DeviousDave

The motorcycle thread got me thinking about what else we in the fraternity might have in common...

Myself:

35 years old
Tool and Die Maker
Play Piano
Shoot a LOT, and still enjoy plinking/hunting with .22's
Hobby room tinkerer/experimenter
Almost multilingual
Not in the military ever, but my whole family is/was

I'm betting that a lot of us have played an instrument at one time and shoot as they are enjoyable pastimes that serve no purpose but personal pleasure.

What about you guys?

fizzwater2

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50 yrs old
Electrical Engineer, RF design and project management

Shoot some, refinish older rifles. Collect .22's, mostly.
photography, but it's been a while.

used to play drums, but that's been a while, too!

Jim_Purcha

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47 years old
Industrial Engineer
Father-in-law and brother-in-law's hunt. Kind of fish.
Photography and guitar (some what) playing.
Got interested in this hobby in the early seventies and built some free flight models. Picked up my first rc magazine in 1974. Was hooked ever since. Build a sweet stick, falcon 56 mark II as a high school project. Stopped while I went to University. Started up again after .... then career ..... marriage ..... kids.

BSARGE

38 Years Old
Retail store manager
Private pilot with instrument rating
Big NASCAR fan
Like to drink beer(a.k.a. nascar fan)


-Bill

lear31A

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34 yrs old
corporate pilot
3 daughters
3 daughers
and , oh, 3 daughters!

I enjoy shooting as well, when I have the time
Play guitar with my daughters
ride our 4 wheeler alot

Good Times absolutely

Andrew

59 years old
Grew up on a farm; spent time wrenching on tractors and self propelled combines for IH dealership.
Undergraduate school was paid for mostly working as a welder, but also did sheetmetal fabrication and electrical work.
Computer Science prof; contract programmer; network admin
Used to shoot 12K to 15K rounds/year; still hunt frequently
NASCAR fan
Dabble in circuit design
Avid bicyclist, ridden almost daily since 1970; rode to AK from KY years ago
Rode motorcycle for several years; gave to my son much to wife's disappointment
6 kids, 11 to 37 -- No. 6 was a surprise!

flying poodle

34 years old
Environmental Geologist
Used to heavily fish, shoot skeet, water ski, motorcycle ride along with a heavy dose of RC airplanes.
Began my own PYO orchard 3yrs ago (apples, peachs, and blackberries)
Now with a 5yr old and a 0.5yr old, so about all I can do is brew my own beer and cider.
Sometimes my wife even lets me drink a bottle!

Andrew: I just got a litespeed from a fellow co-worker who competes. I have not ridden it enough to wear a calus on my but, so it is still pretty painfull to ride more than about 5 miles. My co-worker rides about 200 miles a week!@?

vicman

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40 fat and bald (well it turned fleshtone actually)
22 years as a toolmaker/project manager. Last 2 years a sales engineer for Nuclear industry
Left promising career as full scale car and motorcycle racer for my sanity and family
8.5 yr old son 4yr old daughter married 20 years
Shoot occasionally
Advanced from beer of all forms to Canadian Club Classic[sm=bananahead.gif]
Began learning in RC Combat but now just like the fast stuff
Love to build and tweak
I can play a cd or dvd on demand
Shark fishing
Backpacking
Being the best dad I can be

D-Dave, what part of Mi do you live in? I grew up in South Lyon.
Edit - my formative years are in South Lyon. I haven't grown up yet.[8D]

fizzwater2

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I think that could apply to a lot of us...

hfenn

Why would I want to grow up? I'm a 12 year old that can drive and buy beer!
Almost 54, teach Auto Tech at high school level
Play guitar (Strat, Epiphone Wilshire reissue, Epiphone Dr-100)
Shoot and hunt, rimfire and high end air rifles
Fish
Private Pilot (inactive, last BFR in 2000)
R/C, control line, and free flight

