[TheForge] winning money

[Dave Mudge]

I was reading about the blacksmith back east that won a big lottery
the other day,,,, when the reporter asked him what he was going to 
do with all that money, he replied, 
"I guess that I will just keep on blacksmithing 'till it's all gone."

dm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: [TheForge] winning money


> I guess when you get filthy rich all of a sudden it kinda goes to your
> head. I've seen it, cadillacs, furs, the lot. Now, maybe some of us
> whose dreams involve more iron than diamonds would have a little more
> mental and emotional discipline, but I'm not sure. I wouldn't mind
> finding out. Doesn't seem like a lot to ask...just get the things you
> already wanted (power hammer, 5000sq' shop, overhead material handling
> setup, laser cutter...) and put the rest away. But maybe not.
> 
> As a recently (and happily) engaged 35-year-old, it kinda reminds me of
> marriage. Lateral leap I know, but from the point of view of a single
> person in love, it seems like the most logical thing in the world to
> do. Of course it will be better, and hey, everybody does it, right?
> Must be a good idea. But then you talk to married folks and most
> everybody just grumbles. Maybe with some things wanting is better than
> having?
> 
> Wedding's in march and I'm not burning my lottery ticket.
> 
> JRF
> 
> --- Andy Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Charle B Vincent wrote:
> > > 
> > >  My neighbor pointed out how miserable winning
> > > could make you.  I pressed him and he said the winners make bad
> > > decisions and screw up their lives.
> > 
> > This, actually, makes sense.  You think you have been delivered,
> > you end up po' again...  yick.
> > 
> > .>  To which I answered that I didn't
> > > need to be rich to do that, I was perfectly capable of effing up my
> > life
> > > broke.  
> > 
> > Been there... doing that. :)
> > 
> > -Andy