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Post by Stratmangler on Jul 3, 2015 20:38:14 GMT
Revisiting this, it's always a fun mental exercise. My lottery win would go to: 1) Taking care of my retirement, my family and loved ones with some wise investments 2) Upgrading but not trashing the hi-fi system I have spent years building 3) Buying a house up north or in Wales or somewhere with peace and quiet, a great view and a good listening room 4) Buying an 18-19' powerboat (perhaps a Regal) on a trailer that I can tow and service myself 5) Travelling to some places still on my list of must-visit-before-I-die With regard to point 3 - have you any idea how bloody noisy a chewing, belching, farting, bleating flock of sheep can be throughout the night? Kinda rules out Wales straight away
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Post by MartinT on Jul 3, 2015 22:14:52 GMT
Hah! I haven't had the pleasure yet.
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 3, 2015 22:21:36 GMT
I have a vivid memory of sitting bolt upright in a tent at five thirty in the morning one night in Wales, displaying wild, staring eyes and muttering all sorts of arcane incantions because the sound of the rabbits munching on the grass outside had kept me awake all through the night. I have enjoyed eating rabbit perhaps a just a tiny little bit more than is strictly normal ever since!
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Post by Dave on Jul 10, 2015 8:14:54 GMT
I have a vivid memory of sitting bolt upright in a tent at five thirty in the morning one night in Wales, displaying wild, staring eyes and muttering all sorts of arcane incantions because the sound of the rabbits munching on the grass outside had kept me awake all through the night. I have enjoyed eating rabbit perhaps a just a tiny little bit more than is strictly normal ever since! Referencing a similarly sleep deprived camping trip to the Derbyshire Dales, specifically the grounds adjacent to Riber Castle... Could one bake Peacocks in a pie? Continuing on an avian theme, some of the local Blackbird population have adopted a new hobby, the mimicking of mobile phone ringtones and alerts, particularly those from Samsung... All I will say on the matter is that they have become exceedingly adept
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Post by zippy on Jul 10, 2015 9:07:29 GMT
A house in its own grounds where I could play music at any time/volume without worrying about the neighbours. Till then, my Stax headphone systems are a good compromise for late night listening. I have no real hankering for mega-expensive equipment which, to me, seems mostly to be expensive for the 'exclusivity' the price tag provides, rather than for any massive sonic superiority. I'm with you on that one - maybe a good all round system about £20k would do me (Oh and a Range Rover for when I'm not listening to music)
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Post by zippy on Jul 10, 2015 9:11:55 GMT
Revisiting this, it's always a fun mental exercise. My lottery win would go to: 1) Taking care of my retirement, my family and loved ones with some wise investments 2) Upgrading but not trashing the hi-fi system I have spent years building 3) Buying a house up north or in Wales or somewhere with peace and quiet, a great view and a good listening room 4) Buying an 18-19' powerboat (perhaps a Regal) on a trailer that I can tow and service myself 5) Travelling to some places still on my list of must-visit-before-I-die With regard to point 3 - have you any idea how bloody noisy a chewing, belching, farting, bleating flock of sheep can be throughout the night? Kinda rules out Wales straight away Probably as noisy as a flock of ducks fighting/mating/whatever on the pond just outside your bedroom window. (How do you keep ducks away ?)
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Post by Stratmangler on Jul 10, 2015 10:18:27 GMT
With regard to point 3 - have you any idea how bloody noisy a chewing, belching, farting, bleating flock of sheep can be throughout the night? Kinda rules out Wales straight away Probably as noisy as a flock of ducks fighting/mating/whatever on the pond just outside your bedroom window. (How do you keep ducks away ?) I'll guess that the pond was there when you moved in, so I side with the ducks
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Post by shane on Jul 10, 2015 13:37:29 GMT
Commission Kenwood to upgrade the stereo in my Maclaren F1.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jul 10, 2015 15:06:01 GMT
With regard to point 3 - have you any idea how bloody noisy a chewing, belching, farting, bleating flock of sheep can be throughout the night? Kinda rules out Wales straight away Probably as noisy as a flock of ducks fighting/mating/whatever on the pond just outside your bedroom window. (How do you keep ducks away ?) Buy a hawk. :-)
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Post by Chris on Jul 13, 2015 12:44:02 GMT
I sit and reflect on how best to share my good fortune with some of the more unfortunate in life. Charitable donations to worthy organizations would be made in hard items such equipment required:- Heart monitors, defibrillators, scanners. I am reminded of the story about the elderly Scottish couple who scooped a massive win on the Lottery. As they sat in their tiny cottage talking over their good fortune, the wife said to the husband 'There's just one wee problem, Rabbie, what'll we do about all the begging letters?' 'Keep writing 'em!' the husband replied. Love how there's a song and dance over the recent use of the word poofter but no one seems bothered by this blatant racism. me neither.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 13, 2015 16:14:34 GMT
Never bothered Frankie Boyle ! who seems to care about not a lot
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