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Bedlam! All over now. My friend’s daughter came, thank goodness, and we put puppies in the garden for about 15 mins after lunch. Talk about hectic! She found out what I meant that six puppies scatter in ten directions at once. We left about 2.30, with Indi and pups in the back, but found Indi was trying to get away all the time, as they kept feeding off her. Coming home, we put Indi on the back seat instead. The pups were very sleepy by then, worn out, and behaved beautifully. The vet came to the car, we got them out one at a time and I held them to keep them warm, as it was a chilly breeze there. All hearts, eyes, teeth perfect, two had tiny hernias, nothing needed doing, and it is quite common. Vaccinations went easily, but four of them whimpered a bit when the microchip went in. I rubbed it better, like Mum used to for us, and they slept all the way home. I was pleased that they have been in the car three times now and none has been sick. The bill was a bit of a shock though - £560! Thank goodness for credit cards - I will put a bit on each and pay the rest immediately.

Hope everything went smoothly today.

There's always a little yelp when they get chipped, then they give you the look that says "What did you do that for?"

I hope that they don't get any side effects from their vaccinations.

Beth8it the pics were so adorable and I hope all goes well with their vaccinations & chip tomorrow. I really would love to adopt one but money and OH says no 🙄🙄

Wish mine did! I am working on it.

My age in years and weight in kg now match.

Keep them coming Kenny b

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Folks I know there's 12 inches in a foot but thought it funnier if I put it across that way 🤪😂

@csikijanos - his height might have to stretch to match his weight, but his IQ doesn't

Sorry, kenny b

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That made me chuckle!!

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Maybe 8ft 2ins?

Thanks for the photos, just seen them. They're really cute.

Thanks Beth8it! and Em for the photos.The puppies are just so adorable.

Well trained. Doing a good job Beth

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Nice photo's Beth, thanks for sending them on Em...

Beth, thanks for the photos, the puppies are so cute!

Em, thanks for forwarding the pics, much appreciated.

Love the pictures too. Love the pup with the sun shining on his face! 💚

Well stop making caltrops and look!🤣

I haven't seen them yet, I'm busy trying to catch up with yesterday.

Great pics, and they all look so adorable, I'm sure you will miss them when they go.

You gotta love them when they're that size & so soft, didn't realise one black pup had a brown face? .

I thought I counted extra pups, but when I went full screen & enlarged turned out it was your boots.

Thanks to Em for forwarding them.

Just lovely pups!

They are so big and you can see their little personalities already, Now, I can visualise them all sitting down to your command, Beth! Don't know how you will be able to part with them.

Brilliant, thank you.

The receipt isn't the gift card, it's just a note of how you paid and what is left on it. Your Snip account will have the original gift card for you to download again. It'll state the original purchase but only have the unused money on it.

Log in to Snip, go to Menu - My Orders

https://home.getsnip.co.uk/account/orders

There are 3 tabs in that page. In the Complete tab, you'll find the order details.

If you click/tap the Order details & Voucher Code arrow, you'll be shown the code again to use in store.

@Beth8it! - They said it was a gown for meals, but it was a bib really.

We had to wear them for formal assemblies such as main meals in the refectory. A lot of people were only just surfacing then! I only stayed for a year, so never got to graduation day. Provided this year and next go to plan, I should finally get to graduate from the OU. Slightly delayed development!

Beth, I thought we were at Exeter at the same time. I only had a gown for graduation IIRC. Maybe halls differed.

Yes, we often see students wearing their black gowns and mortar boards on graduation 🎓 days in Aberdeen

Enver - I had to wear a gown and mortar board when I graduated (UK university), so it isn't just in the US.

@Johnnerz 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼

@Beth8it! - gowns were only for teachers not pupils/students, & no mortar boards either in my high school..

You're thinking of American high schools the students have to wear gown & mortar board to officially recieve their graduation certificates. pfft

We once had a posh manager at work (in the days when they were allowed to have their own offices) and he used to shout "Come" when you knocked on the door.

Welcome to our site Johnnerz.

Enver, we had the black gowns at uni, supposed to wear them to meals in the refectory though no mortar boards - are they just for graduates? Lots of impressions of Batwoman going down the stairs, but they didn’t work well.

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Welcome & Good Luck! 🍀🤞

At high school we had to answer "Adsum" (meaning "I'm here") when they called our name in roll call, although they didn't teach Latin, & teachers wore those intimidating black capes.

Great have fun!

Enver. That came as a surprise as I'm only aware of trains doing that so I checked and got this "While the core, English National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free off-peak travel, local authorities decide whether to fund extra support, such as a companion pass." so no use to me but may be to some. Depends on the disability and need evidence from Dr or other.

I got my Welsh Senior Bus Pass in early 2013 and it is valid till 10/11/2030 (my 90th birthday).

