True "Happy Friday" story

Thru good and bad circumstances, God really is good to me...

Bad - I was on my way home from work and Wacker calls and tells me to go to a local car dealer to sign up with the "on-location" radio station (WAYZ) who was letting people sign up for a $5000 shopping spree drawing. So I turned around and went back towards work and a big thunderstorm - not home.

Good - signed up and then spun the prize wheel and the DJ Bob made sure I won a $20 grocery store gift card instead of nothing or a movie poster. What a nice man!

Bad - Why I didn't want to to turn around, was because I was trying to make the local tax office by 5:00 because I forgot to file our local taxes and we would owe a $20 late filing fee. ARGH! We didn't owe any taxes, but tax forms say "late filing fee" $10 each.

Good - I handed the tax man, (Mr. Oldham who will retire this year), our returns and got out $20. He says, "honey, those girls in the back are still opening up mail, you don't owe anything." WOW! What a nice man!

I left work thinking I'd be out $20, got home $20 to the good!
With those odds, I think I'll buy a lottery ticket tonight...
maybe God agrees that I should take an early retirement!

giddyupgirl wrote:

$5000 shopping spree drawing.

Come on everyone.... POST UP!!!

What would you spend $5000 on in (4) four hours

Come on...

I would go to Sears and have a ball.
Tools, auto stuff, electronics.
That store was made for men.

B&H camera could take care of all of that for me

I could have it spent in 10 minutes or less, just a matter of which shotgun(s) I felt like getting that day.

Cabelas Gun Library, or, if the imaginary money can be spent upfront for a future expense, I would book and pay for a riding trip out west. Utah or perhaps Montana...

Nope... that's in the rules...
Has to be a B&M "brick & mortar"...
In Stock
Cash & Carry
Can't PAY bills, deposit, down payment...etc.

I'm thinking that would cover a nice portion of a Brand New Shiney Quad...

Yes it would. We were at our Honda store yesterday picking up replacement lenses for Wi-Fee's goggles. I told our salesman buddy that whenever Honda starts building Rincons, with the new Rancher 5 speed tranny, to call me. It'll take Honda a couple of decades to pull that trigger, but what a quad, IMO, that would be. He told us that Suzuki has not made any 2010 quads because there is still too many '09's still sitting around. This same guy also had a restored 80's something Honda street bike that he had just finished, sitting (elevated) at the back of the showroom floor. Absolutely beautiful. Red with all the chrome and wide white wall tires. It looked very retro, very IWANTTHATNOW-ish!! He has already had offers. The imaginary 5k won't touch it.

This radio station did this same contest (3) three times last Fall; Oct, Nov, Dec. right before Christmas.
It was a huge hit in the area. Very Fun Idea at the Least.

That would make a good downpayment on someone's new Sunset Red RZR, that she wants.

Which one??? The New One... with graphics and power steering...

GO Joyce!!!

LINK

Yep. Thats it. That's the only 1 they have left in stock now, except the 2 "S" models and a 4 seat RZR.

power steering?
Now that would make Joyce a happy lady.

midget wrote:

power steering?
Now that would make Joyce a happy lady.

No reason she can't drive and I enjoy the scenery, for a change.

How 'bout it Sportsman? You try out the "P" seat yet? Grab onto that T-bar...?

Hey.... You could take more video that way...

wacker wrote:

Hey.... You could take more video that way...

That's what I thought too.
I will see if she is really serious on sat at the Dealer Open House.

PS. She has mentioned the subject about a dozen times since the Easter ride, and even told Miranda yesterday that she wants one.

Go.... Joyce! Go... Joyce!

Two weeks till SSRT ride.