Since I stood in line at Rainbow tonight behind little old ladies picking up their "Powerball" tickets (and spending amazing sums to do so), I smiled at Ray's account of the wonderful luxury afforded by a $3000 prize. I know it's all relative but don't those seem like simpler days! Pat Plymouth, MN

Especially the Whale Oil and Blubber part! -----Original Message----- From: Pgfhall2@aol.com [mailto:Pgfhall2@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 5:55 PM To: MNSTLOUI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MNSTLOUI] Lottery Winners Since I stood in line at Rainbow tonight behind little old ladies picking up their "Powerball" tickets (and spending amazing sums to do so), I smiled at Ray's account of the wonderful luxury afforded by a $3000 prize. I know it's all relative but don't those seem like simpler days! Pat Plymouth, MN