Tee Bee

38 yrs old
Shift worker
Avid motorcyclist for 20 years
Private Pilot since 19, Instrument rating added later
Started building full-scale Van's RV-7 in 1999 but funds ran low(that led to RC) while raising family.
That project is collecting dust these days, hope to return to it later when kids are gone.
Father of 2 high school kids which keeps me busy.
Been married 18yrs.
Most of my friends are pilots, motorcyclists, or RC enthusiasts.

brc51

Older than dirt
Father of ten kids
grandfather of 24
retired welding sales and service
too many r/c boats
Avid motorcyclist
still shoot religously ,mainly big bore hand guns and black powder
flew r/c planes till recently(30 yrs worth of crashing)
And managed to keep same wife all these yrs doing it.

somegeek

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33 years old
Father of one son
Played trombone 5th through 12th grade
Senior Data Network Engineer - almost 13 years in the industry
Don't enjoy shooting much... cept did have fun a few times emptying the clip of an AK. See: Rambo
Raced RC cars when I was in high school
Mountain bike & snow ski as the seasons permit.
Runner... which allows me to eat so I cook and grill a lot... so I run.
I enjoy building and flying. I like the problem solving as well when you customize a plane and it works.

RCU is my main message board I've frequented for the last two years. Great community and mods that do their thing to maintain this.

somegeek

r2champion

26 Years old
Married
3 year old daughter and 2 month old son
Projects manager at analytical chemistry lab
Love to cook/creating my own recipes (my wife especially likes that part of me!)
Flying and building RC planes which also allows me to spend time with my dad
Drummer/play guitar/some piano
Love snow skiing in WV/Water skiing in TN as weather permits
Setting behind this dad-blasted computer all day!
Love to solve problems with any aspect of life, I can fix almost anything
Hiking/camping/repelling/sight seeing (I live in the best place in the world to do so in my opinion)
Overly joyous UK Football and Basketball fan!!!
Nascar fan (incluong the beer, it comes standard)
Can't afford the motorcycle just yet, but will have some day
Most of all, I dream of becoming a private pilot

vicman

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Hollis, I at least made it to 17. And well... I was driving and had beer then too.[8D]

SG, I have always been a fan of Spaceman Spiff. He reminds me of my self before the hair turned fleshtone.

Strat2003

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Married 33 of my 57 years.
Retired mailman.
Guitars (Taylor 714 CE & a Strat)
Runner, transitioning to walker as the injuries mount.
Beer (see "retired mailman")
Have flown just about everything except for 3D and control line carrier, currently a SAM addict
My 26 year old daughter makes a whole lot more money than I ever did!

brocja01

Almost 28
Father of one 18 month son. (Best and most expesive pets you'll over "own")
Picked up RC a couple years ago, wife said I needed a hobby, so I picked an expensive one.
Used to hunt yearly, moved to TX (away from my dad) and haven't hunted in 5 years.
Computer programmer (Mostly ASP and some .Net)
Gamer, love video games when I have the spare time.
Getting ready to move back home (TX to WI move) As soon as this dam house sells
Love motorcycles, sold my about a year ago, miss it terribly.
Beer Drinking, Bratwurst eating, and cheese chewing Packer Fan!

brocja01

Mr67Stang

Good thread. Let's us get to know who we are talking to.

37 years old, married for 15
2 teanage daughters... please help me
Obviously an R/C plane enthusiest of all sizes and flight perameters
Motorcycles since I was 18 and mom could not stop me
Classic cars...Started with them when I was 14 and my first was a '67 Mustang so it has special signifance but good ole American muscle is the only way to roll down the road.
currently persueing Light Sport Pilot certification
Been active duty Air Force for 15 years and had 6 tours to the Middle East thus far.

