thought of how to respond to beggars when i win the big one.

Reply #79

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:38:56 GMT

Although I agree it's the family, co-workers, etc that you really have to watch out for not all states allow you to claim anonymously. The beggars will recognize you as easily as anyone else. Even if you move people like to talk.

I'm not sure where you live but I live in Chicago and beggars are everywhere. I've been approached inside MC D's as well as Burger King. People I know have been approached on the train as well as the bus. Plus there are always people waiting outside the grocery store... [ More ]

Reply #78

markp1950 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:44:46 GMT

I would give out a card.

I would have a charitable foundation, that does not accept donations or individual requests.

I would find GOOD groups that do the individual giving...

There are GGOD people out there in REAL need.

Although I would make sure that I'm taken care of, I will NOT live stupidly. NO $10,000 bottles of wine etc etc...

I would live in a nice big piece of land so I can live in peace.

MarkP

Reply #77

LadyMylena — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:32:03 GMT

Woohoo! You're really turning on the charm, now, fella! lol

Reply #76

NYSlugger 777 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:31:44 GMT

A percentage of beggars are likely drug addicts who would take your money and use it to support their addiction.I wouldnt waste my time to buy tickets or give a beggar my money who would use it on that, when I could use the money myself to buy some quick picks

Reply #75

rdgrnr — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:11:40 GMT

Ahhh, LadyMylena, I love that woman like a hog loves slop. (That's considered romantic in East Tennessee

Reply #74

LadyMylena — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:08:05 GMT

There's a mighty LOT of domestic ones, if the truth be known.

Reply #73

rdgrnr — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:23:03 GMT

That we'll deal with in the voting booth.

Failing that (we won't) we would have to hope there are patriots prepared to restore our Republic. (I wonder, heh, heh, heh)

...against all enemies foreign and domestic...

Reply #72

sully16 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:58:20 GMT

I was referring to our wonderful government.

Reply #71

rdgrnr — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:50:32 GMT

I got 4 dogs in charge of beggers. I ain't never had nobody come knockin on my door.

Reply #70

gsc5 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:18:16 GMT

When I think of the word Beggars, I define it like the dictionary. If I won the big one, I can't imagine having a

problem with beggars. Many cities now have laws forbiding begging. Its not that hard to avoid for the most

part. And I doubt if winning millions, and I lived in a poor section of town, that I wouldn't move into a better

area. Believe me, beggars will never be a problems, maybe some change or a couple of bucks. For the most

part, your not really talking about beggars.... [ More ]

Reply #69

sully16 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:17:35 GMT

beggars come in many form ....sometimes you can't see them. be careful

Reply #68

rdgrnr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:37:17 GMT

Well the least he could do is give us some of Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin's money!

They don't need all of that

Reply #67

tiggs95 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:33:04 GMT

You ever hear of a poltitian spreading BS around ridge??...

Reply #66

tiggs95 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:31:54 GMT

I'm not stingy but I can keep what I want to keep..Like the woman in Fla who hit millions the first time they had the lottery in Fla in the 80's she had to give almost all of it away so she could live with her friends in her trailer park..I'm moving they can't hit a moving target!!!..Only one thing wrong..I gotta hit!!!..

Reply #65

rdgrnr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:30:53 GMT

I agree, when are they gonna start sharing with us? The president said he's gonna spread the wealth around. I'm tired of waiting

Reply #64

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:15:34 GMT

I think it's because some people believe that money won is not the same as money earned. Like, the money wasn't really deserved or something. So those people (the ones who beg), have no problem with asking jackpot winners to share their money. I have no idea why some people believe that though.

Reply #63

tiggs95 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:28:00 GMT

I often wondered if people beg Donald Trump Bill Gates Warren Buffet or any other rich person?..Why do they attcak someone who just won millions and not them?...

Reply #62

marcie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:08:52 GMT

Reply #61

luckyshoes — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:29:44 GMT

Im going to handle it this way ......with everyone..... I will help you pay something you re having trouble paying just show me your bill. No

cash would ever change hands. I would give to charities but only select few. Any one dealing with helping children is a priority.

Reply #60

TheGameGrl — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:02:17 GMT

I really cannot understand where the saying of the WORDS, NO thank you Not interested When a begger is around is considered rude. I consider it a human right to say No. I do not enable others or insult them so why should a complete stranger come up and insult my being when I chose to say no to their request.

MSNBC did a news episode on professional beggers. They rake in more then I do (and I work an honest job). A lady deliberately takes her kids out on the streets to beg. She even said duri... [ More ]

Reply #59

LadyMylena — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:20:38 GMT

I believe that. What people put on envelopes is crazy.

