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Post by whitstabletangerin on Nov 18, 2010 9:49:12 GMT 1
Other than our beloved football club, just wondered what hobbies or pastimes fellow Poolers have. I keep Koi carp, have done for 20 years, and being an ex air traffic controller and living under a main flight path from the London airports into Central Europe and behond do a bit of plane spotting, sad I know, but just wondered how some of you guys and gals spend your free time.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 18, 2010 10:11:54 GMT 1
Besides the Pool, Some of my other interests and hobbies are, First and foremost Cricket and the national team grew up watching the likes of Derek Randell and some of the most aggressive fast bowling around before everybody got soft. Best batsman ever seen live: Clive Rice just a pity that at the time South Africa where banned from international cricket Best Allrounder ever seen live: Would be easy to say botham but its a close run thing for sheer entertainment with Richard Hadley Best Bowler ever seen live:Not the best but the run up as just insane use to take for ever to get one over in Patrick Patterson. Other than that i do some research on RAF Bomber command for people wishing to find out the history of members of their family Reading: love reading have hundreds of books after all you can not beat a good book and finally funnily enough reading and learning about forums
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 18, 2010 12:14:03 GMT 1
i have moved our converstaion mate to our own thread lol before we bore everybody with it
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Post by sandgrown'un on Nov 18, 2010 13:28:38 GMT 1
Like the others on here our beloved team is my main interest in life especially now at such an exciting time in its history which I think is fair to say none of us saw coming. It has completely transformed so many lives which proves what an important part of the community a football club is. Other interests are golf which I absolutely love for the way it just makes you switch off from everything that is going on in your life. I play every other Sunday with a few lifelong pals and some family members and we make a bit of a day of it downing a few pints afterwards and just enjoying each others company. Highly recommended. I have been involved in martial arts for a large portion of my life teaching ju jitsu and self defence. Last year our dojo suffered a fire which decimated the building and the club couldnt carry on as before and the membership fell away . We have no permanent home and train wherever and whenever we can. Because that was so unsatisfactory we now have no real members just a couple of us instructors who do a bit together. As we are all over sixty we are slowing down anyway so maybe it is for a reason. I took early retirement a couple of months ago and I have taken up metal detecting which is something I have always wanted to do but never had the time because of work and my other interests. You will now find me most weekdays on the beach in all weathers and I love it. If you are ever down the prom and you see an old codger in his tangerine bobble hat and earphones walking along the beach scanning the sand give us a wave.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Nov 18, 2010 13:52:03 GMT 1
Sandy, have you found any interesting articles on the beach?
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Post by sandgrown'un on Nov 18, 2010 14:26:57 GMT 1
Hi Whits,
Well I have only been doing it for a few weeks but yes I have found a few things.
Last week I found a gold chain that was of course broken at the clasp which is how they would have lost it but nevertheless a nice piece. It is 18 carat and probably now only any good for scrap. If it had been a bit more complete I would have been tempted to take it to the police station but there is no way of knowing how long it has been there for.
Also found a 1920 George V penny, not worth anything but what a nice feeling digging it out of the sand knowing it had probably been there for decades. Also a Victorian halfpenny but cant identify the date. Got quite a few brass .22 casings from when the old rifle ranges used to be on the pier. Various fishing weights and decimal coins.
There is so much stuff lost under the sands in Blackpool that it attracts quite a lot of people from out of town trying their luck. One lad told me he had been coming down for twenty years and when he got married last year he weighed in all his scrap gold for £1400 to buy the wedding rings. Perhaps a pinch of salt required there methinks.
All in all I just love being out there Whits, a bit of solace and the sea, lovely jubbly. I must admit though its quite a buzz when you get a signal and you dont know whether its a bit of scrap or something reallly interesting.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Nov 18, 2010 15:30:10 GMT 1
Well I hope Sandy you enjoy your reirement, keeping body and mind occupied as much as possible is vital so wish you every success in your hobby.
