Muenkel 0 #1 July 14, 2004 What would you do with it? _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #2 July 14, 2004 pay off bills so i wouldn't have the worry and i'd have that much extra each month to spend as i pleased... if already debt free.... i'd go on a trp if i couldn't skydive or i would skydiveif i could on the trip...... just depends on how nice of a place i would stay if i did or didn't skydive.... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 July 14, 2004 Invest it so I could live comfortably for the rest of my life off the income it makes. Yeah right. I'd probably spend every last penny in no time at all on jumping, partying, traveling and spoiling my friends and family rotten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #4 July 14, 2004 Get out of debt and set myself up so I could live a very simple, worry free life. I'd quit my job and find something I actually enjoy doing, and then go back to school to get my degree in Aviation. Oh yea, I'd finally get in all of those skydives that I have been dreaming about._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #5 July 14, 2004 QuoteYeah right. I'd probably spend every last penny in no time at all on jumping, partying, traveling and spoiling my friends and family rotten. You do remember that we're friends....right? _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aggie04 0 #6 July 14, 2004 i could afford to get my A this week...rather than in the next couple of months ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A life without a cause is a life without an effect Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 July 14, 2004 I would treat my bestest freind wingnut to an awesome vacation. He's always been soooo good to me and i'd love to repay him somehow. I'd also buy a ton of bouncy balls to throw out of a C182.... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #8 July 14, 2004 How significant? If it was really a lot, I'd buy the Pahokee airport, open up a DZ there and throw a huge party. Then I'd start working on putting up a tower somewhere near there just for base jumping. Then I'd bribe, er excuse me, donate to politicians that would be willing to support liability limitations for business that handle extreme sports. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #9 July 14, 2004 QuoteHow significant? Atleast enough to buy Wingnut an awesome vacation and a ton of bouncy balls to throw out of a C182. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymut 0 #10 July 14, 2004 pay off my bills, buy a rig and get my knees back in the breeeze Matt A well-informed person is somebody who has the same views and opinions as yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #11 July 14, 2004 Pay a few bills and make a few dreams of others come true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #12 July 14, 2004 Quote Pay a few bills and make a few dreams of others come true. I like that answer...~R+R~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 July 14, 2004 QuoteI'd also buy a ton of bouncy balls to throw out of a C182.... ...they won't bounce if they're made of rubber bands...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #14 July 14, 2004 Pay some bills - like Wingnut said, then I'd have more $ monthly to play with. Buy a better canopy. Like a new Safire2 149, red and yellow with black topskin... Get my family together for some sort of gathering. We currently span three provinces, and haven't seen each other, all at the same time, for 3 years. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #15 July 14, 2004 I'd get to work on my instrument and commercial ratings. I'd try to find work -- even if I had to work cheap -- as a bush pilot somewhere. I think that'd be a fine life for me. Simple and full of beauty. But how much "change" are we talkin'? If it were like over $50,000, I'd do the above and throw in a rotary rating and a seaplane rating. I'd also buy a new custom rig in very Jeffrey-specfic colors and features (not that I'm at all dissatisfied with my rig now, but I would change the canopy colors to match the container). Oh, and I'd eat really really well, instead of just "well." Blue skies, -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #16 July 14, 2004 one day middle of the week, unannounced to all but my closest jumper buddies..everybody at Eloy jumps for free...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #17 July 14, 2004 Depending on amount of $$$ - Pay off debt. Plan a really good vacation. "Drag" some of my friends/family on the vacation with me. Buy a new canopy. Get some jumps in. Save some of the money so that I didn't have to worry about $$ coming in and then go volunteer at the Humane Society. Pay for some of the classes I'll need to take in cash.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #18 July 14, 2004 The money had stipulations on it so I used it to buy a nice new house with a payment I could easily afford. What I saved in house payments I'm playing with. WFFC, here I come. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #19 July 14, 2004 lol - I spend much too much time thinking of this! 1. Pay off all debt (credit cards and car) 2. Pay for the rest of my degree 3. Go on a cool vacation 4. Finish AFF and get a rig 5. Put a downpayment on land and build a house 6. Spoil my family and friends 7. Have fun! JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #20 July 14, 2004 I would pay off all my bills, buy some more gear, take a shit load of coaching - and then buy a wind tunnel. After all that - I would make sure to give Turtlespeed enough money to jump for free for the rest of his life. Oh, and I'd buy a brewery, and move it to the dropzone.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #21 July 14, 2004 Pay off bills and my house. Buy a bigger camper. Buy another Harley (a dresser). Invest the rest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #22 July 14, 2004 Chris, Are you trying to tell us something? Like how you want to buy me a new mirage with your newfound millions? Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleWill 1 #23 July 14, 2004 I'll open a night club in Johannesburg with floors for all things dark and alternative and I will bring over the bands that should but doesn't come to South Africa. The profits should pay for all the first jump couses I want to give and keep my buddies and me in a state of perpetual free fall.There is a lot of stuff worth doing but then there is a lot of stuff worth doing instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #24 July 14, 2004 No matter how large the Chunk of Change is, I'm sure I could figure out a way to spend it all at Rantoul... =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrairieDoug 0 #25 July 14, 2004 On a more serious note, the recipient should be aware that a financial windfall can be accompanied by some new challenges, of a sort that they may not be well equipped to deal with. For example, it has been documented that many lottery winners end up resenting their good fortune because of these issues. Of course, it doesn't HAVE to work out that way -- a windfall can allow positive life changes (for you and others) if managed wisely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
