Do any of you have hobbies that you bring to help with down time?

My dad and I often joked about the cost of our hobbies and said that everyone else got the cheap ones before we could....

Initially, I took this project as something to do that was better than sitting with my thumbs up my %%$$$, but since I lost my dad (just after Thanksgiving last year after a stroke in 21 that he never recovered from), it's become more.... I had started just before that, but since it's been an opportunity for me to escape into those memories of projects, conversations, and life lessons we had.... it's been comforting as I dealt with the loss in my own way, and in many ways, invaluable in my mind as I continue to work through it. I did have to put it aside initially as it was too painful in my mind.

 

Good for you, but alcohol is not something that appeals to me in any way, I've lost too many friends and seen what addiction to AOD(Alcohol/other drugs) can do.... if I have a beer, it's when I KNOW I'm home and not getting behind the wheel anytime soon.....

 

I'd buy most of that, but I call BS in the fact that you have never had to wait out of your truck for several hours while a repair is done.... just a few weeks ago, I had my air compressor blow and, even after waiting overnight (where I could sleep in my truck) for the part, I was still not allowed to be in the truck for most of 8 hours while the work was being done.

 

The wait time sure sucked LESS with a project.... for me and the technician; because I was able to leave him alone and not ask every 30 minutes when I could GTFO.....