Still looking to put together macro for sum of skips!

[Snides]

Yes, I would like more stuff added. I would like to start a new thread focused around a filters discussion, with a view to what would be good filters to add. Would this be OK with you? Other people might feel more interested in participating in a thread that's about filters in general. What ever the case, if you are open to adding more things to the program, I think it would be appropriate to move the discussion to a thread with a new subject title, at least eventually. Or, if you would prefer to keep all future discussions about additional or expanded filters in this single thread I wont be typing "the end".

OK then, let's start with some more ideas...
I was looking at the Sprinbok number elimination thread with interest. Anyway, the thread included the suggestion of more exact way to filter for lines that have numbers with skips of a certain duration. For a 6/49 draw, the numbers on average that are drawn tend to be:
1 repeat
1 from previous draw (2 draws ago - non or 2 is common also)
1, 2 or 3 from 3 to 5 skip range
1 or 2 from 6 to 10 skip range
1 or 2 cold, i.e. skip range >10. 16 to 20 is common, for example.
If one was able to choose more precisely the skip ranges, that would cut down on the number of tickets produced.

The draw from last Wednesday's Ont 6/49 is pretty representational of the above scenario:
5 = skip 16
10 = previous draw(2 draws ago)
13 = skip 3
20 = the repeat
30 = skip 7
36 = another one 2 draws ago.
Is this too complicated to program and with option of flexiblity in choosing the settings?

(btw, does anyone know what the actual history is and what the statistical expectations over the long term should be?)

I personally would prefer to see the "diagonals" expanded to be at least 3, which is not uncommon. 4 diagonals are even seen occasionally.

(These requests/suggestions are just for starters).

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Ok Mirage, yes I can add that feature in, not too hard to do at all.. and lately i've been seeing the 3 or more diagonals as well, and I thought of adding it in already..

If you want to start a new thread, that is fine with me.

I may make some other changes to the program too, maybe make it more flexible for other people to use their own lotto's although it will probably be limited to a pick 6 lotto..

 

[mirage]

Hello Snides,

are you still continuing to work on your program? No rush at all. I'm in a Big, personal family crisis myself and this will be ongoing for some months, maybe... Anyway, haven't had chance to look at numbers much at all in past while, including your program. So that's what's going on here 'case yer wondering. Good luck! hope your health is better/good. etc.

 

[Snides]

No, i havn't done anything to it yet.. been tired and having frequent headaches.. i'm snorting nasonex for 2 months, doc say maybe i'll be on it for longer... ct scan showed something like polyps or something in my maxillary sinuses due to repeated infections.. I go back to 2nd specialist in january, and the other specialist left a message to book a follow up with him..

So, it may be awhile before I add features to it.. i've got some big projects to work on for work too..

 

[mirage]

No, i havn't done anything to it yet.. been tired and having frequent headaches.. i'm snorting nasonex for 2 months, doc say maybe i'll be on it for longer... ct scan showed something like polyps or something in my maxillary sinuses due to repeated infections.. I go back to 2nd specialist in january, and the other specialist left a message to book a follow up with him..

So, it may be awhile before I add features to it.. i've got some big projects to work on for work too..

Sorry it's taken my so long to get back to you, and very sorry to hear that your health is still a painful and most annoying problem for you. However, it is interesting to hear what's going on with you. Hope you feel better soon.

I have been out of the loop for a while because my life situation is in a state of crisis. 2 weeks ago my mother was ordered 24 hour a day care by the doctors and it was either 24 hour a day care by me, or, hire somebody and mom doesn't have that kind of money. (we have such a tiny family - me, my sister, who lives out of town and who I am now having problems with, and that's it and mother has no friends. Like really.) Sad. So mom had to be rushed into a facility while waiting for a nursing home. Mom's really miserable. And meanwhile, there's her house and property and she has a tenant, I do have POA, but so does my sister, and sis and I have become adversaries in some kind of twisted battle.....

 

[peter]

Sorry to hear this Mirage, I can really relate, been down this road, for me , your story is almost dega-vu. If you need to talk, I'm here.
In the event of your mothers passing, the story will get even uglier

 

[Dennis Bassboss]

Get well soon Snides! I wish you a fast recovery!

 

[Beaker]

Sorry it's taken my so long to get back to you, and very sorry to hear that your health is still a painful and most annoying problem for you. However, it is interesting to hear what's going on with you. Hope you feel better soon.

