Men's addictions/weakness

[Bob_VT]

Interesting thought and I guess confession

We all have small addictions..... read some of the iboats posts

Hot Sauce ....... an addiction and many of us are always looking for something hotter or tasty.... when they make your brow sweat you have reached nirvana

Pocket knives and hunting knives ...... always seem to pick up a few a year

Multi tools ..... got a few of them too

Flashlights.....OMG how many do you have scattered around? I was so impressed by the cheap 9 led lights I bought one for every vehicle I have just in case ........

Office people have favorite pen's or mechanical pencils ..... staples is always a place to browse for them,

Coffee cups..... I have a dedicated cup that is MINE same with my favorite beverage glass... very protected items.

Bullets..... being a shooter it seems like I have bullets for just about every occasion ....... hollow points, ballistic tip, soft points, flat points, match and just about every weight available

Guns..... let's just say I have many..... MANY

Wrist watches...... I have a handful

My wife has her weak spots too and I believe they are a direct result of mine.... shoes, coach purses and books.......I also think she is addicted to shiny things like jewelry

What's your weakness?

 

[tubatooter1940]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

My weaknesses are:
1. Baby back ribs (actually any meat that is recently deceased-including road kill), chocolate, microbrew beers and seafood.
Women who pay even the slightest attention to me.
Guns, fireworks, plastique-anything that goes boom.
Tubas or any brass horns, guitars, huge sound systems.
Sailboats,houseboats,canoes,kayaks-anything to get me off the beach and out onto the big briney.

 

[HappierWet]

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Boats, mostly projects.....can't seem to stop dreaming or looking for another one.

Fly Rods.....couple new ones every year.

Fly Tying Material.......I used to spend more than I want to think about, Now everyone who knows just gives me skins, Tails, feathers......Let's say dedicated room and now not enough time. I still buy lots of specialized stuff though.

Cordage.......OMFG


PFDs......Always picking them up on sale, and have found alot along the road too.

Tools......and toolboxes to store them another real bad addiction

 

[Bob_VT]

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LOL tools are necessities !!!!!

Uhhhhh I live about 40 minutes from Orvis and I target their tent sales for supplies.

 

[BLU LUNCH]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Flea markets and tag sales
Model trains and train shows
Boats
Constant need to fix something

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Parts/upgrades for my GTO.
iboats/GTO forums(the wife is ready to kill me)
Deer hunting(I hunt Mn and Wi regular firearms and Wi blackpowder seasons. Haven't been involved with bow hunting......... yet).
Fishing(need to fire up the ice auger soon, snow's on the ground this a.m.)
Good fishfry(went too one last nite)
Seafood
Musky lures(can never have too many).
NASCAR

 

[Bass Man Bruce]

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Pizza! Any fishing tackle, hunting gear or boat "stuff".

 

[kenmyfam]

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Indian curries. I like to be assaulted with the heat !!!!
Beers of the world.
Good whiskey
English style pubs (currently constructing one in our basement)
Maximising a boats performance (motor height, prop, trim, loading and all the other none "put a bigger motor on it" things) all my neighbors boats go a little better than they used to now.
Good Ice Hockey (unfortunately I am a Toronto Maple Leafs fan !!)
Making something mechanical work again.
Cottage with the family.
More Beer.

 

[JB]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Almost any mechanical item that is superbly designed and made as works of art.
Mercedes Benz vehicles
Browning guns
Garcia reels
GLoomis rods
Cornwell tools
Copper cookware, mostly Paul Revere.
Henckels cutlery

Slabs of dead steer or buck, flame broiled back to life temperature.
Walleye filets rolled in corn meal and Frying Magic and fried in real butter.

 

[j_martin]

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I don't smoke, drink, or chew, or go with women that do.

Oh no, I do something much worse.

I BASS FISH.

Just ask my wife..LOL

 

[Landscaping Wiz 808]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

-Craigslist
-Antique motors
-Boats & fishing (of course!)
-Brass model locomotives
-Anything N scale
-Flea Markets
-iboats (goes w/o saying really)
-Unattainable women
-Firearms & the range
-Baseball - Go Phillies!!

List is not necessarily in order of importance.

BOB

 

[angus63]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

My weakness??

Anything my daughter wants...

Anything my wife needs...

A NY Giants win...

A bigger fish...

A better boat...

A tastier meal...

A smoother single malt...

Did I mention a NY Giants win?​

 

[HAV2FISH]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

SEX, SEX, SEX
Then fishing, hunting, camping, atv riding, or just about anything else that cost me money.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Similar to JB, I enjoy and appreciate quality, particularly of times past.

1. Graflex cameras
2. Altec-Lansing audio from the 50's & 60's
3. Rolex watches
4. Guns, reloading, target shooting, and all things related
5. Lionel trains
6. Vintage tools
7. OMC from the 50's

Oh yea, and Feather Craft boats.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Daughters

Wife

Boats

Burbon

Trucks

Good cigar

Life is simple...

 

[Cofe]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Robert Palmer said it best...Addicted to Love...... (From my Wife and Kids)

Hunting, Fishing, Reloading, Trap/Sporting Clays.

Feel of driving a boat on a glass smooth lake.

Fixing mechanical things, or improving their function.

Hiking/Mountain Biking.

Good Rock and Blues music.

Occasional White Label Scotch on the rocks.

Playing cards. Cribbage, Pitch, Pinochle.

 

[ezmobee]

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I can't believe the number of fellow model train junkies in here O gauger here. 11x18 layout in the basement. Ya just can't ever seem to have enough of them. I'm also addicted to acquiring new music for the ipod.

 

[FishyFish]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Addictions :
Remy Martin 1738
T-Bone Steak smothered in A-1 sauce, Baked Potatoe, Baked Beans and Salid
Fishing.......Fishing.........Feeding Fish

Weakness:
Grand Children!
Gran Son Loves fishing on Gran-pa's boat
Grand Daughter, to young to know but has been fishing on gran-pa's boat
Expecting a new Grand Baby Girl 11-23-09(#1 Son)
Buying Steeler outfits for Gran-Babies....when the their parents are Raider/ 49er fans......Muhahahahahaaa!

Fish

 

[Tyme2fish]

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My weakness? Sale items at Harbor Freight.

I know their stuff is mostly Chinese junk, but I'll never use it more than 2 or 3 times and I'm a hooked fish when I receive the Harbor Freight discount coupon booklet.:redface:

 

[jonesg]

Re: Men's addictions/weakness

Addiction is typified by craving,

right now I crave a tig welder, I don't know why but I'll get one just in case.