If you had the time...

**Kid Cossack** · 22nd February 07, 06:25 AM

Hiking/walking, or reading. Not too original, but that's what I like, and that's what I'd do!

**Erisianmonkey** · 22nd February 07, 06:53 AM

Read or sew kilts.

**Big Mikey** · 22nd February 07, 09:09 AM

I think in the Canadian tradition, a cold six pack and the latest "Rock'em Sock'em" video from Grapes!

**KiltedKnight** · 22nd February 07, 06:46 PM

I'd put wee holes in a wee piece of paper at about 200 or 300 yards.

Chris.

**ccga3359** · 22nd February 07, 06:50 PM

Hold KiltedKnight's wee piece of paper or sleep.

**KiltedKnight** · 22nd February 07, 10:09 PM

I dunno, if you were to hold a wee piece of paper at a range of 200+ yards while 150 grains of lead were traveling in your direction at 2700 fps +... well, you'd never have to prove your bravery to me in any other way.

Chris.

**Wompet** · 23rd February 07, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by RK-REX

You can't spend it with family or friends

Well, that leaves off spending time with the dog, and it just doesn't seem right to go hiking through the woods without him, so it would have to be the practice chanter.

Which works out just as well, since the dog doesn't appreciate it that much anyway. He'll tolerate it, but he doesn't like it.

I suppose I could put holes in pieces of paper, but I find that more enjoyable with friends and family.

**RK-REX** · 23rd February 07, 10:49 AM

I would imagine spending time with your pet would be acceptable. The main reason I excluded family and friends is because those are people that we are willing to make time for and we seldom make time for ourselves.

**jordanjm** · 23rd February 07, 11:35 AM

I'd go out and meet people, read, and work on being able to make a sporran as nice as the Freelander sporrans

**auld argonian** · 23rd February 07, 12:05 PM

Tying flies for the upcoming fishing season...'cept the house is a mess...any horizontal surface that anybody can put anything down on, they have put something down on!

Anyway....that's always been a pretty rewarding investment of my time but I haven't really been doing a lot of it lately. Part of the problem has been that I've learned that the fish are more likely to fall for the teen-weeny flies than the moderately medium sized flies that I'm comfortable tying...and, of course, this is something that you find out just as you pass into that phase of your life where your near-vision is failing and your hands are beginning to become less nimble than they were. Tying on sizes 12 and 14 is tough enough but I'm seeing the need for the 18's, 20's and 22's. So take heed, all you young guys....tie all your tiny flies while you're young and you'll have a lifetime supply to draw from!

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