Christine Ryan-Else, a 66-year old retiree from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, won £3,116 on the free online lottery, Pick My Postcode!

Christine first joined Pick My Postcode in 2017, after seeing it featured on Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert. And finally after years of checking daily and building her bonus through surveys, her postcode was picked on the Main draw, winning her an unbelievable £3,116, completely for free.
When asked how it felt to win, Christine said: “I am still in shock as I never thought it would be me. What a great surprise it was and it came the day after my 66th birthday. What a great present. I have now received my winnings and still cannot believe it.”
Christine also said “It means a lot to me, especially as it is such a big amount. I still cannot believe it.” This is her first win on Pick My Postcode. “I have always checked it everyday from the start of joining.” Speaking on building her large bonus over the years of checking she said, “some of the surveys are really good to do and others are a bit of a bind as they say they last for 15 mins and usually it takes much longer, but I have persevered and that is why I had a good bonus.”
When asked how she planned to spend the winnings, Christine said: “I did think maybe I could spend it on a small holiday but then I thought more practical and I may buy some new worktops for the kitchen, at least then everyday I look at them it will remind me of the win.”
She continued on to say: “I originally did think that it cannot be real, especially when the bonus mounts up. Even my husband didn’t believe it, every time I said I’m just doing a survey he would say you wont win anything. I did think they won’t pay out that much, but I am living proof that it can happen to you. Just keep on doing the surveys and mounting up the money and one day soon it could be your postcode.”
The site offers multiple opportunities for your postcode to be picked every single day. Pick My Postcode has 7,477 active members in Derbyshire and since 2011, the residents have won a total of £66,868.44.
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Kenny b
in an hour
There's a protest in London tomorrow about cake decorations.
Police are expecting hundreds and thousands to attend!!😜😜
Adley
3 hours ago
Yet again screened out of the bonus survey without answering any questions but still got a 5p bonus
Jaffa
2 hours ago
Lucky you to get 5p those days are long gone for me🤣
4 hours ago
I’m hoping George Clooney claims his Dinner prize by 4pm. 😀
Happy
an hour ago
In your dreams maybe Bisto Kid. 😴🙂
Bisto Kid
2 hours ago
Aww, he promised to take me for a pizza so hope he does claim!!!
Happy
4 hours ago
Shouldn't think for one minute he's worried about that.
Jenraa
6 hours ago
Hello. How do you find out if your postcode has come up unclaimed in the past?
help me!
in 17 minutes
... and remember you can't claim retrospectively. So ... are you sure you want to know?
4 hours ago
Don’t forget to click on each draw tab and remember that postcodes can only be winners after they’ve been registered.
Chocolate Spaniel
5 hours ago
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/
Jan
6 hours ago
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
A Nick Name
18 hours ago
My roommate says I'm schizophrenic.
The jokes on him, I haven't even got a roommate.
Barrie
1 hours ago
I heard Alley1940.
Lol 63
2 hours ago
Very good.
tetleyt
2 hours ago
😂😂
Alley1940
4 hours ago
That made me laugh out loud.
samandi
4 hours ago
🤣
Poppy
7 hours ago
🤣🤣
Kenny b
11 hours ago
😂😂
maddadof
18 hours ago
:-) :-) :-)
mick
19 hours ago
15 minute survey for a £1 bonus............not paid yet again
Chocolate Spaniel
9 hours ago
Wait for 72 hours, then contact admin@pickmypostcode.com with full details and screenshot if done.
https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys
Greenway
a day ago
Ok
Kenny b
a day ago
Started a new job as a bell ringer.
It was my first day so they were just showing me the ropes!!😜😜
Alley1940
4 hours ago
Like all those.
Kenny b
11 hours ago
Great replies 👍👏👏😂
samandi
19 hours ago
All good ones.
Redz3112
19 hours ago
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! 😉
A Nick Name
20 hours ago
I hope it works out for you and you don't drop a clanger.
jenkins
a day ago
very good Kenny b !!!!
rocky
a day ago
Cant believe the survey draw today just round the corner so near and yet so far!!!
