BS: Expensive hobbies

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:47 AM

Graduate School--a very pricey "hobby." :)

I'm once again considering piling it higher and deeper, since the university where I work is doing a joint philosophy Ph.D. with the university where I did all of the course work on a masters in philosophy (haven't written the thesis yet). I'd convert the classes over to the Ph.D. program since I already have one MA (English).

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:45 AM

Yeah, reading books is what I do the whole rest of the time, but my local library is crap so I buy them second hand. It's a pity that libraries have book freezes on these days because so many people just want to read, not to hire DVDs and use the Internet.

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Layah
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:41 AM

reading books. Which I check out for free from the library that I walk to for free.

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:35 AM

Singing is free...you already have your voice. The cost comes with getting to the sessions to sing with others and learn new songs. And when you get to the session it's in good keeping to have a couple of pints.....and then theres the festivals for the hardened folkie....yes folking seems to be expensive!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:35 AM

Hurrah! No cost, and highly satisfying!

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:30 AM

Singing Frank Mills?

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:29 AM

Cost of press, cost of bail when you're prosecuted for destroying the natural environment, cost of transport to get to wild flowers in first place. Etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:28 AM

Pressing wildflowers?

Subject: BS: Expensive hobbies
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 11 Feb 05 - 11:24 AM

Why do they call it "free time" when it's anything but? I've just been adding up my hobby expenditure, and although I don't begrudge a penny of it (work hard, play harder, that's my motto), it does amount to rather a lot.

To whit:

Fiddling. Cost of fiddle, cost of lessons (when I find a new teacher), cost of pints in the pub, cost of strings, cost of earplugs for flatmate, etc;

Climbing: Bloody pricey rock boots, wall fees, travel to crags... even if you borrow/steal your mates' gear it's pricey;

Running: thought this'd be cheap cos I do it outdoors (as all archaeologists do, fnar fnar) but I had to fork out 80 quid for a decent pair of shoes;

Set dancing - just paid 36 quid for shoes to dance in (all my own normal shoes have rubber soles);

Poker - the set of chips alone were about 50 quid, and then at £5 per buy-in it soon adds up, even when I win (I'm currently breaking even);

Wine and beer - nuff said.

So, is there such a thing as a free hobby? And don't say sex, because there's always some hidden cost there too.