Powerball what would you do?

Becca · 01-24-2007, 01:16 PM

Hi All,

Since tonight is the big drawing the question is what would you do with the money?

rander7823 · 01-24-2007, 01:24 PM

Buy a house on the lake

NHKathy · 01-24-2007, 02:38 PM

rander7823:

Ditto That!

Island Girl · 01-24-2007, 03:28 PM

A new boat
A new foundation
A winter house someplace warm with another new boat
A maid

Grant · 01-24-2007, 03:45 PM

Buy Farm Island and protect it from development.

Then, with the leftover scratch, I could build a killer house and still have enough to get a helicopter to get on and off the island during winter.

Frdxplorer · 01-24-2007, 04:57 PM

Grant,

I can't help but wonder if we have a special interest given our love for Belknap. For quite some time I have wished I could get Farm and keep it just the way it is. If I win tonite... you can count on me getting it and preserving it.

In addition... maybe a Chris Craft or two...

LIforrelaxin · 01-24-2007, 04:58 PM

First I would fix up the current camp on Winni, and buy a new boat or two...

Then I would look for a place in the Florida Keys for the winter, and of course another boat....(wouldn't want to trailer on back and forth)....

Then with everything set for the beach bum lifestyle I would trade in my shoes and boots for flip floops......

secondcurve · 01-24-2007, 05:58 PM

Grant:

That was my thought when I saw the title of the thread and then I found you beat me to it. I often drop anchor off of Farm Island in the summer. Great idea!!

ITD · 01-24-2007, 06:25 PM

I would buy a big air conditioner and cool the world back down.

lacey · 01-24-2007, 06:32 PM

Pay off my house and my sister's house. By vacation property at the lake that will be used after I retire. I will continue working but have a whole new attitude toward it! Oh did I forget the boat and wave runners that would be housed in the boat house off the left wing?

)

Smitty1 · 01-24-2007, 06:53 PM

Pay off all Bills
Buy a house on the Lake
New Boats
Take kids to Disney World and look for property in Florida

Fun to Dream!

SteveA · 01-24-2007, 07:20 PM

I would give them notice.......

"You'll notice I won't be in tommorrow!!!

secondcurve · 01-24-2007, 07:39 PM

A relatively small gesture, but one that I think would be well received by most would be to put the telephone wires unground in downtown Wolfeboro...

20mile · 01-24-2007, 08:00 PM

I honestly believe I would split some of it between my family and friends. Otherwise, my friends and family would treat me differently and that would not make me happy. I would use the rest of it to make a difference in this crazy world we live in.

HomeWood · 01-24-2007, 08:19 PM

Buy the lake! lol. I'd buy a house on the lake and live modestly. You wouldn't know I was even there. I got my ticket, do you?

fatlazyless · 01-24-2007, 08:31 PM

I'd pay off my past due prop taxes and stop that 12% Meredith interest from accruing on a daily basis, and then I'd get the check engine light on my 199k miles, Ford pickup fixed right, instead of just covering it with black tape. After that, a real Sunbrella boat cover to replace my 8x10' poly tarp which actually works very good but probably lowers the neighorhood property values.

Pineedles · 01-24-2007, 08:35 PM

OK FOLKS, WHADDA YA THINK AW DESE

1. Pay some huge medical facility to figure out how why I can eat the claws of a lobster but can't tolerate (serious problem) the tail meat. AND FIND A CURE!
2. Throw a big party at Peppers for all forum members, once question # 1 has been answered.

3. Tell my business partners to kiss off and buy them out. Tell them I'm running the show now, then totally frustrate them by giving them the company back without any strings. (I love to blow people's minds) They need my lottery winnings, but I don't need their bureaucratic bullshot.

4. Create Eco/enviro area around MY property in CH/Mltnboro that is retractable and will allow snow and cold in when I want it, and closed when I don't.

5. Hire Don to allow me to surf the web and stay on-line without any concerns for viruses, scams, etc., etc.

(A personal Web bodyguard is as important as a physical bodyguard these days)

Oh, one more thing.......... Pay for a headstone to be situated on the bow of the MOUNT to signify that my ashes were scattered into the lake.

