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Norfolk Retiree Wins £885 on the Main Draw

Jools Tinsley, a 62-year-old retiree from Caister near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, won £885.71 on the free online lottery, Pick My Postcode!

Pick My Postcode Winner Jools Tinsley and her husband

Jools, who has lived in Norfolk for the majority of her life, is retired from local government and now runs an Etsy shop, creating handmade crafts. Jools first joined Pick My Postcode in 2015, and finally after years of checking daily and building her bonus through surveys, her postcode was picked on the Main draw, winning her an amazing £885.71, completely for free.

When asked how it felt to win, Jools said: “It’s awesome. It will allow us to treat our close family.” Jools said the win was a particularly welcome surprise after what had been a difficult day. She planned to go to bed early after she’d had treatment that day on a retinal tear, she decided to check her emails, and after seeing her daily email reminder was shocked to log in and see that she had in fact won the main draw. When asked how she planned to spend the winnings, Jools said: “We’d already decided to go camping together so as well as covering the pitch costs we’ll look after the cost for everything.”

 The site offers multiple opportunities for your postcode to be picked every single day. Pick My Postcode has 6,369 active members in Norfolk and since 2011, the residents have won a total of £63,308.07. Jool’s win proves that checking Pick My Postcode takes only seconds but could make a huge difference. Join thousands of members who check daily and start growing your own bonus today!

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  • Sometimes you should hug the people you don't like

    so you know how big to dig the hole in your backyard.

  • I'm sort-of working this evening because a Uni friend is coming to spend the weekend with me and she bought a train ticket that gets in to Southampton just before lunchtime tomorrow, so the more I can keep on top of emails, the better for juggling work & hosting her tomorrow afternoon. I'll of course have Sat & Sun with her without work and she's getting a train back Mon am.

    I am just needing to feel like I have a bit of company. I miss Simon so much my chest physically hurts. I keep having to try to push back dark thoughts.

    Seeing something to do with food on YouTube made me realise that I'll never taste his cooking again. I had a Cook Kitchen chicken casserole ready meal this evening with their side of mash. I've been living off of their (hopefully healthier) ready meals since his passing, mostly the ones such as veg lasagne, risotto etc that you can just eat out of the plastic packaging. Well, today with the casserole not having any potato in it and needing to have a side, I got a bowl out and it occurred to me that the last time I used one of these large, pasta bowls would have been when Simon last cooked and just getting the bowl out made me cry. It's the little things that set me off. It may seem very silly to some.

    Any other members of the community who have lost their person, their other half, half of their heart/soul, find that it was the small things that got you?

    My brain keeps telling me that Simon will come back soon. Like he won't be dead forever and will be back in a period of time. I wish it would stop trying to comfort me because it keeps hitting me over & over again. It just doesn't seem real. ... How is this happening and how am I supposed to keep going like this. ... I'm going to have two thirds of my life alone. Eventually my Gramps & my mum and my parents-in-law won't be here anymore either and I'll have nobody. I'm so scared that I'm going to be alone at the end of life.

    Sorry to be so depressing. I just need to vent, to talk to people who I hopefully won't upset as much as friends and family. The clichés are really bugging me, so please don't post them. Nobody has to reply. I just need to get it out there that I am not OK and nothing about this, about my life is OK. I know that none of my family or close friends read the comments, if they are PMP members, so I can say things I can't usually say.

    Thanks for reading/listening.

    • Vent all you want Em, we are all thinking of you & wishing you the best. Put dark thoughts away, it will definately get better, losing my mum took me about 2 years to get used to, & each split with a gf similarly. Best to keep busy or get out & about in the fresh air & try to socialise again & enjoy yourself, you have most of your life still in front of you & you may eventually meet someone you like who you will trust & compare to him,.

      The happy memories with Simon will always be with you, Hope you have a nice weekend out reminiscing with your Uni-friend. Many virtual hugs. Enver x

    • Far too soon, sadly, cruelly, torn away, very still

      Heartache, pain, a giant void, that mere words cannot fill

      Never alone, unconditional giving love, those who care

      Years of memories, cherished, in time your heart will share

      In heart and soul, one enormous love, forever will stay

      Helping give peace of mind on this and every other day

      xPeedeex

    • Darling - I feel so sad for you. Being 83, I have lost 3 older friends in quick succession this year, and after the third one I was suddenly overwhelmed by grief - the tears just came and wouldn't stop. Now, I can smile when I look at photos in my gallery when I remember those fun meet ups.

