On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed limit was gone), and also
>in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same result). We went to the
>Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>
>I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your money out the window.
>
>N.

One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.

On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed limit was gone), and also
>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same result). We went to the
>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>
>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your money out the window.
>>
>> N.
>
> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>

Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.

I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use. Some could have been
bought cheaper.

I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg

I built two and gave one to a friend.

On 2019-04-16 4:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>
>
> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>
> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.Â* Some could have been
> bought cheaper.
>
> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>
> I built two and gave one to a friend.

Nice stuff. Some people have expensive hobbies. Thanks to my years of
horse back riding I know a number of people who have the horse bug.
Boarding a horse in a barn with an indoor arena runs you around $500-600
a month these days. Then there is the vet bills, the farrier, tack,
trailering to shows. The option is to buy a large and expensive piece
of property with a barn and spend all your spare time mending fences and
shoveling shit.

My friend's breeds show dogs. They currently have four dogs. They spend
at least $500 a month on dog food. Then there are the vet bills, travel
to shows, grooming etch. The had a litter last year, sold 6 for a lot
of money and did not even break even. Never mind the full time job
looking after them.

On 2019-04-16 2:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed
>>> limit was gone), and also
>>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same
>>> result).Â* We went to the
>>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>>
>>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your
>>> money out the window.
>>>
>>> N.
>>
>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>
>
> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>
> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.Â* Some could have been
> bought cheaper.
>
> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>
> I built two and gave one to a friend.

A beauty!!! Did you use teak or white cedar?
I have been donating my woodturnings to charity. Marketing them is too
tedious and I had enough of that when I was working.

On 4/16/2019 5:09 PM, graham wrote:
> On 2019-04-16 2:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed
>>>> limit was gone), and also
>>>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same
>>>> result).Â* We went to the
>>>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>>>
>>>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your
>>>> money out the window.
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>
>>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>>
>>
>> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>>
>> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.Â* Some could have
>> been bought cheaper.
>>
>> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
>> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>>
>> I built two and gave one to a friend.
>
> A beauty!!! Did you use teak or white cedar?
> I have been donating my woodturnings to charity. Marketing them is too
> tedious and I had enough of that when I was working.

They were cypress. I never sold anything. That would take a hobby and
turn it into a job. I've made a couple of things for others and they
paid for the wood but one stipulation was no deadline.

On 2019-04-16 3:59 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/16/2019 5:09 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 2019-04-16 2:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed
>>>>> limit was gone), and also
>>>>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same
>>>>> result).Â* We went to the
>>>>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>>>>
>>>>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your
>>>>> money out the window.
>>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>>>
>>> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.Â* Some could have
>>> been bought cheaper.
>>>
>>> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>>>
>>> I built two and gave one to a friend.
>>
>> A beauty!!! Did you use teak or white cedar?
>> I have been donating my woodturnings to charity. Marketing them is too
>> tedious and I had enough of that when I was working.
>
> They were cypress.Â* I never sold anything.Â* That would take a hobby and
> turn it into a job.Â* I've made a couple of things for others and they
> paid for the wood but one stipulation was no deadline.

In my case there are only so many friends and relatives to whom you can
give a bowl and I have a couple of dozen rough-turned ones that are
drying. I turned about 75 coffee scoops before xmas that were donated to
a foodbank drive to go with donated coffee. That was quite satisfying.

On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:09:28 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2019-04-16 2:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed
>>>> limit was gone), and also
>>>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same
>>>> result).* We went to the
>>>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>>>
>>>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your
>>>> money out the window.
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>
>>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>>
>>
>> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>>
>> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.* Some could have been
>> bought cheaper.
>>
>> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
>> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>>
>> I built two and gave one to a friend.
>
>A beauty!!! Did you use teak or white cedar?
>I have been donating my woodturnings to charity. Marketing them is too
>tedious and I had enough of that when I was working.

They are lovely, as is Ed's bench, they are lucky to get them.

On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:05:32 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2019-04-16 3:59 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/16/2019 5:09 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 2019-04-16 2:27 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 4/16/2019 3:08 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Leo, I gambled in Monaco (promptly quit when my $20 self-imposed
>>>>>> limit was gone), and also
>>>>>> in one of those old mining towns in the hills of Colorado...same
>>>>>> result).* We went to the
>>>>>> Riverside Casino just to check out the food.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I always thought gambling was the equivalent of just throwing your
>>>>>> money out the window.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> N.
>>>>>
>>>>> One could call anyone else's hobby a money toss, I suppose.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sure for some. The payoff is in enjoyable time.
>>>>
>>>> I built a lot of furniture that is in regular use.* Some could have
>>>> been bought cheaper.
>>>>
>>>> I built this about 15 years ago and is still used on my front porch
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/L4LNMw4B/Tudor-Bench-1.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I built two and gave one to a friend.
>>>
>>> A beauty!!! Did you use teak or white cedar?
>>> I have been donating my woodturnings to charity. Marketing them is too
>>> tedious and I had enough of that when I was working.
>>
>> They were cypress.* I never sold anything.* That would take a hobby and
>> turn it into a job.* I've made a couple of things for others and they
>> paid for the wood but one stipulation was no deadline.
>
>In my case there are only so many friends and relatives to whom you can
>give a bowl and I have a couple of dozen rough-turned ones that are
>drying. I turned about 75 coffee scoops before xmas that were donated to
>a foodbank drive to go with donated coffee. That was quite satisfying.

I'll trade you a bowl for hand knitted wool socks

Gary wrote:
>
> wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > >Lucretia, have you eaten any beloved lobsters lately? Probably a
> > >decent price where you live but way too overpriced here. Most
> > >all the time, $14.99/lb here.
> >
> > I looked just now when I was in the supermarket, $14.00 crawling,
> > $16.99 cooked. Season ends May 31st.

I finally went to one of my two regular grocery stores early this
morning and looked for lobsters. As I suspected, they don't sell
live in a tank. I don't think the other one sells them live
either but I'll look next week.

Anyway, this store doesn't even sell frozen lobster tails or
anything. WTH?
The only frozen product with lobster was:
18oz box of frozen "mac&cheese with lobster bits"
I was horrified. lol. (Didn't buy that nonsense)

I'll be checking the other store next Mon or Tue. See what they
offer. Probably Tuesday since they restock stores on Mondays.

Gary wrote:
>
> Anyway, this store doesn't even sell frozen lobster tails or
> anything. WTH?
> The only frozen product with lobster was:
> 18oz box of frozen "mac&cheese with lobster bits"
> I was horrified. lol. (Didn't buy that nonsense)

I forgot to say - That 18oz box of frozen mac&cheese with lobster
bits....Price was $9.99 LMAO!

On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 10:33:42 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Gary wrote:
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Gary wrote:
> > > >Lucretia, have you eaten any beloved lobsters lately? Probably a
> > > >decent price where you live but way too overpriced here. Most
> > > >all the time, $14.99/lb here.
> > >
> > > I looked just now when I was in the supermarket, $14.00 crawling,
> > > $16.99 cooked. Season ends May 31st.
>
> I finally went to one of my two regular grocery stores early this
> morning and looked for lobsters. As I suspected, they don't sell
> live in a tank. I don't think the other one sells them live
> either but I'll look next week.

Huh. The Walmart knockoff where I shop has lobsters in a tank.

Cindy Hamilton