One time I saw a little kids' handwriting, and it was addressed to grandpa , and just a city and state. It was so sad to have to reject it, but there was nowhere for it to go.

Reply #58

LadyMylena — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:15:08 GMT

LOL! You're right. I used to work for the postal service. When we processed, they cared about how fast it got outta there, more than WHERE it went! I know half the people I worked with couldn't read. Boy, if I still worked there, I would be swamped with numbers to play.

Reply #57

tiggs95 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:54:05 GMT

That means we would have to learn how to read and that would be no fun..Just be happy you get mail,even if it's not your own..Play the numbers of the missguided mail..The PO managment don't care who's mail you get all they care about is how fast you can carry..Just think ridge runner if you would have been a postal carrier of all the wimins you would have aahem met..:)..Kinda clean that up..:)...

Reply #56

rdgrnr — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:24:30 GMT

I appreciate all you guys do.

What I would really appreciate though, is if you would put my mail in my box and the neighbor down the road's mail in his box instead of vice-versa.

That would almost be like winning the lottery because it seems like the odds are against it happening very often.

Try to match those little numbers on the envelopes with the big numbers on the side of the mailbox.

Reply #55

ca-dreamin* — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:03:20 GMT

Thank you eddessaknight!

I hear alot of thru rain sleet or snow......and to think I used to deliver mail year round in my shorts.

Reply #54

tiggs95 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:13:14 GMT

Yeah the guy who won in Ky and moved to Fla had mail delivered to him addressed.: PowerBall winner some place in Fla..No name just PowerBall winner on the envalope..

Reply #53

GYM RICE — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:59:23 GMT

Didn't one lottery winner state he received 5000 pcs. of mail a day or week or something? If you don't have some sort of strategy to handle these types of people, they will take everything you have...

Reply #52

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:24:38 GMT

I carried with ice on my eyebrows in Michigan and the burning hot sun in Florida..I never let any grass grow under my feet..I was a mule!!..Thanks edds...

Reply #51

eddessaknight — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:14:49 GMT

triggs all indefigable US Postal carriers: we salute these messengers of the gods w/Herodutus

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. ~Herodotus, Circa 500 B.C.

(Inscribed on the General Post Office facility on 33rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York City.)

God Bless,

EddessaKnight

Reply #50

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:19:37 GMT

I worked a lot of senior routes in Florida and in thier eyes the mailman was a God..SS checks once a month was very important to them..

Reply #49

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:05:11 GMT

I haven't even reached poor retired mailman status yet! I've got some rich people on my route.....maybe I need to start taking notes!

LOL you know that saying about learning alot about a person from the trash they throw away......the things we learn about people from the mail they receive.

Reply #48

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:57:40 GMT

This poor retired mailman is going to give rdgrnr his leftovers after he reaches 5mil so hang tough..It can happen...

Reply #47

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:37:20 GMT

HAHAHA! I pay in to Social Security! LOL let's see if it's still around when it's my turn to collect.

As for sharing the wealth.........I'll be happy to!!!! As soon as you hand over the money hehehe

Reply #46

ca-dreamin* — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:31:13 GMT

LOL joshuacloak I need that shirt NOW

Reply #45

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:11:55 GMT

ridge runner if'en you bucket list with tiggs your buck'et listing with a Yankee born just outside of Detroit..That matter?..Haven't had a drink of booze since 1975 and that's why I'm still alive..

Reply #44

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:17:45 GMT

Me and you oughta come up with a bucket list in case we win tiggs. Now I don't usually fraternize with yankees but Kentucky is borderline and I know some upstandin' hillbillies from up there so whataya think? As old as you are, what's the difference if you start slammin' Jack now

Reply #43

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:48:49 GMT

Sneaky huh..I got up to watch the drawing tonight..I feel a big winner coming on..Then it will be beddy byes..Excuse me while I go count my money before I retire to beddy byes..

Reply #42

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:45:06 GMT

Dadgum it tiggs, you said you wuz takin' your Metamucil and goin' to bed!

Me and Rosey wuz just gettin' ready to start talkin' about you

Reply #41

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:38:55 GMT

Your getting to sound like Obama,you any kin?..When I left the PO I took an early out and they gave me 16,000.00 and a small pension to leave and I left..I spent the money so I can't very well spread it around but when I bust a big one,*jrosina*,I just might do that...just a little here and a little there..I'll give the time place and date when that happens..Yeah that's what I'll do....

