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Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 06:16 PM
Why do my ‘cheap’ hobbies always end up in me getting carried away and me spending a small fortune on them?!?! :D
Most recent case in point … karting … mate at work was into karting, little 2-stroke race karts … I am a bit of a petrol head so it didn’t take much to get me keen in the idea when he said they were good for about a ton … “sounds a bit of a laugh” I said … “you can buy 2nd hand kart for <£300 that will do the job” he said … “go on, I’ll give it a crack, I’d spend about that all in on taking part in one bike trackday … at least there are several kart tracks in a sensible radius … Besides, if I don’t like karting, I can always just sell it on” …
So that is how it all started …
Sure enough I bought a kart for <£300 … and went out for my first drive … it was fun ...
I have been like 3 times now and with all the extra bits and spares I have bought since, (including a new engine, then a full engine rebuild where it blew up last time :cry:) … I am running at >£1k already … and still have about a million and one things I wanna buy, so can see that doubling in the next few months …
Now how did that happen?!!? :D
It was the same with my minimoto .. started off as a ‘cheap’ idea … spent ~£100 on my first bike … I must have spent >£2k on minimoto now!! :D
Its bad!! :D
The phrase "more money than sense" springs to mind...
:batman: :smt112
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 06:34 PM
The phrase "more money than sense" springs to mind...
:batman: :smt112
Perhaps!! :D
I sometimes wonder if it'd be cheaper to start snorting cocaine to get my kicks than take up the sort of hobbies I do!!!! :D
gettin2dizzy
25-07-07, 06:39 PM
How do you fund it all!?
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 07:00 PM
How do you fund it all!?
Haven't you heard - there is good money to be made down-the-docks "doing favours for sailors"!! :smt040
Haven't you heard - there is good money to be made down-the-docks "doing favours for sailors"!! :smt040
I need a Saturday job LOL
My hobbies seem to end up costing a fortune too...it used to be cars, then it was my chickens (it's amazing how expensive pets can be :D )and now it's bikes...:rolleyes:
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 07:30 PM
I need a Saturday job LOL
My hobbies seem to end up costing a fortune too...it used to be cars, then it was my chickens (it's amazing how expensive pets can be :D )and now it's bikes...:rolleyes:
I am sure there is an opening for you down my local docks ... just keep off my 'turf'!! :D
Is 'chickens' a euphemism for something more sinister??? I can't believe chuck-chuck chickens can cost much in seed ... or did you start loosing lots of them to the big bad wolf?!!? :D
andyaikido
25-07-07, 07:35 PM
Haven't you heard - there is good money to be made down-the-docks "doing favours for sailors"!! :smt040
Do you know a story about a squirrel? ;)
I am sure there is an opening for you down my local docks ... just keep off my 'turf'!! :D
Is 'chickens' a euphemism for something more sinister??? I can't believe chuck-chuck chickens can cost much in seed ... or did you start loosing lots of them to the big bad wolf?!!? :D
I'll fight u for it :batman:
Well I've got 9 atm and they're spoiled lol...it's the housing that's cost a fortune. I've had the little buggers for about 2 years now and I've spent about a grand on housing and fencing so far :smt083 yes I know it's not normal but I love them to bits lol :cool:
Well I've got 9 atm and they're spoiled lol...it's the housing that's cost a fortune. I've had the little buggers for about 2 years now and I've spent about a grand on housing and fencing so far :smt083 yes I know it's not normal but I love them to bits lol :cool:
i want chickens. what housing have you got for them? i fancy an eglu.
ps. sorry for derail
i want chickens. what housing have you got for them? i fancy an eglu.
