Boy, you got that right! My wife keeps wondering what I see in it. I keep telling her that it beats hanging out in the bar! No really though, it is a very therapeutic hobby, I deal with people who (for one reason or another) do not want to do the job they are being paid VERY well to do (Teamsters), and it helps to have something hard to beat on at the end of the day.
Things right now are kind of wierd, I have just moved to a new place, and my wife and I are still in an apartment! YUCK!! I am very thankfull though, I still have a good job, the kids are on their own (well sort-of), and buying a new place is going well, but I miss my laboratory (shop).