Reply #40

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:02:25 GMT

C'mon now ca-dreamin* and tiggs. Y'all be happy like a fat rat in a cheese house. Mr Charlie said he gonna spread the wealth around. I'm still waitin

Reply #39

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:45:04 GMT

HAHAHAHAHAHA..After that one I need to retire for the night$$$$$$$$$$..nite nite

Reply #38

rdgrnr — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:11:49 GMT

I think mail carriers should have to share with everybody. Everybody knows they're loaded anyway. Especially the retired ones with those big fat government pensions.

Let's share the wealth

Reply #37

hearsetrax — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:11:48 GMT

I'll have to save these but then am lucky enough to have friends in the funeral biz

Reply #36

joshuacloak — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:32:41 GMT

here some other ideas if you cant be unknow lotto winner in the first place

hire a body guard or 2 for the first few months atfer a big win

where ever you go in public, they are with you, they can tell the beggers No for you

if anyone wants to talk to you, they have to go thro your personal assistant

who can make sure only people who matter to you get to talk to you

wear t shirts with these images

Reply #35

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:32:27 GMT

Well said ca-dreamin! People here aren't being cold and heartless, we are being realistic. If Mr. Shakespeare (the lottery winner who was murdered in Florida) had said no to people and hadn't been so giving and trusting, he may still be alive.

Reply #34

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:29:39 GMT

Thanks a good post from a retired mail carrier..Good luck..If we ever hit big we are moving..Maybe that's cold but it's our choice..

Reply #33

ca-dreamin* — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:48:39 GMT

I guess you don't live in the real world!

I can't tell you how many times I've been stopped by people on the street begging me for money because they see me in my postal uniform and assume I must have money.

I can't tell you how many times I've been eating in a fast food resturant and had someone walk up to me begging for money.

And then there's the I'm from out of town and I'm out of gas.....or my car was towed and I just need 20 more dollars. I can't tell you how many times I've heard... [ More ]

Reply #32

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:36:26 GMT

gsc5..You have no idea what to expect after you win millions..I guess you haven't heard of all the horror stories that has happen..You will be swamped with people asking and begging for money,family matters included,you just can't give them enough in thier eyes because you are blood..I remember the first time some woman in Fla hit millions when the lottery statred there people would roll thier children in her yard in wheelchairs tugging at her heart..If you want to give handouts to eveyone who k... [ More ]

Reply #31

Winbet — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:54:04 GMT

Isn't the behavior you described cruel, selfish...?

I wonder what would you do if you run into a guy who just won a shipful of cash...

Well, as I really don't know how I will behave in the rather remote occurrence in which I win enough money to join the ranks of the fabulously wealthy...

I am so eager to know...

Reply #30

hoping2winbig — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:20:21 GMT

Cold and heartless ? I guess you didn't read about the guy who won a jackpot in Florida , they just dug up from under a slab of concrete eh ? I will continue doing endless good deeds after my win but in a larger way and definitly anonymously ( I wouldn't be able to do it under concrete ).

Pretty cold and heartless to send so much negitivity to LP members wishing them not to win .

May god bless you.

Reply #29

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:50:13 GMT

Yeah some people would say you said you'd give them some money if you said after they said You gonna give me somthing and you said yeah right'' they would say you said you would give me some when you said yeah right ..

Reply #28

gsc5 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:48:29 GMT

Its kind of hard reading all these comments. They seem cold and heartless. If winning the lottery, can

turn you into the type of people you describe, then my hope is you never win. You will have lost your

soul and humanity. You will have become the poorest of the poor.

Reply #27

tweak — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:16:23 GMT

i mean, id obviously have enough money for a team of lawyers to spam out cease and desist orders, restraining orders, harassment, libel (for people who say i promised them way back then) etc

Reply #26

hoping2winbig — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:13:28 GMT

When I see that my ticket matches all the PB #'s I will most likely have to have a nerve pill or a stiff drink or both LOL , then I will go to bed with a huge grin on my face , wake up early go to the bank, rent a safe deposit box for the ticket , then I will get in touch with a good financial / tax adviser and also an attorney who has experience in this type of thing , I will form an LLC to keep my ID quiet , I will tell NO ONE about winning ! absolutely NO ONE !!! then I wont have to be concer... [ More ]

Reply #25

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:46:40 GMT

I replyed to you on the big race coming up in the gaming room..

Reply #24

eddessaknight — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:44:13 GMT

Hey Triggs et al-

'Te Es Non Carbonrundom Illegitmum.'

Just don't let the snip s grind you down!

EddessaKnight

This post has been automatically changed by the Lottery Post computer system to remove inappropriate content and/or spam.

