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The "Safety First" thread got me thinking. Yes I know that can be dangerous No pun intended... But I did let slip that on occasion, during time at the bench I will imbibe with a cool refreshing adult beverage on occasion. Not all the time, but if the work is not overly requiring of micro concentration and finesse, and perhaps there is dull repetitive work going on or just to unwind a tad bit more. I almost always have music of some sort playing as I work. No matter what the demands of the task. But how many of you do similar things? Do you listen to music or something else as you work? Do you need absolute silence and laser focus to lose yourself in your project? Do you sip on something stronger than a ginger ale to help move the project along at times?
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Stikpusher wrote:The "Safety First" thread got me thinking. [...] I almost always have music of some sort playing as I work. No matter what the demands of the task.

Yeah, same here. Spiritual Beggars - Live in London* this evening. Music had been very influental in my life and I guess it always will be. The music itself can change depending from my mood when Im doing the models.

Classic, O.S.T. or some decent Rock/Metal stuff when I need to be awake.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvaZpnRSoZU

With two kids in the house I tend to enjoy the silence when I'm building stuff in my car - sometimes I'll listen to something peaceful. If I'm at home I may watch a film.

When I was a teenager building stuff and had a proper modelling bench I had a TV/VHS set up on it so I could watch films while building - mainly old war films and sci-fi. I really missing having my own full time bench.

SILIENCE!!! Or I keel you!!!

I like my quiet time when building. That is if and when I have that "time" to do any.

I like to put the history channel on tv, Kelly's heros dvd, or the hunt for red October dvd or something similar for background noise while I am working on something.
gino

It depends for me. Sometimes, if I've not got too much mojo going and just go in there to sand and putty and do small little things; I'll work in silence. If I go in there all ready to airbrush, or do some extensive building; I'll hook up my Iphone to a speaker thing my wife gave me and choose my Classic Rock playlist. That includes such classic groups as Boston, Kansas, Jethro Tull, Metallica, Styx, Journey, Rolling Stones, as well as some other "motivating" music, like "Danger Zone", and the Theme from Rocky/Gonna Fly Now, and some others. That's when I am able to get major progress done, sometimes even finishing seven models on the same day....

Being an Irishman, I will occasionally (especially around St. Patty's Day) pulled up my Irish Tunes playlist and build to that.

I've rarely imbibed an alcoholic beverage; although it has been known to happen occasionally. Most of the time I'm bringing ice water or a soda in. And I haven't got a TV or PC/laptop or anything with a DVD player in it to watch in the Hobby Room.

Ehhh.... kinda inappropriate Manny....

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Thomas_M

Manny1943 wrote:I (deleted content)...

And here I thought it was Goering who was the Morphine addict...

anyways so duly noted regarding the limits of PG-13 and boundaries here...

Based upon all that good stuff here.

No mas.

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