@A Nick Name - I've had a Council issued 60+ National Concession Card (free bus pass & library) last ten years. They automatically posted another to me after a year or so for no reason, & a bus driver then told me the old card had been cancelled & no longer worked, but not had any more cards issued since & the current card still works.

Some disabled people who might need help travelling can take any friend free if their card says "+1" on it.

ANN glad the mortgage honoured the first class stamp 🤣😂

Well, well, well, you learn something new every day. Thanks for all the help. Most I still have problems with as they closed all the banks, post offices, and shops in our town. We are left with Morrisons, Home Bargains and Specsavers but little else other than Asian and Polish, and obviously all those selling drugs. We have one post office I refuse to frequent as the guy running it refuses to let me put over £500 in and even then he counts my notes by hand, then by machine, then checks with ultraviolet and occasionally a pen as well just to be awkward after I contacted his superiors. We don't have photo booths in them.

@enver The council did send someone to our town for one year only to take photos for passes but the next renewal I was told they couldn't use the same photo as there was someone in the background (couldn't seem to understand it was their own people who took it). 60+ passes last five years but if you've used it in the past 12 month they'll renew it automatically. Disabled passes last as long as the person dealing with it decides. I've been getting mine a number of years now and each time they only renew for two years whereas wife's is 5.

I phoned again today and after a long wait she said write on the form the existing photo is an exact likeness, include proof of disability and that 'should' be okay. Can only be done by post though, so went to see the bank manager and got a mortgage for a first class stamp and posted it today. One thing I've learned from you all is remove my glasses. It's always been said "photo with glasses, if worn" for anything like this. So in future it will always be no glasses despite wearing them for 50+ years.

Alley1940, the standards for passport photos include 'without glasses'. Yes, this means taking them off for scanners - I then have to guess at any further instructions (usually it's easy enough because I can still tell if it's gone green and opened the gates).

Tetleyt I would assume it’s only free to people over a certain age, otherwise we’d all be going for free passport photos.

Great idea BuaD. Do they do passport photos too? 🤔

We renewed my daughter's bus pass in the local library. They take your photo and send the forms off. All free, and back in a week

The reflected shine on glasses when taking a photo is almost impossible to eradicate. Last time I renewed my passport I did it in person at the Passport Office and they wouldn't accept my photo as it still had a small amout of light reflection. I was instructed to go and take another picture without my glasses on. After that I had to take my glasses off to go through passport control. I don't have to do that any more thanks to the cataract operations to both eyes.

My library membership expired & they told me to 'Go to any library with proof of ID etc.' I dashed off an email saying I only used digital content because I couldn't get any library as there is no bus stop I can get to anymore. Result, email back within minutes saying my library card had been renewed for a further three years. That made life easier. I did reply expressing my sincere thanks.

Last time I needed to renew my bus pass (used for ID only as we don't have a bus service) I phoned the council and they suggested using the existing photo and posted it out to me. The office is only a mile from my house so I could have walked down and had a new photo taken but the fewer photos of me there are in existence the better I like it.

My council info office has a camera attached to computers that can take your photo on the spot for 60+ & disabled National Concession (bus pass) Cards which AFAIK last indefinately, or until they wear out & are replaced, when they post you a new one within a few days (which invalidates the old one).

Our GPO has a similar facility at the end position to take instant digital passport & driving licence photos. They charge a few quid extra but also check your paperwork is correct before sending it off so it's time saving & worth it..

I will be using the GPO as my passport expired many years ago & I need to renew it mainly for ID. Not sure if the new passport (with the old one cancelled & returned?) is posted directly to your home address, or kept safely for you (to collect (with valid ID? 😂) at the GPO or local Delivery Office ? . They're obviously not allowed to open the envelope containing them to see what you look like !

Malc_H I will look into that.

My friend went to the local Post Office - they took the photo and sent off the application for her, and it came back more quickly than stated. Cost about £11 more if I remember correctly. Worth looking it up.

I had to renew mine last Oct as my last one automatically renewed but only for 8 months as my PIP was only dates till then, so I had to go through all the rigmarole of sending in proof of disability, even though they know it will not improve.

It just shows how each council acts differently. I just received my own disabled bus pass renewal in the post today. Wasn't expecting it as it doesn't run out till end of the month, and thought I'd have to reapply. Renewed automatically for a further 5 years. Pleasantly surprised. They used the same photo from initial application, 8 years ago.

AJR - Go into a "foto shop" such as Max Speilman. They will take a passport photo for you.

A Nickname, they decided to close all the travel shops up here where people could take their paperwork and have a photo taken. There were a number of frustrated pensioners after Covid who found their passes had expired and the helpline directed them to go online (most can't go online). They also expect people to post confidential paperwork (when the nearest post office is a bus ride away) and find somewhere which has a photo booth. They also helpfully suggest that people can send a photo via their mobile phones (which they also don't have).

