What do your spouses/SO's think of your plane spotting?

[SkyBaby]

My husband says constantly, "Oh it's only a plane."  And looks at me like I'm nuts when I start getting bummed because he wont pull over when we pass a busy airport and let me get some shots.  He wont really take me on my plane spotting adventures.  He'd rather sit down and play xbox.  Oh well.. to each his own.    I recently got a much more dependable car that I feel confident enough in taking out of town, so I leave my husband at home so i can take my time.  lol

What do your spouses/SOs think of your love of plane spotting and aviation photography?

[Dragonskiss]

My mom thinks I'm just 'plane' crazy.  Better than going to the mall and beating up on old folks or sitting at the computer smashing the keyboard when getting owned in World of Warcraft....as the case with my friend.  He's a desperate cry for help.

[Midnight Mover]

My wife thinks we are all nuts

And I know I am, lol

But other than the expensive camera equipment, it is not a bad hobby/way of life!

[SkyBaby]

My wife thinks we are all nuts

And I know I am, lol

But other than the expensive camera equipment, it is not a bad hobby/way of life!

Lol sure isn't!!  I love it.  I hope to become a pro aviation photographer some day.  I want to work as a civilian for a near by AFB. 

[Realbigtaco]

My wife is very understanding and is a great sport about letting me go out and shoot planes.  We have 2 and a half year old twins with another on the way, so I really have to choose wisely when and how often i get out.  But in the end she is great because she knows this is a huge passion in my life and she supports me.

[Code20photog]

My fiance says anything that gets me out of her hair that doesn't involve naked women or heroin, is all right with her.

[CHILIBEAN]

Humm well as for me being single and all i don't have no one really saying anything to me...some of my family members along with a few friends ask why do i do it..i say it helps with stress. Sometimes i do forget to get my priorities done cuz I'm hanging at the airport all day but o well.

[kick Z tail out]

My wife has always been really easy going about it... she even goes with me to El Centro every year a couple times, and always goes to Miramar with me. She knows how much I love aviation. Though sometimes she doesn't understand (aka doesn't like) how during fire season I'm out the door within 5 minutes when a fire breaks out. She prefers the air show stuff instead, since I can schedule that kind of stuff ahead with her.

[Realbigtaco]

My wife has always been really easy going about it... she even goes with me to El Centro every year a couple times, and always goes to Miramar with me. She knows how much I love aviation. Though sometimes she doesn't understand (aka doesn't like) how during fire season I'm out the door within 5 minutes when a fire breaks out. She prefers the air show stuff instead, since I can schedule that kind of stuff ahead with her.

You mean she's not a fan of you driving 100 miles around a roadblock to drive up the side of mountain? 

You and Nick are crazy when it comes to that stuff...You got more guts then i do!

[SkyBaby]

Lol I love reading this kind of stuff..  I know I'm not alone.

Keep 'em coming!! 

My husband and I don't have any kids, but we are trying.  Right now, I can pretty much just drop what I'm doing and go.  I know I wont be able to do that when we have kids around, so I'm doing it as much as I can right now.

[Code20photog]

In all seriousness, my fiance has the philosophy that if I don't get to do things that make me happy, then *we* can't be happy. She knows that I enjoy things like Airplanes, Baseball, Car shows, etc, and that it's important that I'm doing things that I enjoy because if I don't, then that unhappiness will find it's way between the 2 of us.

As long as it doesn't really get in between us, like we have specific plans and I go out shooting generic LAX shots instead, she's fine with my hobby.

[Diegos Aviacion]

Well i think im very lucky with my lady, because when she's not taking care of the house you will see her at LAX taking shots!

First it was hard she use to tell me what you do overthere    until i told her go with me!  i let her use my camera and that was it....now we spend some good time spotting whenever we have time...  :Dhere take at look..........

[GTagami]

Well...you can always point them to this....

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/4261265

[Code20photog]

I also like to keep people around me who are exponentially more obsessed with things I like than I am. I can point to my friend Josh who can tell you the count on Mike Schimdt on a random Tuesday when he doubled off Vida Blue in a make up game at Candlestick Park in 1984 , and say "see honey, I could be like that..."

[Midnight Mover]

Well...you can always point them to this....

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/4261265