I have been really bored lately and need something cheap to occupy my time. I play paintball when I can but most of my friends are scared to get shot. Well that and I can get about 15 balls out of my gun in the time it would take them to get 2. But anyways I need something to occupy my time. I work full time sort of (work 4 days a week and laid off for the 5th). Doesnt need to be computer related or car related. I like to waste my money on stupid crap sometimes and make stuff. I have done all the little gaming websites with the flash games and fantastic contraption but need something else.
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IFLYR22 Member
Posts: 1775 From: Tucson, AZ. Registered: May 2007
quarter tables at the local pool hall. Me and a few buddie used to get together on tuesday nights and shoot pool for hours on end. 20 bucks could keep us going all night when we first started. After a year or so we got better and it took more money to stay late and we learned to take time and enjoy the atmosphere and people while playing.
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Formula88 Member
Posts: 53788 From: Raleigh NC Registered: Jan 2001
Build a really intricate balsawood airplane. Fairly cheap, takes awhile, & looks REALLY cool hanging from the ceiling, unskined! Or R.C. it and learn to fly it!
Or, if you just want to fly, they have Electric A.R.F. (Almost Ready To Fly) kits for around $100.00 bucks that work great, are durable, and even have replacement parts for it! Takes about 15 minutes to get ready out-of-the-box. Very easy & forgiving to fly. Tons of fun!
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Done all the gaming sites, like MSNgames and such?
How about MMORPG's? World of Warcraft, Vangaurd, Everquest 1 or 2, Guild Wars, Lineage 2, City of Heros or Villians and Lord of the Rings online all run about $15.00 a month or less for a 24/7 time sink. That's about the cost of a movie ticket and a large coke but gives you entertainment for 30 days anytime during the day as long as you want to sit and play.
You get to kill stuff, chat and make freinds.
I've personally played WoW, GW, EQ1 and L2. My wife has played those and EQ2 aswell. We play together as cheap entertainment.
My favorites have been EQ1 and L2 though my wife has me playing WoW with her now.
EQ1
GW
L2
WoW
Just to give you a idea of the different graphics and user interfaces of the ones I've played.
quarter tables at the local pool hall. Me and a few buddie used to get together on tuesday nights and shoot pool for hours on end. 20 bucks could keep us going all night when we first started. After a year or so we got better and it took more money to stay late and we learned to take time and enjoy the atmosphere and people while playing.
i've been playing a LOT of pool lately. been laid off for a while now and when i'm not bored off my ace sitting in front of this computing machine i go up town and play pool almost all night. i know the guys who work at the local dive and usually all i have to do to get the table opened up is to beat one of them in 8-ball, which has been happening more and more lately either that or somebody is in there and wants to play me so they put quarters down on the table...then i just beat them...YAY!
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tesmith66 Member
Posts: 7355 From: Jerseyville, IL Registered: Sep 2001
Where are you guys getting all of this free time? I want some.
You're all welcome to come out and feed the horses, clean stalls, shovel manure, etc. I also need some help working on the house and mowing all summer. You could also help me work on the tractors and the Fieros...
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Wolfhound Member
Posts: 5317 From: Opelika , Alabama, USA Registered: Oct 1999
Build a really intricate balsawood airplane. Fairly cheap, takes awhile, & looks REALLY cool hanging from the ceiling, unskined!
Excellent suggestion, Boon Building a balsa scale airplane is probably one of the most worth while things a person can do. Especially a young person. It teaches many very valuable lessons in structure, form, organization, confidence and patients. The list goes on.
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rogergarrison Member
Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
You can do model airplanes with any amount. Nice tissue and balsa planes can be built for a few dollars, to the RC ones that cost thousands. Cheapest time killer for me is tinkering on my cars (even just detailing), and watching tv. I also like Redbox. One is right across the street and I can get first run movies for a dollar or free ones every wednesday. Girl friends (not bff) can be cheap to just hang out with doing whatever.... If im really at a loss, I just plug in my flight simulator and practice. If your a bit of an artist, just doing pencil or charcoal drawings is cheap...no supplies.
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2.5 Member
Posts: 43225 From: Southern MN Registered: May 2007
Lay inder the car looking at stuff, checking stuff out, cleaning stuff. In the garage cleaning, waxing, touch up painting if needed. Detailing the interior.
Drawing. (haven't done that in a while I should do more.)
Reading,
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84fiero123 Member
Posts: 29950 From: farmington, maine usa Registered: Oct 2004
In that order? Because that would mean I'd have to intentionally lose at chess... Not that I'm really good at it, but my wife doesn't even know how to play it :-/.
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Originally posted by Khw: In that order? Because that would mean I'd have to intentionally lose at chess... Not that I'm really good at it, but my wife doesn't even know how to play it :-/.
Bart: Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do? Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw... Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.
Quote from Blazing Saddles.
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Pyrthian Member
Posts: 29569 From: Detroit, MI Registered: Jul 2002
Play online poker. You can play for free or very cheap (10 cent tourneys!) and if you're good, it'll eat up many, many hours of idle time. The upside is you could win a few bucks while goofing off.
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Posts: 43225 From: Southern MN Registered: May 2007
If you live near Sacramento, you could go and check up on the residents of Obamaville and see how they are doing. Mabye offer a willing ear, make new friends.
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Posts: 43225 From: Southern MN Registered: May 2007
I just finished a project with my focus. I swapped the stock 190 hp 4 banger for a 302 V8. Its a ton faster tons more fun and gets better gas milage with a carb than the stock engine. Figure that one out. lol. I had a turbo fiero and a turbo supra. Every car I have ever owned was turbo besides my ford truck and now my dodge truck. There is a ton of room for turbos under the hood but not enough money for it and I dont know if I can trust the trans with that much power. Never trusted the newer chryler transmissions. But anyway I like the ideas. Never thought of models and stuff. I have been tryin to make my own flamethrowers for the focus to get rid of tailgaters as well. But i dont really know enough to do it yet. Still learning about the electronics stuff.
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Patrick Member
Posts: 36499 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Registered: Apr 99
As soon as I saw the heading for this thread, it made me think of an old Kids In The Hall sketch from many years ago. I almost fell out of my chair in disbelief (and laughing my head off) the first time I saw the sketch and heard...
"You know those mornings that you can't get out of bed And you'd call in sick if you had a job? You know those mornings when you just wanna watch TV, eat corn chips and masterbate?"
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Originally posted by maryjane:
I don't consider that killing time----seems like a worthwhile endeavor so I didn't mention it.
Yep, gotta make sure the equipment is still in working order for when "duty" calls.
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WhiteDevil88 Member
Posts: 8518 From: Coastal California Registered: Mar 2007
If you live near Sacramento, you could go and check up on the residents of Obamaville and see how they are doing. Mabye offer a willing ear, make new friends.
Do you have any concept of how annoying it is when some idiot makes any dubious connection to make an innocent thread into a platform for their "political" views? Please learn some self control and keep your political comments to political threads. Trust me, there will be plenty of opportunities to piss and moan for the next 4 to 8 years
Ferrari 599, 612, F-40, Audi R8. Its fun if you have the time. 
either that or somebody is in there and wants to play me so they put quarters down on the table...then i just beat them...YAY!
If im really at a loss, I just plug in my flight simulator and practice. If your a bit of an artist, just doing pencil or charcoal drawings is cheap...no supplies.
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