Nothing official ever goes smoothly 😠

Just love the way it's easier & quicker to do everything online. NOT! 🤬

That’s always the way. I need to renew my passport and I’ve been to 3 booths in different places. One wasn’t working, the second one didn’t like the look of me, and at the third one it was all going so well until it came up with: machine broke call this number. I think it’s me now breaking them so no passport here. Good luck with your bus pass hope you get it sorted soon.

The only surveys created by us at PMP are the ones which reveal the winning postcode of the Survey Draw. Anything outside of this is a survey made by another company. You will notice the different URLs indicating an external survey.

Sometimes you'll be screened out of an external survey because you do not meet the demographic requirements. These could be anything such as age range, gender, location, employment status, where you shop etc. Or it could be that the bracket that you fit in to has had enough responses. The external surveys like to have an even amount of answers from each and each bracket type does not get completed at the same rate.

As the external surveys are advertised across many sites, there could be many people completing the surveys at once, potentially hundreds, and it is possible that your bracket could reach its quota at any point, while you are in the middle of the survey or even at the end.

Our FAQs explain more about them, that we can add the full amount for those who reach 80% completion or beyond and tell members what to do if they need help with anything.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

Some do, some don't just like any surveys. Each has a specific demographic and you'll be screened out if you don't fit.

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Lol 63 🤣🤣🤣🤣 still laughing as I type.

The bloke across the road from me lost two fingers, now he can't greet the Jehovah's Witnesses on the door step any more.

@A Nick Name, like that one!

I got my tattoos done on the cheap and he got it all jumbled. Since then everyone thinks I hate voles.

'Will I be able to play the piano, doc?'

'Probably'

'Wow, I never learnt'

I know someone who lost his little finger. His tattoos now say "Love" and Hat"

I like that twist.

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Go to your account in the top right hand corner. This will tell you which postcode you are entered with. The Overview page states it.

https://pickmypostcode.com/account/overview/

As does 'My Account' - 'My Details'

https://pickmypostcode.com/account/my-details/

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Have you checked the FAQ? If you joined recently you have qualified for 6 draws and up to 9 as your bonus grows.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/16-what-are-the-different-draws

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/13-what-time-are-the-draws

Hi Dharma, if this or any other technical issue happens again, could you please take a screenshot and share it with us, granting us permission to share your details with the hosting external survey company. Then we can pass the report on.

We are not affiliated with Kokoro, the companies which we are affiliated with are Survey Marketplaces. They both make their own surveys and host surveys from other companies as well. They are likely unaware that this survey has a technical flaw.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/156-technical-issues-with-external-surveys

Perhaps Kew means from Premium Bonds

£250 this month.

Kew it’s similar to a lottery or raffle, you can only win if you enter.

I have never won a penny in 7 years, thinking of taking my money out

I got £25 this month, which is my first win in six months. It's the same as PMP: hope not expectation 🙂

Premium Bond prize fund rate are worsening the odds of winning from 3.60% to 3.30% from the April 2026 draw. The total value of prizes in April is expected to be approximately £375 million, with just under 6 million prizes, down from 6.18 million in February.

Zilch for me, £175 for Mr Tom. Never mind, I'm sure next month will be more fruitful. 🤞

I shall investigate…

Jaffa, are your OH and Suelero's husband one and the same, living a secret life???

£25. Whoop de do.

£75 me and £650 for OH! He’s treating me…

And I've got the grand total of £50. Soon taken care of though, the renewal of the council brown bin for garden waste is £92. That has gone up £10 a year.

£150 for me.

Me nothing for the second month running! Husband £650!!! He has it reinvested so it’s no fun.

😟 nothing for either of us this time 😟

I have only just seen this. Thinking of you both. Fingers crossed for you.

I’ll be thinking of you both, @Em & Simon. I’m off to Maggie’s Bart’s for my twice monthly support group tomorrow. Cannot praise the Maggie’s staff enough. They’re so supportive. Hope Mondays appointment goes smoothly.

All the very best to you and Simon, Em, and best wishes for a truly positive outcome.

Laura, I really appreciate you thinking of me and offering me some company. We travelled up to University College London Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre last year and met the specialist for cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), Professor John Bridgewater. I believe that where possible we will now stay in our home city, Southampton. At this moment in time the Southampton Oncologists are contacting him via email, but we did have a video call with him after the initial in person meeting when he was arranging for Simon to go onto the Determine Trial, a branch of which was here in Southampton. I think, where possible they are trying to cut our travel down. Monday's biopsy will be done in Southampton General Hospital and sent to Professor John Bridgewater and our local Oncologist will likely give us the results a couple of weeks later.

But thank you for offering to travel to meet me. The Maggie's team here in Southampton know me well. I'll be looked after and I'll do a bit of work.

@Beth8it! Because she mentioned a London specialist, I thought maybe they’d be travelling here. I’m sure the lovely staff there will keep her company.

Laura, Em goes to the Maggies at Southampton General with Simon, not Barts

I wish you both the best of wishes and luck for a great outcome.

