(Untitled)

[neriedes]

I was walking back home through Arthur’s Seat and got to imagining what I’d do if I won £50,000 on a scratch card. I thought about how I’d arrange a dinner for my family; sending them all invites urging them to give the soonest date possible for some important news. Then for dessert I’d give them an envelope each with a thousand pounds cash in it

Comments

[broin]

Christmas 2006, my boss gave everyone a bottle of wine and a lottery ticket. Pretty clever way to not give everyone a raise, and you still get to take credit if someone wins.

I left the ticket in the fridge with the wine. Drank the wine. Couple of weeks later, I checked the ticket.

Now, I really hate the lottery. It's a miserable, shallow thing. I've deliberately bought one lotto ticket at a friend's prompting. It's not the sort of gambling I enjoy (but those machines that push 20ps towards the precipice? Ooh baby).

My ticket didn't match. I chuckled and gave it to someone else to check. Turned out it did match. And I cant count. 4 numbers. 800 quid.

It paid a couple of bills and made Christmas easier. It was also fun - a thrill. But altogether, it was a damn strange experience.

[neriedes]

That’s a cool story. How do you collect the cash? Have you bought one again?

Ah those 10p machines. I remember them well from our summer holidays spent in Cornwell. But we'd just hang around the arcade until a bunch would fall off after some poor person had spent all their 10ps and were off to get more.

I got a charity lottery card thing mailed to me. I haven't looked at it yet though. I'm guessing it will give grants like the national lottery does but to charities instead of the arts and whoever else they fund.

[mamal_uk]

Whenever the big cash prize is won they still keep selling them. Yup total con. Don’t buy them”.
You can check on teletext what prizes are still left. Found that out one day whilst checking the lotto numbers for my mum.
I do buy scratchcards from time to time and have been lucky enough to win the occassional few quid but nothing major. I've often bought one on my way to work in the hope that I'll not have to go back but alas it's not happened as of yet!
Don't forget to let me know about the AS party =0) xxx

[neriedes]

I will indeed hon. I've got my second interview on Sunday so I'll se what happens from there :)
x

[mamal_uk]

How did your interview go? Sorry I didn't text you back again on Sat but I ran out of credit =0( xx

[neriedes]

that's okay. I found out last night that I got the job. I have to go in tonight and give details and whatnot.

I'm sorry hon, but next Saturday I'm down to work at the Citrus which will be my last night.

You still having the AS party?

xx

p.s Beltane groups have started. You might enjoy joining a group, has taking part ever interested you?

[stripypants]

Favorited.

[neriedes]

:)

[guyinahat]

People are paying to have the dream, rather than because they think they might win. It's a shame we managed to find a way to sell people their own dreams.

I guess at least money goes to good causes rather than the corporate profits of most forms of gambling.