Interests other than Cars?

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Tornado

Ah shooting, I used really get into that. Shooting at the Victoria Rangers, but I gave it all up when I had to hand in my semi auto .22 and my SPAS12 Shooting a pistol was heaps of fun.

GOD DAMN! You lucky bastard! SPAS 12....mmmmmm only thing better would be a SPAS 15!

[Feathers]

Originally Posted by Citric XR6

Driving GM's... The kind that have 16 cylinders, are 2 stroke, supercharged, run on diesel and are roughly 12, 500 cubic inches in capacity and weigh about 145tonnes unloaded.

mmmmm. We have 6 871 GM's and a 692 turbo in our coaches, and there is nothing better than the sound of them roaring their guts out :sm_drool:

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

GOD DAMN! You lucky bastard! SPAS 12....mmmmmm only thing better would be a SPAS 15!

It was alot of fun, but what was even worse then having to hand it in under the gun buy back scheme was getting an EPA notice on my EB at the front of the Police station when I went to hand it in. I had to get the exhaust tested, It passed but I had to pay $50 for the test.

[MickyB]

I play weekend competition tennis, drink far too much (working in a bottle shop doesn't help) and waste alot of money on seeing bands. I am also an obsessed Carlton fan, which is unfortunate for me at the moment.
I don't mind hitting the gym a few times a week, but I generally undo all the good work chasing skirt Thurs to Sunday at some form of pub or club.

[Quasi]

Originally Posted by paul7v7

Nah no lessons. Teaching myself...downloaded a few self teach videos. Not doing too good though : but it is good fun.

Remember, it's all in the wrist....no, not that!

[Citric GT]

Originally Posted by Feathers

mmmmm. We have 6 871 GM's and a 692 turbo in our coaches, and there is nothing better than the sound of them roaring their guts out :sm_drool:

Sorry, but nothing beats the sound of an 81 class locomotive in 8 notch (flat out) pulling 900rpm. Emu Plains to Katoomba is sublime... 8 notch all the way at 25km/h on a full load.

Maybe thats why we get so many noise complaints on the mountains! Some people have no taste!

[Feathers]

Originally Posted by Citric XR6

Sorry, but nothing beats the sound of an 81 class locomotive in 8 notch (flat out) pulling 900rpm. Emu Plains to Katoomba is sublime... 8 notch all the way at 25km/h on a full load.

Maybe thats why we get so many noise complaints on the mountains! Some people have no taste!

God, don't let my father read that. He wanted to be a train driver back in the day. Then they went electric, and he became an interstate truckie instead.

[Citric GT]

Originally Posted by Feathers

God, don't let my father read that. He wanted to be a train driver back in the day. Then they went electric, and he became an interstate truckie instead.

Real trains (freight) are all diesel. Only the horizontal elevators (sheep, I'm mean passengers) are electric.

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Tornado

It was alot of fun, but what was even worse then having to hand it in under the gun buy back scheme was getting an EPA notice on my EB at the front of the Police station when I went to hand it in. I had to get the exhaust tested, It passed but I had to pay $50 for the test.

What was it worth, if you don't mind me asking? You can switch them between pump/semi yeah?

[XRQTOR]

Originally Posted by Tornado

It was alot of fun, but what was even worse then having to hand it in under the gun buy back scheme was getting an EPA notice on my EB at the front of the Police station when I went to hand it in. I had to get the exhaust tested, It passed but I had to pay $50 for the test.

Hmm you still got a ticket while you were holding a semi auto shotgun.

[paul7v7]

Originally Posted by Quasi

Remember, it's all in the wrist....no, not that!

hehe no comment...it is after all a family forum

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Citric XR6

Real trains (freight) are all diesel. Only the horizontal elevators (sheep, I'm mean passengers) are electric.

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Hey Citric, who do you drive for? My father works in Control for ARTC down here in Junee.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by XRQTOR

Hmm you still got a ticket while you were holding a semi auto shotgun.

