I guess I'm nosy..
The neighbors to the south of us are always sawing, hammering, etc. They've kept this up for the last almost 3 years, but nothing ever changes. I'm so curious. What are they doing?!
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boklenholley7 · F
@ArishMell maybe so. I think they're older, so I was wondering if it might be some sort of hobby.
boklenholley7 · F
@ArishMell maybe.. that sounds like an awesome hobby honestly
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@boklenholley7 I don't really know what "awesome" means, but craft hobbies like wood-work and metal-work are certainly very skilled and very rewarding.
My Dad was an Electrical Engineer employed in the Scientific Civil Service, so professionally, he was mainly an applied-mathematician. However he was also very practical and very good at anything from simple bits of wood-work to making furniture, re-decorating the house and assembling electronic equipment.
He also re-wired the house, naturally to a very high standard and meeting the appropriate legal Regulations drawn up by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of which he was a Chartered Member! (An Engineer is not necessarily someone who makes or mends things, but is the one who designs and tests them.)
I used to know a sonar designer with a formidable brain for the very high-level physics and mathematics I understand this involves. At his funeral we learnt his hobby had been restoring antique furniture - and that he knew enough of fabrics and needlework to have designed and made his daughter's wedding-dress.
My Dad was an Electrical Engineer employed in the Scientific Civil Service, so professionally, he was mainly an applied-mathematician. However he was also very practical and very good at anything from simple bits of wood-work to making furniture, re-decorating the house and assembling electronic equipment.
He also re-wired the house, naturally to a very high standard and meeting the appropriate legal Regulations drawn up by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of which he was a Chartered Member! (An Engineer is not necessarily someone who makes or mends things, but is the one who designs and tests them.)
I used to know a sonar designer with a formidable brain for the very high-level physics and mathematics I understand this involves. At his funeral we learnt his hobby had been restoring antique furniture - and that he knew enough of fabrics and needlework to have designed and made his daughter's wedding-dress.