ps. sorry for derail
I've got a 7' house and run like this one --->
http://www.westawaypoultry.co.uk/Resources/showmai1.jpeg
They have a run in the garden too. I think they're great little pets, if you're certain you'd be happy with only keeping 2 or 3 hens then the eglu would be fine...chickens are kind of addictive tho so if you think you might want more then it's worth getting something bigger. The house they're in now was about £400. An eglu's about £300 iirc so there's not a huge amount in it really :)
I've got a 7' house and run like this one --->
http://www.westawaypoultry.co.uk/Resources/showmai1.jpeg
They have a run in the garden too. I think they're great little pets, if you're certain you'd be happy with only keeping 2 or 3 hens then the eglu would be fine...chickens are kind of addictive tho so if you think you might want more then it's worth getting something bigger. The house they're in now was about £400. An eglu's about £300 iirc so there's not a huge amount in it really :)
wanting more chickens at a later date is a danger i suppose. your hen house looks pretty, where did you get it from?
wanting more chickens at a later date is a danger i suppose. your hen house looks pretty, where did you get it from?
Thank you :D I bought it from these people... http://www.westawaypoultry.co.uk/ and very helpful they were too. :cool:
Thank you :D I bought it from these people... http://www.westawaypoultry.co.uk/ and very helpful they were too. :cool:
their website looks great. i'll have a good look!
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 08:00 PM
:smt117 ....... .......... clearly it must be a 'girl thing' :smt040 :smt040 :smt040
I don't feel so strange now, thanks for that!! :D
:smt117 ....... .......... clearly it must be a 'girl thing' :smt040 :smt040 :smt040
probably:rolleyes:
their website looks great. i'll have a good look!
Let me know how you get on if you do decide to get some chooks :D
Let me know how you get on if you do decide to get some chooks :D
definitely!!
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 08:02 PM
Let me know how you get on if you do decide to get some chooks :D
Oh and what is a male chicken called again!?!? :smt082 :smt082
:smt117 ....... .......... clearly it must be a 'girl thing' :smt040 :smt040 :smt040
I don't feel so strange now, thanks for that!! :D
I think it must be...I've been known to bring some of mine indoors to sit on the sofa and watch tv :smt040 oh dear...
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 08:04 PM
I think it must be...I've been known to bring some of mine indoors to sit on the sofa and watch tv :smt040 oh dear...
:smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082
FREAK!!!!!
:smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082:smt082
FREAK!!!!!
I'm hurt now :smt022 :smt022 :smt019
I'm hurt now :smt022 :smt022 :smt019
he's a meanie. ignore him.
I think it must be...I've been known to bring some of mine indoors to sit on the sofa and watch tv :smt040 oh dear...
are you a vegetarian by any chance, and if not do you NOT eat chicken? :shock:
the white rabbit
25-07-07, 08:24 PM
Blue, for a new hobby, why not try masturbation?
It's cheap, relatively easy, and you may be rather good at it.
Blue, for a new hobby, why not try masturbation?
It's cheap, relatively easy, and you may be rather good at it.
:winner:
he's a meanie. ignore him.
I know...he likes to be controversial lol ;)
are you a vegetarian by any chance, and if not do you NOT eat chicken? :shock:
I was for about 2 years, I've just started eating meat again now...and yes, I do eat chicken :pale:
Blue_SV650S
25-07-07, 08:50 PM
I'm hurt now :smt022 :smt022 :smt019
My bad??? :smt083 :smt083 :smt083
But even you admitted it's a bit weird!! :D
I luvs ya really :smt008 :D
Blue, for a new hobby, why not try masturbation?
You mean 'chocking the chicken'?!!? :smt044
ASM-Forever
25-07-07, 08:52 PM
Bah chickens are for eating, although i prefer turkey.
If you want a pet bird get a parrot ffs....mine is class and if you have a chicken fixation it does a great rooster impression!
If i was to get another bird it would be an ostrich, but im led to beleive thats not practical :)
chickens are for watching tv with, not eating.
i totally agree with you
Bah chickens are for chok.. erm nevermind
i totally agree with you
:shock:
ASM-Forever
25-07-07, 09:07 PM
i totally agree with you
Rather you than me...i bet that they crap everywhere!
