Anyone who has braved the rain and popped into a newspaper shop today will know that for someone Friday 1 October 2010 is going to be a special day.
Just in front of me this morning, in one of Smethwick's poorer area, were a small queue of people buying a Euro lottery ticket."If you are not in, you can't win" said one. Another wished her "luck". I did not have the heart to point out that both of them had more chance of being dead by this evening than winning the lottery.
The newsagent asked me if I wanted to take part on the lottery and have my chance of winning £82 in the lottery draw.
I pointed out that I was a Methodist and we did not gamble. Methodism may have our problems but one advantage is that we don't waste our money on this nonsense.
Incidentally if you do win £82m please don't hesitate to send a cheque for about £250,000 to our church.![]()
Just in front of me this morning, in one of Smethwick's poorer area, were a small queue of people buying a Euro lottery ticket."If you are not in, you can't win" said one. Another wished her "luck". I did not have the heart to point out that both of them had more chance of being dead by this evening than winning the lottery.
The newsagent asked me if I wanted to take part on the lottery and have my chance of winning £82 in the lottery draw.
I pointed out that I was a Methodist and we did not gamble. Methodism may have our problems but one advantage is that we don't waste our money on this nonsense.
Incidentally if you do win £82m please don't hesitate to send a cheque for about £250,000 to our church.
