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2 warm 2 ski, 2 cold 4 beach- what do ya do?

legalskier

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Let's get the obvious ones out of the way (golf, tennis, biking....peeing in the shower :rolleyes:).

Any creative ideas for those "in between days?"
 

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Hike. Fish. Home projects. Make the wife happy when the weather is crappy so you can do what you want later.
 

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Peeing in the shower is a year round activity.:wink:

Snow tires off the car to start, then a thorough cleaning. Then working on getting my motorcycle on the road. Then it's time to stop eating and start working out.
 

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I'm planning on heading up to morning side flisht park in NH to update my para gliding license and maybe get a better glider. I'd like to get into powered para gliding soon as well. I already have a private pilots license.
 

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Spring...cleaning!

Joking aside, this is the season I really like. Can't fanthom there're people who like the stiffing heat of the summer more than this current pleasant one. So just about ANYTHING I want to do outside, this is the most pleasant time to do them. Be it golf, tennis or bike...

You can tell I'm not exactly a beach person...
 
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RC cars and helicopters. Motorcycles. Mtn biking, golf. Or for me right now, recovering from acl surgery
 

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RC cars are fun! When I was younger I used to have a 1/10 RC-10. It was so much fun, and so damn fast. I used to go to the track and watch them race.
 

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RC cars are fun! When I was younger I used to have a 1/10 RC-10. It was so much fun, and so damn fast. I used to go to the track and watch them race.

Damn, iIrc the RC-10 was the King of the battery powered RC cars. I had the Hornet, which was a slight step up from the Grasshopper :) But the new Nitro fuel powered cars kick major ass!!
 

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you guys should look at the hobby again now then, the advent of lipo battery technology has made electric rc fast and relatively affordable. You can get a hobby class rc truck ready to run for around $300 these days, which will top out around 35-40. you can even get a ready to run on road electric car now from Traxxas that will hit over 100mph. There are a few good race tracks in the area too. RCExcitement in Fitchburg MA is my favorite, it has an indoor dirt track, indoor carpet track, and a large outdoor track for the warmer weather months. LI Raceway is also good, and there are a couple outdoor tracks in MA/RI. CT has a few big track complexes as well. Since I'm rehabbing from my acl surgery, I've gotten into the hobby again, since I can't do a lot else. Since I can't make it to the tracks yet, I got a couple helis. You can get a fully 3D capable (flying up side down, tic docs, rainbows) micro electric heli now for around $200 (Blade MCP x2).
 

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My summer fun hobby :



I took that video in 2005 in Hawaii

Trying to get bcak into it again. Not that many hills around here, they fly at Mt Tom, Mt Ellen and a couple other spots (Rutland and the cape). But I'm interested in adding a motor so i can fly from the backyard :lol:
 

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The answer to this question is: SKI.

As long as there's snow left to ski, it can never be too warm to ski. Not too cold to surf either. A hooded 5mm wetsuit, gloves and booties will do the trick.
 

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My summer fun hobby :



I took that video in 2005 in Hawaii

Trying to get bcak into it again. Not that many hills around here, they fly at Mt Tom, Mt Ellen and a couple other spots (Rutland and the cape). But I'm interested in adding a motor so i can fly from the backyard :lol:

I'm sure that your wife is pretty thrilled about your new summer hobby.;)

Man, I miss Hawaii so much!
 

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Ya,what SM said.Too warm to ski?Snow showers yesterday at my house in southern NH.Still having snow in the mts right now.6 inches on George last night with another 6 today possible.I'm not done making turns yet in this "warm weather".
 

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You know whats great about fishing?? It doesnt matter what type of day it is, blue sky, cloudy, cold, rain, hot temp, whatever....you can always have success,,,

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