Just kidding folks. BUT, I still will have scatter my ashes on the lake, but I won't announce it on the bow of the Mount. Although..... why not start some controversy? I'll be dead anyway, and I can't take my Powereball winnings with me..OK Let the law suits begin.

fatlazyless · 01-24-2007, 08:53 PM

On October 20 2005, Senator Judd Gregg (R) New Hampshire, hit on five out of six powerball numbers when he purchased four $5.00 powerball tickets at a Washington DC gas station and won $853,492.00. How much does the state of NH get? It received a big zero...absolutely nothing.

I know this is a bit of a stretch but on that same day I purchased a McChicken sandwich and paid the state of NH eight cents in the meals tax so doesn't that say that I am subsidizing Sen Gregg for his use of New Hampshire state services since he paid zero.

Pineedles · 01-24-2007, 09:04 PM

I assume he didn't use State of NH money. So,,,,NO.

Island Life · 01-24-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

OK FOLKS, WHADDA YA THINK AW DESE

BUT, I still will have scatter my ashes on the lake, but I won't announce it on the bow of the Mount. Although..... why not start some controversy? I'll be dead anyway, and I can't take my Powereball winnings with me..OK Let the law suits begin.

Is it illegal to scatter one's ashes over the lake?

jkjoshuatree · 01-24-2007, 10:55 PM

...everything I've ever wanted since I was 2 years old.

Then I'd buy a house on the lake, the boat I've always wanted, pay off the mortages of every person I know, throw a kick-a@# party, and put the rest in the bank and watch the interest collect enough to pay for my great grandkids to goto Harvard for 12 years.

HomeWood · 01-25-2007, 01:05 AM

Ok, so who won?????

I got the Powerball, yippy!

dpg · 01-25-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Island Life

Is it illegal to scatter one's ashes over the lake?

Yup, technically anywhere for that matter at least public property that is and probably even private not really sure about that. But it begs the question, who would know??

Kind of like tearing your tags of your mattress.

Grant · 01-25-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Frdxplorer

Grant,

I can't help but wonder if we have a special interest given our love for Belknap. For quite some time I have wished I could get Farm and keep it just the way it is. If I win tonite... you can count on me getting it and preserving it.

In addition... maybe a Chris Craft or two...

Yeah, I would preserve Farm...with perhaps the minor exception of a nice house for my family and a dock. Otherwise, it would remain green and quiet.

And, yes, you could say I'd have other interests in mind. Hate to see that developed. Perhaps a new project for the LRCT. I believe the owners offered it to Belknap first, but the price was a bit steep.

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rander7823 · 01-25-2007, 09:15 AM

One winner $254,000,000. Missouri

SIKSUKR · 01-25-2007, 10:26 AM

I think I'd buy FLL a Walmart
Grant an underwater wreck
Lg and RG the whole Island
Pepper would get her pick of any restaraunt on the lake plus hugs from everyone.
UP would run all of Altons government
DRH,I'm still thinking
I'd buy Jimmy Buffet and make stay at SP's Tiki Bar
More to come

dpg · 01-25-2007, 11:36 AM

Oh ya, I'd pay FLL's taxes!

The Eagle · 01-25-2007, 11:39 AM

Hi Guys & Gals!
Ok, IF I won, I would throw the best "Forum Fest 2007," Party the lake has ever seen! I'd keep the house on Winni I have, but a new boat is definitely needed. I'd set up trust funds for both my kids, and I'd share some with all my family, and friends. I'd take my wife on a long, and much needed Vacation to a tropical island. I'd keep working my company, just not as hard and not as long (hours) as I do now. HOWEVER, (if you read my post about BC..see post in Rattlesnake Island Girl needs help) I would NOT, donate one single cent to Boston College and the Flynn Fund! There is a summer camp, I went to, when I was a young kid, and didn't have a cent to my name that needs help, and I would give them the money to fix the camp up. (Camp Wing, now called Crossroads 4 Kids) in Duxbury MA. Check it out at www.crossroads4kids.org, if you go to Alumni, you will even SEE ME, you just have to figure out which one is ME!
"The Eagle"

Seaplane Pilot · 01-25-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I think I'd buy FLL a Walmart
Grant an underwater wreck
Lg and RG the whole Island
Pepper would get her pick of any restaraunt on the lake plus hugs from everyone.
UP would run all of Altons government
DRH,I'm still thinking
More to come

I'd buy Cannon Mountain and give it to SIKSUKR!

upthesaukee · 01-25-2007, 04:48 PM

I'm sharing the prize with the winner in Missouri....He/she/they get $254 Million, and I got $4!!!!!

