I don't usually mind the heat these days, but that's mainly because I'm agoraphobic, so I don't have to go out in it; but one night last week, it was 86F (in old money) in our apartment, and that was at 2 am, with two fans on overtime and the balcony door and windows wide open. Just a tad warm. 🫠 🥵 🫠

Not pleased either - I'm definitely in the cooler camp

Please let it not be as hot as the last one! 🥵

No thank you! 🥵🥵🥵

Arrrghhh!🥵🥵

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Thanks for pointing this out. I've passed it on.

Who cares if it is over so long as they go on paying PMP for advertising.

Yay !

Wasn't me. Was it you ?

You're surrounded by us too Em ❤️

It'll be good to "see" you back but don't push yourself. We're all different so let instinct lead the way.

Simon was, is & always will be part of your life you won't forget him

You've got more friends here, Em.

One or two damn weird ones mind, but that's not the point.

It will be good to have you back Em and I hope you do find it helps you.

Take care, there’s a lot of kindness towards you on here.

Welcome back Em it’s good to have you back

Welcome back Em.Sending lots of love and best wishes.Take care.

Welcome back from me also

Welcome back, Em.

Bite size chunks Em - bite size chunks 😘. Lovely to get you back.

Welcome back Em. I know you will never forget Simon but I assure you, from personal experiences, things do get easier with time.

Nice to have you back Em🤗.

One step at a time & some fresh air 💨🍃will help, things will get easier & start to sort themselves out in due course.

We know your mind is elsewhere, but you have plenty of support & friends around you & virtually on here, & you know you're doing the right thing keeping busy. 💛

You still have lots of life in front of you to live & enjoy.

Glad to have you back.

Live your life and keep those happy memories.

As the others have said, Em. Take it easy, no stress on yourself and make sure you are eating and getting some exercise to keep yourself going.

Glad you are returning Em.🤗

The member's name was figeepoet and they posted their wonderful poem on this page a couple of weeks ago.

It'll be good to have you back, Em.

Good to hear that you’ll be back and work will give you something else to think about. I do hope you saw a poem that a PMPer put on here on 17th June. I can’t remember their name or which page it was on but it was perfect and I took a screenshot of it, and have read it several times.

It will be good to see you back here again… Many PMP members will have experienced the loss of a loved one, and I’ve no doubt that every one of them would tell you that it takes time, and you need to be as kind as possible to yourself as you cope with the feelings of emptiness and pain. Things WILL get better and, in time, you’ll find reasons to enjoy life again. It’s important not to think in terms of a timescale, just to take things one day at a time, at your own pace, on your own terms. I’m sure having a focus through work will help, especially with PMP, who seem to be good, supportive employers.

Warmest wishes to you and yours, as always. 🧡

Em, there are no words. Just take one day at a time, one step at a time. Take care 💞

One step at a time Em. Love and hugs to you and your family..

It will be nice to have you back Em.

We'll all be happy to hear from you again Em. Take care.

We'll be delighted to "see" you again, Em. We all have you in our thoughts and prayers, and returning to work WILL help you over time.

Take it easy Beth. Don't forget that you are nearly mature.

Definitely water babies. Hope you survive the week, Beth.

Yes, very comfortable today. They think anything over freezing is swimming weather.

I'm hoping where you are the weather was slightly cooler today. I'm still exhausted after reading up on your last puppy tails earlier this morning!

They certainly keep you on your toes Beth!

A lot on your plate, so make a breast of it. You might otherwise have a cuirass.

Redz 👍👍

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

KENNY,

WOULD YOU SAY YOU’RE A BIT OF A KNIGHT OWL OR DO YOU JUST LIKE THE KNIGHT LIFE? 😉

:-)

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Your right ANN, It's a regional thing with Greggs. My sister used to send them to me, down here in darkest Devon, i do miss the stottie cake..

Thanks CS. Big River is looking good. I'll be able to surprise the wife, she won't be expecting the postman to be sliding his big package through the letterbox.

Little Owl. Last I heard Greggs only do them in certain areas, obviously North East, then Scotland possibly in some areas, and Berwick upon Tweed. I'll check to see if it's changed but I don't believe they sell them in Lancashire or anywhere else.

The Big River Bakery is a great enterprise. You can also buy them in Greggs.

Picked a couple on line if they don't get back to you.

https://bigriverbakery.myshopify.com/products/large-stottie-cakes-to-post?

https://www.botham.co.uk/large-stottie-by-post?

Betty bought a bit of butter. The butter Betty bought was bitter. So Betty bought a bit more butter that was better than the bitter bit of butter Betty bought.

Good very. Sorry got my tongue twisted.

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Little Owl - They wouldn't be if they saw what Barrie's friend had been doing with the peas.