Everything crossed for you both, as always. Much love... 🧡

Thinking about you both so much Em, so hoping there will be good news for you both. Like everyone else has said we are all rooting for you and sending lots of love and positive vibes your way.

Hope there's some good news for you after the biopsy Em. 🫂

Best wishes to you both for Simon's procedure.

Fingers crossed that something positive comes through.

Em, if you’d like a bit of company at Maggie’s (Bart’s, I assume?), I could travel into London for a while. If you’d rather crack on with work, I understand.

All the very best to you and Simon. Hope everything goes well on Monday. Take care xxx

Hoping for a good outcome. Positive thoughts coming your way ❤️❤️

Any other time, Em, and I would have come in with you for a couple of hours, but I have the police rep coming on Monday morning. Sorry

Everyone's with both of you. All digits crossed.

Poor Simon, he must feel like a pin cushion. Very stressful for you both to have to be there for that time of the morning, although I don't suppose you will sleep the night before in any case. Hope all goes well. Em.

Wishing you both all the best. Everything crossed for a good outcome. 🙏🏻

Thinking of you both, encouraging for you that further investigation is going on -wishing you a good outcome.

Keep your chins up Em (I'm not implying you've got a double chin Em - I mean both yours and Simon's chins!) Sending virtual hugs and will send positive vibes on Monday while you're both in hospital/at Maggies. Don't worry about work as I'm sure Chris and everyone else will pick up anything that doesn't get done. You've enough to be thinking about just now. Love and hugs to you both. xx

Here’s hoping for some positive news for you both 🤞🏻

Best wishes for that both of you and I will think of you on the day.Shows they are not giving up on you !

Thank you all. I really appreciate you all.

We are all with you and Simon.

Keep your chin up Emma. Wishing you both ATB.

Many best wishes as always Em. Take care & try not to worry.🩷

All the best Em and Simon. I will be thinking of you on Monday.

Thinking of you both, hope everything goes smoothly on Monday. Take care x

Wishing you both strength and 🤞🤞🤞 for some better news next week. I hope you find the support for you at Maggie’s.

Hope all goes well for you, Em. Your situation puts all of life's little annoyances into perspective, we should moan less and care more. xx

Praying for you and Simon, on the 9th. And hoping for something positive in the outcome🤞🤞🤞 Sending more virtual hugs to you bothx

Things are happening at least. Everything crossed.

Thinking of you both and hoping for a positive outcome.

Wishing you all of the best, thinking of you both, stay strong. Xx

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Hope all goes well for both of you.

Thinking of you both and wishing you all the best Em , take care 💙❤️

Good to hear the investigations go on, with hopefully some further treatment possible. 🤞🤞🤞 We' re all rooting for Simon and you, Em.

Em, I will be thinking about you both and hope it all goes smoothly ❤️

Fingers crossed for both of you. Never give up & hope for more treatment with a positive outcome. 🤞

All the best Em'.

Stay strong.

I didn't get the pictures Em but not sure I'm looking in the right places! Any thoughts?

Thank you for the gorgeous pictures. They have got so big already. And well done on the training. Such good boys and girls.

Beth has sent me new pictures. I'll send them to the bcc group I have set up. 😊

Kat, almost the first words they ever heard were, 'Be quick!' as I plonked them on their training pads. It didn't work! I could do it with one, but when they suddenly stop and park themselves, I can't get the cage door open, fight my way in and grab them in time. Generally they do use them, but they are still a bit young. Indi was 8 weeks when I got her and it took another 4 weeks before she got the idea. I used to be out of bed, pyjamas and trainers on (stop laughing!), sneak out to the cage and she was always awake, sitting quietly waiting for me. Trying to get the crate open, get her across the lounge and hall, get the patio door open and get her outside before the puddle appeared... well, it took a long time.

I would also love to see photos of all those lovely pups, I love dogs and wish we could have one, could not afford to and don't think my OH or our 2 cats would be happy about it.

#Beth. You seem to be a born dog trainer. Now, when you were using hundreds of puppy training pads why didn't you think to put the pups on them & say 'Puppies ....' I'm sure you get my drift! They are really quick on the uptake though Beth & anyone taking one of them has a real head start thanks to your dedication. 🐾🐾🐾🐾

Well done to you Beth it sounds as if you are going a great job and getting exhausted in the process !

I sent some pictures to Em of the puppies running round in the garden, but haven't heard if they arrived or not. Em? I have a few today and yesterday (puppies asleep by the front of the cage, with Woody's paw hanging into the water bowl, while he is quite oblivious, fllcking it occasionally... I wilol try and get a 'Group Sit' but I don't have a super-speed camera! Training them is the fun time, when you really see their characters and brains developing. I have worked very hard to get to this point and it's my fun time!

🙋‍♀️Me too.

And a ditto from me....please!

We should get you to train the youth of today too Beth! I'm with samandi and Jaffa and would love to see photos too. I didn't see them as new puppies but would still like to see them before they head off to pastures new.

And that's also a ditto from me!

