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What Would You Do?

Hi everyone

It’s Tuesday and even though the week has only just begun the gadgets team are in high spirits. Dirk is back and so the team is back to full strength.

Talking of high spirits I noticed on the front page today about Lotto winner Brian Caswell. This lucky Brit has just won the Euro Lotto of £25 Million! This got the gadgets team fantasising on what we would do if we had won the lottery.

Even though Mandy and Dirk clearly needed brain storming time, my money was already spent….

After travelling around the world to all the 5* hotels, I would eventually settle down. Nothing fancy, just a mansion in Miami on the beach. David Beckham would be paid to be my husband and Bruce Willis would be my gardener! Now I know what you’re thinking it’s not a lot, but a girl needs the simple necessities in life!! As for travelling around to visit my neighbours, Mr and Mrs Pitt, a driver would be needed! I can’t seem to pass my driving test after 7 attempts so a chauffeur in a BMW convertible would have to do until I bribed an instructor to pass me.

After shelling out for surgery to ensure I never got old, I would buy a large number of Siamese cats and build an outhouse by my pool so we could all have enough space to play!

As for Dirk, who clearly has thought about this before has a well planned list. He sensibly would pay off his mortgage and decorate what would be his penthouse apartment bachelor pad somewhere around Canary Wharf? I did have to ask why London of all places in the world, to which he replied “London is the greatest city in the world!” (er… hope that pad has good central heating Dirk!)

To get around an Aston Martin was on his shopping list as well as a DeLorean. Finally he was on my level and chose to globe trot which would have to be undertaken on the new Virgin Galactic. (I too would be on the same flight.. you’d find me in the sauna!) Then retreat to his pub where strangely there is an endless supply of free beer!

He also brought up a very good plan to pay Channel 4 to NEVER make another series of Big Brother ever again…. I think the nation should come together and donate if the Lotto option doesn’t pan out!!

Mandy on the other hand did have a little trouble as there was so much to chose from. She eventually decided on doing the world trip as it is a must do when you’re rich. Unlike most though she would use this opportunity to go trekking and climb all the different mountains like Everest, K2, etc. After all that exploring she would relax at Richard Branson’s private Island with a small group of friends, we then worked it out to be a quarter of a million for 5 nights! (I can see £25 million may not be enough for the gadgets team?) She would then retreat to her luxury villa in the Alps (inspired by her latest hol) where she could mountain bike in summer and ski in winter.

May I also add she is the only one who would still work, as a volunteer somewhere, which is nice but something tells me I’ll be too busy on my beach and Dirk in his pub!

Anyway, enjoy your imaginary lotto win and see you Friday!