Kevin C · 01-25-2007, 10:02 PM

Here's what I would do with that much moola:

-Pay the mortgages off for everyone in my family as well as those of select friends.
-Pay off the college tuitions for everyone in the family.
-Find that waterfront property that is posh but not overly ostentatious and have it open for family and friends whenever they wanted to come.
-Buy all those water toys. (Don't forget the sleds for the winter!)
-Don't forget the stable of choice cars in my 12 car garage.
-Do some great things for the charities of my choice. Make a difference for some families truly in need.
- And lastly, I would offer my 2 word notice...."I QUIT!"

Cal · 01-25-2007, 10:05 PM

Buy the house next door to FLL

Second choice would be on Bear Island...maybe the while thing

SIKSUKR · 01-26-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

I'd buy Cannon Mountain and give it to SIKSUKR!

Thanks SP.I've pretty much paid for the place anyway by now.

kunamola · 01-28-2007, 08:49 PM

I also would buy Farm Island. I would give a conservation easement to LRCT for people in canoes and kayaks to paddle to the island and walk on the trails I would build. I would also give an easement on the Belknap side to the camp. I would see if I could grandfather in the old boathouse which now sits on rocks on the island to return to its old position. Then I would rehab the house on the top of the island. I'd put new, safe electricity in it and give it a good cleaning and a water system of some sort (recycled water from the lake). Then I would invite four friends to come and each build a yurt or other environmentally sensitive/green friendly housing on the island. I would create a system of paths for walking to various viewpoints and one to the old cellar hole where I'd put benches modeled on the twig railing in the house and I'd instal hummingbird feeders by the benches. It would be my vision of paradise.

PS: I used to dream of buying Castle in the Clouds if I ever won the lottery.

Dave R · 01-29-2007, 11:17 AM

I'd buy a huge lot on Clay Point and build the worlds largest tar paper shack.

Weirs guy · 01-29-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

I'd buy a huge lot on Clay Point and build the worlds largest tar paper shack.

Ah, a Mc-Shack-sion?

Lets see, as for me....
Quit my job. Fast.
Car shopping. I have just a tinsy-tiny problem with collecting them.
Weirs Gal wants to go jewelry shopping. Similar tinsy-tiny problem here too.
Buy an island on the lake, nice little place to spend some time.
Hire a nanny.
Go to Vegas, sans aforementioned nanny and Weirs kids.

Grant · 01-30-2007, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kunamola

I also would buy Farm Island. I would give a conservation easement to LRCT for people in canoes and kayaks to paddle to the island and walk on the trails I would build. I would also give an easement on the Belknap side to the camp. I would see if I could grandfather in the old boathouse which now sits on rocks on the island to return to its old position. Then I would rehab the house on the top of the island. I'd put new, safe electricity in it and give it a good cleaning and a water system of some sort (recycled water from the lake). Then I would invite four friends to come and each build a yurt or other environmentally sensitive/green friendly housing on the island. I would create a system of paths for walking to various viewpoints and one to the old cellar hole where I'd put benches modeled on the twig railing in the house and I'd instal hummingbird feeders by the benches. It would be my vision of paradise.

I like your idea best! Perhaps we could go halves.

I would like to install an air-fill station (compressor) somewhere near the water. Perhaps something solar-powered (don't know if there is such a beast, but I can dream...).

Have you ever seen the house "on the top of the island"? What's it like?

kunamola · 01-31-2007, 10:27 PM

Yes, I did go to the island with the realtor last summer and did go inside the house. It is typical of camps of the early 20th century. A sturdy house with small rooms. Living space on the bottom floor and bedrooms (actually the bedrooms are a nice size) on the top floor. When the island had no trees during the early 1900's as it was a grazing place for livestock the view from the house would have been stunning. On the bottom level is a small "living room" separated by some makeshift studwork (framing) to shore up the structure from the entry and dining room. As an aside the room had a projector screen for summer movie viewing tacked to the framing. Cute and very campy. The fireplace is quite nice but the staircase is what has enchanted me. The railings are made from small trunks of trees and is what I would consider true "folk art". The kitchen on the first floor has a pantry and a lightfixture made from a Maxwell House coffee can and a bulb-could I consider that camp folkart too? The house needs a new porch as a significant portion is rotten but a good cleaning would make it useable. My friends and I would truly love to buy this island and keep the shorefront undeveloped by a McMansion and accessible to others, if only the price was not so high. We are long time summer residents of the lake who already have homes on Melvin Bay with boat access and strong ties to Camp Belknap and the LRCT. Now, to win that lottery!

