As hobbies go, I regard my studio as something like a boat. It cost
about the same to set up and maintain as a small one, there's always a
bit of work to do on it and there's always a different direction to
take it (I've just set up an available light zone, for instance).
Further, it gives me somewhere I can go and think, and relax; I can
entertain like-minded friends in it; it also occasionally involves
pretty girls in swimsuits.
On the plus side, unlike boating, you don't have to haul it anywhere;
you can have a party in it with more than five guests; you rarely get
cold and wet; it pushes you to try and improve a skill set; you can
claim it against tax so long as you bend the truth slightly; people
are quite interested in what you're doing (boaters only meet other
boaters); you aren't constantly lusting after a better one; it gives
you an excuse to talk to strangers, especially beautiful
ones..............
Been out on boats - got bored. I mean, they aren't usually going
anywhere and most of them don't even stop to do a bit of fishing! Yes,
as retirement hobbies go I think I made an excellent choice.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 08/03/2010, at 8:27 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> But don't do boats. I've always heard that the two happiest days of
> your life are the day you buy your boat... and the day you sell it.
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