Are you a Sheddie or a Surfer?

[Jim117]

Was just wondering. I've always done "hands on" type jobs and when not at work have a bit of a limited attention span with TV. Thus I'm often decorating or doing stuff in the shed and suchlike. My other half refers to this as "pottering" which I strongly refute, mainly because it makes me sound like an old fart. I know this isn't just a white/blue collar type divide cos I have mates in engineering and construction who are highly skilled at their jobs but who refuse to do owt except watch telly when not at work. So I was just curious what other people on here get up to. Knitting, DIY, home taxidermy, or are you happy enough with a screen? Not intending to be judgemental at all, was just wondering if I'm the only one who goes to bed having made a garden bench or summat that I'd no idea I was going to do that morning.

[GLASGOWOODS]

I set aside my weekend for intense study. However, being on-call put paid to that, so finished up out the house 24 hours.

[Cyclone]

Was just wondering. I've always done "hands on" type jobs and when not at work have a bit of a limited attention span with TV. Thus I'm often decorating or doing stuff in the shed and suchlike. My other half refers to this as "pottering" which I strongly refute, mainly because it makes me sound like an old fart. I know this isn't just a white/blue collar type divide cos I have mates in engineering and construction who are highly skilled at their jobs but who refuse to do owt except watch telly when not at work. So I was just curious what other people on here get up to. Knitting, DIY, home taxidermy, or are you happy enough with a screen? Not intending to be judgemental at all, was just wondering if I'm the only one who goes to bed having made a garden bench or summat that I'd no idea I was going to do that morning.

 

I pretty much refuse to do any DIY anymore. I did quite a bit on my previous house, but these days I find it makes far more sense to pay someone to do it.

Frankly, I'd rather spend a Saturday in the office and pay someone to do the DIY quickly and to a high standard, than spend Sat and Sun, doing it to an acceptable standard myself.

 

What I actually do with my free time is not DIY, and doesn't involve that much TV. There are plenty of other options.

[tzijlstra]

When I wasn't posting here I was working on my PhD, now that I've submitted that I will be back to the neglected DIY jobs, that and online gaming. I don't watch TV more than a couple of hours a day at most, usually only half an hour of news around dinner time.

 

Also just started to read the Game of Thrones massiveology, that should keep me busy!