Lomcevak Duck

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22
No wife or kids
Flying models since 1994, started full scale training in 2001
Private pilot w/ Instrument rating
Currently in school studying aviation maintenance
Also enjoy firearm sports, hunt a little but would really rather long range target practice
Played French Horn an Tuba in high school, played mallet percussion and cymbals two years with the Auburn University Marching Band, marched Tuba a third year for scholarship, French horn in concert band


-Steve

Raymond LeFlyr

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Gentlemen (I use the term lightly since I know many of you) I have enjoyed sixty-five years of growth so far. I have been married to the same woman (letā€™s call her SWMBO) for forty-two of them (Iā€™m known as HWMBS). We have two daughters and five grandkids, two boys and three girls. Currently they range from 3-months to six-years of age. It gives me immense joy to watch my children with their children ā€“ grandparent-hood is awesome!

I am a retired deputy director of engineering from a prominent Federal agency that I expect youā€™ve dealt with annually. Iā€™ve been a project manager and consultant to Federal and state (NC) agencies. In case anybody asks, I like being retired better.

I finished my first R/C model in 1958 as a science fair project. My first R/C model was also ā€œfinishedā€ in 1958. Prior to that: mostly FF. Now I tend to focus on little models, with TD .010s in ā€˜em is best. But I also have active models up through IMAA size. Iā€™ve built three ARFs, many models from plans, some kits, not-enough scratch/original designs.

I have a kayak that doesnā€™t get wet often enough. And although I used to tie my own flies for trout and panfish ā€“ anymore I try to get to the coast for surf and pier fishing once a month.

Sorry, no music in my bones. Sorry, only owned one motorcycle for about half an hour (long story).

Free advice; take photos and notes about every model you build. In 1987 we changed homes and I pulled models out of my attic that I would have sworn Iā€™d never even seen before (and I wasnā€™t senile then).

P.S. I also tend to be 'wordy'.

Lomcevak Duck

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Gorgeous stang. I have a soft spot for 8cylinder clasics. Looks like stock wheels, 289? Paint looks nice, but I didn't think the coupe came with ralley stripes, is that factory?

Oh, and is that a sombrero in the seat?

Mr67Stang

No Sombrero but my wife is part Mexican. You may be seeing the wood steering wheel... The 289 is long since lost and now the car has a 302. The stripes were my addition during the restoration as well as other mods. I bought the car esentially a hollow shell for $300 and spent 3 years on it. Now I am selling it to get started on my other one.

Lomcevak Duck

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Looks like you do nice work.

I see the wood steering wheel plainly, but it looks like there is something toward the center of the car, maybe just a reflection of something in the windshield. Either way, it's a good looking stang.

Toad

Im just a 52 yr old mutt, been machining since High School, Some say I am a Tool Maker, a term I say is just an "old machinist that has done it for too long" I did get my Private license in '79, First model airplane I flew was in about '64 ( I was 9 yrs old then) First R/C I flew was in 1972. I Got hooked on Helicopters in the mid 80's while I still played with 1/2a pylon. My first 1/2a pylon race I tried was in '74 I believe.
I had three kids, they have kids now. and I think I need therepy because I come home from work and still desire to machine an engine part or something in the evenings.
I coached boxing for 15 yrs, that was fun, had some great kids in that program.
Now back to playing with my little engines. Still married to same gal since '74 ( I married at 19 yrs old, glad I did too)
My history is so easy to tell--- nothing special!

piper_chuck

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48 Years old
Married
4 year old and 7 month old daughters (yup, started late)
Computer geek at a somewhat well known computer company
Used to travel the world for work, have seen 6 of 7 of the continents
Lived in China for 2.5 years
Used to play the bagpipes, before I started traveling. Wife hates them, maybe I need to start playing again.
Began R/C with boats and then started flying too
Have raced R/C boats and cars, currently active in boat racing and flying.
Carolina Hurricanes fan, only pay a little attention to other sports.
Used to ride motorcycles, but sold them all. Probably won't ride again.
Shoot occasionally, but the little ones make it hard to get to the range
Back into cycling after a 10 year break (another victim of globe hopping. Just bought a new Jamis Quest. Riding 60-70 miles a week and building.