GrandmaBig6 · 02-01-2007, 11:11 AM

If I won the Powerball, I'd say good-by to my job in NYC, pack up the dog, the cat, and of course the husband, drive to NH and buy a piece of property with a couple of acres and never leave.

gravy boat · 02-02-2007, 07:50 PM

Depending on the amount.....

1. the obvious - pay off any debt by us and family
2. buy a certain family-owned resort in Gilford and make it OUR family-owned spot for family and close friends, including the launch ramp (my brother mentioned this dream last summer)
3. purchase some prime spots on the mainland and/or island property and set it up so said land can never be developed (a pipe dream, for sure -- but since this is a wish list....)
4. buy small log cabin out west near a ski area and a small place in the Carribean -- nothing over the top needed, just a nice little spot with a view and access to the local amenities
5. buy one of the Adirondack style BIG homes at the mouth of Minge Cove -- I have to do at least one thing BIG
6. buy a boat for the lake -- large enough to have a head and small kitchen, but nothing that stands out too much
7. bring our immediate family members on a cruise or vacation somewhere warm

I'd keep my job for a while to keep my sanity. No new cars, no new Hummers, etc.

It's nice to dream.

SteveA · 02-02-2007, 08:09 PM

But.... it can buy you a boat big enough that will let you pull up right next to it!

gtxrider · 02-02-2007, 09:24 PM

The first thing I would do is go to work in my pajamas, robe and slippers put my feet up on the boss's desk and read the news paper.

The second thing is buy a nice house on the lake big enough for the whole family and retire.

Then I would buy a BIG LOUD boat...not really but I would buy a new boat, jetskis for the boys, a Z06 Vette, a 63 Split Window Stingray with a fuelie.

How much do I have left?

aquadocton · 02-02-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

The first thing I would do is go to work in my pajamas, robe and slippers put my feet up on the boss's desk and read the news paper.

The second thing is buy a nice house on the lake big enough for the whole family and retire.

Then I would buy a BIG LOUD boat...not really but I would buy a new boat, jetskis for the boys, a Z06 Vette, a 63 Split Window Stingray with a fuelie.

How much do I have left?

$12.05...and a mad boss

Weirs guy · 02-03-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by aquadocton

$12.05...and a mad boss

gtxrider's boss made out lucky, I'd have left a different present on my bosses desk!

John A. Birdsall · 02-04-2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtxrider

The first thing I would do is go to work in my pajamas, robe and slippers put my feet up on the boss's desk and read the news paper.

The second thing is buy a nice house on the lake big enough for the whole family and retire.

Then I would buy a BIG LOUD boat...not really but I would buy a new boat, jetskis for the boys, a Z06 Vette, a 63 Split Window Stingray with a fuelie.

How much do I have left?

I think going to work in your PJ's would be fine if you bought them from Fredericks of Hollywood!

RLW · 02-04-2007, 06:09 PM

I guess the only thing to do is help pay the taxes I now owe and would owe if I won.

SIKSUKR · 02-05-2007, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLW

I guess the only thing to do is help pay the taxes I now owe and would owe if I won.

You don't have to worry about that problem.They take the taxes before you get your hands on any of the money.

01-24-2007, 01:16 PM	#1
Becca Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Powerball what would you do? Hi All, Since tonight is the big drawing the question is what would you do with the money?

