They say you don’t miss what you never had

But just reading about the young couple who missed £182 million on the Euro millions draw because the pot on their lottery account didn’t have enough in it to pay for their ticket.
That must seriously screw with your mind especially all the ‘if only’s’ like if only I’d checked that day and topped it up....

 

I read a story a little while ago, that a couple's relationship had broken down because one of them had forgotten to do the lottery on the day they got something like 5 numbers up. They'd have won 6 figures.

As someone who has previously played the lottery online, you get bombarded with emails and texts if there isn't funds in there for your next scheduled draw.

To not play the lottery on the day your numbers come up has to be the single most unluckiest thing imaginable.

I always have a lucky dip on the odd occasion I play, just so I'd never be in that position

 

Choosing the same numbers each week is a recipe for disaster! Lucky dips all the way

 

Never do the lottery because the rest of the family all do it.

 

I’m In a syndicate and I pay. By direct debit.
The others in turn pay me the same way. not leaving it to chance.
To miss out missen. Awful
To miss out for others. Deadly

 

think there's 25000 people who do 1 2 3 4 5 6

every week , imagine if it came out and you was "yes no one will have done that ", lol
if jackpot was 4 million you would get 160 quid share

 

51 years ago shortly before being married, my wife to be and I were in an art gallery in Leeds (she was at college there). We were agonising over buying an original LS Lowery. At the time Lowery was still alive and relatively unknown. The asking price was £280 for the A3 size painting. Sadly we had to decline because we needed £300 for the 10% deposit for the mortgage on our first house. Fast forward 50 years and we watching a documentary on TV. A similar Lowery was auctioned for £6.5 million, we both looked at one another, never said a word and smiled. More ironic, I bought a framed print some time ago of a Lowery, I paid £35 for it.

 

Other Wednesday there were 25 winners scooping a cool 250,000 each. I though why bother ffs. Whoopee do. If you win lottery you want to be able to retire not spunk it away on a holiday and paying off your mortgage.

 

That would be the equivalent of say 30 000 now though, hardly small change and a lot to risk rather than buying your first home together. You made the right choice.[/QUOTE]

 

Pay off your mortgage, read the BBS all day, then watch footy. What's not to like

 

But would you be happy?

 

Well if you do win and you're not happy with the £250.000 you can always chuck it my way

 

Money doesn't buy happiness. Not having to worry about money on the other hand stops one cause of unhappiness in that it alleviates stress.I'm soon to be mortgage free and it's a big thing knowing that no matter what you don't have to worry about paying for a roof over your head, that there will always be somewhere for my children to come and stay if they need or want to.

 

Me and Laura don't have a mortgage we've always rented or lived with family. However, Jackie (Laura's mum) has always said she is leaving her house to Laura. So we're kind of sorted in that respect. I've always said that I'd sign a document saying I wouldn't go in for any proceeds of the house too. (If it ever came to that). Hopefully all years down the line.

 

Exactly this Helen. Helping the kids and leaving the legacy is most important. Many years ago I came across this quote and it's stayed with me until this day.

 

slightly off topic I was once was asked to put 3 50p doubles and a 50p treble on for a workmate on opposite shift, took my usual route home, totally forgot about bet, then on getting changed felt paper lad had given me in my pocket , thought "oh ****", 1st race had gone and I had missed it, next race was in 40 mins or thereabouts, put teletext on to see result of race,thinking its O K, it wont have won, in fact I was thinking of moral dilemma of do i give him his money back saying forgot to put it on etc, teletext screen turned over at last back in the analogue days before world had no patience and wanted instant everything,IT HAD ONLY FECKING WON 33/1, omg the feeling, next race was about 30 mins, quickly grabbed paper and scanned for prices of next 2 horses, 10/1 and 16/1 in paper betting you used to get below race, these were never right could be bigger my mind was whirring, do I cover bet, do I risk it, do I say I didn't put it on

grabbed calculator out of top draw, throwing stuff all over because it was not easily to hand, omg if other 2 won he would get 3 grand just off treble, if next won he would get about 200 just off the double, by now I was in a right state, my mind kept saying you will owe him 5 grand, if others win 5 fecking grand maybe more,looked at clock 20 mins to race, dog was whining cos he wanted to go out,I had had no dinner, not helping my head at all,it was 10 minutes to bookies, needed cash from machine, all this time my brain was also working out the amount I had to put on to cover it all, grabbed my coat chucked on my shoes ,"will walk you when I get back lad,",pushed past dog who was blocking front door jumping about thinking we was off "will only be 30 mins ",like he knew time

gets out to car was a G reg and my 1st car with central locking,although a few years old, so that saved a minute,it kicked over went to set off couldn't reach accelerator, wtf looked down trapped lace in door, easily fixed but all just adding to stress, screeched into car park near bookies,was 30 p an hour back then I think, rummaged about for 30 p in little draw near gear stick was 10p in there our lass must have took it, "**** me god give me a break",think I actually shouted out was that het up by now

5 mins to bookies but first the underdone shoelace run to card machine, made it without falling and luckily no one there,I was thinking please work, please work ,it did 5 20 pound notes came slowly out of machine, off I shuffled like a manic addicted gambler running for his next fix, but this was serious stuff, got in said Ascot going behind, no time to mess now or work out, just blindly wrote 30 pound win on horse about to run and 30 pounds double on next one as well

race was off, looked up to watch, never mentioned, not once ,all that and never mentioned, then realised he still had the 17 quid going on last horse, so back to counter 25 pounds win, thought oh well might as well get some winnings for myself if it wins, was only another 30 mins to race, so waited to watch, lost again,pulled money out of pocket had 15 quid,set off back to car, thought **** never put ticket on, luckily there was no dreaded plastic paper fine under wipers, got back home, opened door it stunk, then even worse
"your here ar you, your a fecking disgrace, you can clean this mess up", our lass was home and dog had not held on "you been to bookies you stink of smoke, you got a problem bla bla blaaaaaaaaaaaa", all faded into nothingness

fast forward to next shift change, "thought I was in for life changing money there mate", "yes was hoping you won pal after 1st won", "never-mind mate, you got my slip", "no threw it away pal, didn't know you wanted it seeing as it lost", "no worries,can you put us this on", "sorry pal,I am going straight home you better ask someone else "

never ever put a bet on again for anyone and now with smart phones etc, thank god you never get asked to

 

Too true!
Mind you it would also buy you the car of your dreams!
Although on that point when daydreaming about what I would buy IF ....I can never make my mind up if sporty would be a good idea if I had a load of money, my mind might wander thinking about the rest and I'd wrap the bloody thing round a lampost!

 

Worrying about it getting scratches, stolen?