I agree with one slight correction.It was the legislature that passed the law,not the commission.I think that's what you ment.The "commission" was formed only after the law was passed.

Yes,without the mandated 35% going to education that bill would have never made it thru.Now,NC at least has the choice to play.After 20+years we'll take that,for the time being. 

If gas prices are continuing to increase, people won't be buying as much lottery games in NC and/or any state they wished to play. I think people need to cut down on transportation (cars) if they want to play any of the lottery games in any state.

Thanks NC picks for the correction.  I'm glad somebody know the facts.  We go through this with the same old person.

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I can see why you chose the name Psykomo, but I don't always follow your posts too well.  Of course, I'm not quite as strange as I used to be. (or the world has just gone mad and I've stayed the same?) Now maybe you meant "poll" and just made a typo or spelling error ------ or I could go outside and climb a few feet up the telephone pole and then vote. Just don't want to get too close to the wires.

I think removing my nails was a bad mistake, but I needed the extra money every month. I can't seem to reason as well because I like talking with my hands and I point a lot!  LOL   I even cut my own hair lately to save money. After the last one of those $9 "Value" cuts I got from a local coupon, I wouldn't have made it into the Westminster dog show. I know - maybe I'll put on some red lipstick. That always seems to help me write better. Hmm..I wonder what this syndrome is called.

The trick is to improve your algorithms so that you win just as often by playing less tickets. I don't give a rat's petoot what the state's Lottery sales are, I only care if I can WIN more than I spend.

I hear that !!!!!who really cares what the state or schools get out of the lottery sales. I think its that way with most people...I play to win then I have the "Fun" part.

For the record, I live 65 miles from the SC border and it's ALL I-95. My "highway car" is a 1988 Honda CRX HF with 250,000+ miles on it. It AVERAGES 45 MPG. It takes 11 gallons to fill the tank to the neck when it's "bone dry". So gas prices don't bother me too much to get a better chance at a win.

"Some believe it's high gas prices. Actually, these days it seems like you have to win the lottery just to be able to afford gas."

tell me about it.... I usually spend anywhere between 20 and 50 dollars per game per draw. and now not only have the gas prices gone up, but I'm spending more time on the road. so now all I can spend is about 5 dollars per draw.

i can't imagine what some with an SUV is paying to fill the tank?

anyone here got a SUV? if so how much for a full tank?

80 or 100 bucks?

Gas prices do not cut in on my lottery purchases.

However I only work half day Fridays about 4 hours. Thinkin about cuttin back to a 4 day week. Pay 20.00 a day in gas and only work 4 hours. And then I work downtown area and the bozos give me a 25.00 parking ticket for parking over 2 hour limit. I am not carrying my tools 4 blocks to work.

So with 45.00 gone there and after taxes for 4 hours I might just as well stay home.

I drive a Nissan Pathfinder and $20 goes past a quarter tank and half, however, I have a Honda Accord that I drive instead and that's why I don't fill it up.  I have to drive it sometimes and not just let it sit there.  I really need to crank it everyday.  I miss my 1990 Toyota Corolla.  I had it for 15 years.

I thought about selling the Pathfinder but I read in the paper today that car dealers are giving great deals on SUV's, like no payments and interest for six months, etc. and that if you want to sell a used one you won't get a good price.

I drive a minivan on the gas issue and it does cost me anywhere between &72.00 to &80.00 to fill up and that is just on the regular unleaded.  What I do is I ride til it get half empty and then I fill it up again, that way I am spending the same but it does not kill my pocketbook in one lump.  This way I can feel good about buying scratch off tickets which I don't do much now because they don't have a variety of them.  I only live 25 minutes away from virginia and they have all that I want so on saturdays I still drive there.  It will get better in NC (even if we do have the lowest % of payouts).  They will eventually offer pick 3/4 pick 5 and other numbered games.  Think back to how it was when other states started their lottery, they all went thru the same craziness.

The two closest gas stations to my apartment are:

 Gulf $3.199 regular

Sunoco $3.219

May 8, 2006