Marie
a day ago
It could be you at any time!
maddadof
a day ago
I accidentally dropped my pillow on the floor. I think it has a concushion...
samandi
19 hours ago
😄
A Nick Name
20 hours ago
Make certain it is a pillow before you touch it. Check if it's ticking.
Kenny b
a day ago
😆
Poppy
a day ago
🤣🤣
Alley1940
a day ago
How did you come to that conclusion?
RioRita
1 days ago
Hi Beth8 - Just been having another look at your gorgeous pups. They are so beautiful and look so healthy with their lovely glossy coats. I think you should be really proud they are a credit to you and Indi!
tetleyt
2 hours ago
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. 😁
samandi
19 hours ago
My dogs had a daily drink of tea, without sugar. That made their coats shine.
Beth8it!
19 hours ago
Sorry Nick, I didn’t win Euromillions this week. I’ll stick to sardines - don’t give the termites delusions of glamour!
A Nick Name
20 hours ago
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.
RioRita
a day ago
Sounds great fun!
Beth8it!
a day ago
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!
RioRita
1 days ago
Must be really hard keeping cool with a fur coat on. Feel sorry for our furry friends at the moment
AJR
1 days ago
😂😂😂😂😂
Hanny1
1 days ago
Love your stories
Beth8it!
1 days ago
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!
Kenny b
1 days ago
Don't do what I did last night.
I ate a full box of liquorice.
Ended up dreaming of all sorts!!😜😜
Tudiefair
2 hours ago
😀
Purple Anonymous
17 hours ago
Thank goodness I don't have any broad beans and I can carry on eating liquorice... 😉
Tudiefair
19 hours ago
You shouldn’t eat liquorice if you have high blood pressure…or Broad beans.
Beth8it!
a day ago
I have a feeling the Native Americans used it as a cure for toothache. Not sure where that useless information came from.
Alley1940
a day ago
I remember too Barrie.
Little Owl
a day ago
Yes Barrie, I think you can still get it in health food shops.
Bisto Kid
1 days ago
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.
maddadof
1 days ago
Kb :-) :-)
Barrie
1 days ago
Anyone remember buying liquorice root?
Poppy
1 days ago
🤣🤣
Beth8it!
1 days ago
And constantly on the loo the next day?
Jaffa
2 days ago
I think we should all head to Lowestoft.Just had a text from a friend there and it’s a cool 19c..it’s 17c hotter where I am.
😎👍🏼 ...9--0==✈🌞🐯
12 hours ago
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.
A Nick Name
20 hours ago
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.
Alley1940
a day ago
I pity you northerners for having to wear coats - only 34 degrees here yesterday(Thursday).
DaSoothMoother
1 days ago
Frozen North - A very pleasant 13 °C. Was 15 °C in mid afternoon.
🧙♂️🧑🦯🤣
Val1101
1 days ago
We have fog or haar some people call it , and it’s cool 11 degrees . Thunderstorms forecast . We are north east Scotland 🙈 x
The Octogenarian
2 days ago
@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?
Beth8it!
2 days ago
All the English buses are capped at £3, aren’t they? No idea about the heathen warriors though 🙂🏴
Jaffa
2 days ago
Road trip it is!
They won’t know what hit them.
Nice to know other cooler areas but none near me.😫
Buttercup2
2 days ago
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...
A Nick Name
2 days ago
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.
Marie
2 days ago
PMP road trip is it?!
maddadof
2 days ago
Showing 37.27778C here, that's 99.1F for those that speak properly ;-) ;-)
Happy
2 days ago
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.
Kenny b
2 days ago
Went to the new Dire Straits restaurant just opened.
I had to pay money for the muffins but the chips were free!!😜😜
{Bet you sang it😜}
PicklesTheKat 🐈
1 days ago
😊😊😊 Now all go and put your sunhats back on - immediately!
Alley1940
2 days ago
Very good all.
Kenny b
2 days ago
Aye I remember that one Redz👍.
