Thursday Special ~ A Big Win
Samantha arrived home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house.
She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs,’Peter, pack your bags. I won the lottery!’
Running down the stairs Peter asked ‘Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?’
‘Doesn’t matter,’ she said. ‘Just get out.’
steph said,
November 13, 2008 at 8:11 am
I love it!
chrisb said,
November 13, 2008 at 9:29 am
I’ve seen this but it still made me smile!
Lottie said,
November 13, 2008 at 10:23 am
cathy said,
November 13, 2008 at 10:47 am
Nancy said,
November 13, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Grannymar,
I loved that story.
We had a case here of a young woman who had been in a relationship with a fellow for a year and had gotten pregnant.
When she told the boyfriend about the baby he broke up with her immediately. Told her he wanted nothing to do with her or the baby, and promptly left her.
Three weeks later a couple of things happened to her. First, she was mistaken about being pregnant and second, she won $250 Million in the State Lottery.
Of course, he came crawling back but she informed him that she wanted NOTHING to do with him every again.
Ain’t life grand ????
Ian said,
November 13, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Grannymar,
I knew a man who lived with his daughter and son in law in a big estate where they had bought their own house. They did the British National Lottery each week and won £3 million.
They discussed what best to do with the money. They had lived for years on the estate - the house had been the one in which the woman grew up - their friends were all there.
After discussion they decided to spend some of the money - they built a new porch on the house!
Darlene said,
November 13, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Last of the big spenders, huh Ian?
Grannymar said,
November 13, 2008 at 3:17 pm
@Steph, @ChrisB, @Lottie & @Cathy glad it made you smile.
@Nancy - Swift decisions are not always the best!
@Ian - A new porch on the house? I could think of many things to spend the money on, but a porch would not figure on the list.
@Darlene - Unless it was to store the remainder of the money in.
kenju said,
November 13, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Love it. I wish I would win, but I heard you had to play in order to do that, right?
Nick said,
November 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Goodness, I hope Jenny never wins the lottery, I could be in big trouble. After all, she only tolerates me because I’m the only one who knows how to defrost the fridge.
Ian said,
November 13, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Grannymar,
If you lived at the top of a hill on the east Antrim Coast, you would build a new porch!
I’ve no idea what they did with the rest of the money - I moved to Dublin where the entire sum would not have paid some of the house prices.
Grannymar said,
November 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm
@Judy - I think you might be right! As they say in Ireland ‘ If you are not in, you can’t win!’
@Nick - I am sure there is more to you than defrosting the fridge.
@Ian - if it is the hill I am thinking of, the porch would need to be triple glazed!
Baino said,
November 13, 2008 at 7:50 pm
S’pose I should buy a ticket then!
Grannymar said,
November 13, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Baino
You and me both should!
Maureen said,
November 14, 2008 at 1:43 am
I first read this shortly after waking this morning and it took a few seconds to click. I thought I’d missed the rest of the story. Then I read it again and ‘on went the light bulb’. Too funny! Thanks for the chuckle.
Grannymar said,
November 14, 2008 at 9:28 am
Maureen
I sometimes have mornings like that!
Glad you came back for a chuckle.
Magpie11 said,
November 14, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Hi…days later….Poor bloke…..
The trouble with lotteries is that the machines always pick the wrong numbers.They are supposed to pick my numbers, I think!
Grannymar said,
November 15, 2008 at 11:15 am
Magpie
I saved the worry about winning and what to do with the money, I don’t play!
K8 said,
November 17, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Hey I did the lottery two weeks ago and forgot to check the results!
*goes hunting*
Lottie said,
November 17, 2008 at 10:04 pm
@K8 - Jeebus I must have half a dozen unchecked tickets. One of these days I am going to win and forget to check the ticket until after it expires.
Grannymar said,
November 17, 2008 at 10:23 pm
@K8 - Do I get a reminder’s fee if you win?
@Lottie - Go Lottie, go and come back and tell us if you win!