What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?

Nice to hear about everyone’s lovely bicycles- mine was recently stolen. I used it for getting around NYC and had it highly tricked out including a cirrus bodyfloat seat suspension. My new new hobby should be planting a decoy bike to catch the MF’ers.

And since there are Porsche fans and owners here, I’ll tell you about my odd choice of car. Since I live in the city and am lucky to be able to have a car at all, I needed something somewhat practical. I discovered the Targa 4S model (now a previous generation) that actually had a usable hatchback. It’s such a rarely purchased model it took me 6 months of extensive searching to find the right very low mileage one (11500 miles), and had to buy it without seeing it in person and shipped from Wisconsin to NY.

Having a hatchback, I’ve gotten a bike in the car with the wheel off, air conditioners, a 49”LCD tv in the box, and used it to haul equipment for smaller film shoots.

After a recent scrape up and and then having several panels repainted, I’m planning on wrapping the entire car in 3M paint protection film. Still trying to decide if I should learn to do it myself as it’s quite costly.

Incidentally, I found the car listed for sale on Craigslist.... but in Dubai! The second owner had it a few months but didn’t want to pay to register the car and was attempting to sell it outside the country. Took me months to get it registered.

And my most expensive “hobby” of all..... Filmaking. Makes audio look like a bargain.

Hobbies! I love hobbies. I’m into Hams, aged American and Spanish acorn fed hams
Vintage European sports Cars, I have 1970 911s, 1974 BMW 2002turbo, and a 1963 Abarth Monomille. Records, mostly African and gospel these days but could be anything you wouldn’t hear on the radio. Making pizza. Probably could go on but I’ll stop here. 

Ping Pong a close second after hi-fi

Akgwhiz, you have to trust me on this. In order to make the absolutely most unbelievable brisket you have to do it Sous Vide. 72 hours at 130-135 degrees. Same for Corned Beef Brisket or bottom round except a little hotter 140 degrees. Once you get into this you will never look back:)
Emailists, as you have noticed the 911 is the original sport utility vehicle. 
Wrapping a car is not easy and it takes a while to learn. The biggest panel I have ever done is a hood and hoods are relatively easy because they are flat. Once you start getting into curves, nooks and crannies it gets much tougher. Xpel is the best film and you can buy kits specifically for your car but I would just buy some sheet film and have at your hood a few times. You will ruin most of it. I did and I'm a pretty capable guy. I only do little things now like stone guards and still guards. I prefer to let the pros do the big stuff. I hate my cars looking like they have acne. 

@ yaluaka  Love hams as well.  Was in NYC a few months ago and had a Berkshire ham sandwich at an outpost of Zabar's near the museum.

Looked into it and they are available from Heritage.  A bit expensive for me, but a unique flavor that stuck out immediately.  My former MIL used to keep a country ham hanging in her kitchen in NC.  We would cut off the moldy parts and enjoy it for breakfast when I visited...it was local to central NC, I believe, on the cure (late 1960's).

Also remember like yesterday eating at the Williamsburg Inn Sunday Buffet in the late 1950's, early 1960's and enjoying REAL Smithfield Ham there.  Never forget the taste of it, and have not been able to find anything the same since then...but I enjoy looking!

Cheers!