, I buy 2 just to try 1 but never open the other. My next stage is to make a whisky a cabinet or pay a joiner to do it for me. My mate buys mostly limited edition single malts, says thats the way he makes a buck out of it now and again. Think it was a Ryder Cup bottle he made £500 on within a few months. Yanks go nuts for it. Link to comment
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