Good one R.M
Me
2 days ago
🤣
Redz3112
2 days ago
FORGIVE CAPS PMP.
KENNY,
GOTTA LOVE THE NOSTALGIC JOKES! DO YOU REMEMBER THIS 1?
DIRE STRAITS & CHRIS REA WERE THINKING OF GETTING TOGETHER, BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT WHEN THE ONLY NAME THEY COULD COME UP WITH FOR THE GROUP WAS ……. DIRE REA! 😁
tetleyt
2 days ago
😂@both
R.Martin
2 days ago
I can beat that. I went to the new steak house in Vegas last week which is Elvis themed. It's for people who love meat tender
Damsel
2 days ago
😂
Aunt Sally
2 days ago
🤣🤣
maddadof
3 days ago
Is everybody warm enough. Showing over 120F on the North side and 101.3F on the South side. Everybody with breathing problems try to keep cool if you can and stay safe..
Happy
6 hours ago
Enver ... in Bakewell there's lots of tarts. 🤣
A Nick Name
20 hours ago
Some of us still remember the Great Stink of 1858 caused by the heatwave.
Anonymous
a day ago
Wow that's 48.8 in British money
Barrie
1 days ago
In '76 Lin got sunburnt & bore scars on her shoulders for several years. She never lay in the sun but still got caught out. The thing is she was only 25 then & healthier.
Kat
1 days ago
I think nature just caught up with us!
Beth8it!
2 days ago
South Today on TV said a lot of hospital wards are not air-conditioned and of course the staff still have to wear scrubs or uniform. Some equipment is failing, labs can’t do testing and some cancer equipment and treatment is not operational. One day we might catch up with nature!
Fez
2 days ago
I am not a fan of this heat, and I do feel for anyone who may be suffering or struggling in this weather. Keep an eye out or ears open for anyone in difficulty, and maybe check in on older folk or the vulnerable to make sure they are OK.
I even saw something about important services in QA Hospital, our local one, suffering due to equipment failures, and to top it all, a communications breakdown in BT caused most local surgeries to lose phones, internet, and pretty much all of their systems too.
Stay hydrated, and be thankful it's only for a few more days.
I don't care about those who say they survived in '76 and it's no different now. Anyone can become unwell at any stage in their life, even if they were healthy in the past. You simply can't compare what it was like then to how it is now.
A Nick Name
2 days ago
Why is everyone complaining about the heat. Wife sent me a whatsapp photo of our wall thermometer and it was 92.6 centigrade.
Hang on, I've just had a closer look and that was the time 9:26.
😎👍🏼 ...9--0==✈🌞🐯
2 days ago
I go for a wee walk round the block between midnight & 5am, if it is cooler outside then my windows & balcony door are open all night with fans going till it gets hotter (about 9am). I don't like the heat either. Both our landscapers & the council cut the grass yesterday & it's now going yellow. , Thursday it is currently 26C & rising in Livingston so I tend to sleep during the day., 🤔💭Good job I don't live in Bakewell.
Builder Rob
2 days ago
Here in Swansea, it's 32 °C right now. If you are a pet owner (I have two dogs), add some ice cubes to their water bowl. It helps make the water cooler and keeps them cool and hydrated. Refill with ice cubes every 4 hours.
Suelero
2 days ago
We have a lovely breeze here in north Gloucestershire today. It feels much cooler outside than in.
Marie
2 days ago
I have suggested the same thing, Happy!
Happy
2 days ago
I went to bed at 7.30 pm last evening as heat so oppressive in the South East. 🥵 Had two fans on in the bedroom trying to keep cooler.
Perhaps we should just stay in the car with the air conditioning on!
Jaffa
2 days ago
Please send the breeze my way Alley.
Alley1940
2 days ago
I am in the red zone in South Wales. Far too hot for me on Wednesday and not even a whiff of a breeze. Today Thursday is much better as there is a cool breeze today.