Ditto!

Ditto samandi

Can we have some pics before they go please?

I’m with Em on this as I would love to take one but just can’t afford too. Hope they all find good homes.

Well done puppies! They obviously take after their mother.

I so wish that I could offer to buy one. How many definitely have homes?

Great news that the puppies are biddable. Where would we be without a pocketful of treats. 😂

Should I stop laughing?🥲….😀

March 3, 2026, thousands of users are reporting that Facebook is currently down or experiencing significant issues, with over 11,000 reports filed by 2:30 p.m. Pacific time, according to Downdetector.

While Facebook is down, Instagram and WhatsApp (also owned by Meta) may be experiencing issues or, in some cases, operating as usual.

As this is a server-side issue, there is nothing you can do but wait for Meta to resolve it. it is back at the moment, was only down for about an hour.

What a stupid, thoughtless thing to do. Not only that, but it's telling any would-be burglars that the house will be empty during the time of the service.

The very worst thing I heard of very recently was when a dear friend passed away. His partner told the people who needed to know about his death & the funeral arrangements. People talk, but, when this particular person was informed they immediately went on a village WhatsApp group & told all & sundry. Result about a hundred & fifty absolutely not wanted or invited people turning up to a private service & some of them crashing the wake too. Why can't some people just accept that it's not their job to go online & spread 'news'. His children found out on WhatsApp before they could be contacted by phone. 😢🤬

Shyboy is hardly ever at his address!!! 😁

It isn't original but does reflect what I've seen on facebook. Some of us (myself included) do reveal bits of our life on PMP but we don't broadcast our address & the fact that we're on holiday.

Good one Barrie.

That made me laugh out loud Barrie.

AJR - no idea, I didn't see it myself. I assume there were lot of expressions of sympathy but nothing forthcoming - 'friends' who start begging suddenly become just 'acquaintances' and the 'friends they are appealing to are very grateful they have anonymous names!

Kat, I don't remember you telling us what you had for dinner, so it's ok.

Nice one B.. :-) :-)

Made me laugh, then I caught myself on! What is it I do on PMP? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Mind you, the stuff some folks put on FB is the stuff normal folks would pay a blackmailer to hush up. 'Dozy Tart updated her status....!

Very funny Barrie. 😂

Made me laugh out loud.

Beth8it, did anyone actually give them money? As I don’t do social media I’m assuming this was on a friends only page, and if so then surely every friend would know their situation.

That certainly made me laugh.

I was particularly horrified when a friend told me about someone we both knew who had put on FB that they were short of money and could anyone spare some so they could take their kids on holiday. Apart from the fact that she hadn’t bothered to get herself a job, her husband was on really good pay, better than most of us, and the only reason they were short of money (if they were) was that she trailed round the country following a certain pop star, flying to Ireland, hiring a car, staying in hotels, while friends and family were asked to look after the kids. Totally irresponsible - especially when they went on to have two more kids. It was just blatant begging to ask for money like that.

"Like" your post, Barrie. I especially like the Facebook funeral announcement pages where you can comment: "Sorry for your loss" and insert a crying face emoji

I don't do social media yet I managed to complete a survey about social media and AI. Took over an hour and our lovely Em added the bonus for me. A bit later I completed a Kukuro survey which took 90 minutes. That paid straight away and they did apologise that the survey was long. Neither paid very much but it was better than an issue. Lovely sunny day but the lack of wind meant that the washing was still wet when I brought it in just now.

😂@Barrie

Using Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends is one thing. Broadcasting your life to the rest of the planet is something else.

The late, great Sean Lock once said that Facebook was the digital equivalent of walking down the road, shouting at the top of your voice.

e.g. "I'M WALKING PAST A SHOE SHOP NOW!"

Barrie, 🤣🤣. I don't do social media either.

I'm sure they'll find you very interesting Barrie.

I don't post random, mundane, daily tasks on Facebook, I just use it to share photos of times with people and holidays, but only after the event. I don't post while I am out with the people or on holiday so that I'm not broadcasting that my house is empty.

I also post treatment and cancer updates for those who want to know about Simon. But only after I have reached out to everyone via phone call and whats app first.

Only my friends would see what I post and even then not everyone would due to the algorithm. Unconnected people wouldn't see it. I love to see how the children of family members who don't live close to me are growing and often my mum and I will say to each other "did you see x's picture of y?" and usually one of us hasn't been shown it on our feed. So I basically use it to keep in touch with the family up north. All close friends and family who live close to me and who I am emotionally close with get more 1:1 interaction either in person or technologically.

😂😂😂 and that’s why I don’t do social media 😂😂😂

I'm afraid that commenting what your postcode is will not make it any more likely to win.

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Just keep logging in to check the draws which will keep your account active and your entry into them.

is this near MK40 2DQ - my sister's old address

I have bags of old sixpences, shillings threepences etc, and one wet day I sat and wrote all the dates down to check if any were worth sssssselling separately. There's actually a Marie-Therese silver dollar which would have been worth a bomb - thanks, FIL, for making a hole through it and fixing it into a setting, so it's practically valueless now.

