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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 02:35 PM
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8.  I hate to read this.... It took a family member four years to get qualified
via our insurance co. for one of those machines... I'm wondering if you can walk into the stores that carry all the supplies and ask for some input on how to obtain one bypassing the whole insurance route...
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  -If you won a lottery today, how would your life style change? hedgehog  Dec-10-11 02:24 PM   #0 
  - I'd be able to afford health insurance.  MilesColtrane   Dec-10-11 02:27 PM   #1 
  - I hate to read this.... It took a family member four years to get qualified  midnight   Dec-10-11 02:35 PM   #8 
  - I have found some success in getting equipment for my daughter  jwirr   Dec-10-11 04:54 PM   #49 
  - You certainly can  jmowreader   Dec-10-11 09:46 PM   #91 
  - Yes, the first thing I'd buy would be health insurance.  gkhouston   Dec-10-11 06:07 PM   #52 
  - The question is, how would yours?  KamaAina   Dec-10-11 02:28 PM   #2 
  - I'm right there with you hedghog... Last year I was able to get  midnight   Dec-10-11 02:29 PM   #3 
  - i would probably  onethatcares   Dec-10-11 02:29 PM   #4 
  - It would be a rather drastic change  quinnox   Dec-10-11 02:31 PM   #5 
  - I promised my friends that if I ever won the lottery  panader0   Dec-10-11 02:32 PM   #6 
  - I love you. n/t  bengalherder   Dec-10-11 02:38 PM   #12 
  - I'd replace the twenty year old truck  nadinbrzezinski   Dec-10-11 02:34 PM   #7 
  - I have no debt, but I live in a mobile home.  RebelOne   Dec-10-11 02:36 PM   #9 
  - Put it in my bank account and live off the interest  MichaelMcGuire   Dec-10-11 02:37 PM   #10 
  - I'd pay off my loans...  a la izquierda   Dec-10-11 02:37 PM   #11 
  - I would add a mother in law suite  ohheckyeah   Dec-10-11 02:38 PM   #13 
  - This OP was inspired by the thread yesterday about how many  hedgehog   Dec-10-11 02:40 PM   #14 
  - I'd sell my house and move closer to my daugher.  Lone_Star_Dem   Dec-10-11 02:42 PM   #15 
  - I'd set up trusts for my kids.  Ikonoklast   Dec-10-11 02:42 PM   #16 
  - I would have a home built...  Contrary1   Dec-10-11 02:48 PM   #17 
  - I'd probably pay off all my bills, set up college funds for my kids and donate  ejpoeta   Dec-10-11 02:50 PM   #18 
  - It'd have to be a pretty big prize to change anything at all.  hunter   Dec-10-11 02:56 PM   #19 
  - Are we talking 50K or 50M? Big difference in the outlook. With $50K I would buy a diesel pusher  Vincardog   Dec-10-11 03:03 PM   #20 
  - I guess what I'm asking is what would you do if you had all the money  hedgehog   Dec-10-11 03:52 PM   #28 
  - Move OUT of Florida and BACK to New York  HockeyMom   Dec-10-11 03:22 PM   #21 
  - Assuming we're speaking of a win in the millions,  Abin Sur   Dec-10-11 03:25 PM   #22 
  - I would travel the world with my best friend  Cronus Protagonist   Dec-10-11 03:29 PM   #23 
  - I'd replace my piece of shit old car. Other than that, I like my life just the way it is now.  Speck Tater   Dec-10-11 03:30 PM   #24 
  - I'd sell our house & buy one of those bneautiful old southern homes  napi21   Dec-10-11 03:33 PM   #25 
  - I could tell my parents they don't need to feed and clothe me anymore  DotGone   Dec-10-11 03:36 PM   #26 
  - If I win we can go to the doctor together.  MedicalAdmin   Dec-10-11 03:57 PM   #31 
  - I'd set up trusts for my kids when they turn 35.  RC   Dec-10-11 03:43 PM   #27 
  - My life wouldn't change.  timtom   Dec-10-11 03:54 PM   #29 
  - We have different work. But like you, my life won't change. I like the life  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 07:45 PM   #60 
  - Hopefully break a 100 consistently.  Loge23   Dec-10-11 03:55 PM   #30 
  - Considering I simply rent a POS apt in the hood - yes I would change my lifestyle  Dragonbreathp9d   Dec-10-11 04:02 PM   #32 
  - depends on how much  gejohnston   Dec-10-11 04:10 PM   #33 
  - I'd take home  cilla4progress   Dec-10-11 04:12 PM   #34 
  - I would open a music venue/bookstore where I live  RainDog   Dec-10-11 04:12 PM   #35 
  - You have some very interesting ideas there for non-traditional charity  hedgehog   Dec-10-11 04:21 PM   #39 
     - these are things already done where I live  RainDog   Dec-10-11 04:37 PM   #45 
  - First I'd take care of some medical issues  housewolf   Dec-10-11 04:16 PM   #36 
  - Wooded acres in Northern Michigan. 500 or more! nt  Romulox   Dec-10-11 04:16 PM   #37 
  - Sell our current home to downsize into an off-grid, environmentally sound self-build...  Earth_First   Dec-10-11 04:20 PM   #38 
  - that is a cool house  gejohnston   Dec-10-11 06:33 PM   # 
  - Why don't you start doing that now? A little each year and within a decade  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 07:50 PM   #61 
  - If we are talking multi millions....  unapatriciated   Dec-10-11 04:24 PM   #40 
  - I'd get a car and driver. I could go to an Occupy then.  Downwinder   Dec-10-11 04:27 PM   #41 
  - I would have to money to move out of this country n/t  newfie11   Dec-10-11 04:28 PM   #42 