I have been out of the loop for a while because my life situation is in a state of crisis. 2 weeks ago my mother was ordered 24 hour a day care by the doctors and it was either 24 hour a day care by me, or, hire somebody and mom doesn't have that kind of money. (we have such a tiny family - me, my sister, who lives out of town and who I am now having problems with, and that's it and mother has no friends. Like really.) Sad. So mom had to be rushed into a facility while waiting for a nursing home. Mom's really miserable. And meanwhile, there's her house and property and she has a tenant, I do have POA, but so does my sister, and sis and I have become adversaries in some kind of twisted battle.....

I can relate - altho mine is not 24/7 care -yet

Hope all works out for you and the family

 

[peter]

Get well soon Snides! I wish you a fast recovery!

Yes, we do all wish you a recovery soon, You have suffered for sometime with this ordeal.

 

[Snides]

Thanks guys, I long for the day when i can feel 'normal' again.. this last week has been pretty bad, dizzying headache for most of it. I think it's because of a stomach flu or something that has been going around though. Lots of people at work, and friends that have had something similar all week.. I'm going back to one of the specialists on tuesday for a follow-up after the ct scan, and then the other specialist in january. I'm getting confused, I don't know which specialist to keep seeing.. I supposed there's no harm in getting 2 opinions though.. I don't think either of them are opting for surgery yet, other than possibly tubes in my ears again.. hafta wait and see i guess..

 

[gsobier]

...you sure are having "fun"... ...programming and being sick is not a good combination... ...I remember being under the weather writing code... ...when I was on my feet again... ...heck, it was like this "who wrote this garbage???"...

Get well soon!

Thanks guys, I long for the day when i can feel 'normal' again.. this last week has been pretty bad, dizzying headache for most of it. I think it's because of a stomach flu or something that has been going around though. Lots of people at work, and friends that have had something similar all week.. I'm going back to one of the specialists on tuesday for a follow-up after the ct scan, and then the other specialist in january. I'm getting confused, I don't know which specialist to keep seeing.. I supposed there's no harm in getting 2 opinions though.. I don't think either of them are opting for surgery yet, other than possibly tubes in my ears again.. hafta wait and see i guess..

 

[mirage]

(Originally posted by mirage)
I have been out of the loop for a while because my life situation is in a state of crisis. 2 weeks ago my mother was ordered 24 hour a day care by the doctors and it was either 24 hour a day care by me, or, hire somebody and mom doesn't have that kind of money. (we have such a tiny family - me, my sister, who lives out of town and who I am now having problems with, and that's it and mother has no friends. Like really.) Sad. So mom had to be rushed into a facility while waiting for a nursing home. Mom's really miserable. And meanwhile, there's her house and property and she has a tenant, I do have POA, but so does my sister, and sis and I have become adversaries in some kind of twisted battle.....


(Originally posted by Peter)
Sorry to hear this Mirage, I can really relate, been down this road, for me , your story is almost dega-vu. If you need to talk, I'm here.
In the event of your mothers passing, the story will get even uglier


Really Peter? That's awesome of you to extend this kind offer...
I'll take you up on this...we am still in process of moving mother's stuff into her special care (locked) unit today. Now that mother's moved, I feel like I'm doing more for her than when she was in her house. She's so lonely and disoriented in the retirement residence special care unit.

The roads are bad here today. My sis is getting a lift into town by boyfriend who has a van who has offered to move some of mother's furniture so mom can have a nice little bed-sit living arrangement. Meanwhile, later today I have a quote-unquote "Business Meeting" with my sister in which she is going to force me to prove every last little frickin cent. The POA sets out the guardians of the estate to be administered jointly and/or severally by sister and myself. When it was drawn up, my sister seemed so laid back and chummy... and what was mother to do anyways? She has 2 daughters (Dad died years ago). How could she appoint one and not the other?

Mother's house is currently empty, except for the tenant. It is full of decades worth of garbage but also many fine antique pieces and family heirlooms. Another complication is that mother made it clear that even if she had to move out of her house due to illness, she did not want the house sold, but wanted the family to continue living in it, meaning me. My husband and I have come up with a plan whereby we could sell our current house, well this cannot be done overnight - lots and lots of work to do in both houses, and it's Christmas/midwinter besides - to live in mother's house and pay rent into mother's trust or estate, plus being able to provide my sister with a place to stay (she's a chain smoker, and I'm allergic to tobacco smoke, she sleeps all day, stays up all night....) when she's in town plus pay her some money for her bus fares and to give her a little extra...$$$. etc, all these little concessions so my sis doesn't turn into a real jerk.

