> I'm just looking for ideas for one-off outings and activities. I know perfectly well that joining some sort of club would be a better plan, but when you change shifts every two or three days and have different days off every week, that is completely impossible.
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> Brunnen-"as is replying to this post, probably"G

You know I have similar hermit-like tendencies, but I don't even have the excuse of an off-hour, changing schedule. But here's what works so far.

I've been taking a yoga class. The place where I take it has classes scheduled all day, all week, so no matter what time of day you're off, there's bound to be a class going on. An offshoot of that same idea is to join a gym. I know you're already very physically active, but all KINDS of people go to the gym. Surely you'll have something in common with some of them. ;-)

I've also made some good friends through my rug group. (If you don't know what I mean, don't ask.) I was lucky enough to find a woman who teaches about six of us (and another six at a different time) out of her home, and several of the others have more in common with me than just this hobby.

Moush