I have a briefcase of disused coins (UK & foreign), inc a load of old 1d pennies... any good ?

The coins that were designed for weight, some get very worn (so weigh less?), & some very dirty (so weigh more?). In bulk it can be misleading to weigh them.

A dealer had a quick look at them over 30 years ago & bought some, so the rest are probably not worth much.

Fun fact about the coins introduced during decimalisation in 1971: the 5p, 10p and 50p coins have all been reduced in size since they were first issued. The 1p and 2p coins, however, have stayed exactly the same size.

Why is that?

Originally, the coins were designed with a clear weight relationship. The 2p coin weighed twice as much as the 1p coin, and the 1p coin weighed twice as much as the half-penny (½p). This meant the 2p coin had to be fairly large. If it had been made any smaller, the half-penny would have been tiny.

The reason for this weight structure was practical: coins could be mixed and counted by weight for banking purposes.

However, the half-penny was withdrawn in 1984. So if that original reasoning no longer applied, why were the 1p and 2p coins never reduced in size like the 5p, 10p and 50p?

(For context, the 20p was introduced in 1982 and the £1 coin in 1983, so they do not really factor into this argument.)

If you hold a magnet over a UK coin, it will pick the coin up if made from 1992 onwards.

That was when the price of copper became more than the face value of the coin, so they started being made with a cheaper steel core, copper plated.

Try it, if you can find a pre-1992 coin. The collectors tend to hold onto them if they find any.

They've stopped producing them in the US, though they'll remain in circulation for a while yet. I think it got to the stage where it was costing something like 4 cents to produce each coin.

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I only posted this as a warning to others about the survey provider, it was not run by PMP but the mentioned company. I have done enough surveys to know about the discrepancy in the time they say and how long it usually takes, but I have never had one last as long as this did. I was awarded the amount that it stated any way, so have not contacted admin about it.

As a reminder the only PMP surveys are those that reveal the survey draw postcode.

I tended to ignore comments that used to be put on here about "survey companies wouldn't lie, people can take different times to complete surveys" etc. I've done enough in my time that I know the truth, and many blatantly lie, probably because you wouldn't do them otherwise. It's often said "don't speed through them". Even if you did it's often impossible to get anywhere near the time quoted. That's why I don't do PMP surveys as if, and I do say if, the timings weren't correct I wouldn't want to be complaining on here. Once was enough, and that wasn't about timings but was a PMP survey.

Oh Tracy welcome to the wild west of survey companies that operate with pen and paper and have no IT infrastructure apparently. Obviously this survey was tested before it was put out to the mainstream so thats how they know it will only take 15 minutes to complete, how you managed to take an hour to complete it well thats just impossible. 😜 I suggest you raise it with PMP Admin who were taliking about building up some evidence to go back to the survey companies with as this is a common issue. Hopefully you took some screenshots as that will be helpful. Email address is admin@pickmypostcode.com

I saw on the news that the first evac flight has arrived home safely.

Just heard on the radio on the way home that a US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship.

There will be reprisals, you can be sure of it.

Cakey - any update yet?

His Board of Peace, should be renamed Bored of Peace.

I can't believe FIFA has given this megalomaniac a peace prize. It should have been a piece prize - he wants a piece of every other country.

Sorry to hear that Cakey. I hope she remains safe.

I feel for the poor holiday makers now trapped in Dubai.

I and a friend were due to drive a donated ambulance out to Albania in 1999 - NATO said no to us civilians as it was rather chaotic in the region then.

Had to repack hurriedly due to the liquid rules, then new, before flying back from a fly-drive mission to Romania in 2006. Others who had flown out with us had come back earlier and caught the last flight back from Budapest before flights were suspended.

No-fly holidays are becoming more attractive again.

Good your daughter is safe at least.

I had a friend who was due to fly via Qatar when Iran retaliated the last time.

Cathay Pacific fly via Hong Kong and usually fly north through China - into Russia and arrive in the UK from the direction of Germany. Thereby they miss the current war zone.

Just read this morning that the Straits of Hormuz are closed to all shipping. 20% of the world’s oil trade passes through there, so up go all the gas, oil, petrol, diesel, energy bills… not as important as human safety, but yet another fallout of the orange peril’s unauthorised, unilateral attack. The congress are livid that he did not get authorisation and acted before the talks were due to take place.

Could be some time until this blows over, unless she flies via Singapore or somewhere else, flights are cancelled or overbooked all over areas between, hope she can stay safely where she is & find some more work meanwhile.

I am sorry for you and your daughter, with her flight being cancelled, but glad she is not in any of the war zones. Trump is as mad as the other ones. I hope you have a very happy reunion soon with your daughter.

How everyone else suffers for one man's vanity. Best of luck for a quick reunion. Glad she is safely out of harm's way now.

