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  1. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    The mega millions jackpot is up to 640 mill. _g
    I do not gamble or buy lottery tickets ever. However, I bought some Mega Millions lottery tickets today at the beer distributor. <>
    I could not help it. I know the odds are ridiculous but I wanted "in" anyways.
    I really can not imagine how it would feel to win 640 mill.
    The first thing I would do is tell a couple people at my place of employment what I really think about them.;)

    I would travel the world with that money and take care of my friends and family. I would prolly be more excited to "give" some of that money away just to see the facial expressions.

    I would throw a mill down to BB even though he don't need it.:cool:
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  2. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,477 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    I think a great use of the money you win Gamma is to make Hearth.com: The Reality Show a reality . . . ;) :)
  3. Thistle Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 16, 2010
    3,910 posts
    Central IA
    Yup I grabbed a few this morning also.

    Among the first things I'd do - (After someone woke me up lol) ‎1.Offer the owner of that 10 acres of timber (with no water,house or building on it) north of parent's property $25,000 CASH then see what other timber close by in the county is for sale.(I know 100 acres+ with some cropland barely 1 miles north of parent's property,been for sale almost a year now.2. Buy new Cat skidsteer loader with grapple bucket & rubber tracks.3.Remove what little remains of the broken down century old barbed wire fence separating the 2 properties.4. Take a 2 month vacation -2 weeks back to Scotland,remainder in Italy,France & Spain.5.Pay off any debts that parents,brothers & sisters have.5.Retire,spend my days hiking,mushroom hunting in season,cutting timber,traveling,eating & drinking etc.
  4. Lousyweather Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 19, 2009
    2,438 posts
    America

    me too! got 5 today....cant win if I dont play.....I encourage you all to get tickets such that my jackpot will be that much bigger......what will I do.......you know, I really dont know.......hie a good accountant or two, hire a lawyer to fight my greedy ex wife, hire another to get rid of the "gimme some" folks, and maybe a 3rd for "dirty work"...>>
  5. loon Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 9, 2010
    1,699 posts
    ont canada
    'Correctly guessing which five of 56 white balls will be pulled and the one of the 46 red balls carries odds of one in 175 million' :p

    Can someone over in the states buy me a ticket please? ==c

    loon
  6. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    I thought about it and...I don't think I will sell this home. I will keep it and come back now and then. I will buy a nice lil brownstone in Greenwich Village and maybe a house in Hawaii.
    I would maybes "fool around" and create a fashion line of clothing, purses, jewelry and shoes.....with the name of "Gamma."
    I always wanted to design a line of clothing....

    I will tell you what I would not do.....I would not stop burning wood.....no way..;) no how...
  7. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    Lotteries are a tax on those with a poor grasp of statistics. :p

    $640 million wouldn't change my life any more than say $5 million, or maybe even $3 million, so I wouldn't be any more excited about this big jackpot than a relatively small one.

    I have, however, daydreamed about what I'd do with a big windfall. I'd quit my day job, make pots, hang with my dogs, and give the rest away. I'd love to be able to preserve wild lands and to change some other people's lives in ways that I can't right now (though I am a donate-or etc).

    I'd have to be smart about it- you don't want to screw up good causes by overfunding, and you want to maximize the benefit. If I gave $1M to the local animal rescue- it would not be near as useful as $25k given to each of 40 different charities.
    Jack Straw likes this.
  8. ISeeDeadBTUs Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 7, 2007
    2,241 posts
    NY
    Whoever 'wins' it won't be any of my money:)

    Slays me how people bi+ch about school taxes (if you're not from NY/NJ you can't comprehend this) yet they will plunk down good coin on a game of {no} chance.;hm
  9. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,015 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y
    We of the Amish faith don't but lottery tickets. It's friday night and we're getting the sheet w/the hole in it out!
  10. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    Pfft....
    Bad Gamma bad...for buying a couple lottery tickets....so be it...:)
    5 bucks worth that I would have spent on a box of tampons...so stick that in your pie hole Iseedeadbtu guy...:p ;)
  11. ISeeDeadBTUs Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 7, 2007
    2,241 posts
    NY
    Yer still gonna need plugs after you win the $640M

    But you'll be able to pay some stooge to go get them for you;)
  12. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,015 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y

    I call TMI on that one :eek:
  13. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,954 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Bought one ticket at the grocery store today. I am a casino gambler and poker player. Like the odds of either of those better.

    But if I hit it I will finally be able to afford a six pack of Dog Fish Head. >> And if I ever burned firewood again, the butler would be putting it in the stove.
  14. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois

    Baahaha - no need to split wood, just use dollar bills. You can still call it "green" energy.
  15. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,940 posts
    Western Mass.
    I'm in.......
    If I win it all, every hearth.com member with over a thousands posts gets their post count in dollar....yeah, not very generous.....but some will get more!
  16. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Could you make that "Post count x 100". Now THAT would work
  17. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,940 posts
    Western Mass.
    Somewhere someone must have 300 ct Egyptian cotton models....
  18. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,940 posts
    Western Mass.
    Don't worry - you are on the short list for a multiple.....
  19. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,015 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y
    Oh great...I have to post 300 times tonight so I can get into the action.
    begreen likes this.
  20. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    Now your talkin....I will take 10 cases of them....AND....I better be on the list......that gits more dammit...:mad:
    Just sayin...
  21. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,015 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y
    How come there are always strings attached to your deals?
    ISeeDeadBTUs likes this.
  22. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    I just spit water at my monitor.
  23. GAMMA RAY Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 16, 2011
    1,980 posts
    PA.
    OK...Jack Straw gits 1.5 mil....(DELETE...) ;ex
    add that to BB's account...
  24. loon Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 9, 2010
    1,699 posts
    ont canada
    Not sure how this went to a hygiene product? !! But with that kinda cash Gamma, you could be set for life! :cool:

    loon


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  25. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,940 posts
    Western Mass.
    Nah, you get 300 credit for being in this thread - really.

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