I have a Dream

[Redback]

I have a dream...

On cleaning up on the Powerball Jackpot....

First buying 1000 acres around Pemberton or Walpole. beautiful country, big trees, bliss...

The wife wants horses, she pines for her youth when she used to ride all the time.

We would then set up a small business where we build little cottages set around a lake, and we rent them out on holiday basis.

We'd also build us nice house and one for the folks.

Then, My dream....the perfect workshop.

I'd offer a competition on this board to design and outfit the perfect workshop with a generous prize for the winner. Design would include things like machine and tool types and brands, dust extraction, timber storage, finishing room and most efficient placement of machines and best usage of available space.

Once I had received all the tools and machines I would then realise Im totally unqualified to do a decent job of it, so next I'd offer a couple of people the opportunity to come help set up the workshop to make it the best set up and outfitted you could get. With all the expertise around here, I'd offer a couple of guys full accomadation, transport, vehicle and generous salary to basically help set up and teach me the tricks of the trade.

I'd want to learn everything, first how to use hand tools, then on to using all the machines.

Then I'd while away my spare time indulging myself by building whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, how I wanted.

In between time, we'd go tripping around the world and Australia.

My job is so boring, I sit here and daydream about this all the time. My workshop plans are taking shape!

Other people don't understand my dream, but Im sure fellow woodies would!

So what's your lotto dream....

RB

[silentC]

Same as yours, RB. Except I don't know where Pemberton or Walpole are, but I'm sure they're nice.

I'd add a beer drinker's tour of the World as a 'must do'. I'd have to find something else to do in America though.

[Zed]

I concur with you . yours sound similar to mine I call them my "parramatta road peak hour fantasies"

Tio get over myself I sit down and design my w/s myself and write me tool listings.

this is a common fantasy I'll bet....

I like the idea of beer - possibly an extended stay in Deutchland.

[LineLefty]

Same as yours, RB. Except I don't know where Pemberton or Walpole are, but I'm sure they're nice.

I'd add a beer drinker's tour of the World as a 'must do'. I'd have to find something else to do in America though.

My car broke down and I needed emergency towing from Walpole and then needed my brakes fixed in the 'town'.

Let me tell you, it cost nearly as much as a powerball win!

[bitingmidge]

I'd eat nothing other than Walpole salads.

Life would be grand.

P (Hang on .. life is grand!)

[JDarvall]

Interesting thinking about what you'd do if you won the lotto.....

I've personally got a little phobia to money....which must sound odd.....but seriously, I let my wife control it all....which she loves as she's a bit of a control freak (shhhh)....I don't want to know how much is in the bank at any time......all I want to know is 'Is there enough ?'........my life revolves about working with my hands......and I reakon a millionares life is somewhat different.....too many temptations......I'd have a lot of trouble coping with the concept of winning lotto and propably just give it all away to my many 'new' friends .....

Just don't think life would change that much anyway.....you still have to
sleep, crap, eat, drink, work(I couldn't not work) and it won't ever give you eternal youth....what Ashore says hits the nail on the head
'nobody gets out alive'.....winning all that money will probably disquise all that reality......

and the way life is now is fine despite the complaining....I get plenty of laughs.....still get the odd bottle of wine.......time with the kids...

[Sturdee]

Then, My dream....the perfect workshop.

Sorry Redback, there is no such thing as a perfect workshop. It will always remain a dream.

Just when you think it is perfect you find out about a new tool and then a whole reorganisation of the shop may be needed.

But that is also part of the fun, to learn to adapt what you've got so that all will fit in.


Peter.

[Kev Y.]

My dream.. win tattslotto , THEN invite the X to a party just to rub it in ( yeah I know vicious aint I )

Then TOYS, TOYS, TOYS.. and find MYSELF a cure for old age .. that way I WIN

[Redback]

Sorry Redback, there is no such thing as a perfect workshop. It will always remain a dream

Yeah that sounds right.

Well it will be perfect for that micro second in time :P

Already my exisitng workspace is now too small, with not enough wall space and half the machines I have, I wish Id bought a better version!...

But, I still love my workshop

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RB

[Grunt]

I'd add a beer drinker's tour of the World as a 'must do'. I'd have to find something else to do in America though.

Me too. I also want to do a Curry World Tour. Fiji, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, South Africa (when there is cricket on), England and the West Indies. Beer is goes very well with curry.

[Iain]

Drool you poor bastards drool, I had TWO big wins in lotto years ago
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#1 $15.00
#2 $8.00
No need to play anymore

[echnidna]

Nuthin fancy
One house south for summer
One north for winters (maybe in the NW)
and a workshop with each house

[AlexS]

A few years ago a young bloke where I lived won $5million just after splitting from his wife & doing the settlerment. He told his employer he'd stay with them until they could get a replacement for him. But, he started coming in later & later, and going home earlier & earlier, until they told him they could see his heart wasn't in it and it would be OK if he left.

Last seen heading into the sunset in his sports car with a new lady friend...

[echnidna]

.... heading into the sunset in his sports car with a new lady friend...

[Schtoo]

I also want to do a Curry World Tour. Fiji, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, South Africa (when there is cricket on), England and the West Indies. Beer is goes very well with curry.

Curry? in Japan?

Where?

I am sure you can get a localized version of any curry, or a real incarnation of it if you look, but I don't know about a Japanese curry.

Unless you count the curry flavoured stew they call curry here...

Case in point, one of the chain stores that does only curry has a scale of 1-10. 1 being normal and like American beer, 10 being quite violent and nasty. I know one guy who orders 13. Stuff is green, it stinks and is probably only done because he can eat it and not get violently ill.

This is the same place where if you order the largest serving, eat it within 10 minutes without leaving your table, you get it for free. If you think you can eat a large bucket full of curry and rice within 10 minutes and without it spilling out your ears, then go right ahead!

Now, local food...