I know St. Patrick鈥檚 Day is right around the corner, but I鈥檓 starting to think the luck may be with electricians right now, instead of the Irish! Let me give you three examples of why:
- : This 62-year-old electrician from Long Island, NY learned that bad traffic can actually be VERY rewarding. According to the NY Post, Mainella found himself stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on his way home from work recently. Instead of letting his frustration escalate, he opted to bail out and wait it out at a nearby gift shop. While there, Mainella decided to try his luck at the Set for Life scratch-off lottery game and bought six tickets. Sure enough, the fifth one was the charm and made him a winner of $5 million dollars! Not too shabby for a guy just killing time waiting for traffic to clear out. The Post says he doesn鈥檛 have plans for the winnings yet, but does plan to keep working until his fianc茅e retires.
- : This electrician in Chandler, AZ bought a Powerball ticket last month hoping to win a huge $425 million jackpot. He didn鈥檛 get the jackpot, but his ticket was worth a cool $1 million. Yazzie says he plans to use the winnings to take his wife on a trip to Hawaii to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
- : This Madison, GA electrician and his wife were also $1 million Powerball winners last month. The parents of two plan to use their winnings to pay off bills, make home renovations, and work on their retirement.
Now, I鈥檓 not trying to encourage gambling, but if my job title was 鈥渆lectrician,鈥 I might be tempted to make a quick stop at the gas station on my way home tonight.