      I have a few bits that were my mothers who passed in 1975 but lots were chucked by a daughter because they were out of date like a mustard tin and other food stuff. The sunflower mug got broken beyond repair, and the pink cardigan is lost for ever.

      Big virtual hugs to you. xxx

    • Em,

      You will find that as time passes you will be able to deal with life and living.

      PROMISE.

      For now, you just need to put one foot in front of another, and if you need to, let the tears flow.

      It is all part of the process of grieving.

    • Just keep venting ... anytime. You have many friends on here who understand. 💝

    • Hello Em… you are in what is probably the worst time following the passing of someone so dear to you. The initial rally of love and support tends to tail off, people have to return to their normal lives and you will feel obligated to pull yourself together if only for the sake of those people who encircled you and gave you their time because you feel they have already given so much of themselves….

      So you are in a flat period here Em, trying to function normally because you feel it’s expected of you.

      That is how it was for me. The love of my life left suddenly. The pain and loss was overwhelming. I can barely remember those first days… it was literally the day after everyone had gone home and I had to face life on my own that grief and loss hit me like a wrecking ball.

      I made it tho Em. And so will you. May not feel like it just yet, but I promise you will find your path and that pain and burden of loss will gradually mellow. It doesn’t leave you but it does get easier to bear. Simon will never be forgotten, he will walk beside you every step of your journey through your grief. Take each day a step at a time. Speaking your mind as you have today is incredibly cathartic. Wishing you strength and peace Em… xxx

    • Sending virtual BIG hugs 💝 and inner strength 💪 WISHES 🌠your way

    • Also sending virtual hugs Em 🤗❤️

    • Em, the 'little things' and the dark thoughts are intertwined, in my experience. They feed off each other and, that can be destructive and dangerous. But, it's also the little things that can show you the light at the end of the tunnel. For me, it was the simplest moments in nature that could reach me in the darkest moments. Stay strong.

    • Em, ask your bank about their Bereavement Services - they may have a Just Once system, like gov.uk do, so they notify all the D/D and Standing Order contacts for you. It may save you writing to everyone. I am happy to come over for a couple of hours any time if you need any help with paperwork, writing or contacting companies, doing the bits that drag everything up. Those of us in the same boat as you know exactly what you mean - I spent months walking the dog on my own so no one could see when I let go, but for me it was getting into an empty double bed every night that was the worst time. Strangely, I have never cried at home - I think if I started I wouldn’t stop, and even ten years on, there is still a hole in my universe the size and shape of my husband that will never be filled. That is how things are - I can’t change things and I know our paths met, ran together for a time, then parted. I don’t know if there is an afterlife or not - I always feel my parents are watching me, so whether we are reunited at another time or not, we can only wait and see. Saying ‘it gets easier’ won’t help you - but you had a life before you met Simon and you have to find the strength to rediscover yourself in your own time. Keep hanging on. 🫂

    • Virtual love and hugs Em 💕

    • Sorry to make you cry Titchy. I do that a lot, but I don't mean to make others cry.

      Thank you for the love & hugs S.B.

      Little Owl, thank you, I have already sorted that. Having the change in amount cancelled the direct debit payment which I had set up, so that was annoying. Southampton City Council emailed me telling me I owed them money. I used their contact form to ask how I owe them anything when I have a DD and got an automated "we'll get back to you within 20 days" and in the meantime received a letter yesterday saying I had to pay within 7 days or I wouldn't be eligible for monthly payments anymore and I'd have to pay it all off at once. Very stressful. But at least the letter included a phone number where I couldn't find it online. I called them yesterday and sorted it. I now have a DD set up for Oct, as it was too late to set one up for 1st Sept. So I now have 6 months of higher payments. Stupid electronic systems.

      Everything has been so hard since ... wish I could just give up.

      Thank you for the virtual hug Barrie.

    • Of course you're feeling low the wound is still fresh. Vent all you like, we'll either read or not but some will always read & may reply too. Have a virtual hug.