Jaffa
2 days ago
It’s too hot in both!🥵🥵🥵
2 days ago
I use Fahrenheit. My parents taught me that and I prefer it. 🙂
PacMan
2 days ago
When did we switch from Centigrade to Fahrenheit ?
Centigrade/Celsius seems so much easier.
Beth8it!
2 days ago
Really hot here too - not that far from Gosport, although yesterday we had a nice Easterly breeze but not today. Poor dogs are washed out - I put the hose on them this afternoon and didn’t dry them, although I had to let it run a few minutes or the water would have burned them.
Rosy 2 cakes
2 days ago
I'm in the red zone in Somerset and it's 34 here today, predicted 37 tomorrow afternoon, with 30 degrees until rain on Thursday evening at 10pm. I have a hair cut tomorrow but the salon is air conditioned so am looking forward to being there weirdly !!!
Kiwi Shel 🥝
2 days ago
I think you're wise to stay inside where possible, CS. My ma is 80 and fortunately she lives in the Amber zone in Dorset. She postponed a hair appointment today as she doesn't cope well in the heat, either.
anng
2 days ago
A very pleasant 22 degrees North Wales coast today. Wind from the North-East so blowing across the sea.
Chocolate Spaniel
2 days ago
@ Kiwi Shel, about 10 miles in. I'm in the 'red zone'
Kiwi Shel 🥝
2 days ago
CS, how unpleasant. Do you live inland? I'm lucky to live on the coast and there was a breeze yesterday 🌻
Kiwi Shel 🥝
2 days ago
It's 33 ° C in Bournemouth and I'm coping as I'm in my flat with window open. Fortunately, no work today or tomorrow! 🎉 I plan a short sweaty walk this evening, ha ha 🍀
Chocolate Spaniel
2 days ago
Reached 36 degrees this afternoon.🥵🥵🥵 Been indoors since yesterday morning and won't emerge until Friday morning.
Tattiesoup
2 days ago
Centigrade used in UK
Poppy
2 days ago
Ditto Marie, way too hot!
Marie
3 days ago
More than warm enough, thank you! 34 degrees C here today and a predicted 35 degrees C tomorrow 🥵
Beth8it!
3 days ago
Puppy tails update: on the good side, Shadow’s leg seems to be improving slowly - he is on anti-inflammatory and painkiller squirty stuff on his food once a day and on the lead for walks a lot of the time, although I did leave him off this morning. He picks up a stick at the beginning of the walk and wanders along behind me, carrying It all the way, so isn’t charging around with Storm. Now the bad news: for the last three days the blighters (and Poppy) have been splashing round in the top pond again, which is nothing but sludge and slime, waiting to be cleaned out and revived, then they come rushing indoors to show me the state they are in. That means I have had three revolting slimy bodies squirming round in the shower at the same time, sitting on the waste outlet, filling the shower tray with water so it goes into my shoes, all wanting to be cleaned off first. Thank goodness for the space in a walk-in shower. I can certify that it is Not Possible to clean them off to a point where they can all be rushed back outside together, so I have one reasonably clean who then lies down in the sludge, one I am working on and one circling round and pushing in. Eventually I give up and shoo them out, trying to get them outside before …. Too late. Three soggy bodies shaking themselves in the hall, bathroom and all over me. Yesterday I shunted them all into their crate, which is not used much now, left them to drip and tried to flush away the mud in the shower tray. It took ten minutes to clear it, clear the dog hair from the waste (I hate that job!) and wash off all the tiles and glass. Then it was washing the floor in the hall, washing all the spray off the walls, doors and furniture. The worst bit is, I know they’ll do it again today!
Beth8it!
2 days ago
Enver, we have - I was being kind to them the first time, when it was a lot cooler - plus it’s easier to keep them still in the shower. Indi doesn’t like the hose, even though she loves swimming. The boys are quite happy with the hose in this heat - or they haven’t learned to run away yet.
I am also giving them all ice cubes to crunch, carrots and melon from the fridge and semi-skimmed milk to make sure they keep up their fluids. They don’t like the fan, though - so I have that! 🙂💨 They still benefit from the cooler room.
