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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 09:26 pm |
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Just a thought...with todays economy I'm sure many people out there including architects dream of winning the lottery.
If I will be soooo lucky to have 50 million, I still want to be an Architect, open my own firm, hire a good attorney, accountant, project manager and reliable staffs.
Then I will travel with my very reliable laptop and get inspiration for my new design. E-mail it to my designer so when I get back to the office we can start refining it.
Then spend a day with my kids without the need of calling in sick or making up excuses and white lies.
I think I'm dreaming big time! Sorry I need to get back to studying...so my dream would become reality...
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Gdrinkh2o
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 09:39 pm |
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| I would not work another day...
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RK
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 10:31 pm |
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Gdrinkh2o wrote: I would not work another day...
That would last a good three years. And they would be three very good years but still....
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SpaceGhost
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 11:44 pm |
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in the spirit of Chapelle, I would sprinkle diamonds on my pancakes 
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mikeyos
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Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 11:54 pm |
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well my target goal in the future is to be a billionaire so i wouldnt say i dream of winning 50 mill , iwould say i have won 50 mill so it sounds reachable
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Gdrinkh2o
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 03:47 am |
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RK wrote: Gdrinkh2o wrote: I would not work another day...
That would last a good three years. And they would be three very good years but still.... if I lived through them that is...
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dottie
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 07:24 am |
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I have to share one of the most sincere answers to this question I have ever heard...............
My daycare lady from this summer, we called her grandma (she isn't even 60 yet) and the kids just loved her! She use to be a social worker in her former life before opening a daycare in her very modest home over 14 years ago. We were kidding about "what if I won the lottery" and what we would do. I responded with similar things like owning my own firm, paying off all the bills, getting a bigger house, etc. Grandma, with her cute rosie cheeks and perfect smile said, she wanted to build a shelter for the homeless in the Matsu Valley here (there are no such services here) and provide all the required services for it such as food, education, health care clinics, etc. She said she would be sure to reinvest the rest to provide for those people for a long time to come. The twinkle in her eye told me she meant every word of it from the very bottom of her wonderful heart and soul.
Wow, that is a hard on to follow. Truely selfless and caring.
I would definately have to travel a little, pay the bills, send my kids to college and stay in my modest house. But after a little of that, get back to work and see if I could help Grandma follow her dream. She will be needing a free architect, and some help getting all that going.
Thanks Grandma for the wake up call. God Bless you
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RK
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 03:42 pm |
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| Sometimes great intentions prove to be disasterous, especially when trying to help out that many people for free. Last edited on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 03:42 pm by RK
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 06:59 pm |
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If I won $50 Million, I'd do 100 chicks at the same time.
- Alright
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 07:30 pm |
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Become a fishing guide and when it is slow hire myself to take myself out fishing.
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 07:46 pm |
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dottie wrote: I have to share one of the most sincere answers to this question I have ever heard...............
My daycare lady from this summer, we called her grandma (she isn't even 60 yet) and the kids just loved her! She use to be a social worker in her former life before opening a daycare in her very modest home over 14 years ago. We were kidding about "what if I won the lottery" and what we would do. I responded with similar things like owning my own firm, paying off all the bills, getting a bigger house, etc. Grandma, with her cute rosie cheeks and perfect smile said, she wanted to build a shelter for the homeless in the Matsu Valley here (there are no such services here) and provide all the required services for it such as food, education, health care clinics, etc. She said she would be sure to reinvest the rest to provide for those people for a long time to come. The twinkle in her eye told me she meant every word of it from the very bottom of her wonderful heart and soul.
Wow, that is a hard on to follow. Truely selfless and caring.
I would definately have to travel a little, pay the bills, send my kids to college and stay in my modest house. But after a little of that, get back to work and see if I could help Grandma follow her dream. She will be needing a free architect, and some help getting all that going.
Thanks Grandma for the wake up call. God Bless you
I knew it................ Mrs. Clause doe not live at the North Pole but in a more tropical environment (Alaska).
I would have every attorney in the US beating on the door of NCARB...........
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Posted: Fri Nov 14th, 2008 08:05 pm |
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i tect wrote: I would have every attorney in the US beating on the door of NCARB...........
Now that's a thought!
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golfernut78
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 06:46 pm |
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| pay the mortgage off and go from there
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skyhook
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 07:19 pm |
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| float a loan to pgharchintern's employer
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Posted: Mon Nov 17th, 2008 09:55 pm |
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There used to be a old joke that floated around:
What would an architect do if he won a (50) million dollars?
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Keep on practicing architecture till it ran out.
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