Reply #23

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:30:35 GMT

Good one tweak..If ever I need an answer I ask someone from New Jersey or New York..You guys rock..

Reply #22

tweak — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:59:02 GMT

a subpeona for harassment. if you didnt get a cent by my generousity, asking for it is basically harassment.

Reply #21

badboy00z — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:23:28 GMT

Best idea ever. Lol.

Reply #20

jrosina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:12:46 GMT

LoL. LolLLL, okay Tiggs when it is my turn, you can go ahead and get rid of the budah and all other Lucky stuff. When you have the real thing, you don't need imitations. And LYAO to the bank

Reply #19

tiggs95 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:43:12 GMT

I will say now jrosina you will have to wait in line like everyone else so just be patient we will get to you soon ...:)...

Reply #18

hearsetrax — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:39:13 GMT

thats why mouse guns were invented to deal such BSers

Reply #17

JAP69 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:29:22 GMT

Avoiding areas frequented by beggars may be a solution

During my travels back and forth to work I use to just do that. Some stores just had beggars hanging around constantly asking for handouts.

I would only stop at stores with no beggars hanging around. Those stores with beggars lost my buisness of gas purchases and inside store needs.

Reply #16

Raven62 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:18:11 GMT

Shunning or begrudging a beggar could result in physical harm to yourself and others.

Avoiding areas frequented by beggars may be a solution.

Reply #15

sully16 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:53 GMT

reverse telemarketing...awesome

Reply #14

rdgrnr — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:50:40 GMT

I will have little business cards printed up to hand out with a phone number they can call for free money.

When they call they will get a recording saying: We are experiencing very heavy call volume at this time but your call is very important to us. Please hang up and try again in a few minutes or if you wish, you may remain on the line and someone will be with you shortly.

They will then be placed on hold listening to The Village People sing Macho Man very loudly over and over for etern... [ More ]

Reply #13

Lucky4Life — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:11 GMT

That's a really good idea, I think i would use scratch offs instead.

I'm going to tell everyone my money is tied up in investments. And then I will explain the gift tax to them. If they don't like it, hey I suppose I can always buy new friends

Reply #12

savagegoose — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:56:17 GMT

i lost a dollar, meh. i think i wouldnt care. didnt you hear thert where i won the lotto? a pocket full of lotto tickets is prob less troubl than a pocket full of dollars., o wait you have notes, we have only $1 coins here.

yeah anyhow any that i dont give out, and i dont expect to be socialising with beggars much., ui get to check myself.

Reply #11

hearsetrax — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:25:04 GMT

werks 4 me

Reply #10

marcie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:50:06 GMT

All I have to say about it is God is Love!! Good Luck!! Everyone

Reply #9

sully16 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:40:10 GMT

I agree.

Reply #8

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:11:05 GMT

Thank you time*treat.

Reply #7

time*treat — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:54:56 GMT

I like your thinkin', Scary.

Reply #6

GASMETERGUY — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:50:52 GMT

Here is what I would say.

My father is in the hospital and needs a new liver. My mother is in a nursing home and needs 24 hour nursing care. My brother is homeless and living on the streets of Detroit. My sister is a prostitute in Las Vegas and has HIV. Now if I won't give them a dime, what makes you think you got a chance?

Not really, but I just had to say it.

Reply #5

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:26:10 GMT

I'll respond to beggars or leechers by saying no . I won't be passing out tickets or anything else.

Reply #4

badboy00z — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:54:33 GMT

I would choose numbers like 1 2 3 4 5 6 or something statistically impossible. Lol.

Reply #3

RJOh — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:54:13 GMT

I would just give them a copy of my last workout and tell them if they are as lucky as I was then they might win after years of playing and losing. Good luck.

Reply #2

jrosina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:44:00 GMT

What if one of the tickets you gave was a winning ticket

Reply #1

badboy00z — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:56:31 GMT

That's a good idea. I would just give them a $1 and tell them to go buy a ticket so I don't waste time buying tickets.

Or I'll just say no and walk away.

thought of how to respond to beggars when i win the big one.

savagegoose — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:21:49 GMT

as people get shirty if you dont give em anything when the come a'beggin my plan is to carry a load of $1 lottery tickets in the hardest to win lottos available.

ill carry in a wallet. when confranted i will say i have something for you, and pull out the wallet, grab a ticket and hand it over, here you are good luck with that.

if they show any ingratitude i will snatch it back saying

i gave you the exact opportunity i had and you sneer at it , you are not really needy are yo... [ More ]