A Nick Name
2 days ago
I think I have the same painkiller squirty stuff, it makes me feel so much better but I do put it on everything. It's called Nestlé Carnation Pistachio Flavour Drizzle, I'm not a doctor but I'd recommend it for any ailments.
😎👍🏼 ...9--0==✈🌞🐯
2 days ago
You should have a tap & hose on the outside of the building, or a sprinkler on the lawn so you can wash them outside & they have no need to go in the pond to cool off.
Marie
2 days ago
And now there'll be another one to temporarily join in the fun! 😀
Beth8it!
2 days ago
I forgot to say that when the boys and Poppy came in plastered with sludge a couple of days ago the first I knew was when Storm leapt up onto the big footstool in the lounge. It’s about 30” square so big enough for one or both (at a squeeze) or with Indi too if they lie on top of each other. You can imagine what a nice beige velvet (ok Dralon) surface looked like… I let it dry and yesterday tried brushing it off. Whoopee says Shadow, that looks like fun! Ever tried brushing something with a black termite following every move like a demented tennis fan? grabbing the brush (and my fingers) resulting in me squeaking somewhat and teaching him some new vocabulary. Anyway, the brushing did no good, so I resorted to the Doctor Beckmans carpet Stain Remover with the blue brush on top. What a fantastic product that is - works brilliantly on carpets. When I had scrubbed the footstool last night I covered it with a bit of dog towel, looked this morning and it was incredible - hardly a mark left. Until later today, of course… i wonder if they sell it by the tanker-load?
AJR
2 days ago
Oh spoil sport samandi, what fun is that for us....sorry Beth8it, but we do need the entertainment from them adorable pups/doggies!
samandi
2 days ago
Fence off the pond Beth or you will have more of them to shower 😅
tetleyt
2 days ago
😂😂You are very capable Beth! 🙏🏻
Beth8it!
2 days ago
I have just had a text from friend’s daughter who has Ivy. Her mum, my friend, is going into hospital for an op for skin cancer removal on 3rd July but daughter will be on holiday from Saturday and is worried how Mum will cope with Ivy without her. They can’t find a day-care to take her so would I have her daily from this Saturday until the day of the op, then overnight for 2 days so Mum doesn’t have to walk her or risk being bounced all over. Ivy is another hyper, like Poppy and Lexi, so I am expecting major disasters ahead!
AJR
3 days ago
Beth8it, I'm glad to hear of no more nightly visits and that you're cameras are back up and running.
Barrie
3 days ago
I think that Little Owl has just inferred that Beth is a bitch. 😁(wooden spoon emoji).
Beth8it!
3 days ago
Samandi - no, no news art the moment. The rep who was coming apologised and said he would contact his colleague, who was the one who put him in touch with me, but not heard anything yet.
I’m so pleased you all find it amusing (through gritted teeth…).
Redz - no, nothing since Saturday. I have purchased two trail cameras and put them up, but nothing unexpected on them so far. I have also had ADT out to see to the front doorbell that kept dropping connection with the internet. They have not only put a brand new one in but also fixed the camera at the rear of the house that was not working due to stepson changing his internet from EE to Sky, as it needed reprogramming to the Sky router. Iam now fully protected!
Redz3112
3 days ago
FORGIVE CAPS PMP.
BETH,
YOU CERTAINLY DON’T NEED A PERSONAL TRAINER WITH 3 FURRY HURRICANES IN TOW!
I’M PLEASED TO READ NO FURTHER MENTION OF YOUR UNWELCOME VISITORS.
samandi
3 days ago
Any news of Storm and the policeman - or did I miss that bit?
Alley1940
3 days ago
I agree with Marie but still a very funny read.
AJR
3 days ago
I can imagine the chaos, but like Marie said the description is amusing to us, obviously not for you! Good luck today with them Beth8it!
Little Owl
3 days ago
I think they are giving you the runaround, Beth.