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Post by louisea on Nov 18, 2010 19:55:39 GMT 1
I edited the first post (ah the power).
Apartfrom watching the pool and spending far too much time on pool forums, I have taken up walking this year, about time I got some exercise, also take my binoculars with me as I enjoy birdwatching but rarely go anywhere just to birdwatch. I read lots ( just finished Ollies autobiog.) always got a book on the go. I go to as many gigs as I can as I love good (in my opinion) music. Also do quizzes (been on 3 tv ones in the past but never won anything worthwhile)
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Post by yeoldetangerine on Nov 18, 2010 21:39:45 GMT 1
Who left the door open on the smiley cage?? LOL Apart from, according to the wife, too much time on the Forums (Fora?), like many of you, always got a book on the go. Main other interest is the mountains, here in the Lakes or on regular visits up to Scotland. Enjoyed it occasionally as a kid, but have done more and more over the last few years. Now to be found up in the ice and snow, crampons and ice axe in silly weather on a mountain top. Love the peace and quiet, such a contrast to the day job. Also help run a Green Business Forum with a bunch of like minded business folk, bit of networking self help ( meeting over an ale or two every month!) Quite fascinated at the V bomber bits above, first saw the Vulcan at the Blackpool Air show early seventies, then again last year at the Windermere Air show, watching it glide serenely down the Lake and then turn and give it some welly, absolutely awesome
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Post by yenilira on Nov 18, 2010 21:45:40 GMT 1
Ye Olde, hi. The Vulcan that sat outside the hanger at Blackpool airport = would I be correct in saying that it is now scrap, or had someone bought it and refurbished the old girl? YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 18, 2010 21:58:21 GMT 1
It was just a shell in the end some stupid pub landlord bought it to put in his car park (must be a bloody big car park) but then pulled out and in the end they sold it for scrap and just smashed it to bits at the airport.
I thought of buying it but the wife said where the hell are you going to park it
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 18, 2010 22:01:44 GMT 1
And to be really geeky it was not just another vulcan it was the very first MKII built.
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Post by roadchefourstands on Nov 19, 2010 1:16:54 GMT 1
well ,those who know the original me on 606 may know I'm into boats, and canals, because it's where I live. I've always had a keen interest, not only holidays, but the history and restoration of our canals. Push came to shove a few years ago and I finally got the chance to buy one to liveaboard as we call it, and tour the 2500k of navigable waterways. I still have to work however, so this involves lots of thinking ahead and planning which you landlubbers don't have to think about. Move house every 14 days! Power, flick a switch, shit, forgot to charge the batteries. Hot water, ditto. Solar panel helps the above. Cloud doesn't help the above. Water, where do I fill the tank?all of a sudden you start to appreciate the value of water. Toilet, fine, until the red light comes on, then you've got to get pumped out. Gas for cooker, always runs out when it's pissing down with rain. Complications when you go to buy something, Address?, er, this week or next? Luckily , I have no vote so you can't blame me. etc etc etc Positives yeah,open a window, feed the ducks. summer, where are we going to have a BBQ, find a field and make a as much noise as we want. Daughter has a queue of her friends wanting to come for the weekend. Freedom. No Council Tax/TV licence/Water Bill/Gas/Electric Bills/Junk mail/Avon ladies(although I wish she'd knock :-) If I don't like the neighbors, I move, or they do. quickly. at 4 mph. You see far more of life than you do when living in a house, on a cold winters day I',m out. Tourists love me. People go for a day out at a tourist attraction......... me and my boat are part of that attraction(Camden Lock in midsummer has more totty than The Palace Night club on opening in 198sumthing). Sorry Lou :-) Oh, and I work as a volunteer on restoration projects too and wear big wellies, so it's not all glamour.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Nov 19, 2010 14:28:22 GMT 1
Hi Fourstands, just as a matter of interest, do you have to take the craft out of the water at any time to combat growth on the underside and would presume, that at some time do you have to dry dock for repairs. That must be a headache if so, because you probably have to make for some distant town, or am I just being pessimistic.
