I read recently that a lorry driver, on a whim, bought an extra 4 lines in a recent lottery game. He normally has 2 lines of his own numbers every Wednesday and Saturday but on this occasion he chose 4 random lines and won £17.8 million.
Now this guy is single and is obviously going to make the most of this life changing event but where do you start. From a clearly working class background - 1 bedroom council house flat drives a lorry for a living - will he be totally comfortable with a millionaire lifestyle - his friends will end up envying him to the point of borderline hatred. Any new friends will live under a cloud of doubt - are they only there for the money?
He splashes out the cash to his family - from a similar background to him - they would probably pack in their jobs and drink their way to an early grave or even get involved in drugs. I know it will come across as snobbish but the working classes holiday in Blackpool and get bladdered and if in regular work they repeat this in Benidorm - will day after day of this kind of hedonism be healthy?? When he is lying next to a 24yr old pneumatic blonde having "suffered" his fourth blow job of the day will he rue his new lifestyle and pander after the days when although skint he knew who his mates were and any one night stand resulted in sex with someone because they liked him and not his cheque book.
Aw bollocks enjoy it pal - if you do have regrets give it to charity.
For me, in the first instance I would tick the no publicity box - though it is a bit late for this guy. Then at least there would remain a sense of normality around you - people would not look at you with pound signs. You can be generous - knicker wettingly levels of generosity but at least it would be under control and you could avoid the guilt of of having to be sensible regarding the multitude of depressing begging letters that would surely arrive as there is far too much sadness and inequality in this world. Besides the more people who know the more people will help you spend the cash even quicker.
You can, ultimately, have too much of a good thing - a bit like curry fans whose palates become a waste ground as all their taste buds have been fried by too many vindaloos.
I, (total saddo) used to be a keen plane spotter - binocs, reg book, radio the lot! but after several years working in Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower, although I am still interested, my childhood obsession is well and truly satiated. and I suspect the same will happen with the additional sex that comes with a large lottery win - too many pointless, empty but raunchy encounters with partners of all ages, sizes and colours will eventually lead to early nights of ovaltine and boxed sets of Hettie Wainthropp!!
It may take a while though!!!
Remember two wrongs don't make a right bit three rights make a left!
Now this guy is single and is obviously going to make the most of this life changing event but where do you start. From a clearly working class background - 1 bedroom council house flat drives a lorry for a living - will he be totally comfortable with a millionaire lifestyle - his friends will end up envying him to the point of borderline hatred. Any new friends will live under a cloud of doubt - are they only there for the money?
He splashes out the cash to his family - from a similar background to him - they would probably pack in their jobs and drink their way to an early grave or even get involved in drugs. I know it will come across as snobbish but the working classes holiday in Blackpool and get bladdered and if in regular work they repeat this in Benidorm - will day after day of this kind of hedonism be healthy?? When he is lying next to a 24yr old pneumatic blonde having "suffered" his fourth blow job of the day will he rue his new lifestyle and pander after the days when although skint he knew who his mates were and any one night stand resulted in sex with someone because they liked him and not his cheque book.
Aw bollocks enjoy it pal - if you do have regrets give it to charity.
For me, in the first instance I would tick the no publicity box - though it is a bit late for this guy. Then at least there would remain a sense of normality around you - people would not look at you with pound signs. You can be generous - knicker wettingly levels of generosity but at least it would be under control and you could avoid the guilt of of having to be sensible regarding the multitude of depressing begging letters that would surely arrive as there is far too much sadness and inequality in this world. Besides the more people who know the more people will help you spend the cash even quicker.
You can, ultimately, have too much of a good thing - a bit like curry fans whose palates become a waste ground as all their taste buds have been fried by too many vindaloos.
I, (total saddo) used to be a keen plane spotter - binocs, reg book, radio the lot! but after several years working in Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower, although I am still interested, my childhood obsession is well and truly satiated. and I suspect the same will happen with the additional sex that comes with a large lottery win - too many pointless, empty but raunchy encounters with partners of all ages, sizes and colours will eventually lead to early nights of ovaltine and boxed sets of Hettie Wainthropp!!
It may take a while though!!!
Remember two wrongs don't make a right bit three rights make a left!
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