The man is a menace, I hope your daughter gets home soon.

I agree with all above, and let’s hope she’s back soon ❤️

Thank goodness she's in a friendly country. Hoping it will soon be resolved and she'll be safely home.🤞

Where's that Redpill person? He will set you straight on what the Donald is trying to do. In all caps.

Very scary for airline staff as well. Best Wishes to your daughter for a safe return.

Hope your daughter gets home soon, Cakey 🤞

Thank you for your thoughts and good wishes. I am glad she is safely on the ground in a friendly country, some planes have been turned round in mid flight.

Hope it ends soon so she can get home. Best wishes Cakey

I hope that she gets safely home soon.

How worrying and I do hope she gets home soon.

Hope she gets home safe Cakey..

Thanks for the link Anonymous. I'd seen articles/videos about this in the US, often about people who were prone to fainting/ POTS etc. So glad to see that such a clever dog who responds to many illnesses can be helping someone in the UK.

I tried to donate as it's such a good cause, but the link didn't work so I let the tech dept know.

I have emailed the medical dogs on the above link. Hopefully will hear something fairly soon. I don't really want to get involved with therapy visits - I still have Indi and Ivy will be staying here quite a lot, so I won't commit to doing that, but have said I might be able to puppy walk her for 6 months if they are covering her costs.

I have started teaching Woody to sit on command - he's so willing to oblige, he's a lovely boy. He now sits as soon as I get there, even though the other 5 are scrambling all over him. They know he gets a treat for sitting, and some of them are catching on too. This is the fun bit now - my payment for all the hard work! 🙂

Brilliant story anonymous. It's amazing what these dogs can do to support people to live safely.

Ruby sounds just the right temperament to become a pat dog. We had one that used to come to the children's hospice I worked at. (He was a very soppy Lab). Would you be keeping her and doing the visits yourself, Beth? If you haven't already, check out the Pets As Therapy (PAT) website for info.

Thanks Anonymous. They have a Scottish FB page too. 😁

I am donating one of the puppies to the Police Canine unit, and apparently he/she will be going to be a Victim Search & Rescue dog. Presumably missing persons, dementian wanderers etc, rather than cadaver dog - unless that's just their polite way of putting it so it sounds better! I have one here, Ruby, who would be an absolutely perfect dog for therapy work with a disabled person, or visiting care homes, hospices etc.. She is so laid back she falls asleep getting out of bed in the morning! she is funny and sweet natured, like them all, but I don't think she has the oomph for a police dog. I can't afford to give away any more, but might get in touch with the organisers. Hoping the police will take more than ne, and pay for the others, so I know they will all be settled safely.

Amazing.

I've only just read this unbelievably. Very sad news. He also wrote "Happy birthday Sweet 16," which, by coincidence, was played on radio 1 on my 16th birthday.

RIP Neil Sedaka.

I was so sad to hear this. I love Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and Oh Carol.

I'm just crackers about cheese !

I don't think he ever wrote one about Wensleydale cheese.

He wrote some cracking songs

Oh just read it on here. He had an amazing voice. I didn't get to a concert either. Wish I had. RIP

Rest easy NS.

Great songwriter .

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Yes, I had that survey. I said he should get rid of Rachel Reeves, get someone who could do their job and stop relying on the public to run the government for him

I agree with all said above.

Recent survey asked what should the PM do? My reply was either or both of resign or call a general election.

Exactly Beth.If you are in charge of running the country we assume any new policies or proposed laws have been discussed researched and agreed.Otherwise who is in charge here?We elect a government and expect them to govern and of course we will not all agree with decisions but we assume at least the elected party will.

Nick, you may find that other approaches are more favourably received. After all, the poor girls are only trying to make a living!

Thanks Beth and Tracy. I feel a little more vindicated now! I like some of the suggestions from @ann too and the smiles they gave me! I'll just muddle on the way I'm doing and not give in to the family pressure.

You can also buy single RFID sleeves, about the size of a credit card, so you'd put your card in it and then it goes in a normal wallet. I guess the other thing you can use is a baseball bat, that also keeps people from getting too close. I'm often out in the early hours and go ready for anyone who may decide they want a game. Admittedly it's not a baseball bat but similar.

Makes a change from being told to get your finger out then, Nick.

Tracy, get an RFID holder for your cards, or an RFID purse. They are quite cheap - mine was about £3.99 on Amazon. They have a liner that prevents card readers. You can also wrap them in aluminium foil but that gets a bit scruffy. The only inconvenience of RFID purses is that if you have car keys in the same pocket your car may not automatically pick up their signal and let you open the doors without unlocking, unless the keys are in front. Phones may be blocked too - best to keep them separate.

Haha, I fooled you all. You talk about creepy people being on Facebook but I'm not even on there.

