Hobbies and past times,what do you do.....

[smokiejoe]

Hey gary i tried golf once mate but was banned,my first time ever on the coarse and with my brother who is a member of crediton golf club,anyways there i were all ready to T off and bloodly golf club slips out of my hand and flies off over one of the bunkers and clobbers the chairman of the golf club right across the top of his bonce,cut the poor buggers head open and knocked his hat into the nettles,i was banned instantly.i didnt even get to play.bloody spoil sports.

[Robusto]

Smokiejoe - Looking at your initial thread on here, you seem to have a great life, mate!

[smokiejoe]

Hey robusto you got good tastes mate,,oh yeah i like the bit on the settee mate ,having a snooze,,im like that mate after a hectic day at work as i rarely stop for a break as there is too much to do.I just pop a cigar in my mouth and im happy as a pig in cow dung.

[smokiejoe]

You know mate my life has many stories to tell,but i wouldnt have changed it EVER.I had a really good child hood mate,i was one of eight in our family,,well they didnt have sky or colour tv,s then and there wasnt much else my parents could do but make lots of kids,lol.We lived in crediton on a small council estate but it was a decent one and everyone got on with each other,my mother was a small woman of about 4ft 8 and father was 6ft 5 and built like a small outhouse,lol.back in those days our house always seemd to be full of neighbours and the kettle on the gas stove was never cold.It was hard for all us kids as money was always an issue as my father used to like his going out and having a few,so me and my sisters always made a few bob down at the farm by bringing in hay,straw,apples or eggs so that mother could feed us,but we never went without as we done the best we could.but it was such an adventure going out and making money,we always had a smile on our faces.it was a good life.well to me anyway.kids nowadays dont know how lucky they are.

[Robusto]

My parents were insane. My Mum was an alcoholic through and through. My Dad was in the Army so we were always moving between military camps. My Dad put me in a military boarding school to escape wild scenes at home. I was stripping guns and firing at targets and being marched around a parade ground from the age of eleven. We were treated like Royal Marines.

I was a good boy. I got my exams and never got caught drinking and smoking at school. I kept that for holidays at home.

Boarding school tends to make people become either very conservative or very liberal. I'm one of the more liberal ones.

Because it got boring when we weren't out on night exercises in Sherman tanks, mates grabbed guitars and I got on the piano. We played kids' versions of Sympathy For The Devil, Talking Bout My Generation, Led Zep tunes, Elton John Funeral For A Friend.

I'm still at it, and it's fine.

I love the idea of smoking Havanas and restoring cars during the day.

I'd like to have the mind I have on my head.
And be a plumber rather than be a teacher.

[smokiejoe]

LOL.it keeps us outa trouble bry mate.i could write a book on what ive done and what ive seen and all the places ive been too in my life.ive met some famous and some not so but so far lifes been good to me.I think life is too short so you gotta take by the balls and go for it.

[Robusto]

Agree 100%, my man.

[smokiejoe]

I also like swimming and traveling,long walks ie the moors,when we were in turkey on our hols i met some guys who were into diving so as a pressie from my girlfreind, i did a weeks coarse this was in the afternoons as it seem to work out just right as my other half could go shopping,he he ,but i really enjoyed it as it was a new experience for me and at the end of the week i passed an exam and received a certificate,well chuffed,it was only for 50 metre depth and safety coarse but all the same it was fun,if you ever go to turkey you gotta do it peeps,it was brill.

[SmokinCohibas]

I like reading so I read a lot. Love ancient history, but read a lot of fiction too.
Also like to travel and would like to travel more...like everyone else probably.
I take long walks sometimes jogging when I can trying to keep my weight in control.
Do like to watch movies and Formula 1.
Trying to follow tennis tournaments -grand slams on tv - this is my girlfriends influence.

Cigars of course...but u already know that.

[smokiejoe]

Good tastes smokincohiba.i love history mate,i know its a bit sad but i just love (time team)with TONY ROBINSON mate,what a damm good program,ive emailded phil harding who is one of guys on there to see if i could go out on a dig with them,no reply yet but hey you never know.i also like to keep fit too as used to do heavy weights years ago and got a fair old size,never entered any shows didnt want to as didnt get to that stage and couldnt be assed either,i do like tennis as its a great game and will keep ya fit too.we got some really interesting peeps on here with some excellent tastes,keep um coming peeps.

[Robusto]

I used to play Number 8 in rugby teams but had a right old pile-up and hurt my back, so I stopped. I occasionally go swimming, but apart from that I don't do much exercise. On a still day, I'll walk on the clifftops above Dover with a good cigar, or along the seafront not far from my house. Once by chance I met another aficionado with a great cigar on the go, and we had a good chat about preferences, and so on. That was really cool!

So walking my dog, or walking alone. and enjoying a cigar at the same time are the most exercise I do!

[smokiejoe]

What a great walk mate on dover cliffs,amazing views,im not too far from a beachas we have a place called dawlish warren an we go down there when its really windy and stormy and i pack a few cigars to keep me happy.great stuff mate.we used to have a dog but the little shit ate my bloody joint of lamb and pork chops.it was a bugger for eating things,ie the hoover flex,er in doors,s slippers,kids socks,and the mail..oh yes and my joint of lamb,and pork chops,little bugger was lying on its side when we came home as it couldnt get up cos it was so full.grrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Robusto]

Great dog stories, Smokie! Hehehe...

Are you in Devon? That part of the country is beautiful for holidays. We've had some superb camping holidays in the west country!

Above Dover Docks is fantastic for photography.

[smokiejoe]

Yeah mate 10mins away from the coast,small village called exminster.we have some lovely coastline down here,we go over to lyme bay,,ie lyme Regis to go fossel hunting,not found the mother load yet but kids like the idea they might just get lucky and if they are good they might get one of those big ice creams with all the trimmings,we have found loads of fools gold rocks,and small fossels,those curly things,lol, and fish teeth.if your ever down here mate with your family you can always look us up mate.

[Robusto]

We usually stay around Croyde on the North Devon coast. Great place. Great surf. Haven't been for a few years now.