Pie and Pea supper nights have always been popular around here.

I'd guess they ended up as mushy peas.

This is not a joke. Some friends of ours couldn't conceive after test he was advised to use frozen peas on his scrotum. It worked, I don't know how long the application was or what happened to the peas.

Very funny both.

Great reply Redz3112 :-)

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

I’VE NOT HEARD THAT VERSION 😁

AT LEAST IT WAS A CHILLED-OUT SHOPPING TRIP!

TALK ABOUT FROZEN ASSETS 😉

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Great.🤣

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Good one.

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I heard there are one or two daft people in the world.

I really cannot see how people can sign up to PMP thinking it is a survey site. I'm sure they realise that it is a prize draw giveaway site that happens to offer external surveys as an option. The key information about the site is provided through the onboarding and the first 3 emails a new member receives, as well as a video of Chris explaining how the site works the first time they visit the Main Draw page. The FAQs also give more information about the surveys and make it clear that the bonus cannot be withdrawn. We're confident that the majority of users are educated sufficiently but there will always be people who don't read/watch/remember what's presented to them.

No wonder so many people on here complain about not being able to withdraw their bonus if they think this is primarily a survey site! Can anything be done, Marie, to make it clearer to people that the surveys are just an extra you can do if you want but don't have to? It doesn't seem to be clear enough to many people.

This isn't a survey site, it's a free prize draw giveaway site funded by advertising. The bundle being promoted is from Gruum, a company whom we are affiliated with. It is just an offer which people can choose to sign up to or not.

I don't own any survey sites.

I don't want any German banks advertising on my survey sites.

(Bundesbank)

Which survey sites are you referring to? Are they in any way connected to Pick My Postcode? This isn’t a survey site, it’s a free lottery site. The adverts are funding the site. The surveys are voluntary and a means to build your Bonus prize in case you win.

It's the money paid by advertisers that fund the prizes. That's how it can be free for you to play.

No adverts - no cash prizes.

You are brilliant with them especially in the heat we've had. I'm also tired after reading this!

Good luck with the chaos this week, Beth!

I'm going for a liedown now ;-)

Having only ever had one dog at a time, with the occasional one staying for a while, it’s been rather a steep learning curve to suddenly have seven! Even just the two boys and Indi is enough to keep me on high alert most of the day, so having to re-introduce Poppy for the odd day, and now Ivy, is a whole new level. It’s finally settling down to ‘normal’ manic instead of hyper-manic, so we seem to have got over the worst. Only one sludge session so far today.

We had lunch around 1pm, then out on the lawn for them to play while I did some gardening, then we had a game of ball (five balls among four dogs is still not enough - they all want the one the other’s got) then a melon picnic under the apple tree. A bit more gardening (me weeding the path, them evicting the raised beds, me replacing the raised beds…) and we are now indoors having a time-out for me to recover.

I had forgotten how frantic it is to have dogs. Although I don't remember mine being so active.

Yes, daily to Thursday, they my friend goes in for skin cancer op Friday so I am keeping Ivy Fri-Sat nights so she can rest. Lots of sedatives in store (for Ivy), lots of gin for me! 🙂

Me too!

Blimey, I'm knackered just reading it !!

Well, I don't envy you. Did you say you had her all week?

Indeed, food for thought here :-)

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

MOTHS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR ECOSYSTEM.

ALL LIVING BEINGS ARE ENTITLED TO LIVE - THAT’S WHY THEY WERE CREATED BEFORE MAN.

WHY DO SOME THINK THEIR LIVES ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN OTHERS?

NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DESTROY A LIFE.

THE BIBLE TELLS US WE HAVE DOMINION (RADAH) OVER THE ANIMALS, MEANING TO CARE FOR & PROTECT THEM.

HARM THEM & KARMA WILL FIND YOU.

CHOOSE TO LIVE BY DHARMA.

And mine. They catch the flies, and that means I don’t have to dust the cobwebs away. Anything that saves housework …

Spiders are welcome in my house too!

We never kill anything either. Spiders are welcome in our house. Just as well. We have occasionally had to kill ants but this year I discovered something that got rid of them. Equal parts of water and white vinegar in a spray bottle. The “recipe” said add garlic powder but we didn’t have that so I put a clove of garlic in it. When the ants appeared I sprayed around where I saw them a few times that day. They disappeared! A few days later I saw another one so I sprayed again. Haven’t seen one since. It stinks!! And the spray bottle will be permanently contaminated but no ants.

I've seen very few wasps this year. BTW we haven't had a cat for a while. A few years ago I heard of someone that couldn't persuede a moth tp leave by the window but didn't want to kill it. They tried to gently remove it with the vacuum cleaner. Rest in pieces little moth.

