concretedog4d ago
Last day of my 40's! Final #repair job of my 40's is a new inner tube for my mums purple wheelbarrow!
Show threadThilo, EE 🤘🏼⚛️ 🇪🇺🎗️🇺🇦🇵🇸2d ago
@concretedog Happy Birthday!
That milestones looms in next year for me. Keep on repairing stuff and let me know what to choose for my midlife crisis. 😉
Show threadInaction Figure2d ago

@VintageProject @concretedog

I always told my wife I’d take my midlife dalliance in the form of an Italian motorcycle.

I think she prefers that my midlife hobbies center around #Linux and #SlideRules. 😆

Show threadStargeezer Smith1d ago

@inaction_figure @VintageProject @concretedog
I'm past midlife, but that doesn't mean I'm past the midlife attractions.

I've a predilection for the #Linux and #SlideRules myself, and an even bigger interest in #Telescopes . But there is something to be said for Italian motorcycles.

Show threadAlex M. Dunne (he/him)1d ago

@stargazersmith @inaction_figure @VintageProject @concretedog

Have you considered the amazing world of #amateurradio? So many fiddly bits to play with...

Show threadThilo, EE 🤘🏼⚛️ 🇪🇺🎗️🇺🇦🇵🇸1d ago
@alexmdunne @stargazersmith @inaction_figure @concretedog That's true. I'm still trying to start properly, but my unwillingness to put up with people is a major hindrance on the way to a licence.
Show threadInaction Figure

@VintageProject @alexmdunne @stargazersmith @concretedog

I have an #AmateurRadio license, but I have little time or interest for random conversations with random strangers. If they would talk about #SlideRules, #Linux, and Italian motorcycles, it would be more fun!

Apr 2 at 1:25amWeb
Show threadTerence22h ago

@inaction_figure @VintageProject @alexmdunne @stargazersmith @concretedog

Plenty of introverted hams about. Digital modes, meteor scatter, E-M-E, even good ol’ CW. I have no interest in ragchew or how political it can be.

Show threadStargeezer Smith21h ago
@NM8A @inaction_figure @VintageProject @alexmdunne @concretedog
My license back in the day was used for CW, and I was never very good at it. So I never had long enough conversations to get to know or be bothered by anyone.
Show threadAlex M. Dunne (he/him)20h ago

@NM8A @inaction_figure @VintageProject @stargazersmith @concretedog

Maybe just a nice quiet WSPR beacon in the window?

https://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map

Map | WSPRnet

Show threadInaction Figure13h ago

@alexmdunne @NM8A @VintageProject @stargazersmith @concretedog

That DOES seem to fit my temperament and skill set a bit better than a rambling political ragchew.

Show threadRé18h ago

@inaction_figure @VintageProject @alexmdunne @stargazersmith @concretedog

In my midlife crisis I bought a Japanese bike. Now i have an #AmateurRadio license. My preferred ragchews heard on the air : YL's colonoscopy,

Show threadInaction Figure13h ago

@r2d3522 @VintageProject @alexmdunne @stargazersmith @concretedog

I have a Japanese #Motorcycle and I used to have a Honda trail bike as well. I stopped riding when I moved to a metro area where EACH AND EVERY CAGER is homicidally selfish, entitled, and inattentive. Also, I just don’t heal as quickly as I used to…

Like some others in this thread, I do my motorcycling vicariously now. There ARE days when I’m driving along a nice two-lane road, and wishing I was on my bike. Sigh.