What social activities do you do?

I recently joined a rambling club.  The events which I have attended so far consist of a walk then a meal at a reasonably priced eaterie.  The organisers put in a lot of work goes into planning these walks (routes, interesting features etc) and which eating places to go to, so I am glad that I joined.  I find that it is a good way of meeting other people, getting exercise  and having something to talk about at work etc.

In the past I have gone to part time classes etc. mainly to try and improve my job propects.  The last time, I attended a college about forty miles away from my home and it was interesting being immersed in an area with a different accent and sense of humour.  Most of the learning materials were online and could do practice tests etc online - a far cry from how learning used to be.  I also enjoyed doing well at the units.  Overall a positive experience.   However, due to spending cuts there seem to be less part time study places available now.

*cough* little cottage!?!?!

Fishing can be as sociable or unsociable as you like it. 

Glad you had a good day. Hope the next one comes very soon. 

More from my walk.

Another of our merry little group.

I wouldn't mind owning and living in this little cottage.

Then we came along these in the river.  At first I thought they were power walkers on water.  Now they look like fishermen.  Fishing! Another social activity.

The pathfinder series of books from the Ordnance Survey, or your local tourist information office often have walks you can follow. There's also trailzilla.com

I took just the basics, a walking stick, gloves, ear muffs, bag with camera and a bottle of water.  No food.

What did you take with you?

There is an area near home I want to take a look at, so I intend to pack a little trangia or hexamine stove. 

I would do a shorter route with a different group.

These people were all fitter and better prepared than me.  This walk was open to newcomers.  But usually you have to apply to be a member and they have insurance for walks.   Very professional!  

Backache isn't a lot of fun, but can sometimes be caused by shoes that don't suit your feet. How are your knees?

$64,000 question: would you do it again?

I have 3 friends I can visit in their homes ocassionally, but that is all.  I have tried classes but they are too difficult.  I have had work in the past but that was also too difficult.  I don't even like walking to the post box because there are often people walking dogs.

There were 23 of us in the group.

They were much better prepared and fitter than me and more experienced.  Every one was well dressed with backpacks and walking sticks, sandwiches and drinks.

We had a couple of very heavy and steep climbs, lots of muddy fields, icey slippy paths and a mixture of woodlands, footpaths, road walking and almost invisible paths through fields. 

Two breaks, 30min and 10min. Started at 10:30am ended 3:40pm

Nice scenery.

I made an effort to talk to people.  Most were friendly, no obvious brush-offs. And many knew each other from previous walks.

Tired as hell at the moment with backache.

Daylight has gone now, so how was it, Robert124?

I don't have any social activities at the moment, but I would like to join something that involves my interests.

Registering for an allotment or being part of an art or music class has interested me, but I find the initial process of becoming part of the group difficult.  In the past, I have attend for a couple of sessions, get some pointers then continue on my own pursuits outside of the group.

For 2018, I would like to get to know people who are keen gardeners as I could do with some help as I'm a bit of a novice, as well as look into beekeeping - although I think this may be a 2019 project realistically.  Just need to work out how to manage my time better now as work has been getting in the way of my interests.

I don't know about anyone else, but I also find some social activities can be unnecessarily expensive.  I understand everyone needs to make  a living and there are overhead costs to factor in, but for those who have limited or no income, this can be a big barrier. 

Just on my way to 9mile hike with ramblers society.

Weather sunny dry and frosty.

In the past I have been a member of a camera clubs which was OK until my autistic traits got the better of me - there is only so much acting you can do. Sooner or later others tire of my perfectionism and perceived negativity. I have tried reinventing myself but people are what they are, and I am what I am with all my faults. This was well before my diagnosis and before most people had even heard of autism, people just thought I suppose, that  it was a character disorder. My only real social contact is with my grown up children. And one of the greatest punishments you could inflict on me is to take me out for a meal. My idea of eating out is a couple of sandwiches in the countryside. 

In this country, none. Actually, I'm not that bad at socialising in the UK, where it us at least possible to socialise outside your work group. Hiking is an activity I always enjoy, but it isn't at all practical in this hot climate. I gave up socialising with colleagues years ago, because the talk never got any further than people competing to be top dog in the shitty work we were doing

Hello Again DC please allow yourself to count this web forum as a social activity, I enjoy your replies, never be afraid to reply first, to learn how one must try. We all make mistakes sometimes, and as you have to use an old system then you do very well indeed, I tried to use my old laptop and this web forum was so different to see, a tiny thin reply box with only one line of written text to see. Much the same as on my mobile smart phone, I am lucky as I use an iPad tablet device, I did not know how good it was until trying other systems.

Take care DC and keep replying if indeed you feel you want to. ()x

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None, unless you count being at work or shopping. 

Greetings, to another Thread to which I am glad I waited until someone else replied first.

I also have no "Social" life, and I do not count shopping apart from inviting more hostillity at myself... which is a social life for others, certainly...