Picidae - I understand that, and an occasional purchase is fine with me, but as Hosta has shown, the gap is ludicrous. I certainly wouldn't mind buying one now and again if I thought charities, sports funding etc were benefiting properly, but I find the whole thing pretty horrible if, I'm honest. A family up here recently won 57 million. Who can ever possibly need that? Why don't they split it more sensibly, and let more people benefit. I work with someone who buys them [the whole family is obsessed ] and I've often wondered just how much they could have saved over the years by putting it in a decent long term account - despite the rubbish interest rates. I voted D - just to be different
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've just come back from the shops ... I didn't buy one today as all the luck seems to be on B3's side ... after I bought a ticket last week the lady in the shop said that she'd sold a scratch card the previous day and the person had won £2,000 .... I had no idea you could win that much on a scratch card ... I've never bought one in my life.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When the lottery started, I made the mistake of using door numbers from my old houses flats. Unforgettable numbers I stopped looking at the results pretty soon. It was the only way to avoid getting hooked. I haven't bought a ticket for years. Has it really gone up to £2
I think it went up to £2 in November 2016. ( £2.50 for Euro) I think there's a scratchcard with a top prize of £100,000 but they're £10 a ticket. I'm with those who prefer to give directly to charity/ individual projects ( eg village hall ) etc. I'm not a fan of gambling and have seen the damage it can do when folk ( invariably those who can't afford it ) become addicted. I don't even do the shop sweep-stake for the Grand National etc. For many it's harmless fun and that's great, that's how it ought to be.
I've got some premium bonds too. Not "gambling" as I never "lose" anything. I remember a client saying to me after the "Lloyds Names" thing kicked off years ago. " never gamble with more than you're happy to lose"
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A family up here recently won 57 million. Who can ever possibly need that? Why don't they split it more sensibly, and let more people benefit.
I work with someone who buys them [the whole family is obsessed ] and I've often wondered just how much they could have saved over the years by putting it in a decent long term account - despite the rubbish interest rates.
I voted D - just to be different
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Top prize is £1500.
I stopped looking at the results pretty soon. It was the only way to avoid getting hooked. I haven't bought a ticket for years. Has it really gone up to £2
I think there's a scratchcard with a top prize of £100,000 but they're £10 a ticket.
I'm with those who prefer to give directly to charity/ individual projects ( eg village hall ) etc.
I'm not a fan of gambling and have seen the damage it can do when folk ( invariably those who can't afford it ) become addicted. I don't even do the shop sweep-stake for the Grand National etc.
For many it's harmless fun and that's great, that's how it ought to be.
Sorry, £10 tickets CAN win more than that.
https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/gamestore/scratchcards
I remember a client saying to me after the "Lloyds Names" thing kicked off years ago.
" never gamble with more than you're happy to lose"