  - I'd leave too.  roamer65   Dec-10-11 06:15 PM   #55 
  - I'd stay in law school but stop worrying about the loans  WildEyedLiberal   Dec-10-11 04:34 PM   #43 
  - I did win $10.00 on a scratch off ticket, life is pretty much the same  Sherman A1   Dec-10-11 04:36 PM   #44 
  - Buy a beach house.  Lugnut   Dec-10-11 04:45 PM   #46 
  - I would pay off the house  SoCalDem   Dec-10-11 04:47 PM   #47 
  - I have daydreamed about this but never buy a ticket. But the first  jwirr   Dec-10-11 04:51 PM   #48 
  - I'd buy a small piece of land in the country and  femrap   Dec-10-11 04:55 PM   #50 
  - You know those secret Santa's?  liberal N proud   Dec-10-11 04:57 PM   #51 
  - PA lottery instant games stink and the Powerball/Mega Millions  mvd   Dec-10-11 06:10 PM   #53 
  - As the great philosopher Iggy Pop said....  WCGreen   Dec-10-11 06:14 PM   #54 
  - It would change in the biggest way possible. Wealth is freedom.  MrSlayer   Dec-10-11 06:22 PM   #56 
  - You are wrong.  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 07:58 PM   #64 
  - I disagree.  MrSlayer   Dec-10-11 08:25 PM   #73 
     - I like what I do. Money is some what secondary to me. May be that is why I have enough.  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:36 PM   #77 
        - That's the difference I guess.  MrSlayer   Dec-10-11 09:57 PM   #93 
  - You would be a dreaded 1%er. nt  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:01 PM   #65 
     - Not really. I'd be a good 1%er.  MrSlayer   Dec-10-11 08:27 PM   #75 
        - Then, good for you. And I hope you become filthy rich. nt  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:38 PM   #78 
  - I'd give it all away to poor family members and homeless people.  provis99   Dec-10-11 06:33 PM   #57 
  - That is what I would do on a grander scale. I already do that now.  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:11 PM   #66 
  - Probably not all that much.  Blue_In_AK   Dec-10-11 07:37 PM   #58 
  - I would set up a trust fund for my siblings and donate the rest to charity. nt  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 07:40 PM   #59 
  - We'd buy a house rather than rent, pay off the remaining student loans,  TBF   Dec-10-11 07:53 PM   #62 
  - I would be able to afford heat  nobodyspecial   Dec-10-11 07:56 PM   #63 
  - Good reply. Gaining some margin on the simple things in life is by far most important. nt  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:17 PM   #69 
  - Tougher question: If you had a tea party fundy sister like I do...  Silent3   Dec-10-11 08:12 PM   #67 
  - Are my siblings are fundamentalists. But they are moderate to liberal.  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:20 PM   #70 
  - I would pay off my student loans and move somewhere warm,  Luciferous   Dec-10-11 08:15 PM   #68 
  - I'd pay off my debts, buy a grave site for me & hubby...  Little Star   Dec-10-11 08:22 PM   #71 
  - Two chicks at the same time. n/t  LoZoccolo   Dec-10-11 08:23 PM   #72 
  - No. Too confusing. nt  bluestate10   Dec-10-11 08:39 PM   #80 
  - rofl  Matariki   Dec-10-11 08:51 PM   #83 
  - what would you do if you had a million dollars?  ProdigalJunkMail   Dec-11-11 04:47 PM   #100 
  - animal helping/homeless  irisblue   Dec-10-11 08:25 PM   #74 
  - I'd take my family and leave the country.  Lyric   Dec-10-11 08:31 PM   #76 
  - I'd contact an architectural firm specializing in green retrofitting--  eridani   Dec-10-11 08:38 PM   #79 
  - I'd buy a condo, go on a few trips, give to charity, buy some books and  applegrove   Dec-10-11 08:40 PM   #81 
  - I would get out of my upside down mortage, sell my house (at a loss)  Matariki   Dec-10-11 08:46 PM   #82 
  - I'd cut my hours working, but would still continue to work some,  phylny   Dec-10-11 08:57 PM   #84 
  - I would repaint my old Studebaker truck  Plucketeer   Dec-10-11 09:00 PM   #85 
  - I'd quit my job if I won $10M+, but in a way I'd still do much of the same work  Silent3   Dec-10-11 09:04 PM   #86 
  - First thing I would do...  pipi_k   Dec-10-11 09:05 PM   #87 
  - l would buy a WAY better airplane than my old twin engine Cessna!  Fair Witness   Dec-10-11 09:20 PM   #88 
  - I don't think much would change at all.  Bunny   Dec-10-11 09:22 PM   #89 
  - I'd pay off my bills.  musical_soul   Dec-10-11 09:25 PM   #90 
  - The first thing is, I would buy a house  jmowreader   Dec-10-11 09:51 PM   #92 
  - I'd put my money where my mouth is  progressiveinaction   Dec-11-11 09:43 AM   #94 
  - I'd make a $10k bet with Rick Perry  Viking12   Dec-11-11 09:53 AM   #95 
  - I would take a vacation.  robinlynne   Dec-11-11 02:08 PM   #96 
  - Invest the money in businesses and other solid investments to finance progressive causes.  Dawson Leery   Dec-11-11 02:22 PM   #97 
  - I'd pay Skinner to get rid of DU3 and make everyone's life better.  Dem2theMax   Dec-11-11 04:22 PM   #98 
  - people who say their lives won't change are full of shit  ProdigalJunkMail   Dec-11-11 04:41 PM   #99 
  - Honestly I don't really know what I would do  Hippo_Tron   Dec-11-11 06:24 PM   #101 
 

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