Scotland decision could ride on a lucky lottery ticket

Comment #11

music* — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:50:43 GMT

I am happy to see Scotland voters decide their future. Thank You mikeintexas for your cogent and fair analysis and up to date arguments . People Power rules.

Comment #10

mikeintexas — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:33:43 GMT

The result of the referendum was the first thing I looked for this morning and it looks like it wasn't as close as exit polls showed. I doubt this will be the last we hear of it; I expect that it will come up again in a few years as the older folks who voted to stay in the UK will be replaced by younger ones who wanted total independence.

So, Think, you say the No backers used fear tactics? Do you honestly think there wasn't hyperbole on BOTH sides? If you're honest about it, you'll have t... [ More ]

Comment #9

Think — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:41:39 GMT

Well we will know soon enough if the NSDAP (National Scottish Democratic Autonomy party) will rule or if it will be London.

I really have not followed it that closely but if I were there I would vote yes simply because all that the 'no' backers have for their arguments are fear and anxiety. They are trying to scare people into voting 'no' which is why I would vote yes if I lived there.

Comment #8

mikeintexas — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:18:20 GMT

I like to think I'm fair. I am biased, just like most people on various issues, but I do like to weigh the merits of both sides. Other than my concerns I listed, I am neutral. I hope Scotland makes a good choice, whichever one it may be.

I made a major mistake in a sentence; I meant to say both Spain and Belgium would NOT vote to allow Scotland into the E.U.

All the votes haven't been counted yet, but early exit polls say 54% no, 46% yes

I was reading more about other separatist m... [ More ]

Comment #7

music* — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:06:36 GMT

Thank You mikeintexas for your excellent work on many Lottery Post blogs. You are fair. I am glad that I do not have to vote in Scotland. The whole world is awaiting the results .

Comment #6

mikeintexas — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:40:38 GMT

Ms. Rowling, a master wordsmith, wrote about the delicate surgery that will be required to sever those bonds, but that wasn't all she wrote. She went on to list other concerns:

I'm no fan of the current Westminster government and I couldn't be happier that devolution has protected us from what is being done to health and education south of the border. I'm also frequently irritated by a London-centric media that can be careless and dismissive in its treatment of Scotland. On the other hand,... [ More ]

Comment #5

music* — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:41:12 GMT

Yes mikeintexas, Sometimes my sentences are not clear. You are correct to say that , Freedom is not free . It is purchased by blood and treasure. I and we are in debt to all the generations who sacrificed for America.

You have made your position clear and understandable. As the saying is, This is what makes horse races. We agree to disagree .

I hope for the best in what ever the Scots vote for.

This November will be America's turn at the ballot box. Peaceful disagreements.

The c... [ More ]

Comment #4

mikeintexas — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:48:12 GMT

I didn't understand this comment: Freedom has cost America dearly. I don't know what else to say to that other than freedom isn't free. The U.S. has, at times, spent our blood and treasure unwisely, all the while saying it was for freedom, so maybe that's what you meant.

I disagree with this comment: JK Rowling is using fear as a tactic. I certainly didn't read it that way and I think she spoke the truth. Personally, I don't care very much either way about the issue other than how it will... [ More ]

Comment #3

music* — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 02:39:13 GMT

I am beginning to like the Weirs now. JK Rowling is using fear as a tactic.

When you win a large jackpot here in the USA you can expect politicians to ask for your support. And they will continue to ask for more and more Yankee dollars. Same goes for charities.

Comment #2

noise-gate — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:42:18 GMT

I guess William Wallace was right after all... They may take our lives but they will never take our freedom .

Mary Queen of Scots was executed as well, beheaded to be more exact, now they having a vote for independence? Oh what a tangled web they weave.

Comment #1

music* — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:14:46 GMT

Freedom has cost America dearly. Now Scotland and the U.K. are peacefully deciding this difference through the ballot box. And America stays out of their business.

Scotland decision could ride on a lucky lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:05:22 GMT

If Scotland votes to separate from the United Kingdom on Thursday, could nationalists have a lucky lottery ticket to thank?

Three years ago, Colin Weir, a former television cameraman, and his wife, Christine, a former psychiatric nurse, were enjoying a night watching CSI on the TV. Before going to bed, Christine decided to check their lottery ticket numbers. She checked, and then checked again: the couple from the seaside Scottish town of Largs had just won the 161 million (US$261 million) Eu... [ More ]