01-24-2007, 01:24 PM	#2
rander7823 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 303 Thanks: 549 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts	That's easy Buy a house on the lake

01-24-2007, 03:28 PM	#4
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	.... how to spend Powerball money A new boat A new foundation A winter house someplace warm with another new boat A maid __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

01-24-2007, 03:45 PM	#5
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	Simple Buy Farm Island and protect it from development. Then, with the leftover scratch, I could build a killer house and still have enough to get a helicopter to get on and off the island during winter. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

01-24-2007, 04:58 PM	#7
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,861 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	This is easy to answer First I would fix up the current camp on Winni, and buy a new boat or two... Then I would look for a place in the Florida Keys for the winter, and of course another boat....(wouldn't want to trailer on back and forth).... Then with everything set for the beach bum lifestyle I would trade in my shoes and boots for flip floops...... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

01-24-2007, 02:38 PM	#3
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	rander7823: Ditto That!

01-24-2007, 04:57 PM	#6
Frdxplorer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 234 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Grant, I can't help but wonder if we have a special interest given our love for Belknap. For quite some time I have wished I could get Farm and keep it just the way it is. If I win tonite... you can count on me getting it and preserving it. In addition... maybe a Chris Craft or two...

01-24-2007, 05:58 PM	#8
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,116 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	Grant: That was my thought when I saw the title of the thread and then I found you beat me to it. I often drop anchor off of Farm Island in the summer. Great idea!!

01-24-2007, 06:25 PM	#9
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	I would buy a big air conditioner and cool the world back down.

01-24-2007, 06:32 PM	#10
lacey Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MA Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pay off my house and my sister's house. By vacation property at the lake that will be used after I retire. I will continue working but have a whole new attitude toward it! Oh did I forget the boat and wave runners that would be housed in the boat house off the left wing? )

01-24-2007, 06:53 PM	#11
Smitty1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 142 Thanks: 44 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Pay off all Bills Buy a house on the Lake New Boats Take kids to Disney World and look for property in Florida Fun to Dream!

01-24-2007, 07:20 PM	#12
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	I'd quit my job! I would give them notice....... "You'll notice I won't be in tommorrow!!! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

01-24-2007, 07:39 PM	#13
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,116 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	A relatively small gesture, but one that I think would be well received by most would be to put the telephone wires unground in downtown Wolfeboro...

01-24-2007, 08:00 PM	#14
20mile Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 20 mile bay Posts: 87 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	I'll yet you know tomorrow when I cash the check I honestly believe I would split some of it between my family and friends. Otherwise, my friends and family would treat me differently and that would not make me happy. I would use the rest of it to make a difference in this crazy world we live in.

01-24-2007, 08:19 PM	#15
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 126 Thanked 137 Times in 75 Posts	Buy the lake! lol. I'd buy a house on the lake and live modestly. You wouldn't know I was even there. I got my ticket, do you?

01-24-2007, 08:31 PM	#16
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,729 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,003 Times in 731 Posts	..check engine light I'd pay off my past due prop taxes and stop that 12% Meredith interest from accruing on a daily basis, and then I'd get the check engine light on my 199k miles, Ford pickup fixed right, instead of just covering it with black tape. After that, a real Sunbrella boat cover to replace my 8x10' poly tarp which actually works very good but probably lowers the neighorhood property values. Last edited by fatlazyless; 01-25-2007 at 09:30 AM. Reason: spelling

01-24-2007, 08:35 PM	#17
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	$250 Million dollars OK FOLKS, WHADDA YA THINK AW DESE 1. Pay some huge medical facility to figure out how why I can eat the claws of a lobster but can't tolerate (serious problem) the tail meat. AND FIND A CURE! 2. Throw a big party at Peppers for all forum members, once question # 1 has been answered. 3. Tell my business partners to kiss off and buy them out. Tell them I'm running the show now, then totally frustrate them by giving them the company back without any strings. (I love to blow people's minds) They need my lottery winnings, but I don't need their bureaucratic bullshot. 4. Create Eco/enviro area around MY property in CH/Mltnboro that is retractable and will allow snow and cold in when I want it, and closed when I don't. 5. Hire Don to allow me to surf the web and stay on-line without any concerns for viruses, scams, etc., etc. (A personal Web bodyguard is as important as a physical bodyguard these days) Oh, one more thing.......... Pay for a headstone to be situated on the bow of the MOUNT to signify that my ashes were scattered into the lake. Just kidding folks. BUT, I still will have scatter my ashes on the lake, but I won't announce it on the bow of the Mount. Although..... why not start some controversy? I'll be dead anyway, and I can't take my Powereball winnings with me..OK Let the law suits begin.

