If I won the powerball....

[actaeon277]

How about buy commercial time on major networks... exposing gun control facts (failures) and getting the truth out there.

 

[pudly]

How about buy commercial time on major networks... exposing gun control facts (failures) and getting the truth out there.

Enriching anti-gun networks in the process.

 

[indiucky]

Boy, talk about covering the bases without even buying a ticket!!

I bought ten tickets lol.....

 

[JollyMon]

I would quit my job so I could spend more times with my children and wife.

 

[actaeon277]

Enriching anti-gun networks in the process.

Most of the things purchased in this thread would do the same thing. Well, maybe not media networks, but other anti-gunners.
I could make my own media, but then it would be watched by pro-gun people.
And the media would tell people that my network was "evil" like Fox News.
Then I'd only get the message out to people that already agreed with me.

I'd rather try to get the message out to everyone, maybe convince a few more over to our side.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Cars. Also cars. And trucks.

I had a thought the other day... I'd go for 1-year leases on all of Motor Trends "of the year" winners. That'd be fun.

Screw that. Buy them outright and then give away the prior year car to charity or someone who needs a car.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Screw that. Buy them outright and then give away the prior year car to charity or someone who needs a car.

Possibly...

But then a charity would be forced to sell / auction said vehicle (especially the sports cars). The "every day cars and trucks"... Sure. I could give them away. In fact, I'll do just that!

I also want to take performance driving classes. No sense in me being a low-performance driver in a high-performance vehicle.

 

[miguel]

Rep inbound.

Ditto!

 

[Bill of Rights]

Who sells?

So Obama will no longer be the gun salesman of the year...

I think I might have traded two guns. Ever. In one deal. Two "meh" SNS I bought from Michiana for one BP revolver. The wheelgun is more reliable, but I don't do BP. It does make a nice showpiece, though. Definitely did not make a profit, nor was that the goal. I just wanted a nice looking wheelgun.

I think I did OK.

BTW: Since then, I've been told every gun owner must have a revolver and a 1911. I was in luck, as I had both, pictured above. Win.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[Bigtanker]

I'd buy a Bugatti and start my own Uber side business. Then pay the customer back all their money the paid on the app.

 

[raptrbreth]

My brother thought this one up, or at least stole it. Fill a vault with pennies and anyone that came calling asking for money, give them a shovel and say, "have at it."

My thought would be to start a very large scholarship at IU and tell anyone that comes asking for money that they can go to school for free. Of course they would have to be accepted into the university but they would have a huge leg up on earning their own.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I'd get me some hired goons.

I wouldn't let them hurt anyone, but they'd make sure people got out of my way when I go to and from my private jet.

 

[ArmedNerds]

I'd get me some hired goons.

I wouldn't let them hurt anyone, but they'd make sure people got out of my way when I go to and from my private jet.

Get a nice turboprop, and you can use smaller fields with less people around. This nice PC-12 is only $3.25 million and is single pilot certified.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I would build my alpacas a heated and air conditioned barn with some pasture under greenhouse so they could enjoy comfortable pasture year round. After that, I would have to enlist the HVAC contractor to help with one of my most important tasks--watching trees grow!

I would probably buy more ground, a couple of new to me tractors but not new since I am too traditional for that!

I would indulge in a number of projects and experiments on the farm. Going off the grid is a given. I would probably buy a new pickup truck and one car for a toy. Overall, I don't really feel much inclination toward living large. I like nice things when I can afford them, but it is also true that I only take up so much space and most of the things I value do not really require having things I don't already have.

I would definitely spend more time with the alpacas and whatever other creatures I may collect. The most important thing to me is that I would be very much able to farm on my terms without having to worry about the cash flow.

There are a number of causes I would support, charities whose work I value, and politicians who need alternately reinforced and removed. Of course, the family, especially the nieces and nephews would be well cared for, but in ways that foster self-sufficiency rather than dependence. I would also invest in programs to teach young people who are not learning what they need to learn at school or at home, with the goal of assisting them in being the best, most knowledgeable, most well-adjusted, and most self-sufficient people they can be.

Needless to say, some good legal counsel would be the starting point, and a very large chunk of the proceeds would be used to generate an ongoing revenue stream. I could see some targeted subsets of farming being part of that portfolio, but I would not manage it myself. I want to enjoy it, not allow it to become a job. In my reckoning, it is hard to find anything more peaceful.

Oh, and how could I forget such an extremely important detail...I would also be busy filling the safe, and another one, or two, or three, or four.

 

[Bigtanker]

1.5 billion now. Cash value is 900 million.

 

[halfmileharry]

1.5 billion now. Cash value is 900 million.

I'm gonna need a bigger wallet.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I'm gonna need a bigger [STRIKE]wallet[/STRIKE] vault.

.

 

[pudly]

I'm gonna need a bigger [STRIKE]wallet[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]vault[/STRIKE] Johnson.

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[actaeon277]

[video=youtube;A939QRRSNV4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A939QRRSNV4[/video]

 

[dsol]

Sole winner? Lots of lawyers and trusts set up to keep identity out of the papers. Quietly disappear...

Our church and my mom's church taken care of. They would have no needs and be able to help a lot of people. Wife would start some chartable foundations. Too damn much money to spend for an ordinary person like me. Save and invest enough to never have to worry about a thing and give a lot away.

A couple of restored tanks, something like a Sherman, T34 and a Panzer IV. Load shells with chalk rounds and my son and I have battles in the 1000 acre compound. Land with running water for hydroelectric, lots of solar panels and submarine batteries for off grid power. Any of my friends and family can come live there, land would be supplied and a subsidized home built to their specs. Again... compound. Airfield large enough for a mid-sized twin engine plane, a fun aerobatic Pitts, maybe restore a warbird or two for fun. Plus make the runway big enough to race cars on a bit, maybe something like a twisty road track for sports cars. Lots of trails for motorcycles and ATV's.

Backyard shooting range. Underground shooting range. Years and years of long term food stored. Small homes in Colorado for skiing and Savannah for when I don't feel like looking at snow. Another full set of preps stored in each place with a vehicle and a very full safe. Just in case the zombie apocalypse hits while I am vacationing you know... hey, it could happen.

And that would not have even spent close to half of it... just way too much money for an ordinary person to handle.