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Hi JoroasI’ve pinned you a message. I’m Tetbury based so not far from you. If having the odd game might help your mojo - get in touch.Cheers Ian
Someone mentioned significant others. Perhaps a joke, but a bit lame to be honest. Our hobby is pretty mainstream now. My wife actually insisted on there being a 'space' for me to have my hobby in when it came to buying the house we live in. Mainly because she didn't want it in the rest of the house but also because she understood how important it is to me and my close friends. I know I am lucky for it, but it gives me the opportunity to have 'geek days' where a few like minded folks head over and we do some painting, modeling and gaming.
Grim gormless gits it is then... This hobby isn't as mainstream as you claim it is and even if it were, based on the threads here and elsewhere, it wouldn't make a difference: the SO might want you to get rid of a record collection, for instance. I recall someone on TMP mentioning that coming in home from work, he found all his hobby stuff had been hauled away during trash collection - the mother in law had convinced the wife to get rid of everything. Worst case scenarios aside, the community has a bigger impact on whether it's time to leave the hobby or part of it.
The hobby is relatively mainstream in the UK. WHSmiths stock several hobby magazines. We have a local department store that stocks Valejho paints. More than one local club (although it's sometimes not easy to work out how many).If you ever get to Scarborough on holiday you're quite welcome to call into the club on Roscoe Street (Roscoe Rooms snooker club Monday and Thursday evenings) either for a game, or just a casual pint and a natter.Gary