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Old 06-20-05, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Linchpin
I collected pipes.
I had been a tobacco smoker for many years, cigars, cigarettes, pipes; and I collected pipes. Had close to 90 pipes in my collection with 30 in my rotation at any given time. Some were Irish pre-republic Peterson pipes, a few Prebem Holm pipes, Dunhill, etc.
I gave up smoking entirely and had my wife sell all of my pipes, racks, tampers, etc to pay for baby stuff since she is due in a few weeks and used a little of the money to pay for my new wheel(s) that I'm getting.
I damn near cried when I saw her packing some of them up but oh well, how can one be a good role model to a child when they're a hipocryte themselves.

I'm a pipe-smoker too, if only now and then. I can't begin to understand how it would feel to give up such a collection...
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Old 06-20-05, 06:29 AM
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I am attempting to replace all my unhealthy bad habits and vices with biking, and it would work, if only I could ride 24/7!!!
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Old 06-20-05, 07:18 AM
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I was playing hockey 3x a week for the past 8 years or so. That's been cut back to one as I've been more excited to be on the bike than in the rink. Still love hockey, but cycling has a serious hold on me, and I'm riding it for all it's worth....
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Old 06-20-05, 07:41 AM
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cigs.
cycling is much more expensive.
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Old 06-20-05, 11:37 AM
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Video games I suppose
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Old 06-20-05, 11:59 AM
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Cars.

I've been a car nut for a couple years... I finally decided having a project car was too damn expensive. I spent 6K on it last year and 5K the year before... that is JUST counting stuff I wrote down in Quicken, doesn't even touch all the out-of-pocket cash I spent on it. Plus in march I got a ticket that cost me a cool grand (250 for "improper driving" and 750 for the lawyer to keep my license). That was the final straw... I was like, WHY am I doing this again?

So now the car is evaporating and I'm looking more and more at bikes . $6K would have bought one hell of a bike...
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Old 06-20-05, 07:20 PM
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Some very interesting responses, I must say ...
Me - I kind of gave up making custom greeting cards for upscale stores (my first client was a little store on Rodeo Drive that shut down in '04). I say "kind of" because I still have my drawing board set up and all of my supplies - which I need to sooner or later clear out. I used to spend a lot of time standing at the drawing board ... now, it's time in the saddle that "rounds out my day."
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Old 06-20-05, 07:21 PM
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6K would have bought one sweet cycle machine!!!
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Old 06-20-05, 07:32 PM
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Sunday moring, my favorite local radio station plays four hours of the best accoustic music..Stuff like Shawn Mullins, Annie Lennox, Mia Sharp, Van Morrison, Eva Cassady, etc. ..
Still, as much as i love good music, riding usually wins out. and I will not listen to tunes as I ride, either.
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Old 06-20-05, 07:34 PM
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nail-biting and having a job.
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