Five things you like to do besides gambling

[The Dude]

Inspired by this thread:
https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/i-think-i-am-going-to-layoff-playing-online.30029/

I thought it would be a good idea to list things we like to do besides "gambling". I'll be adding a number of these to our "quit gambling" section for when members get a bit discouraged and want to find entertainment or activities elsewhere.

My Five things:

Playing bass guitar
Working in the yard
playing games with the kids
reading non-fiction
writing

These are just off the top of my head

 

[NASHVEGAS]

Inspired by this thread:
https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/i-think-i-am-going-to-layoff-playing-online.30029/

I thought it would be a good idea to list things we like to do besides "gambling". I'll be adding a number of these to our "quit gambling" section for when members get a bit discouraged and want to find entertainment or activities elsewhere.

My Five things:

Playing bass guitar
Working in the yard
playing games with the kids
reading non-fiction
writing

These are just off the top of my head

Maybe you could pin this thread.

1.Tennessee Titans Football (American)
2.All Florida Gator Sports
3.Las Vegas (non-gambling like Spearmint Rhino)
4.Following the Stock and other Financial Markets
5.Was A Scratch Golfer but Now That Is Ancient
6.Learning Basic Math and How To Follow Instructions

 

[cynthial]

Learning Animation
Reading Historical Biographies
Travel
Playing Backgammon
Animals

 

[BingoT]

Volunteering in many groups
Lions Club
Hospital Readers (read books for kids) We are always looking for good readers.
American Red Cross are always looking for Volunteering people that have a heart.
You have many groups to pick from.
(People Helping People)
I say if you pick one pick
Hospital Readers (read books for kids) We are always looking for good readers.
Go to your local Hospital and see what they do.
Some places do not have a program in place but it's worth it if they do.
Thanks
B-T

 

[ballysdb]

Spending time with friends & family
Watching the History Channel & Reality Shows
Taking a walk
Cooking
Photography

 

[silcnlayc]

Traveling
Auctions (most favorite thing except for grandkids visiting)
Reading
Bowling (until the balls got too heavy )
House decorating/remodeling (mine, your, anyones )
Gardening (Love the dirt and flowers that come from sweating the plantings)
Grocery shopping (not clothes just groceries, love grazing in Walmart)
Casino Gambling (of course, but not high on the list of things to do)
Horse racing (two or 3 times a month)

I think I am now officially exhausted...I need to narrow my list down !

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[brucefinaldi]

Great question!

1. Watching Movies
2. Reading - also non fiction
3. Exercising (although I need much more!!!)
4. Bicycle Riding
5. Cooking (That's why I need to exercise so much, just love to eat!)

 

[mecan49]

My favorite things to do r:

reading anything i can get my hands on
cooking
camping and fishing
playing the Wii ( that is so FUNNNNN)
dancing

 

[1819]

playing/coaching hockey, watching boxing and jumping in the ring now and then, golf, fishing, watching football. those are the selfish things. charity work is in there somewhere but is a different kind of satisfaction....

 

[1819]

Maybe you could pin this thread.

1.Tennessee Titans Football (American)
2.All Florida Gator Sports
3.Las Vegas (non-gambling like Spearmint Rhino)
4.Following the Stock and other Financial Markets
5.Was A Scratch Golfer but Now That Is Ancient
6.Learning Basic Math and How To Follow Instructions

1. you're killin me 2. see number one 3. couldnt agree more 4. he said besides gambling 5. not quite there but close 6. lol

 

[zuga]

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4.
5.

 

[love2winalot]

Hiya. OK Zuga is the winner. hehehe

5 Things? Wow, this is hard...........Hmmmmmmmm..........

Play Internet games. I played UO for 11 years before quiting.
Watch NFL Football
Ride my bike to lose weight.
Collect things that are "Different".
Work on our plan to retire in the Philippines in less than 2 years.

ps: This was really hard. It took me 3 hours to do this, hehehe. LOL.

