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Not one day goes by where i think about just going to a smith and begging him to teach me his craft

Same, I even met with a few smiths and really enjoyed the process. Ultimately, not enough time/space/money to get into it, so I just do chain mail instead. Makes a good stim.

Start small with silver smithing!

It's (a lot) like riding a bike, it'd come right back!

You should considere a folding bike! I have a Priority Folder and I love it.

Not everyone needs to do the tournament thing. There is a format called booster draft where knowing how to build a deck matters as much as how well you actually play. But it works like poker in the sense that you buy in with a sealed booster pack and you keep the cards at the end. Depending on the local format, it can be winner takes all.

The joke about drugs being cheaper isn't a joke. The joke is the pain your wallet feels

You could play MTG: Arena for free, but I'd understand if online play wasn't your thing.

You could also have a look at pauper decks, which are focused on being very affordable.

I must also admit that, as a longtime player, I can't wholeheartedly recommend the hobby right now due to how the game is managed and the insane amount of releases they put out.

Neither can I, and I have 9 Commander decks. Very rarely do I spend more than a few dollars on a single card, and even then it's been maybe $15 at most.

Those cards that are that expensive are good (provided they aren't just special printings of cards that are otherwise less than a dollar), but they're absolutely not necessary in casual formats. Most of the time, there's a <$1 card serves the same purpose. There's even a format called Pauper where only commons are allowed.

Standard is where it gets excessively overpriced, and it's a big reason for its decline in players over the past few years. If you want to play it, play Arena, which is F2P.

At work a long time ago they played mtg with fake cards, like home printed.

I don't know if they had the same or whatever extra rules surrounded it, but I sure do know that the scarcity thing is just a dark pattern to rob players of their money.

I mean, you don't have to buy those absurdly expensive single cards to have fun. I bought my first cards in 1997 and have been playing on and off since then. I have only ever bought pre made decks or booster packs, not once have I even been tempted to buy some stupidly expensive single card.

You can buy a starter pack that comes with two decks for you and a friend to learn to play with for like £15 - 20.

I won't deny some of the shit it out of control expensive but you don't need any of that trash to both learn to play and have fun with it!

If you don't care about tournaments and want to play with your closer friends then you can all build simpler decks with budget restrictions or you can even prepare a "cube" which is just basically an independant game that uses MtG rulesets. There's tons of cheap cards.

Could you still use a camera, scope, or monocular?

I'd get into building vehicles, bikes, etc. but lack the funds, time, and space.

Same, my coping mechanism is a small dji and working on getting drone certs. Charging a small battery is a lot cheaper than aviation fuel

Same. Although MSFS 2024 has been a buggy mess for a couple years, it does scratch that itch for me pretty well.

That's something you could train. Gotta develop those mountain goat feet

Hi! Lifelong climber (grew up on doing free climbs) and I have some thoughts.

First off, please go to a climbing gym or two and take a beginners class. I can't account for someone being an asshole but I can tell you that older climbers are definitely excited when someone's interested in their thing, like most usually are. With that said, I want to give you a fair warning. My number one concern for someone of your stature would be foot/ankle injuries and pulley injuries (fingers) with rotator cuff being second.

With that said, I completely think you could do bouldering and frankly the fact that you're already a frequent gym goes/weight lifter means you have a, forgive the pun, a leg up on most who are gonna walk in that gym. Take it easy, don't try and do anything absurd, and have a good time. If you're renting shoes from the gym then keep in mind that climbing shoes are a WHOLE thing and finding a pair that work and don't completely murder your feet is a project in and of itself even with average sized feet, your size 16s might be a bit of a secondary project tbh. But spend some time on a wall and see how you feel about it truly after having someone give you some pointers as it's an activity that is closer to 75% technique and 25% strength so knowing some beta (climber speak for "meta" - knowledge of a route/problem) actually goes a long ways.

Edit: Seriously though, the difference between an everyday rental shoe and a shoe that is higher quality and fitted properly to your foot actual does make a tangible difference in how you "feel" and whether you get positive response from the wall/foot connection. Good traction will ensure you can get grip even on the face.

You’ll learn footwork over time. I would absolutely recommend going back a few more times and maybe sign up for a beginners class. I started climbing a few years ago and it has been the best decision I’ve made in a while

yeah rock climbing is really hard for big guys but its still enjoyable. You wont be doing crazy walls but you can have fun at any level

Yeah, those flight hours are expensive (especially these days).

In my city there's a glasswork studio that does classes and has studio space. I have made a stained glass snowflakes and leaves. It was fun. So look to see if they're are studios

I bouth a cheap guitar for 10€ at a fleamarket. Doesn't look good but it works. I you just want to try around and maybe learn a bit with the help of YouTube that's an option.

I've always wanted to drive rally cars or something, but it's all very much out of reach for me.