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Trivial reasons for doing the lottery......

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keepcalmandcavachon Mon 20-May-24 13:20:35

If I ever remember to win the lottery (really should get 'round to it, I know ) I will -
Employ someone purely to refill the birdbath, 5 times already today!grin

What trivial thing would you splash out on ?

MissAdventure Thu 23-May-24 13:02:46

I could have TWO cats. smile

Secondwind Thu 23-May-24 13:00:04

A tidier-upper!

Strangwendy Thu 23-May-24 12:24:34

Once I’ve had my world cruise, I can’t travel abroad any more due to health reasons and exorbitant health insurance which I could then afford! I would bring back a bus service in my area to allow the elderly no longer driving to get into town for our shopping!

pen50 Thu 23-May-24 11:47:35

Clean sheets on the bed (made by my personal bed servant!) every day.

madeleine45 Thu 23-May-24 11:25:20

Definitely with the linen sheets, dried outside and ironed , but changed every day!! But to be able to choose shopping without looking at the price, just decide if I want it and get it. Dont think it would work though, am so used to looking at the value of things!

Annierob Thu 23-May-24 11:20:40

A cook - definitely

FranA Thu 23-May-24 11:20:38

Someone to make all my phone calls to listen to the irritating music and fix whatever the irritating problem happened to be.

orly Thu 23-May-24 11:17:50

I often see pick-up trucks with rolls of turf on the back during the summer and I think to myself that I'd send my lawn away to be cut if I won the Lottery

yvonnebrown29 Thu 23-May-24 11:16:27

Thats my wish too - hate driving (and parking) lol

Knittypamela Thu 23-May-24 11:10:28

Someone to wash the inside of the windows and to clean the bathrooms and kitchen daily.

NotSpaghetti Wed 22-May-24 20:51:42

😩 Good point!
grin

Wheniwasyourage Wed 22-May-24 20:18:23

NotSpaghetti

A cleaner-upper that perfectly understands the workings of my mind so that they can sort my paperwork, file things, find things, pick up my mess and deliver it to its "home" separate blu tac from hair bobbles, pins, tiddlywinks and sewing thread, put away aforementioned items and know which items I'll be looking for in 5 mins time.

Simple!

This. Sounds brilliant, but only supposing you could find someone who wouldn’t make tooth-sucking noises when doing the filing and putting away AGAIN!!

MissAdventure Wed 22-May-24 16:08:31

I'd have a huge aquarium built into one of the walls, and people to come round and see to it. smile

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 22-May-24 16:05:39

I would pay someone to feed the birds, which I do all year round. They are currently eating me out of house and home and though I enjoy watching them, I confess to finding putting the various different foods in the feeders and refilling the bird baths tedious.

LottieLouise Wed 22-May-24 15:59:47

I would ensure our grandchildren are taken care of when they reach 18. Treat our family to anything they want, take them all on a cruise, get a gardener to come once a week and look after my garden for as many hours that is needed, get a cleaner and go for beauty treatments and massages.

cc Wed 22-May-24 15:58:45

Weekly massage, twice weekly wash and blow dry!
Unlike most of you I do the lottery, one ticket on Wednesday and one on Saturday. I win a lot of free "lucky dips" but rarely anything else, and never more than £30.

annodomini Wed 22-May-24 15:51:28

Weekly manicure and hand massage.
Likewise pedicure at least monthly.

BigBertha1 Wed 22-May-24 11:15:42

Empty the dishwasher and re do the salt and rinse aid.

keepcalmandcavachon Wed 22-May-24 11:09:50

Pantglas2

Reading this thread I reckon we ought to arrange a swap session…I could happily sort admin, filing, appointments etc. for Not Spaghetti, Casdon and Miss Adventure as I see it as order out of chaos!

So who fancies changing my bed every morning? I don’t mind washing and line drying it myself and have enough sets to see us through a week 😇

I'm up for de-cluttering/cleaning in exchange for prepping & cooking of dinners! Oh Happy days, Pantglas2grin

Pantglas2 Wed 22-May-24 11:01:41

Reading this thread I reckon we ought to arrange a swap session…I could happily sort admin, filing, appointments etc. for Not Spaghetti, Casdon and Miss Adventure as I see it as order out of chaos!

So who fancies changing my bed every morning? I don’t mind washing and line drying it myself and have enough sets to see us through a week 😇

Catterygirl Tue 21-May-24 23:44:49

My husband is a chauffeur. When he’s off duty from driving very demanding royals he loves driving our very old A class Mercedes as it’s so easy to park in central London.
We would love to move to sunnier climes.

Kate1949 Tue 21-May-24 23:34:42

Custom made, comfortable, fabulous shoes.

henetha Tue 21-May-24 23:22:13

Oooh..me too. I've got a slipping sliding toilet seat and it's driving me mad...angry

merlotgran Tue 21-May-24 11:50:54

Abitbarmy

A plumber on speed dial who will always turn up immediately and do the work speedily but expertly.

If he’s any good at fitting a toilet seat so it doesn’t slip and slide after a couple of weeks please send him round. You can borrow my chauffeur for the afternoon. 😂

DanniRae Tue 21-May-24 10:41:11

Oh Granny23 ..... to help people to come here from Australia to visit their family is so kind! Here are some flowers for you for being such a thoughtful person x