 

[hobobiker]

1. Riding my Motorcycle/s

2. spending time and money with my kids. (all grown up now but still come round usually when they want something ... either money or tools from my garage ...which i never bloody get back.still it feels good when they do)

3. meeting up and partying with my brothers in the MC

4. meeting up and drinking then usually reminiscing with old Army pals.

5.going out and then having a good rump with my missus, although this one seems to be getting less nowdays... maybe its an age thing ...most of time we both agree to agree that a good sandwich and cup of tea is easier and less fuss before bedtime. (depends how much alchohol has been consumed).

 

[anniemac]

I am finding more and more that I had rather do other things than spend my time and money gambling.

1. My grandkids/kids. I try to attend whatever they are doing or just have them for the weekend.

2. Needlework.

3. Read

4. Garden

5. Just sit and relax.

 

[KasinoKing]

Bloody tough question!

1. Making $*&@#&$# with the missus... or any one else who's desperate!
2. Playing golf.
3. Riding my motorbike.
4. Trying to do a bit of regular exercise to lose some weight.
5. Trying to not drink beer to lose some weight.

KK

 

[LaurieJim]

(1) family get togethers
(2)good times with great friends
(3) Tennessee Vol football
(4)spring cleaning inside the house and outside, getting my flower gardens in shape
(5)road trips, taking a weekend with no special place in mind , just gas up and go and relax..............laurie

 

[jas2587]

1 watch tv
2 cook
3 sex
4 ride on the back of Gary's 74 Z1 900 Kawasaki
5 skip #3 all together



Cindy

 

[Swede]

1) Video games
2) Sorting through my collections
3) Backgammon/chess
4) Buying stuff
5) Watch TV

And no, I am not overweight

 

[jas2587]

1) Video games
2) Sorting through my collections
3) Backgammon/chess
4) Buying stuff
5) Watch TV

And no, I am not overweight

would collecting nuts come under #2 huh huh huh or #4
or do you have a collection of nuts Al Bundy

Cindy

 

[casinojack]

1. Cooking / Eating
2. Sex
3. Movies
4. Fishing
5. Working ( sad huh ?)

 

[Rusty]

Socialising, with an S!:sob:
Reading (Factual,Educational,Scientific)
computing (forums,gaming,web browsing)
politicking
Devil Worship

 

[lots0]

Sex
Cooking
Eating
Fishing
Hunting
Gold Panning
Hunkering down in my office and working all winter, till it warms up.
Hanging out in the wilderness or on the river as much as I can in the Summer.
Stock Market
Writing Code

I was just given a Playstation3 with the Madden NFL 2009 game, I put it on my 56in HDTV... I'm hooked... you can play online... I don't think I'll ever work again...

 

[oldtrvlagt]

Does visiting as many casinos as possible count
(We travel a lot)
Spending time with grown up kids (fishing, catching lobster)
Reading
Shopping
Traveling

 

[RobWin]

A great "Social Awareness" thread you have started here Bryan...

Very interesting to see what everyone likes to do when not gambling online.

 

[pokeraddict]

1. Spending time with my wife and kids
2. Spending time alone with my wife
3. Going to a bar to talk to the others in this remote hilltop area
4. Road trips, I especially like to take my play car to Montana which is only an hour away
5. Reading about current events

 

[lauram]

1. trying to teach 4 grown dogs who is the boss
2. shopping just dont take debit credit cards with just few dollars make wish list.
3. Walk with friend to closest coffee place and just sit and chat
4. Facebook i luv this one they have so many causes to join with it comes
different things you have to build or send other friends on face book and for
your efforts a donation is made to that cause. So you are helping with just
using your time.
5. go online and find tv shows movies you like make a drink popcorn and sit and
enjoy.

 

[vegetagirl2008]

Let me see.

