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What would you do with £123m



GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,760
Gloucester
Well, I'd certainly want to get rid of some of it fairly quickly - having that much money would make me feel pretty vulnerable! So, a fair chunk to charity fairly pronto.
Help for the family, of course, and a few special friends.
I'm a bit of a steam buff - that new Tornado locomotive they built a couple of years ago cost £5M I believe, so I might look at commissioning a new build of another extinct loco or two - a bit smaller and cheaper though! An ultimate big boy's toy!
Plus a few houses for cheap rent to people who need them.
And, thinking of Mrs. Merton's famous question to Debbie McGee, "Tell me, what first attracted you to the short bald millionaire?"............. hmmm.......would old and slightly overweight do instead of short and balding?
 






Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,207
Goldstone
And, thinking of Mrs. Merton's famous question to Debbie McGee, "Tell me, what first attracted you to the short bald millionaire?"............. hmmm.......would old and slightly overweight do instead of short and balding?
I expect so, she's not really the catch she once was.
 




Harry Wilson's tackle

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Oct 8, 2003
50,219
Faversham
Well, I'd certainly want to get rid of some of it fairly quickly - having that much money would make me feel pretty vulnerable! So, a fair chunk to charity fairly pronto.
Help for the family, of course, and a few special friends.
I'm a bit of a steam buff - that new Tornado locomotive they built a couple of years ago cost £5M I believe, so I might look at commissioning a new build of another extinct loco or two - a bit smaller and cheaper though! An ultimate big boy's toy!
Plus a few houses for cheap rent to people who need them.
And, thinking of Mrs. Merton's famous question to Debbie McGee, "Tell me, what first attracted you to the short bald millionaire?"............. hmmm.......would old and slightly overweight do instead of short and balding?

Top post. You old socialist wanker, you :lolol::thumbsup:

I'd do exactly the same (in colour if not tone - I have no interest in steam but would instead buy a ski lodge, useful while the legs still work). Plus put a few mill behind my pet research project.
 




Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
50,219
Faversham


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
50,219
Faversham
I've got myself a ticket after hearing about that builder who had the winning ticket in his van for 6 weeks!

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Er, did you dad tell you not all vans are magic vans???

:moo::lolol::thumbsup:
 


Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,137
Eastbourne
Sounds a bit wet, but I'd build apartment blocks for homeless people with training centres on site so they could get their shit back together, learn a skill, then get a job and move out into the wide world again. The condition of arrival would be that they mentor an 'incoming' when they leave, so give something back.

Yes, there are genuine basket cases out there - but I'd bet there are thousands who just need a leg up. A lot of my time and a chunk of my winnings would go into this....

Apart from that I'd travel as much as I could, buy my friends and family new houses or pay their mortgages off, and I'd buy myself a Rolls Royce Phantom LWB. You can stick your bumpy-arsed Lambo's and Ferrari's - I'd want supreme comfort!!
 




Wrong-Direction

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Mar 10, 2013
13,428
Sounds a bit wet, but I'd build apartment blocks for homeless people with training centres on site so they could get their shit back together, learn a skill, then get a job and move out into the wide world again. The condition of arrival would be that they mentor an 'incoming' when they leave, so give something back.

Yes, there are genuine basket cases out there - but I'd bet there are thousands who just need a leg up. A lot of my time and a chunk of my winnings would go into this....

Apart from that I'd travel as much as I could, buy my friends and family new houses or pay their mortgages off, and I'd buy myself a Rolls Royce Phantom LWB. You can stick your bumpy-arsed Lambo's and Ferrari's - I'd want supreme comfort!!
Isn't it mad you could make virtually everyone close to you a millionaire over night!?

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Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,137
Eastbourne
Feck that, my neighbours wouldn't get anything :D apart from a wave goodbye when I move to the countryside.

I wouldn't even wave goodbye to 99% of mine. Total bunch of nosey, conceited Hyacinth Buckets, the lot of them. I'd leave a crate of Newcy Brown for the nice Geordie bloke opposite and a packet of treats for his lovely old Labrador and I'd be off without so much as a sideways glance...
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,786
West west west Sussex
Not won.

£100,000,000 up for grabs on Christmas Day.
 


portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
17,131
Seriously, everyone I've ever met would probably benefit in some way. What is the point in keeping it to yourself, life's way too short. I'd give it all away plus I'd do some really nerdy things like fix all the potholes in my local area and employ an army of people to pick up the masses of litter in the countryside.
 




portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
17,131
I wouldn't even wave goodbye to 99% of mine. Total bunch of nosey, conceited Hyacinth Buckets, the lot of them. I'd leave a crate of Newcy Brown for the nice Geordie bloke opposite and a packet of treats for his lovely old Labrador and I'd be off without so much as a sideways glance...

I count my blessings I've got lovely neighbours all around us. Must be a nightmare with problem ones, including snobs.
 




WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
25,880
Funnily enough Mrs Wz was talking about this the other night. We retired just over 8 years ago and ended up going back to part time work as we both got bored, so I wouldn't want to do that again.

So probably give a bit to Family and Friends for them to treat themselves and have a few more holidays, but that wouldn't take much money so set up a charity and spend all our time looking after the investments and making donations where we thought it was needed. That would keep us busy and out of trouble and be a proper good job :thumbsup:
 


Wrong-Direction

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Mar 10, 2013
13,428
I got the "we've got exciting news about your ticket " email this morning..
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