Subj : Re: Hobbies...
To   : Nightfox
From : Vk3jed
Date : Thu Jun 13 2019 20:41:00

-=> On 06-12-19 09:16, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Ni> I've thought about getting into HAM radio for a long time, I just
 Ni> haven't yet..

I know a few people like that, and it's never too late. :)

 Vk> bed in 2008. Over the years, I've dabbled in photography and video
 Vk> editing, and done a bit of announcing/DJ on community radio. I also chased

 Ni> That's another thing I forgot to mention, in the past several years
 Ni> I've gotten into photography a bit.  Sometimes I enjoy trying to get a
 Ni> nice photo..  I bought my first DSLR in 2015 and enjoy taking photos
 Ni> with it sometimes.

I've never had the luxury of a DSLR, maybe one day. :)  

 Vk> 2007. Drone flying has caught my interest, as a tool for photography and
 Vk> video, but also the act of flying itself.

 Ni> Yeah, I think it would be interesting to get some photos with a drone.

Yep, and video.  I'll experiment with drones in the coming months. :)


 Vk> And of course, BBSing was a big hobby for me in the 1990s, and it's now
 Vk> back, as you can see by my activity on here over the last few years. ;)

 Ni> I was a little surprised how many BBSes there were online when I got
 Ni> back into BBSing in 2007.  I thought BBSes were pretty much dead when I
 Ni> took mine down in 2000.  And now I've been running my current BBS
 Ni> longer than I ran my original BBS in the 90s..  About twice as long
 Ni> now, actually.  I ran my original BBS for 6 years (1994-2000), and I've
 Ni> been running my current BBS for 12 years.

Yes, I was pleasently surprised when I finally hooked Syndhronet up a few years
ago.  It's good to be back!  Our original BBS ran several years.  I'm unsure of
the exact date we closed.  I know my point survived a bit longer, killed off
only by the advent of cable broadband in late 2001.

 Ni> I've always heard it's healthy to have a good amount of physical
 Ni> activity..  I enjoy playing sports sometimes, but it's not something
 Ni> I've ever done regularly.

Oh, it does wonders for me, both physically and mentally.  I remember in my
teens that I wanted to run track, but I lived in a small town, and the nearest
competition was an hour away.  Took me 30 years later to realise that dream. 
But now I'm enjoying the training, competition and the challenge of getting a
bit more speed out of myself. :)


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