:( eviltwin says we have to get another :riding: before we get any :smt117
ASM-Forever
25-07-07, 09:13 PM
:( eviltwin says we have to get another :riding: before we get any :smt117
So who's getting the Z and what would the new bike be?
So who's getting the Z and what would the new bike be?
not sure who would get the zed, probably me but depends on what the other bike we get is. current idea is to get another v-twin. all kinda depends on what happens with our insurance claim. et's been looking at old firestorms but i think i'd prefer a naked bike. i change my mind weekly!
ASM-Forever
25-07-07, 09:21 PM
not sure who would get the zed, probably me but depends on what the other bike we get is. current idea is to get another v-twin. all kinda depends on what happens with our insurance claim. et's been looking at old firestorms but i think i'd prefer a naked bike. i change my mind weekly!
Let et get a sports bike.....dont be a spoil sport :D
eviltwin
25-07-07, 09:22 PM
et's been looking at old firestorms but i think i'd prefer a naked bike. i change my mind weekly!
He's also been looking at SP2s and Tuonos and been following the current market trend fro being able to pick up 999s for 5k...but then he checked his bank balance and told Sarah he's jsut been checking out Firestorms!
Let et get a sports bike.....dont be a spoil sport :D
He's also been looking at SP2s and Tuonos and been following the current market trend fro being able to pick up 999s for 5k...but then he checked his bank balance and told Sarah he's jsut been checking out Firestorms!
i don't really mind what et gets, just would be nice if i wanted to ride it too. bikes covered in plastic aren't my thing (this week)
I need a Saturday job LOL
My hobbies seem to end up costing a fortune too...it used to be cars, then it was my chickens (it's amazing how expensive pets can be :D )and now it's bikes...:rolleyes:
LouLou, you're the second person I know now that keeps chickens as pets.
Personally, I don't understand it, coz when I see a chicken, I see food.:p
One of the doctors on my ward was very concerned last week during the thunderstorms. She was worried her chickens would be struck by lightning.
I think I upset her when I said she could have chicken for dinner.:oops:
If I could have any animal as a pet, it would have to be an elephant. Love them.
Sorry for the derail:p
Melody
yorkie_chris
25-07-07, 10:55 PM
She was worried her chickens would be struck by lightning.
I think I upset her when I said she could have chicken for dinner.:oops:
Melody
Ready cooked!
I've recently started going shooting again, £5 for 50 cartridges, bout £10 for clays, thats fairly cheap...
Now I'm hooked again, its £50 for a cabinet, £50 for license, £250 for the gun... etc. etc. etc. Aaaargh!
Ready cooked!
I've recently started going shooting again, £5 for 50 cartridges, bout £10 for clays, thats fairly cheap...
Now I'm hooked again, its £50 for a cabinet, £50 for license, £250 for the gun... etc. etc. etc. Aaaargh!
That doesn't sound cheap Chris. You got a Saturday job then?:p
yorkie_chris
25-07-07, 11:20 PM
No I'm considering selling a kidney to fund the gun :P
Jelster
26-07-07, 08:07 AM
Hobbies.... My Mrs has had enough of my "hobbies"....
Cars - put new rubber on the ST, cost £500, service £200, Remap etc £500, and I haven't started on the engine yet...
Photography - Err no, spent too much on that last week
Bikes - Well I haven't had changed my bike for a couple of years, but I'm due a service, tyres, plus a chain & sprockets set. And that's before I hit the Alps for a week with a bunch of mates....
Fishing - That's cheaper, but I haven't had the time as I've been out with the car/bike/camera :smt021
PS My sister keeps chickens, 3 of them, called Dopey, Sneezey & Porsche (you can tell which one her grandson named can't you) She tells me the eggs taste great. Am going up there for a weekend soon so will have to try a couple.
.