01-24-2007, 08:53 PM	#18
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,729 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,003 Times in 731 Posts	Senator Judd 'easy-money' Gregg On October 20 2005, Senator Judd Gregg (R) New Hampshire, hit on five out of six powerball numbers when he purchased four $5.00 powerball tickets at a Washington DC gas station and won $853,492.00. How much does the state of NH get? It received a big zero...absolutely nothing. I know this is a bit of a stretch but on that same day I purchased a McChicken sandwich and paid the state of NH eight cents in the meals tax so doesn't that say that I am subsidizing Sen Gregg for his use of New Hampshire state services since he paid zero.

01-24-2007, 09:04 PM	#19
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,542 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Private Vs. Public I assume he didn't use State of NH money. So,,,,NO.

01-24-2007, 10:55 PM	#21
jkjoshuatree Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 642 Thanks: 349 Thanked 145 Times in 77 Posts	I'd Buy... ...everything I've ever wanted since I was 2 years old. Then I'd buy a house on the lake, the boat I've always wanted, pay off the mortages of every person I know, throw a kick-a@# party, and put the rest in the bank and watch the interest collect enough to pay for my great grandkids to goto Harvard for 12 years. __________________ Dream out loud.

01-25-2007, 01:05 AM	#22
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 126 Thanked 137 Times in 75 Posts	Ok, so who won????? I got the Powerball, yippy!

01-25-2007, 09:15 AM	#25
rander7823 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 303 Thanks: 549 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts	Hoefully one of the forum is from Missouri One winner $254,000,000. Missouri

01-25-2007, 10:26 AM	#26
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I think I'd buy FLL a Walmart Grant an underwater wreck Lg and RG the whole Island Pepper would get her pick of any restaraunt on the lake plus hugs from everyone. UP would run all of Altons government DRH,I'm still thinking I'd buy Jimmy Buffet and make stay at SP's Tiki Bar More to come __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 01-26-2007 at 08:23 AM.

01-25-2007, 11:36 AM	#27
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,591 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Oh ya, I'd pay FLL's taxes!

01-25-2007, 11:39 AM	#28
The Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Burlington MA & Moultonboro NH Posts: 218 Thanks: 17 Thanked 141 Times in 33 Posts	If I won! Hi Guys & Gals! Ok, IF I won, I would throw the best "Forum Fest 2007," Party the lake has ever seen! I'd keep the house on Winni I have, but a new boat is definitely needed. I'd set up trust funds for both my kids, and I'd share some with all my family, and friends. I'd take my wife on a long, and much needed Vacation to a tropical island. I'd keep working my company, just not as hard and not as long (hours) as I do now. HOWEVER, (if you read my post about BC..see post in Rattlesnake Island Girl needs help) I would NOT, donate one single cent to Boston College and the Flynn Fund! There is a summer camp, I went to, when I was a young kid, and didn't have a cent to my name that needs help, and I would give them the money to fix the camp up. (Camp Wing, now called Crossroads 4 Kids) in Duxbury MA. Check it out at www.crossroads4kids.org, if you go to Alumni, you will even SEE ME, you just have to figure out which one is ME! "The Eagle"

01-25-2007, 04:48 PM	#30
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,595 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,449 Thanked 1,978 Times in 1,079 Posts	I won, I Won I'm sharing the prize with the winner in Missouri....He/she/they get $254 Million, and I got $4!!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

01-25-2007, 10:02 PM	#31
Kevin C Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Billerica, Ma Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's what I would do with that much moola: -Pay the mortgages off for everyone in my family as well as those of select friends. -Pay off the college tuitions for everyone in the family. -Find that waterfront property that is posh but not overly ostentatious and have it open for family and friends whenever they wanted to come. -Buy all those water toys. (Don't forget the sleds for the winter!) -Don't forget the stable of choice cars in my 12 car garage. -Do some great things for the charities of my choice. Make a difference for some families truly in need. - And lastly, I would offer my 2 word notice...."I QUIT!" __________________ Skipper of CIRCUITOUS Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. Author Unknown.