I must be lucky as I haven't seen a moth for ages - and yes my windows are open. Flies and wasps are common though and get sprayed as soon as I see them.

There are some pretty moths and they are good pollinators. I don't harm any creatures although my cats like to go out mothing and mousing.

Almost every insect in our house is rescued and returned to the great outdoors. As the insects were on the earth 480 million years ago, we feel they have more rights to be here than us. 😀

Our rather large moth was played with by my owner, Mr Tiggs the ginger cat aka The Great Moth Hunter.. and played with mercilessly… I rescued it finally and placed it in a safe spot outside but unfortunately too much playing with had taken its toll and I found it lifeless this morning. rip moth… the first one this year…

The moth that annoyed me a few nights ago looked like it had been chewed by a cat & spat back out but I still couldn't catch it to throw it outside.

No insect that enters my house leaves alive, which why the killer spray resides in three rooms of the flat.

I hate moths and can easily kill them without guilt. Had a very large one In the house last night fluttering about but couldn’t catch it so it’s still around somewhere. I don’t mind butterflies but they seem to flutter in a different way and don’t attack me.

Sweet.

Very good Kenny.

:-) :-)

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Lucky you to get 5p those days are long gone for me🤣

Do you think George Clooney gets upset that Gemma Collins has claimed "The GC" as her nickname?

Or that he doesn't give a flying fig?

Or has never heard of her.

Lucky George.

I remember when 24 year old were older women then women in their early 40's were in their prime, 50 year olds started to look good. Now 24 year olds are somewhat childish but there are some great looking 70-80 year olds.

Barrie, he's 65, I'm 67

@Rosy 2 cakes - I didn't know that he/you is/are that old. Delete your choice of words to decide who gets insulted.

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Er no Bisto Kid, I'm first as me and George have a long standing dinner arrangement because we share the same birthday 😀

In your dreams maybe Bisto Kid. 😴🙂

Aww, he promised to take me for a pizza so hope he does claim!!!

Shouldn't think for one minute he's worried about that.

Thanks for helping, all of you. The Winners Results link can be found at the bottom of every page.

Just in case you are not aware, each draw has a claim period and you cannot claim retrospectively. This is explained in our FAQs: https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/45-how-long-do-i-have-to-claim

... and remember you can't claim retrospectively. So ... are you sure you want to know?

Don’t forget to click on each draw tab and remember that postcodes can only be winners after they’ve been registered.

You can also see all those who have CLAIMED in your area, which automatically shows if you go to the Winners Map.

In the Winners Results, the claimed are highlighted in red, unclaimed grey.

https://pickmypostcode.com/past-winners/

https://pickmypostcode.com/winners-map/

click on winners results at the top of the page, then put in your post code, it will tell you if it has ever won

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I heard Alley1940.

Very good.

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That made me laugh out loud.

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:-) :-) :-)

Please do contact us if and when external surveys don’t pay the reward offered.

Our FAQs explain more about external surveys, including how we can help if you have reached 80% completion or beyond:

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

Graeme, have a look at the instructions on what to do if you don’t get the bonus awarded. Chocolate Spaniel has posted the direct link, or just go the FAQs …links on every page via tabs, menu and Help bubbles.

Too late now, but if you complete 80% or more and your bonus isn’t immediately awarded, make a note of the survey and when you completed it. If the bonus isn’t added after 72 hours, you just email admin at the address above and they award it manually.

I completed a survey months ago, and I still haven't got the bonus. Something went wrong somewhere, but I don't know what. Maybe it was because I opened it in a separate tab?

Wait for 72 hours, then contact admin@pickmypostcode.com with full details and screenshot if done.

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

Welcome to the site, Greenway. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the site and how it all works. Have a look at these to help you.

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If you have any questions or need any help, please email us at admin@pickmypostcode.com

Like all those.

Great replies 👍👏👏😂

All good ones.

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

KENNY,

THOUGHT I’D CHIME IN, THAT JOB WON’T AP-PEAL TO EVERYONE.

I HOPE YOU’RE FIT, AS IT REALLY TAKES A TOLL ON YOUR ARMS!

JUST BE CAREFUL YOU DON’T TRIP & FALL IN THE FONT, YOU’LL END UP RINGING WET! 😉

I hope it works out for you and you don't drop a clanger.

very good Kenny b !!!!

csikijanos

❓

P.S. It's okay. A good night's sleep and I get it now 'So near 'N yet so far'. That's not how I was pronouncing

Sonnya Nee-ett-sohvah.

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Sonia Nyetsovar did you say?

Wasn't she a Russian gymnast who kept getting Silver medals?

It could be you at any time!

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Make certain it is a pillow before you touch it. Check if it's ticking.

