January 14, 2012 at 5:43 am
With my FU money I'd take my commercial pilots licence and buy myself a small jet 🙂
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January 14, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Knowing my luck my FU money would be paid in Euros:ermm:
January 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm
David.Poole (1/14/2012)
Knowing my luck my FU money would be paid in Euros:ermm:
With the current exchange rates that wouldn't be a bad thing 😉
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January 14, 2012 at 3:51 pm
David.Poole (1/14/2012)
Knowing my luck my FU money would be paid in Euros:ermm:
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January 17, 2012 at 10:49 am
I would buy a new cruising sailboat, outfit it with the best satellite communication software money could buy, and then sail off into the sunset.
While over the horizon, with my latest and greatest communication technology, I might also continue contributing to the SQL community by still writing articles and possibly doing part-time consulting.
Who doesn’t dream of being able to sip on umbrella drinks, while working on their laptop in some out of the way tropical island?
Greg Larsen
January 18, 2012 at 12:23 am
G. Larsen (1/17/2012)
Who doesn’t dream of being able to sip on umbrella drinks, while working on their laptop in some out of the way tropical island?
Greg Larsen
Me! Sounds far too hot and sweaty...if you can find a tropical island that keeps a nice stable 20C, then that would be great. 😛
January 18, 2012 at 1:27 pm
WOW, how to answer this question. I have a son who is on the autism spectrum (higher functioning, fortunately, but still very dependent upon me), which is severely weighting down my family. My wife is so worn out from attending to his needs, and our other children, that she cannot work. She goes to sleep at night before we can be alone. My son's issues impact us so much that many necessary things, like reliable and safe transportation is impossible for me to afford. (I drive a 22 year old Ford Escort to a bus stop, because I dare not going further with it. My wife drives a 25 year old Toyota minivan, which isn't reliable enough for us to drive outside of the metropolitan area where we live.) Fortunately both vehicles are paid off. I've got 2 daughters who desperately need to have braces, but I can't afford that. I try not to go to the doctor unless it is absolutely necessary, because I cannot afford it.
My dreams, as to what I would do if I won the lottery or something like that, are very practical. I would provide my daughters with braces, in fact I would get us all seen by a dentist. (That's not happened in 10 years.) I would get help for my son. I would get my wife a reliable family vehicle. And for myself, I think I would finally get more than 4 hours of sleep a night.
That would be so nice.
Kindest Regards, Rod Connect with me on LinkedIn.
January 18, 2012 at 1:52 pm
paul.knibbs (1/18/2012)
G. Larsen (1/17/2012)
Who doesn’t dream of being able to sip on umbrella drinks, while working on their laptop in some out of the way tropical island?
Greg Larsen
Me! Sounds far too hot and sweaty...if you can find a tropical island that keeps a nice stable 20C, then that would be great. 😛
Tropical islands are usually near the ocean (go figure), which operates as a heat moderator. The only two US states that haven't broken the 100F mark on the thermometer are Alaska and Hawaii, for example. Alaska just plain makes sense no explanation required, but Hawaii is definitely in the tropical island category.
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January 19, 2012 at 1:01 am
GSquared (1/18/2012)
Tropical islands are usually near the ocean (go figure), which operates as a heat moderator. The only two US states that haven't broken the 100F mark on the thermometer are Alaska and Hawaii, for example.
100F = 37.7C = an annex of Hell as far as I'm concerned...
January 19, 2012 at 7:36 am
paul.knibbs (1/19/2012)
GSquared (1/18/2012)
Tropical islands are usually near the ocean (go figure), which operates as a heat moderator. The only two US states that haven't broken the 100F mark on the thermometer are Alaska and Hawaii, for example.
100F = 37.7C = an annex of Hell as far as I'm concerned...
Right. But the point is that tropical islands may not be as hot as you're thinking.
Unless you prefer places like northern Norway, the Yukon, et al. Then Hawaii and so on are almost certainly too hot for you. So are Seattle Washington USA, London England, Paris France, and possibly even Moscow Russia. 😀
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January 19, 2012 at 7:47 am
It -26C in winnipeg today -40 with windchill. I think I'd melt at 37. I'll take a nice 24, my bike on an open road and a tailwind whatever direction I go.
January 19, 2012 at 8:20 am
GSquared (1/19/2012)
Right. But the point is that tropical islands may not be as hot as you're thinking.
They're plenty hot enough. According to a handy reference site I just found, the average January temperature in Honolulu is 22.8C (which is already above what I'd consider comfortable), rising to 27.7C in August. Compare Manchester (where I live), which is 3.9C in January and 15.8C in August!
January 19, 2012 at 8:23 am
paul.knibbs (1/19/2012)
GSquared (1/19/2012)
Right. But the point is that tropical islands may not be as hot as you're thinking.
They're plenty hot enough. According to a handy reference site I just found, the average January temperature in Honolulu is 22.8C (which is already above what I'd consider comfortable), rising to 27.7C in August. Compare Manchester (where I live), which is 3.9C in January and 15.8C in August!
Sounds about right.
How about a temperate island paradise? Would that be more your speed for permanent vacation?
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January 19, 2012 at 8:41 am
GSquared (1/19/2012)
How about a temperate island paradise? Would that be more your speed for permanent vacation?
If such a thing exists, certainly...although, as I said above, a constant 20C all year round would be even better. 😛
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