    • Em, you can be alone without feeling alone and your friends are here when you need them. Are there any local restaurants which do food deliveries in your area - probably expensive, but sometimes you need to treat yourself. On money, at the risk of using the "s" word again, have you looked into the single person council tax discount? Assuming your council is Southampton, this might help: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-exemptions/list-of-council-tax-discounts-and-exemptions/single-person-discount/

    • I’m not sending any cliches, just love and hugs ❤️

    • Vent as much as you need to Em, we've all got broad (and sympathetic) shoulders. Says me with tears dripping off my chin :-(

    • Thank you both.

    • 💞

    • Of course you're not ok, it's much too soon. If it helps even a little bit then keep posting. I'm sending you a hug in return.

  • It says at the top "At PMPCompetitions, you can enter instant win comps and prize draws daily without spending a penny. "

    Not in my case, I can't do anything taking more than about 20 minutes without spending a penny.

    • Councils got rid of most public ones (one in EH was sold & converted into a small house) & the superloos🚻 will certainly cost you more than a penny.

      ✍ "Here I sit 🚽broken hearted, ...paid my penny🟤 & only farted!!" 💨

    • Awww! Why did you have to say that Lol?

      I'll be back in a few minutes . . .

    • I'm sure you knew that that's not the kind of penny we meant. 😊

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  • Wife was moaning about me being tight with money so I said tomorrow we'll go out for tea and biscuits.

    You should have seen her face when she was asked to donate a pint of blood first!!😜😜

    • Brilliant B 🌝

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    • Kenny b you are a sadist. An amusing sadist but still a sadist

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  • Puppy tails:

    Poppy-sitting this morning - always sends the stress levels rocketing, as two placid, easy-going boys and one quiet, laid-back girl turn into demented lunatics when together. After letting the boys out at 5.30am so I could go back to bed for a while, I was attacked by all three exploding through the door, as stepson had unfortunately let Pops out at the same time. My lazy snooze turned into a self-preservation hands-over-head, curl-in-a-ball, yell at them all to get off, which was a waste of time as they all decided to hunt me out and see what I was squeaking about. We had a good walk, once Indi was off with dog-walker, and they were all soaking wet from going in the stream. They then decided to roll Poppy in the dirt (she loves it) with lots of growling and air-snapping, so she came home yellow and black. She headed straight for the shower but I disillusioned her of that idea - having had to spend 10 mins cleaning it a few days ago after one of the boys went in, I said no, a hosepipe’s good enough for you lot - it’s not cold today. Right, three wet, clean dogs, all towelled off, me soaking wet where Poppy leaned up against me when I hosed her off and slippers also soaked. Well, we sat down after breakfast, they had a snooze, then Poppy asked to go out (she widdles nearly as often as I do, but I have the decency to use the loo, not the garden). Of course, the boys wanted to go too, so I got on with sweeping up the floors and dusting. Poppy appears at the door to come in. Yellow and black and saturated. Been in the pond. I took her out, washed her again, washed Shadow, who was also soaked, although Storm was fairly dry - unlike him not to join in. I repaired the fence they had marched over, scolded them, dried them all, put the towels in the wash, and left the three termites lying on the grass with strict instructions to STAY DOWN HERE! Literally about ten minutes later they were missing, the fence was pulled down and when I called them in, guess where they came from? Three smacked bottoms, more hosepipes, more towels and this time, back indoors and GO TO BED AND STAY THERE,! Stepson came back about 1pm and peace reigned again.

    • No chance, Barrie. Everyone says ‘oh, you can’t separate them now, they’ve bonded so closely.’ Even Indi has discovered how to play with Storm - having been an only dog since 8 weeks, with us, she used to get upset when the boys started squabbling, or play-fighting, and would shout at them, looking at me to sort them out. Now, however, she has started grabbing Storm’s front leg as he rolls on the floor, and he’ll bite her throat, with lots of growling on each side, along with wagging tails. I am a bit uneasy about how I will manage at the end of September, as I have my carpal tunnel op on 30th, but as it’s the right hand, and I walk them on my left side, I can still use my left hand to hold the leads - as long as they don’t pull me over! They are starting to walk pretty well, and I had the boys, Poppy and Indi on leads walking to heel in a line by me today, but it will take a bit longer to put the leads on and off. Still, that is a way off yet.

    • The boys need to be found new homes Beth before they wear you out.

    • 😂😂 We haven't had any photos for a while Beth.

    • I'm sorry for you but it sounds like they had a whale of a time.