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Lottery Raffle win - OMG!
sulkisu
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I still can't believe that I am typing this - it's not MSE (and no doubt I'll get flamed by some for posting this) but here goes...... OH and I had one of the winning raffle tickets from Saturday's Lotto!![Have a Beer Smilie]
I sent him off to Sainsbury's early this morning to pick up some nappies and a few other bits. I asked him to buy a lottery ticket for Wednesday and to to check Saturdays' ticket at the same time. He came home 20 minutes later, white as sheet and mumbling (minus the nappies, I should add). I thought he'd had an acident or something worse. He just sort of shoved the ticket and a claim form at me. Poor man was in such a state, that I had to leave him at home with the kids, while I went to the Post office to submit the claim. I don't know what I was expecting to happen - except perhaps to be told that it was all a mistake - but to cut a long story short, I've just got home, clutching my cheque for £20,000. I keep expecting to wake up and find it's all a dream.
ETA - the cheque has cleared, update at post #67.
I sent him off to Sainsbury's early this morning to pick up some nappies and a few other bits. I asked him to buy a lottery ticket for Wednesday and to to check Saturdays' ticket at the same time. He came home 20 minutes later, white as sheet and mumbling (minus the nappies, I should add). I thought he'd had an acident or something worse. He just sort of shoved the ticket and a claim form at me. Poor man was in such a state, that I had to leave him at home with the kids, while I went to the Post office to submit the claim. I don't know what I was expecting to happen - except perhaps to be told that it was all a mistake - but to cut a long story short, I've just got home, clutching my cheque for £20,000. I keep expecting to wake up and find it's all a dream.
ETA - the cheque has cleared, update at post #67.
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How fantastic! Enjoy :TThe best thing you can spend on a child, is time.0
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What a wonderful start to the week! So happy for you :-)0
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way hey! well done OP, totally chuffed for you! so what are you going to spend it on??0
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WOW! Lucky you. CONGRATULATIONSThe secret to success is making very small, yet constant changes.:)0
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Congratulations! What a lovely start to the week!
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Thanks everyone. I'm still shaking - God knows what I would be like if I won the big one! I have no idea what it will be spent on, but I need to hurry up and bank the cheque because OH keeps stroking it!0
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Woohoo!! Bet he's forgiven for forgetting the nappies now!
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Why on earth are you sitting posting on this site, when you need to do something with that cheque, like pay it in urgently to a bank or similar.
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Well done)) I WILL GET THERE.0
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