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Post by roadchefourstands on Nov 19, 2010 15:19:11 GMT 1
afternoons Whitstable, yes indeed you do, every three years or so depending on how much you cruise, damage the coating. It takes about 3 or 4 days, pressure wash the crud off, if you are in decent clean water, quite often you can get growth of fresh water mussels too. Then a coating of either bitumen or comastic paint - 2 or 3 coats. As I move around all the time, it just means I plan to be near a dry dock or lift out when I need it. There are many places to get it done. Cost, around £800 if you get someone to do it, based on a 70 ft narowboat.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 19, 2010 15:24:01 GMT 1
roadchefourstands sounds very nice i am rather envious
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Post by mickyg on Jan 6, 2011 12:32:18 GMT 1
.......................did I mention.............I keep ferrets and grow chillis?..........no, thought I hadn't.............
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Post by Ali on Jan 7, 2011 20:04:53 GMT 1
Like most of you on here, when not supporting pool or being on this website hmmmmm , i have always got a book on the go. No particular author just whatever takes my fancy at the time. I have also just finished Ollies autobiography need Ollie'isms now. for my sins Tues nights are Brownie nights. I am assistant Brownie Guider also known as Tawny Owl, and always pray that nobody is late picking their daughter up when we have a game on a Tues evening, but praying doesnt always work lol
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Post by yenilira on Jan 7, 2011 20:20:51 GMT 1
Whit, looking at your posts over the past month or so, and the questions you have raised and asked, and the answers you have received, are you a flamin'........... profiler.......?
or summat?
;-)
YL.
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Post by oxfordseasider on Jan 7, 2011 20:36:10 GMT 1
Apart from streaming all the matches of the pool (cant get to many matches as I am a poor student =[ ) I enjoy the other type of pool, 8 ball. Started playing when I was 8 (now 19) and worked my way into the Oxford Youth and England U16 teams. Im the all time leading point scorer in the county youth team and now captain the Mens C team, whilst also being called up for England U21 matches. I also enjoy a good game of snooker (highest break is 79)
I am also a bit of a film geek. Went to the cinema wednesday to see '127 Hours': the story of Aron Ralston, the canyoneer who got trapped by a boulder and had to cut his arm off to free himself. Wow. Bloody amazing. Think I might have to read the book.
I also volunteer with St John Ambulance once a week and Im currently applying to get into uni this year to take Paramedic Science. =]
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Jan 7, 2011 20:38:35 GMT 1
No Yeni, just interested in other human beings, what they do, where they have been, after all we can learn from others. Became part of my life in some ways, being part of an aircrew we knew about each other inside out, family, history, likes and dislikes and in the air traffic we became a close knit team. In some ways a football team working well together, knowing each others capabilities and strengths will produce positive results. That is it, nothing sinister, just an interest in my fellow man or woman.
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Post by yenilira on Jan 7, 2011 21:01:04 GMT 1
:-)
No, Whit, sorry if you thought I was insinuating it was sinister or whatever - far from the truth.
Was only joking.
I totally agree re your comments about colleagues in your platoon, regiment, flight, squadron, or whatever aspect of the (armed) forces you belonged, or belong to. Knowing something about someone's makeup could possibly assist in you saving their life, for example.
YL
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Jan 7, 2011 22:22:15 GMT 1
Yeni, I realised it was in jest, have a good weekend and for the record it was a Valiant Squadron.
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Post by roadchefourstands on Jan 7, 2011 22:40:24 GMT 1
just looked back on this one and had to laugh, can you imagine Sherlocks missus coming home in the Clio and finding the VULCAN on the drive and halfway across the road.............. Oxford, welcome for one,and it sounds like you are a pretty hot prospect on the pool boards. (and maybe snooker too) I did see a clip of that film on the ads the other day but didn't realise it was a true story,I may have to see that now.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jan 9, 2011 20:44:09 GMT 1
it would be worth it just to see her face, would just be another ear bashing
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