This arrangement would not be to our advantage -neither of us particularly likes the idea, or mother's house all that much. But it takes care of mother's expressed wishes before she does pass and even though my sister doesn't realize it, the arrangement would be to my sister's practical benefit. No kidding! (There should be a smiley for ridiculous).

My sister, though, hates this idea, as she lives in a low rent place in the big city and my husband and I would be in control and living in a house which my sister views as mother's "palace". Believe me, it's no palace. It's expensive to keep up. It looks like a museum in some ways and is not to my taste. My husband hates it but says he is willing to be flexible. The house is shabby and the decor is dated to say the least. My sister opted decades ago to abandon small town life for the big city and its exitement, while I preferred a more sane pace of life closer to the land in the same city as mother and the less expensive housing.

Next week we - that is my sis and I - must or should look at long term care facilities which are provincially capped in terms of monthly expense, but they have long waiting lists and are awful places.

The prospect of having to do this is very sad. My sister and I have tended not to be in total agreement anyway about what's going on with mother's illness and what are the best options.

Meanwhile mother could take a turn for the worst and then we might really be in for an expensive ride. I had to put my signature on the retirement home lease and this place is not cheap! And extra nursing care is $20 per hour. I don't know what to do. I am paranoid that my sister is hoping I will cave under pressure and she will assume complete control. I don't want to be put in the position of having to sue my own sister or some crap like that.

Still sound deja vu to you? Pretty complicated. Any advice or input appreciated. I'm aware this should probably not be discussed in this forum area(this should be in the Ann Landers advice column section), but whatever.

 

[charles2]

just throwing an idea out here, sorry if it sounds bad, why not ask your mom that if she'll agree, you'll sell the house and all the money will go to her care, and when she passes split any money left over with your sister?

 

[Beaker]

just throwing an idea out here, sorry if it sounds bad, why not ask your mom that if she'll agree, you'll sell the house and all the money will go to her care, and when she passes split any money left over with your sister?

I think we need a new thread

 

[mirage]

(Originally posted by charles2)

just throwing an idea out here, sorry if it sounds bad, why not ask your mom that if she'll agree, you'll sell the house and all the money will go to her care, and when she passes split any money left over with your sister?

Hi charles2 -
Thanks for your input but no, no, mother is mentally incapable of making decisions that's why POA. However, my sister and I who have the POA are in disagreement about selling the house and, after yesterday's business meeting, we are just short of not speaking to each other.
I agree with Beaker that if this discussion is to go on it should be in another thread.
Should I post scenario again under Anything Goes section? I can't see there being much continuing interest in this, other than some on this board may wish to discuss the problems of what to do with aging and ill parents and what to do with the fall out re care decisions and the aftermath, i.e. once the aging relative passes.

 

[tomtom]

(Originally posted by charles2)

just throwing an idea out here, sorry if it sounds bad, why not ask your mom that if she'll agree, you'll sell the house and all the money will go to her care, and when she passes split any money left over with your sister?

Hi charles2 -
Thanks for your input but no, no, mother is mentally incapable of making decisions that's why POA. However, my sister and I who have the POA are in disagreement about selling the house and, after yesterday's business meeting, we are just short of not speaking to each other.
I agree with Beaker that if this discussion is to go on it should be in another thread.
Should I post scenario again under Anything Goes section? I can't see there being much continuing interest in this, other than some on this board may wish to discuss the problems of what to do with aging and ill parents and what to do with the fall out re care decisions and the aftermath, i.e. once the aging relative passes.

Well, don’t think anybody at this board might offer an effective help regarding very personal issues. People here have various experiences and backgrounds, that’s true, but in my opinion it would be the best if you and your sister discuss and resolve situation throwing away all disputes forever. During a similar difficulty I lost some $$$$ that may be expressed in a number containing a quite few zeros, and that’s not the big deal in my opinion. The main trouble is that when remembering that issue makes me sad sometimes. People may earn money always and somehow, but some disappointments can’t be expressed in any $$$$.

 

[tomtom]

However, wish you a good luck.

 

[peter]

If this conversation is to continue, I agree with Beaker, start a new thread.
Mirage, since you and your sister can't agree, my best advice is get a lawyer, no matter what you do, when the time comes she will turn around and sue you.

 

[tomtom]

Mirage, since you and your sister can't agree, my best advice is get a lawyer, no matter what you do, when the time comes she will turn around and sue you.

As I said, if something might work for somebody doesn't mean it works always and in any case...