HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-01-29, Page 7Prophesizing lottery win
By James F1e1
Well, it's obviously time to consider
lotteries.
It's time to consider lotteries because
I want to win at least one.
There's another reason for my writing
about lotteries: the past couple columns
seemed to have brought about changes.
The changes don't last, or perhaps
they're not quite in the form I
envisioned but when it comes to
lotteries, I'm willing to take a chance.
Recently, 1 complained about the
excessive amount of snow we've been
subjected to - shortly thereafter, we had
a thaw featuring sunny days and temp-
eratures perversely reminding us that .
we are indeed in the clutches of cruel
winter.
Last week, I wrote about letters and
mentioned that 1 kind of wished a few
letters to the editor would appear on my
desk. In this issue, we have three, count
'em, three letters to the editor. 1 have to
admit though, that the nature of these
submissions wasn't quite what I had in
mind, even though one notes a facet of
writing in which I can all too
infrequently indulge. Keep those phone
calls coming in.
That's why, this week, I'm writing
about lotteries. I figure little can go
wrong with wishing for lottery win-
nings. Money is money and what could
go wrong with simply wanting a cut?
I've done the day -dreaming divvying
up a million or more dollars and still
saving a sizeable chunk to blissfully live
my life in the manner to whichI could
easily become accustomed.
This day -dreaming usually occurs
around the time that the. 6/49 draw
needs a $10 million winner just.like me.
The newspapers reporting that the man
winning the third largest prize in
Canadian lottery history is a nice young
fellow scarcely compensates' the greed
gland.
Last Wednesday night, I went to
London with a friend to watch a movie
about excess and then participate in
some afterward. As we slowly -made -our
way back the next morning, he found
one of the chits MacDonald's is giving
out for their Expo 86 contest.
He lifted the tab, then announced
that he "thought" I had won $86,000.
After ripping the slip out of his hand, I
determined I could end the scheming
Filling my head. I laughed bitterly.
Among ' the mouni:s of garbage sent
through the mail and through which I
have to sift every morning, the Ontario.
Lottery Corporation donated a Winner's
Handbook, obviously some kind of hint
about my future lottery success.
The book has some surprising figures
in it, at least for me., The first is that
91.2 per cent of winners reported "fair
and courteous treatment by the news
media". This seems unusual because
the media are usually among the first
things to be dealtwith, and therefore
reporters are the first in line to be able
to solicit donations.
Apparently, the media has some
integrity.
Another surprising figure is that 90.2
per cent of winners didn't quit their
jobs. Even in the $500,000 or more cate-
gory, 67.4 per cent returned to work. I
know I could alter that figure if I had the
chance.
Also surprising is the level headed-
ness.
"My husband or myself haven't
changed. When you work hard all your
life, you don't change your lifestyle
after some good luck."
I can hardly wait to show my good
sense after getting my cut of the big
prize in; the Lucknow and District Sports
Complex Lottery.
Manaiter c
Dear Editor,
Creativ writing must be a talent devel-
oped by reporters working for local news-
papers.
- . The comment made by Mr. Friel in his
article on Wednesday, January 22, 1986,
regarding the failure of some of our larger
members to spend up to their potential is
inaccurate. •
The statement made was that, for the
price of $1.00 membership, several large
non member accounts could become mem-
bers of the Co-operative, therefor, increas-
ing our member business 'percentage
dramatically.
The members of Lucknow District Co-op
have been more than supportive of our
Co-operative in recent years. There is only
one way to encourage present members. to
To
statement
•
spend more at their Co-operative, and that
is to provide superior products and services
at a competitive price, which we endeavobr
to do so on a daily basis.
The staff, management, and board of
directors .are very proud of their Co-opera-
tive, its members, the products and
services it offers, and at no tine: have we
been. critical, of our. members. Thank you.
Co-operatively Yours,
Dave Dawson,
General Manager.
Underfunding is a concern.
To the Editor,
The concern expressed by most of
Ontario's 7,500 family doctors who oppose
the Peterson government's proposed
Health Care Accessibility Act deserves
special attention. Unlike many of our
physician colleagues, most family doctors
(greater than 95%) are not opted out, and
do not "extra bill". Our concern is for our
patients and the future of our health care
system, and our fight is for the freedom of
those of us living and practicing medicine
in a country which once took pride in
protecting the rights and respecting the
integrity of individuals such ' as ourselves. ,
Over the past decade, the costs involved
in maintaining a quality health caresystem
have escalated and the public purse has
been stretched beyond its capacity , to
afford the resources'required. Rather than
admitting its failure to cote to grips with
this scenario, governments have found it
politically expedient to create the .myth that
paying doctors is the problem. As family
doctors whose role each day is to act as ..
advocates on behalf of those for whom we
care, we are asking our elected officials to
review the facts and to address the real
issues Of concern to our patients. We
applaud any discussion ' which honestly
addresses the issue of "accessibility" --
but, surely, when we speak of better
access, we must be speaking: about issues
such as improving the facilities and
resources available to care,for the elderly,
the disabled, the abused,'and the under-
privileged;
. surely we mist be referring to
the need for increased community services,
improvedhomecare pregran s, and more,
appropriate utilization of our hospitals for
both in-patient and out-patient care. Surely
we must recognize that it is in areas such
as these that the real problems ' with,
accessibility to health care exist.
For most 'family physicians, passage of
the Peterson, government's health . bit will
have little or no ii pact upon our incomes --
but will have major impact upon our
freedom and our rights. For most of our
*Turn kw ;page 9'
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