Hobbies While Over The Road

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  1. jmarc77

    jmarc77 Light Load Member

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    I'm wondering what hobbies some of you OTR guys have been able to find and enjoy while out on the road. Some of my friends who are former OTR drivers said they spent most of their free time watching television, cleaning their trucks or exercising. I don't expect to have a ton of free time but I'd like to have something to stay busy.

    I'm a big car enthusiast and have a couple project vehicles, a 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins and a 1987 Buick Regal and obviously if I go OTR I won't be able to work on them while I'm away from home. I imagine I'll be eager to work on them when I am home. I also enjoy building and collecting model cars and trucks, both diecast and kits. I figure that is something that I should still be able to do on the road.
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Do day trading like @TravR1 does. He can advise on the best software for a laptop computer. I used to do it several years ago, but my wife took over; she's more knowledgeable than me because she was a stock analyst in the financial sector when we met.
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  4. Boondock

    Boondock Road Train Member

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    Musical instruments are always good... hvSYqDT7qiVtfQzqlC.gif
     
  5. goga

    goga Heavy Load Member

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    Sleep? Soldier on sleeping, service under snipping.. :clock:
     
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  6. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    I like to park on the fuel island and read a book..
     
  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    This gives you time to watch the driver next to you go inside to pay for fuel.
    While he's inside, dump your trash underneath his truck. Pee bottles, I put them between the trailer wheels so they explode when he pulls away.
     
  8. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    LOL

    The thing is some people on here won't see the sarcasm in my post. :biggrin:
     
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  9. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Yep agreed , sometimes I get out, grab my chock and make myself a game of hopscotch in front of the truck .
     
  10. Last Call

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    I like to shoot lot lizzards with my paint ball gun
     
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