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How did you come to that conclusion?

Salmon oil isn’t too expensive you get it in B&M 5 squirts in his dinner for my GSD. His coat is shiny enough to see your face in it. 😁

My dogs had a daily drink of tea, without sugar. That made their coats shine.

Sorry Nick, I didn’t win Euromillions this week. I’ll stick to sardines - don’t give the termites delusions of glamour!

I was told Salmon oil is really good for dogs, you can buy litres of it online, possibly Amazon. I forget where we got ours.

Sounds great fun!

A bit cooler here today - bit of a breeze but very sticky. Thunder around 1.30am but not sure if it rained or not. I bought a fan on Amazon on Wednesday, just delivered today - no remote included. Typical. I have emailed them to request it to be sent - I wouldn’t have deliberately paid extra for it, but it’s dear enough anyway, so I don’t feel inclined to just write it off. At least they are crashed in front of it - Storm absolutely loves the cool-mat and monopolises it, so I have ordered two more for the others.

Ivy arrives tomorrow morning on ‘day-release’ while my friend is working and her daughter on holiday. They came this afternoon so daughter could see Ivy was settled with the termites, as I could see her OCD and anxiety levels were getting to her. She was happy though after the boys had settled down - Ivy beat them up, mounted Shadow and tried to hump his head, which somewhat confused the poor boy - he looked a bit astonished but not unhappy about it! Storm started a bit protective, driving her away from Indi and Shad, so I put him on the lead for a while. He played nicely after that. All fairly normal for introducing young hooligans together!

Must be really hard keeping cool with a fur coat on. Feel sorry for our furry friends at the moment

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Love your stories

Thank you - I give them a tin of sardines in sunflower oil each once a week - always have done, and all my dogs have amazing coats. I don’t know why more people don’t do it - they love it, it’s cheap (around 55-60p) and fantastic for them. Although at the moment I need to find something for their noses - they are going a bit brown and dry and crusty. It might have something to do with the fourth mine shaft that’s opened up in my lawn, but when I point at it and demand, ‘Who did this!’ they swear blind it wasn’t them. Do I believe them? Do I coco!

PA 🙂

Broad beans hypertensogenic? I'd not heard that.

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Thank goodness I don't have any broad beans and I can carry on eating liquorice... 😉

You shouldn’t eat liquorice if you have high blood pressure…or Broad beans.

I have a feeling the Native Americans used it as a cure for toothache. Not sure where that useless information came from.

I remember too Barrie.

Yes Barrie, I think you can still get it in health food shops.

I do Barrie. It looked like a twig and went all stringy when it was chewed, ended up with a black tongue. I preferred the tube of liquorice in a sherbet dip.

Kb :-) :-)

Anyone remember buying liquorice root?

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And constantly on the loo the next day?

The Scottish Government launched a 12-month pilot program that caps most single bus fares at £2 across the Highlands and Islands.

Participating routes in Highland, Moray, Argyll and Bute, Western Isles, Orkney, and Shetland.

The Octogenarian I did hear they were trialling a cheap fare but I believe it was possibly the Highlands and Islands. Certainly not where I am.

Val1101. I'm also in North East Scotland, I believe, and did hear a couple of distant rumbles, but about 17 degrees, got drizzle and later heavier rain. Seems to be fine now.

I pity you northerners for having to wear coats - only 34 degrees here yesterday(Thursday).

Frozen North - A very pleasant 13 °C. Was 15 °C in mid afternoon.

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We have fog or haar some people call it , and it’s cool 11 degrees . Thunderstorms forecast . We are north east Scotland 🙈 x

@A N N - I was in Scotland recently, and the bus fare was £2 single for non-Scots, even on CityLink coaches - one could travel Inverness to Glasgow for £2. Strange how the fare structure varies?

All the English buses are capped at £3, aren’t they? No idea about the heathen warriors though 🙂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Road trip it is!

They won’t know what hit them.

Nice to know other cooler areas but none near me.😫

Lol you're probably subsidising the free concession bus passes our senior citizens still get at 60, and the free bus passes all our school children get and carry on getting until they're 22...

It's expensive where I'm currently staying in Scotland, £16 for a bus ticket one way. I managed to get a weeks ticket for £59 so I feel pretty lucky, and ripped off at the same time. The people here are really nice, despite what I read on the Internet before coming. It had me thinking what have I done, but I've found it to be totally opposite to what I've read, they are pleasant, helpful, and friendly and nicer than Lancashire in my opinion.

PMP road trip is it?!

Showing 37.27778C here, that's 99.1F for those that speak properly ;-) ;-)

Or the Orkneys it's cooler there.

My daughters husband was born there, they still leave their doors unlocked, as don't have to worry about thieves.

But expensive to live there.