Anyone 're-discovered' simpler past-times during the lock?

Jannizart said:
I’ve done lots of jigsaws, even had two made with my artwork images on them - they were a challenge but different to your normal jigsaws. Always enjoyed jigsaws but been doing a lot more. I also got my grandmas Bero book out and baked cakes we made when we were little. I think it’s been the nostalgia things that we have all turned back to. Maybe because the future was looking uncertain we all went back into our past.
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Yes, that makes sense. No bad thing though
 
buffaloboro said:
Anything good?
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Yes. Ever since the 2016 referendum result I've tried to understand why I apparently got it wrong. Having satisfied myself it was not down to my lack of understanding the issues or the facts, or my logical approach, it's been trying to understand why intelligent people could make such a stupid decision. When I eventually get round to posting my thread on it I'll link to all the literature as I cite it.

I've been reading (or re-reading) Carlo Cipolla, Steven Pinker, Norman Doige, Jonathan Haidt, Ben Goldacre, Steve Novella, Dawkins, Lauren Slater, Pratchett/Stewart/Cohen, James Surowiecki.

I need to read a few more, including Jordan Peterson.

Also, I quite liked James Felton's 52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn't Get Taught At School.
 
I've increased my reading during lockdown and made a few model ships. Doing HMS Victory at the moment, the model is not too difficult but the painting is extremely intricate. A good test to my patience. Also watched more box sets and films than I have done in the past.
 
There's some interesting reading there, some I'll have to look up. Dawkins is one I've read and enjoyed (fits my agenda so self-selective bias).
Regarding humans, it's interesting how we appear to be more irrational as we have access to more data.
 
Second Mate said:
I've increased my reading during lockdown and made a few model ships. Doing HMS Victory at the moment, the model is not too difficult but the painting is extremely intricate. A good test to my patience. Also watched more box sets and films than I have done in the past.
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Any good books?
 
Re-read some favourite old books and realised how much better the experience is than reading on Kindle (sorry can't explain why). Ordered some 'actual' books, won't be going back to Kindle (or any other e-book).
 
Ref Jigsaws - Ms Wurzel starting doing them in Lock Down her head pops up from the bending down just to say

"Are the Boro losing again?" She is looking for a Roseberry Topping one that is not too big (say 250 - 500 pieces), she bought a few from a company called Wentworth they do a lot about the Lake District. Buffaloboro _Have you ever seen a Roseberry one

I am most of the way through 2 books - once called "bull**** Jobs" and the other called "Chernobyl - History of a Tragedy " by Serhii Plokhy - both interesting in different ways. I didn't realise how many pointless jobs there are and how many people are underworked often employed as status symbols for their managers. Chernobyl book gives more detail and more insight into what went on and why and written by someone from Kiev i.e. not a Westerner looking in.

Ref Baking - local shops were often cleared of eggs and flour Ms Wurzel made some lovely bread with peppers in and fruit flapjack. We go hunting local farms for cherries and free range eggs and taken Lavender out of the garden. Wild damsons are appearing and blackberries for free!
 
buffaloboro said:
Any good books?
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Read an interesting book about the origins and development of the sextant and it's relationship with time and astronomy. I'm not sure it would interest many but for me as an ex navigator (not sat nav) it was a good read. I also caught up with some good old Wilbur Smith books and to my eternal shame a couple of Jeffrey Archer Books
 
chickenrunner said:
Re-read some favourite old books and realised how much better the experience is than reading on Kindle (sorry can't explain why). Ordered some 'actual' books, won't be going back to Kindle (or any other e-book).
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Kindle is good if you are going away travelling for a while and you can carry many books around with you but I agree, there's nothing like the real thing
 
Reading a lot more rediscovered my love of spy stories, the believable stuff not the likes of James bond, nothing against those.
Half way through len Deightons samson series
 
We've enjoyed a long walk rather than the half asred one before lockdown, but yep lovely lunches from Fry-Ups to sexy sandwiches. And we built a bar in the back garden when the weather was nice (seems a while ago now!), so woodworking skills have improved
 
jam69 said:
Reading a lot more rediscovered my love of spy stories, the believable stuff not the likes of James bond, nothing against those.
Half way through len Deightons samson series
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I've never read any of those series of books Jam, are they any good? I usually read crime fiction but do enjoy the odd spy novel too, particularly enjoyed the Milo Weaver series by Olen Steinhauer and others by him too.
 
Been unbelievably busy at work, never had so much on. On the plus side no commuting, so spending a similar amount of time working now versus getting ready, commuting, working then commuting.

We‘ve walked all over the local area, I’ve bought several OS maps for slightly further afield, we’ve spent time playing games and watching tv together, I’ve built a (****) garden bar and I’ve commenced retirement planning.

Life feels calmer and more sedate. And simpler.
 
If anyone likes crime fiction can I recommend Trim Tab by Ryan Radbyrne. Bother the character and author are fictional, but it's written as true crime/documentary. There was a very clever and intriguing marketing stunt a few years ago whereby stickers appeared all over the UK which just said "what happened to Ryan Radbyrne" as if it was a top secret cover up that had been leaked. It's a little far fetched in some places but a very entertaining read
 
Artie Fufkin said:
I've rediscovered several things already mentioned: starting going for long walks, not necessarily with a route in mind, just reaching a fork and turning one way or the other on a whim. I've read about 20+ books, mostly about undercover operations in NI during The Troubles, some very dark stuff, but also a few more light-hearted 'holiday' books. We too have fallen back in love with our home having cleared the loft of camping stuff and we now how my wife's office up there as she continues to WFH, but it's also a bit of a den really: tv,rowing machine, drum kit, great place to chill out watching the footy for example. We've also spent more time in the garden, esp on Fri and Sat nights, music on, firepit, few beers and that it turn has meant we've listened to more music and explored some new artists
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Please offer a few suggestions on the book front mate
 
If you listened to the press you'd believe couples have been spending the whole of lockdown rutting like sex starved rabbits on heat.

Come on FMTTM and there's no tales of saucy experimentation, but instead lots of long walks, jigsaws, book reading and catching up on Boro's Warnock news! 🤣

We're a funny lot....."put that sex toy down and pass me the champo' transfer gossip column. Go on Warno, get stuck in there!"
 
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