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By Sally A
#443978
After hearing the "syndicate squabble" this morning, it reminded me very much of our office, those that contribute weekly, and those that only jump on the bandwagon when there's a biggie to be had.

I thought Dom came over the best, freely offering to give a fair chunk to charity.

If we win through the syndicate at work it's a mere £6.4m each, so only a feeble £370ish interest per day :D; but if my 1 lucky dip comes up trumps, ie the £166m all for me with £9,000 interest per day:-

1) Hand in notice at work.
2) Pay a few of my nicer customers insurance premiums for them - as I know they are struggling in the currant climate.
3) Give a fair chunk to local animal charities.
4) Help out long standing loyal mates that might need a bit of a boost.
5) Hire a PA - I'm cr@p with paperwork.
6) Buy a farm, and let those that want to try the good life,rent a log cabin and approx 5 acres of land.
7) The rent from the above would go towards a dog rescue centre.
8 ) Give all my work colleagues a couple of grand each.

Quite frankly, all that for one person is too boggling to comprehend.

Would it change me? I like to think not; I'll probably still hunt around the yellow stickered stuff in the supermarket :D
#443981
Buy a very nice house, homely but posh in the Swansea area.
Buy a place near London and another one in California.
Buy a classy car.
Invest a lot into my business.
Donate to various charities.
Hire a person to make me welsh cakes every day.
Hire a personal trainer to counter the effects of the above.

It probably would change me a bit as I'd have £166,000,000 in the bank and right now... I don't. I'd still go to my favourite chinese and have my favourite poorly cooked meal for under £5; I'd still shop at Tesco (the Clubcard points have me locked in) and I'd still get up at 6 every morning to listen to the show, albeit on Sirius from my Maui beachhouse 8)
#443984
You know, beyond buying the property I used to rent a tiny part of and renovating it as one house to live in, and doing my own house up and giving it away, I genuinely don't know. I just can't imagine being in that position.
#443985
Sally A wrote:Posh in the Swansea area? - tell me more!

Only kidding you Abertawe-anites :wink: :wink: :-D


Of course, a house with a garden in the front AND the back! Nah, more along the lines of where Catherine Zeta Jones lives (sometimes). :)
#443986
Put £66,000,000 in a savings account and pay myself a salary of £1,000,000 a year (tax free).

Buy a house for myself in central London for something in the region of £3,000,000.
Buy several homes (US, Dubai & Spain?) £5,000,000.

Purchase 6 season tickets at Arsenal for 40 years- £500k

Buy 2 cars - One Luxury, One Practical

Then start my own venture capital company, which would donate a sizeable amount to charity each year forever, (rather than just giving a lump sum to charity straight off). I would instruct that company to take over a Championship club, and I would be a budget Roman Abramovich.

YEY.
#443987
Forgot to say, I need a new quilt for the bed 10 minutes of interest = £65+, so 10 minutes of scratching though the laminated book of dreams (ie the Argos catalogue) would buy me one for £40 and still have £25 in hand. Wow! making money as I think how to spend money - what a fab lifestyle!
#443988
I don't even know what car I would buy! Actually I probably do, I want an Alfa Romeo Brera.

God I am SO boring...
#443991
I would probably die of shock if I won that money but chances of it happening are slim to nome since I never do the lottery anyway.

If I did actually have it and didn't die etc, I would first of all give my family & relatives a chunk (probably a 1/4 to a 1/3), take a round the world trip for a good year or so and visit online friends I game with at their places, buy a bigger house so I have plenty of space to store the games, consoles and other trinkets I would buy, give some to good causes like charities and the like and then just live the rest of my life with no worries about affording bills and the like.
#443992
I started thinking about it this morning while I was listening and the more I thought about the money, the more sick I felt. I honestly think the stress of winning that amount would give me a nervous breakdown. And that's why I don't play the lottery.
#444011
I'd like to buy a helicopter and take flying lessons. Obviously I'd then need a house with grounds big enough for a helipad (Cat's taking care of that) and then I'd buy a couple of Astons - possibly a Vantage and a DB5 - and a Dodge Viper. And I'd start some sort of business, the sort that would be fun to do but you could never normally get it off the ground without borrowing money from the bank.
#444051
first off quit work and take 2-3 mates around the world with me until I find the place I want to settle down, then I would buy the best house in the area and throw massive parties evry week for about a year then I would calm down and enjoy a stress free life of luxury. oh and I would have to build a massive ninja warrior/wipeout type thingy in the back yard too, oh and a motx track! Also I would hire around 5 hot asain chicks to do my ironing/washing/make food etc hahah keep dreaming
#444055
You sound like a super person.
#444096
boboff wrote:Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.

I would probably spend most of it on having a much bigger Penis.

Considering the size of a £166m penis... it sounds impractical. You'd be dragging it along the floor!

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