RhythmJunkie
26-07-07, 08:19 AM
Lou Lou ... you eat your pets???:smt103 Hannibal Lou Lou...."I ate your mother with an egg and a nice chianti!" Yeuk! If you eat their eggs then you eat there children too in foetal form aaaaaaargh!:smt085
I won't deny people eating meat if they so wish but their pets? :confused:
If you eat their eggs then you eat there children too in foetal form aaaaaaargh!:smt085
only if they are fertilised
Lou Lou ... you eat your pets???:smt103 Hannibal Lou Lou...."I ate your mother with an egg and a nice chianti!" Yeuk! If you eat their eggs then you eat there children too in foetal form aaaaaaargh!:smt085
I won't deny people eating meat if they so wish but their pets? :confused:
lol...I don't eat my pet chickens...plus they're not the eating kind, they're more ornamental than anything. The eggs aren't their children...not unless they're fertilised ;)
Blue_SV650S
26-07-07, 08:46 AM
The eggs aren't their children...not unless they're fertilised ;)
mmmmmm boiled chicken ovulations ... nice with a bit toast!! :)
kwak zzr
26-07-07, 09:39 AM
Fishing used to be a poor mans sport but now its ruddy expencive, still cheaper than most tho.
Warthog
26-07-07, 09:46 AM
mmmmmm boiled chicken ovulations
Red Dwarf
Do you know a story about a squirrel? ;)
Blackadder
Long live British comedy!
Blue_SV650S
26-07-07, 10:03 AM
Red Dwarf!
But can you name, the character, the series and episode??? (without looking it up) ;)
Warthog
26-07-07, 11:01 AM
Kryten certainly, er, must be when he turns human, so that is when he gets the DNA transmogrifier, the episode possibly called "DNA" roughly about series 4-5??
Ah Chickens.....
My Aunt used to keep them. I remember staying up there... I remember an evning when we were shutting them up for the night when my aunt started running around like a - ((headless errrrr)) shouting "I've lost one of my chickens"
We found it.
Turned out one of the horses had stepped on it on the way in but fortunately it had been raining rather a lot and the "way in" was something of a quagmire. The chicken, a Silky, had merely sunk...:smt085
So we dig out the chicken & take it into the house, wash off the worst of the mud, warm it up & dry it off with a hairdryer & give it a shot of brandy.
:drink:
Over the next few days the chicken makes resonable progress... the sun comes out.... my aunt lets it out to have a potter in the garden.
& one of the dogs eats it.....8-[
(Just thought I'd share...)
Blue_SV650S
26-07-07, 12:38 PM
Kryten certainly, er, must be when he turns human, so that is when he gets the DNA transmogrifier, the episode possibly called "DNA" roughly about series 4-5??
Give that man an eyebrow ... no give him two!!! :notworthy: :D
ASM-Forever
26-07-07, 03:39 PM
Give that man an eyebrow ... no give him two!!! :notworthy: :D
Episode is called DNA...its episode 2 series 4.
I have the complete boxed set so had a peek :)
Blue_SV650S
26-07-07, 03:44 PM
Episode is called DNA...its episode 2 series 4.
I have the complete boxed set so had a peek :)
But which episode/who is the eyebrow quote from?!!? ;)
i want chickens. what housing have you got for them? i fancy an eglu.
ps. sorry for derail
i used to keep chickens
in the freezer, when i was a butcher
Blue, why don't you try knitting?
stuartyboy
26-07-07, 04:43 PM
Did any you girls see Hugh Fearnly last week on River Cottage?
Poor chickens
I'd like to keep bees - not honey bees as I'm not that fond of the stuff...
... but big fat fuzzy ol' bumble bees. Bees rock.
Did any you girls see Hugh Fearnly last week on River Cottage?
Poor chickens
yup, i watched that
SoulKiss
26-07-07, 04:55 PM
I'd like to keep bees - not honey bees as I'm not that fond of the stuff...
... but big fat fuzzy ol' bumble bees. Bees rock.