1. Work with my Photoshop

2. Play games with my grandson.

3. Watch a good horror movie with my husband.

4. Burn some music to add to my collection.

5. Cook..

 

[CasinoKidd]

1. Golfing
2. Read
3. Watch TV/Movies
4. Write (working on a novel, it's fun!)
5. Watching Sports - NEW YORK YANKEES, BUFFALO BILLS

 

[clj7221]

1. Spending Time with my husband and Kids.

2. Cooking

3. Reading

4. Shopping

5. running our business

6.Watching great movies with my husband

7. Volunteering at my Child's school.

8. Home decor

9. Our pets

10. Restaurants

 

[silkprint]

I love to read ..mostly mystery
Joke and talk to my boys
Hug with my husband
Sit outside in the sun
Cook

 

[Jasminebed]

Eating
Thing about what I am going to eat
Drinking and cards or board games with friends
Drinking
Remembering what I used to cook.

 

[XOXOXOXOXOX]

well after reading all these posts i realized that my fave activity beside gambling online is doing nothing... weird huh?
I like many things but cant really name 4 more.

 

[ksech]

Great thread!

1) I like working (I have met some very interesting people in the last 30 years on the job)
2) Reading, I average 2-3 books a week. No set type. I generally read anything that I can get my hands on. My favorites are biographies and historical non-fiction books.
3) Doing things with my children and my grandchildren.
4) Spending time with my critters. My son left me with 7 dogs and 3 cats.
5) Reading online forums and playing online games (nongambling).

 

[classymom]

1- read
2- swim - we live real close to the ocean and its almost always warm enough to swim
3 - fishing - my girls are tomboys
4 - board games
5 -taking kids to park - I walk, they play

 

[Chips]

1. Cooking
2. Fine Dining
3. Drive to nowhere in the Miata (top down)
4. Having "chilled ones" on the deck and watching the grass grow.
5. Video games on PS2 (I know I am behind the times)

 

[thelawnet]

Plenty of sex, where are the drugs and rock and roll?

 

[funky_seagull]

1. Music. I have a 4-track, guitar, bass, didgeridoo and a sampler. On good days when my disibility is bearable. I like to go out walking with my minidisc recorder and collect sounds for my sampler.

2. Painting. For some reason I like to do this when it is raining. I put on some ambient music, something trippy; and lose myself playing with colour.

3. Writing and reading. I like writing short stories and poetry. I enjoy experimenting with words, inventing new characters and worlds and letting my imagination run wild. I am about to embark on writing a series of childrens stories for my son. I also like reading and being engrossed in a book is a great way to escape and go somewhere else for a while. I feel reading and writing are interconnected; to become a better writer you need to be a good reader.

4. Photography. I find this can be a brilliant way to take your mind off things. I like to explore everyday objects and nature from different angles and perspectives, experimenting with how things that you see can become abstract. I also like capturing the simplicity of a beautiful scene. Like bluebells cascading down a hillside in the woods, or the surf of the waves crashing to the shore synchronous with the clouds above. Being lucky enough to catch the moment, to be there at the right time, in the right light. Being in awe of it.

5. Playing games with my son. It is the perfect excuse to be a kid again and play with toys. More importantly spending time with him, instead of being on the computer gambling, makes him happy. The smile on his face is priceless and worth more than all the wins, freespins, jackpots, blackjacks and royal flushes in the world...

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[paul02085]

1. Playing with my 2 grandchildren
2. Playing with my boston terrier
3. Fishing
4. Poker
5. U of Alabama Crimson Tide Football

PS- This list is tremendously different that it was 15 years ago.

 

[pevangel]

1. spending time with my family.
2. Getting my Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree (i am starting school on march 25th) i am very excited about this.
3. shopping.
4. walking.
5. reading and watching my favorite shows.

pevangel

 

[mrcj]

5 alternative things to do

1, play records
2, pes (playthe latest one but any will do)
3, girls
4, parties
5, if the above doesn't appeal to you then learn how to knit, I'm happy with just 4 things lol

 

[AussieDave]

Kudos on the topic CM

1. Playing guitar. Not that good but I enjoy it
2. Going fishing
3. Cooking I luv to cook and eat too
4. Wine tasting & collecting red wine
5. Spending time with my partner - going out for dinner, weekends away that kinda stuff.

Cheers
T

 

[dominique]

Spending time with hubby
Gardening
Playing with my dogs
Listening to music
Grilling
reading
travelling

Oops, that's seven. I better stop.