I came across a Barclaycard service years ago where they sent you a card just like the phone ones where you push the chip out to put in your phone. This you pushed out to put in a key fob, or bracelet which they supplied free and you could pay by waving it over the scanner. I made myself a ring which I could slot the chip inside then just wave my hand over it and staff would ask how I did it as they never noticed the ring, and they weren't really in use then anyway. I'd say "I don't know but it worked, I've paid haven't I?" Some I'd leave wondering, occasionally I'd tell them. After a year or two they must have changed provider but they replaced them with new ones, but a few years later they gave up completely. It was almost a perfect system as you needed to be very close and as I told people, it couldn't be stolen unless someone cut my finger off. The one thing I never had cause to find out was what would happen if it said you need to put the card in.

@Beth8it! yes there are some very creepy people on Facebook, If I like a photo or make a comment on an open photo/ post I have had a few people comment about how they liked whet I wrote and would I sent them a friend request, I have seen the same profile sending the same messages to others, I ignore them all as I am sure they are fake profiles and are scammers after money.

I don't agree with people telling others to get with the 21century, why should we doing our banking online and on our phones, it is just a way for hackers to steal our money and identity. I don't like the contactless cards, they can be scanned and cloned easily and your card doesn't need to be that close to the scanner, I was buying a book a few years ago from a well known bookshop and got my debit card which was not contactless out to pay but the payment was charged to my credit card which was not near the scanner. I have heard about people being hacked on their phone where all their details have been and have their identity and cash stolen. We have road works near us with bus diversions but the bus stop that is not in use had no sign on it and there was a man stood waiting for the bus, the bus turned left instead of right where the bus stop was but the driver didn't stop so he could get picked up on the other side of the road, even after another passenger told the driver there was someone waiting at the bus stop. Someone mentioned the notice was on Facebook about the roads closing and the diversion. even though I am on Facebook, I have not seen it. Some rely on it to inform passengers about things like this when not everyone uses it or sees it anyway. I agree with Beth8it! I have mine set to private, so only I can see certain things and only friends can see posts I put on my profile. I am careful what I share.

Don't give in, Mrs Pea - I can cope with all the things I NEED on my computer - writing letters on Word, acccessing my coursework, joining in forums and tutorials etc, spreadsheets on Excel, a few games, but there really is Life Without Facebook! You tell them, if they want to use it, go ahead, and they can let you know of aything that relates to your area, by email, text, phone call, letter, calling in person - or shouting very loud! That's enough ways. I have told a couple of friends that it's very easy to set up a 'circle' on text and email of all the people in your family or friends, and you can type a text or email, press 'send' and it goes to all of them. No creepy outsiders reading it, no scammers to get hold of it, all kept private and you know they have read it (if you get a report set up). Why would you want total strangers reading things and pretending to be your 'friend'? It has horrible connotations for me of early schooldays when people would say 'can I share your sweets... I'll be your best friend..' Probably just about as sincere as Facebook strangers.

I was on a bus recently travelling home and they've got pointless road works, temporary lights and single lane traffic for quite a distance on a hill. We headed towards one bus stop and a guy had hurried there but due to slow traffic arrived in plenty of time and put his hand out clearly and the bus flew straight past. We got to the next and 2 elderly ladies stopped him to get on and he said "I shouldn't be stopping here". The next stop is way past the bottom of the very long hill we've come down. Anyone who's not fit probably has a very long maybe 15 minute walk back up the hill if they wanted to exit at the first stop yet no signs anywhere to say both were closed and no info on that bus either. Every part they were digging, apart from one, were only a small area on the pavement. The only one could have had barriers and a temporary light which would hardly affect people at all. They constantly close this main A road through town for blues fortnight's and other things and buses detour any way they want so no-one knows where they'll end up and can often mean some serious hill walks for pensioners and disabled.

I totally agree with you Beth8it! My family tell my I need to "move with the times" and "join the 21st century" but I'm not at all confident doing most things on my PC/phone and FB is one of the many things that I won't go near - even though they tell me I'm missing out on so much local information, etc. That said, my easiest route out of my town was closed for 3 weeks before I needed to use it and, with no signage at the end of my street advising of this until I got to the point where the sign said "Road Closed", maybe they have a point!

Serves him right for having a FB account. They are so unreliable. How many people have added a codicil to their will to say that they give rights to their heirs to access their data, photos etc? They won’t give access otherwise, and it’s all locked up in red tape, yet they give hackers access to your account, let them change the password and block your access, then make it incredibly difficult to recover it, while the hackers can do what they want, use your linked bank details to buy things and access all your contacts too, putting them at risk. I won’t touch it.

Various shops I have been in this week have had IT problems and BT broadband was going up and down the other day. I suspect there are cyber attacks originating from the usual suspect countries.

Skilled.

Very good.

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Must have been a good likeness 😄

Convoluted but I got it. Eventually.

That took some doing! 🙂

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Winning doesn't have any impact on future draws. The system can't 'see' which accounts and postcodes have and have not won. So keep checking and never give up hope.

No active account should ever give up hope.