LMFAO

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

What was it worth, if you don't mind me asking? You can switch them between pump/semi yeah?

Yep you could switch between pump and semi-auto.
I bought it for $1,500 from Frank O-Reileys in Thornbury, I got $980 when I handed it in 3 years later.

Originally Posted by XRQTOR

Hmm you still got a ticket while you were holding a semi auto shotgun.

I got the the notice in the mail 2 weeks later.

[donno]

Anything high tech, travelling, another shooter (dad just got a g24, IPSC is damn fun), boating, music (play the clarinet), having a pint or 15 with the boys.

[bindi]

Originally Posted by Citric XR6

Maybe thats why we get so many noise complaints on the mountains! Some people have no taste!

Whereabouts do you live round here???

If anyone says 'boo' louder than a snail's fart there's noise complaints, EPA testing and Council pass new laws and charge more fees.

Oh and whoever is talking guns, it really was a good hobby, back in the 'good old days'. Since the amnesty it just got too hard so I never bothered. Nothing like the smooth kickback of a 38 special...

[4.0i_SiX]

Other than cars I basically love to chill out with a good friend of mine, Mr Jack Daniels
I have played guitar for around 7 years now and have been in a few bands. Have recently just started up another so that gives me something to do..

Originally Posted by paul7v7

i like baseball, used to play for 12 years...still thinking of going back

I took up baseball again a few years back after a 20 year absence. Love it! Young Barry Jr has also taken it up and he plays in the Under 14s.

Other interests as time and money permit:
Rebuilding my record collection (vinyl)
Playing and building electric guitars
Home recording studio - PC based
HO scale model railway - all Victorian Railways stuff
History - Civil War and JFK
Pet Owner - currently 2 dogs, 4 cats, sundry goldfish

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

What was it worth, if you don't mind me asking? You can switch them between pump/semi yeah?

Damm I just read all the info on that site I posted about the SPAS12, reliving old memories and found out that its considered a collectors item in the states now and goes for between $4000 to $5000 US$ and that info is a couple of years old.
Man am I cut, If I didn't have to hand it back I would of had a nice rare gun that I could of sold for a nice profit.

[big_waity]

You mean, there is something out there other than cars? Since when, Oh thats right, women. Don't mind women, so long as they don't hurt my cars!

[NIGHTHAWK]

martial arts(chow gar) music, a must,especially for those long drives when you can turn it up and bother no one but yourself.Any sports bbq"s etc etc

[XR8GRL]

Black and Death Metal, web design (even tho I suck at it), doing whatever with the Stoj, video games (nothing beats the SNES! ), playing around on Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop, a little photography....

[BJ]

Martial arts also ( for the last 30 years) Model building, and air brushing. Furniture restoing and French Polishing. Surfing (when the old knees let me) English History, racing slot cars and there is the house to look after in between all of this as well.

[Pilch]

Paul7v7, that is a very nice kit for a begginner, my first sucked big time. Funny how almost everyone gets a black kit as there first.

I play indoor tennis, ride my dirt bike every chance I get, all spare time goes into percussion. Currently getting a fortnightly 1 hour private lesson on the kit and weekly djembe workshops.... it's great fun :voldar02: In a band as well but don't have a bass guitarist yet so it's just for a muck about at the moment.

this is my second kit, all maple shells and sounds really FAT!!!

[xr8 007]

Another martial artist here... did it since i was 7. I'm now 20 and still love it but no longer like the traditional crap, moved towards the reall stuff like boxing kickboxing and brazilian jiu jitsu. And girls!!!ahahaha!!

[Kenaz]

I like watching and going to the footy. Don't mind a bit of PS2 every now and then and watching movies also. I used to play a fair bit of Tennis, but not so much these days. I'm a big fan of reality shows such as Survivor and The Amazing Race, but can't stand Big Brother. That's about it, I guess I'm pretty boring.

[Trevor 57]

4 Wheel Driving and Camping :