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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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Welll not all of it, $10k from August 4th. Didn't even know it until tonight.

That Saturday I flew to WV from FL after a business trip to assist my wife with the 10 hour trip back home to AL. She was taken care of her mom who has been struggling with Cancer.

I almost threw the ticket away this evening when I was cleaning out the wifes Tahoe; as she just came back from another trip last night.

I looked up the tickets and got 4 numbers & the PB.

Wife told me to buy stuff for the Vette, is she great or what!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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congrats, that has got to be fun
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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Sounds like good karma!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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Wow that is a great story! Here I was having a crappy day and you had a great one! enjoy the new mods.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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Cool!! Going to spend it on a Cruise-in at your place for all of your Forum buddies?? That means us!!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by wuznme
Welll not all of it, $10k from August 4th. Didn't even know it until tonight.

That Saturday I flew to WV from FL after a business trip to assist my wife with the 10 hour trip back home to AL. She was taken care of her mom who has been struggling with Cancer.

I almost threw the ticket away this evening when I was cleaning out the wifes Tahoe; as she just came back from another trip last night.

I looked up the tickets and got 4 numbers & the PB.

Wife told me to buy stuff for the Vette, is she great or what!
Congrats, a wife like that is definitely a keeper. What's first on the mod list?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 01:28 AM
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Congrats man, I do good just because its in my good nature but in the back of my mind I know Im hoping something good will return my way..though I dont play the power ball I do enter contests every now and then.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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i would donate the money to the.....omarcoolguy charity for non modded vettes

congrats
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jrpedraza
Congrats, a wife like that is definitely a keeper. What's first on the mod list?
She is not only a keeper but an endangered species.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by wuznme

Wife told me to buy stuff for the Vette, is she great or what!
Secure you future spending on the Vette. Go spend a grand on the wife, then the rest on the car.

Big congrats man. I keep trying for mega millions here in California. Closest I got was 2 bucks. I think I should try a different game or just head to Vegas.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 02:12 AM
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Congrats on both the lottery win & the great wife...
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by wuznme
Welll not all of it, $10k from August 4th. Didn't even know it until tonight.

That Saturday I flew to WV from FL after a business trip to assist my wife with the 10 hour trip back home to AL. She was taken care of her mom who has been struggling with Cancer.

I almost threw the ticket away this evening when I was cleaning out the wifes Tahoe; as she just came back from another trip last night.

I looked up the tickets and got 4 numbers & the PB.

Wife told me to buy stuff for the Vette, is she great or what!
Does your wife have a sister?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 03:13 AM
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Sweet deal.

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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 03:52 AM
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I'm jealous...do something nice for the wife...then your vette.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jrpedraza
Congrats, a wife like that is definitely a keeper. What's first on the mod list?
Buy her some Mods also ! !
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:24 AM
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Congrats

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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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Smells like mod time
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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There's been a sickness in the family, could I borrow....mmmmmm
10,000 dollars.
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