[Dave c]

I also do the Scalextric thing, and i do get a fair bit of ribbing at work, escpecially when I go into the detail of how to set a car up.

I think we all as humans have hobbies of one type or another, if we didn't, when we was outside of work we would all just sit on a couch doing absoluetly nothing. So we can assume that at some point during our childhood we have been influenced by others into trying something and we have quite enjoyed doing that something. At the end of the day, and I hate that saying, we all need something to fill our time, some choose caravaning, some collect stamps, the list goes on and on.

I have, now and in the past, modelled railways, supported Fulham FC and England all over the country, fished, darted, motorbiked, classic car'ed, played snooker, badminton, squash, football, line danced, ceroc danced once, photographed, gone to the cinema and theatre and travelled the world, and they call me ODD !!!

 

[Dave c]

QUOTE (5696Arethusa @ 29 Mar 2007, 16:55) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Things others do that I realy can't understand, the insane desire to get absolutly wasted on a Friday and Saturday night and then deem it not to have been good night if you can remember the night the following morning.
Skate boarding? As far as I can tell for the majority of practitioners this involves trying to jump your board onto a railing, seperating from said board and damaging yourself in the wedding tackle.
Police officers, now I have a great deal of respect for the Police, however with the namby pamby do-gooders that have eroded most of their powers it's not a job I would want to do, no respect from the youth of today and little if no help from the CPS which our local Bobbies call the Criminal Protection Service.

If we railway modellers are ODD, then that's fine with me. I can think of no greater insult than to be called Normal or Average.

Along the same lines, and I apologise to anyone who has one, personalised number plates, now I find some quite funny, B15 NOB for instance, but those who buy registrations with BMW and stick it on a BMW, WHY ?? for a start it has a badge on the car saying BMW, just in case you weren't sure. Also those who get reg's to show who they support, M7FFC for example, i'd always be worried if you were parked by a ground some Chelsea thug would key the car just because of that ! anyway, rant over.

Just for info, a few of you have said you are also into Scalextric, I acually race at a local club, we're always looking for new people, we race on a wood track every monday, website @ www.pinewoodraceway.co.uk

Cheers
Dave.