But Honey can be used to make Mead .............................. :)
Blue_SV650S
26-07-07, 06:26 PM
Blue, why don't you try knitting?
I do a bit of sewing, but knitting is for grannies and people who like chickens!! :D
knitting is for people who like chickens!! :D
\\:D/
You could try 'Reading' as a cheap hobby - I mean, libraries are full of books so you don't even need to buy any.
Ahh - but then, following your previous examples, you'll get into a particular author...
... then want to buy all their books...
... then you'll just have to get the first editions...
... get them signed...
... = expensive hobby again.
Hmmm - maybe not then. :p
SoulKiss
27-07-07, 11:50 AM
You could try 'Reading' as a cheap hobby - I mean, libraries are full of books so you don't even need to buy any.
Ahh - but then, following your previous examples, you'll get into a particular author...
... then want to buy all their books...
... then you'll just have to get the first editions...
... get them signed...
... = expensive hobby again.
Hmmm - maybe not then. :p
Or see it as an investment - I have a complete set of UNSIGNED Prattchetts - gotta be worth more than the signed ones :P
Or see it as an investment - I have a complete set of UNSIGNED Prattchetts - gotta be worth more than the signed ones :P
hard or softback?
gettin2dizzy
27-07-07, 12:02 PM
I've got a 7' house and run like this one --->
http://www.westawaypoultry.co.uk/Resources/showmai1.jpeg
They have a run in the garden too. I think they're great little pets, if you're certain you'd be happy with only keeping 2 or 3 hens then the eglu would be fine...chickens are kind of addictive tho so if you think you might want more then it's worth getting something bigger. The house they're in now was about £400. An eglu's about £300 iirc so there's not a huge amount in it really :)
How does a chicken hold its pen together?
we-glue ;)
Or see it as an investment - I have a complete set of UNSIGNED Prattchetts - gotta be worth more than the signed ones :P
'Investment' implies that you are one day going to sell them - me - nah. ;)
Unless one of my nephews developes a fine sense of taste I'm being buried with my first editions.;)
Blue_SV650S
27-07-07, 12:26 PM
You could try 'Reading' as a cheap hobby - I mean, libraries are full of books so you don't even need to buy any.
Ahh - but then, following your previous examples, you'll get into a particular author...
... then want to buy all their books...
... then you'll just have to get the first editions...
... get them signed...
... = expensive hobby again.
Hmmm - maybe not then. :p
That is exactly the sort of thing that is bound to happen!! :D
How about a martial art? :smt027
Blue_SV650S
27-07-07, 01:53 PM
How about a martial art? :smt027
What is that one where you whack each other with big sticks??? I wanna give that a go :)
Its safe to say I'd still get carried away and want a collection of sticks ... or start breaking lots of sticks!! :D
gettin2dizzy
27-07-07, 02:04 PM
kendo?
RhythmJunkie
27-07-07, 05:38 PM
Or a long term hobby, 'marital art'? :rolleyes:
yorkie_chris
27-07-07, 06:37 PM
That ones bad for the health, I'd rather be beaten over the head with a stick any day!
Ahem...Egyptian PT...
oooh - Cozy Powell and Dance with the Devil has just come on my 'random' Win musicplayer...which is nice.:smt035 only with drums..
Sorry for derail. Carry on.
Blue_SV650S
28-07-07, 10:14 AM
kendo?
Yeah!! :)
take that!!!!!
http://www.ida.liu.se/~flagr/interests_files/kendo.jpg
and that
http://www.ugsu.org/download/attachments/2130/attack.jpeg
:) :) :smt021 8) 8)
Yeah!! :)
take that!!!!!
http://www.ida.liu.se/~flagr/interests_files/kendo.jpg
and that
http://www.ugsu.org/download/attachments/2130/attack.jpeg
:) :) :smt021 8) 8)
How about Ken Dodd? :D :cool: :rolleyes:
http://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/images/shows/ken_dodd.jpg
Sorry...
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