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Mudcat
So we have a thing at work called the Star Story. What happens is, you can nominate a co-worker for some above-and-beyond thing they do. If their story gets picked for the monthly checkpoint meeting, they get to spin the wheel.

The wheel is a selection of prizes. I think all of them are $150 for something. Various themes. An example might be dining out. So if someone gets that, they can spend $150 on dinner and a movie for the family - or whatever - and they get reimbursed.

And there is one spot on the wheel which is $500 cash. That's the big plum in the deal which comes up maybe once every 12 spins (??) Something like that.

ANYWAY I nominated Fun-Size for it - and they picked her - and - TA DA! - she won the $500!! So that was cool.

Even more cool - in a move I haven't seen before, they decided to give me a spin at the same time, just because they felt my nomination of her was thoughtful or whatever - and also general awesomeness.

Bada boom, bada bing - I won $150 for clothes.

So noice!
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I thought you quit gambling... :dunno: :mrquincy:
 
Money for clothes was a a timely thing since that very day, the wrist on the work sweater I was wearing was starting to tear away. Needs replaced.

I also see that Mark's Work Warehouse is having a Boxing Week sale - and I booked Monday off for my last vacation day of the year - so I will head over there on Monday and bada boom, bada bing.


:shades:
 
The thing with that though ---> the wheel lives at our office in Burnaby BC. These checkpoint meetings take place via videoconference with people all the hell over this gigantic country.

Point being, all we can do is appoint someone to spin for us.

Now I did what I could. I requested the same person who had just spun the $500 for Fun-Size spin for me. He lined it up from the same starting point and did his best to duplicate his motion.

But not to be.
 
It still sucks! I wish someway our small group of posters here could find a business to make money together while enjoying each others company! Something that involves intangible rather than tangible so relatively little startup money is needed so the financial risk is at a minimum!
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MrMonkey
It still sucks! I wish someway our small group of posters here could find a business to make money together while enjoying each others company! Something that involves intangible rather than tangible so relatively little startup money is needed so the financial risk is at a minimum!
:thinking:
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:away:

In my case a dreaming type smilie probably would have been more appropriate so we need the thinkers here to start thinking! :yes:
 
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