31 Million reasons to go fishing...
Submitted by Damage82 on Thu, 2011-12-29 10:21
What would you do with the big one?
I would keep working but would be very part time. Set up a 4x4, boat new house of course.
The imagination is limitless...
cudbfishn
Posts: 1311
Date Joined: 06/04/09
pay some debts and go
pay some debts and go fishing. Id keep working too, id go insane spending all day at home.
snappermiles
Posts: 2100
Date Joined: 05/11/10
pay my bills
buy a 60 foot cat and sail away into the distance towing my fishing boat behind and fish the tropical islands living off the ocean and pulling into towns only to stock up on alcohol, fuel and women!! lol
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
NightWolf
Posts: 641
Date Joined: 11/06/10
buy a house then a boat and
buy a house then a boat and a nicer 4x4 and pocker the rest
Garrett
Posts: 67
Date Joined: 02/08/11
Sort my parents out. Buy the
Sort my parents out. Buy the house my missus and I are talking about.
Learn to skipper a boat and THEN buy one. Buy a couple of kayaks.
Take the girlfriend to Paris, and anywhere else she wants of course.
Buy a shit load more fishing gear naturally, and then just leave the rest in the bank diong what it needs to do.
As for quitting work cudbfishin you'd be out on the water all day not at home. But no I wouldn't give up my job either.
We can dream I guess.
cudbfishn
Posts: 1311
Date Joined: 06/04/09
Yer im always dreaming. I
Yer im always dreaming. I suppose you COULD go fishing every day. With 31 million if the weather is crap here you could fly somewhere else :)
roberta
Posts: 2773
Date Joined: 08/07/08
Hahahaha we have
talked about this I don't know how many times but if we win, this is what we'll do
$15 million straight into our account for US, what ever is left, (as we will be SKI-ing) to the 3 kids
The other $15 million would buy the 3 kids a bigger homes, cars, furniture etc, fund set up for the grand kids to go to University etc
Help out the rest of the family
Help out our close friends, pay their mortgage off, buy new furniture, cars etc
We'd travel see Australia first, then NZ, old fart wants to test all the whisky in Scotland, make sure it doesn't go off
Book the True North for 4 weeks and take family, close friends away with us
Then buy ourselves a bigger house, use the old boat for a tender on a much bigger boat and sit back enjoy the money, as we are retired, if we were working, give up work.
Personally think, its way to much for first prize, would like to see maybe $20 million as first prize, $10million put into second division, as we had 5 numbers was horrible thought we'd get maybe up to $15,000 but all we got was $800, bugger and that was in a $18 million jackpot draw.
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY just hope who ever wins, they deserve every cent.
Ginger Tablets Rock
dodgy
Posts: 4585
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Usually goes to a fair few
Usually goes to a fair few winners anyway.
The whole lot? I think I would go for a cruise for a year fishing where ever I wanted. Take a bunch of mates and just change them out when the stopped bringing me beers. Bonefishing the flats of Belize, Roosterfish in Mexico, Black Bass in PNG, Bluefin Tuna in Canada. Maybe go for the Billfish Royal Slam.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Lastchance
Posts: 1273
Date Joined: 02/02/09
$31 Million - thats about 2
$31 Million - thats about 2 years work for a Sparky inst it?
dodgy
Posts: 4585
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Cmon man. Im just a poor
Cmon man. Im just a poor Apprentice, and Im in Iron Ore... and I use my motor too often to be bothered flushing... can I get a hug too?
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Lastchance
Posts: 1273
Date Joined: 02/02/09
Ah yes - Good old Iron Whore.
Ah yes - Good old Iron Whore. Still the biggest Bush Chooker (Exporter) in WA - probably Australia, but Id have to check with Champ first. Once upon a time you guys (BHP, Robe and HI) were the highest paid apprentices in Australia. $55,000 a year for a 4th year in 1996. Then came the Group Training schemes........Woo Hoo
Anyway, Im not too sure if you deserve a hug yet, you dont seem sensitive enough.
Good luck with the lotto. $31 million would buy nearly 20 houses in Hedland/Karratha!
Brucesta
Posts: 1721
Date Joined: 29/05/09
i believe the Rio appys have
i believe the Rio appys have all gone back inhouse, $78k for a 4th year, no hugs needed there just high fives.
31 mill is pocket change for you button pusher valve turners anyway Damo that'll be your bonus in march. us nerds don't see that much
Las Vegas - Rolling the dice and trying your luck. 1M+ Barra summer target. 100kg Black Marlin winter target
Swan River Fisher
Posts: 877
Date Joined: 03/05/11
buy a 70ft bertram and live
buy a 70ft bertram and live in the whitt sundays
boooooyaaaaa
Billcollector
Posts: 2086
Date Joined: 16/05/09
Don't tell anyone. Thats a
Don't tell anyone. Thats a start,
Definately a big boat with a tender behind To fish all the coast then overseas to all game fish hotspots.
saltatrix
Posts: 1081
Date Joined: 30/03/08
Book the True North for 4
Book the True North for 4 weeks and take family, close friends away with us
Any of those be way cool; Ive always dreamt about that..
Angling tourism is worth $10 billion to the Australian economy - 90000 jobs; more than any sport; spread the word
Billcollector
Posts: 2086
Date Joined: 16/05/09
Screw the true north , theres
Screw the true north , theres way better fishing based charters up here. But it would be nice.
Likc
Posts: 361
Date Joined: 09/08/09
Don’t bother thinking about
Don’t bother thinking about it guys and save yourself the disappointment. I am taking this one home. :) Better luck next time.
Billcollector
Posts: 2086
Date Joined: 16/05/09
I've already got the ticket
I've already got the ticket .... Trust me
Tomcat
Posts: 614
Date Joined: 24/02/11
Happy
Happy and content with what i have not the best of everything but if I can stay healthy I'm happy
just dhu it
Posts: 1081
Date Joined: 14/05/09
travel
I agree with Roberta that they should cap the winngs and ensure the winnigs are capped , if you cant sort your problems out with $ 6 to 8 million theres something wrong, as for winning yep travel the world on and off , my prefernce would be to have a good 4wd and larger trailable type boat that i could take all over OZ and visit all of the top fishing spots that have been on the fishing shows, buying a 40 - 60 ft boat doesnt interest me , but thats my prefernce , hope some one local wins it
Garrett
Posts: 67
Date Joined: 02/08/11
I like the new 4wd idea, but
I like the new 4wd idea, but I only just picked up a new Subaru Outback a month ago, so another new car might be a bit much.
Although I guess I could always buy the missus a shiny new Prado that I can use from time to time :)
mullows
Posts: 738
Date Joined: 25/12/08
Whats the interest rate on
Whats the interest rate on 31mill. 7-8%, $2.1 million pa. lose half in tax, bit over a $mill a year clear. Reckon I could live on that and not work another day in my life. Travel Australia and the world and do whatever takes my fancy at the time, bliss.
Cheers
Mullows
The Older I get the better I was :-)