01-25-2007, 10:05 PM	#32
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	Buy the house next door to FLL Second choice would be on Bear Island...maybe the while thing

01-28-2007, 08:49 PM	#34
kunamola Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Virginia and Melvin Village, NH Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	ditto on Farm Island I also would buy Farm Island. I would give a conservation easement to LRCT for people in canoes and kayaks to paddle to the island and walk on the trails I would build. I would also give an easement on the Belknap side to the camp. I would see if I could grandfather in the old boathouse which now sits on rocks on the island to return to its old position. Then I would rehab the house on the top of the island. I'd put new, safe electricity in it and give it a good cleaning and a water system of some sort (recycled water from the lake). Then I would invite four friends to come and each build a yurt or other environmentally sensitive/green friendly housing on the island. I would create a system of paths for walking to various viewpoints and one to the old cellar hole where I'd put benches modeled on the twig railing in the house and I'd instal hummingbird feeders by the benches. It would be my vision of paradise. PS: I used to dream of buying Castle in the Clouds if I ever won the lottery.

01-29-2007, 11:17 AM	#35
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,984 Thanks: 246 Thanked 743 Times in 443 Posts	I'd buy a huge lot on Clay Point and build the worlds largest tar paper shack.

01-31-2007, 10:27 PM	#38
kunamola Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Virginia and Melvin Village, NH Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	The house on top Yes, I did go to the island with the realtor last summer and did go inside the house. It is typical of camps of the early 20th century. A sturdy house with small rooms. Living space on the bottom floor and bedrooms (actually the bedrooms are a nice size) on the top floor. When the island had no trees during the early 1900's as it was a grazing place for livestock the view from the house would have been stunning. On the bottom level is a small "living room" separated by some makeshift studwork (framing) to shore up the structure from the entry and dining room. As an aside the room had a projector screen for summer movie viewing tacked to the framing. Cute and very campy. The fireplace is quite nice but the staircase is what has enchanted me. The railings are made from small trunks of trees and is what I would consider true "folk art". The kitchen on the first floor has a pantry and a lightfixture made from a Maxwell House coffee can and a bulb-could I consider that camp folkart too? The house needs a new porch as a significant portion is rotten but a good cleaning would make it useable. My friends and I would truly love to buy this island and keep the shorefront undeveloped by a McMansion and accessible to others, if only the price was not so high. We are long time summer residents of the lake who already have homes on Melvin Bay with boat access and strong ties to Camp Belknap and the LRCT. Now, to win that lottery!

02-01-2007, 11:11 AM	#39
GrandmaBig6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 103 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	See ya NY If I won the Powerball, I'd say good-by to my job in NYC, pack up the dog, the cat, and of course the husband, drive to NH and buy a piece of property with a couple of acres and never leave.

02-02-2007, 07:50 PM	#40
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 589 Thanks: 596 Thanked 199 Times in 100 Posts	If you won the lottery... Depending on the amount..... 1. the obvious - pay off any debt by us and family 2. buy a certain family-owned resort in Gilford and make it OUR family-owned spot for family and close friends, including the launch ramp (my brother mentioned this dream last summer) 3. purchase some prime spots on the mainland and/or island property and set it up so said land can never be developed (a pipe dream, for sure -- but since this is a wish list....) 4. buy small log cabin out west near a ski area and a small place in the Carribean -- nothing over the top needed, just a nice little spot with a view and access to the local amenities 5. buy one of the Adirondack style BIG homes at the mouth of Minge Cove -- I have to do at least one thing BIG 6. buy a boat for the lake -- large enough to have a head and small kitchen, but nothing that stands out too much 7. bring our immediate family members on a cruise or vacation somewhere warm I'd keep my job for a while to keep my sanity. No new cars, no new Hummers, etc. It's nice to dream.

02-02-2007, 08:09 PM	#41
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Money can't buy you happiness! But.... it can buy you a boat big enough that will let you pull up right next to it! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

02-02-2007, 09:24 PM	#42
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	If I won The first thing I would do is go to work in my pajamas, robe and slippers put my feet up on the boss's desk and read the news paper. The second thing is buy a nice house on the lake big enough for the whole family and retire. Then I would buy a BIG LOUD boat...not really but I would buy a new boat, jetskis for the boys, a Z06 Vette, a 63 Split Window Stingray with a fuelie. How much do I have left?