They know if they go in that pond they will have a lovely shower afterwards and fun watching their grandmother cleaning up after them.
maddadof
3 days ago
One day at a time Beth ;-)
Marie
3 days ago
I'm sure it isn't for you Beth, but the description of this is amusing. I have to say I would like to see it! 😀
Kenny b
3 days ago
Being on a night out and the designated driver I asked the barman for a glass of water.
"Still water" he asked?
"Yes I haven't changed my mind" I said!!😜😜
Alley1940
3 days ago
Both very good - made me laugh.
YogiK
3 days ago
Very funny all🤣 I’m definitely a bit slow
A Nick Name
3 days ago
I hate it when a joke needs explaining, especially as people seem to be getting it. I even translated the Chinese. As I wrote that, I got it. Excellent 👍👍. For any who don't have Chinese it just says "Your patella is 2.54 cm high." but that is almost irrelevant. Good joke. Some of us are a bit slow.
samandi
3 days ago
😂
Kenny b
3 days ago
😂😂 love it Redz 👏👏
Redz3112
3 days ago
FORGIVE CAPS PMP.
KENNY B,
I BET THAT JOKE QUENCHED YOUR HUMOUR 😉
I SAW 1 TODAY & THOUGHT OF YOU -
I HAD MY LEG X-RAYED TODAY,
THE DOCTOR SAID - ‘YOUR PATELLA MEASURES 2.54CM'.
I SAID - 'INCH-HIGH KNEES?'
HE SAID - '您的髌骨是2.54厘米高.'
😉
Anonymous
3 days ago
I have won for the first time, £31!
Fantastic and thank you 👍
tetleyt
2 days ago
🥳🥳🥳
Kiwi Shel 🥝
2 days ago
Fab and you keep your bonus going for the next win! 🎉
Suelero
3 days ago
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉🎉
V
3 days ago
Woo ! 🎉
Alley1940
3 days ago
Well spotted.
Marie
3 days ago
You're welcome! 🎉
Val1101
3 days ago
Congratulations , enjoy your win 🥳
maddadof
3 days ago
Well done you, nice when a winner posts...
Barrie
3 days ago
Congratz.
Beth8it!
3 days ago
Well done - keep building it up for the next time
Damsel
3 days ago
Congratulations on your win! 🎉
Poppy
3 days ago
Congratulations! 🥳
Chocolate Spaniel
3 days ago
🎉 Congrats 🎉
Buttercup2
3 days ago
🥳🥳🎉🎉🎊🎊
Jaffa
3 days ago
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Chocolate Spaniel
4 days ago
Pick My Postcode Competitions?? (Facebook)
Beth8it!
a day ago
Yes! Put me down for two!
Barrie
1 days ago
Apparently the "Harry Potter" broomsticks vibrates & were very popular.
Beth8it!
1 days ago
I’ll delegate Indi. She can take her collar off.
Go on, Kat, you, me and any other witches in PMP! We can have strategically placed broomsticks!
Kat
1 days ago
Marie, please, don't encourage her!
Marie
1 days ago
Are you offering to be in it, Beth?! 😀
help me!
2 days ago
That's a very cruel way for them to find out Beth 😃
Beth8it!
2 days ago
Admin are putting out a Calendar Girls nude calendar!
A Nick Name
2 days ago
Is it Christmas? Oooh goody!
Marie
2 days ago
All I shall do is repeat what May put on Facebook yesterday - "Mark your calendars, something new is coming, July 1st...👀"
JennieS
2 days ago
I've just had an FB notification that an admin has changed the description of PMP Competitions on FB. Had a look and it looks like it closed in 2023 but is now being commented on again. Do you know anything Marie?
Barrie
3 days ago
Is that a reference to July 1st? My surname is not Whitmarsh. (Reference to a post by OG Main.)
Beth8it!
3 days ago
Nor me/I (both of us)
samandi
3 days ago
Nor me.
Alley1940
3 days ago
What is social media?
Yattonian🎶
3 days ago
Ditto
Shyboy
3 days ago
Nor me
AJR
3 days ago
I'm not on it either.
maddadof
3 days ago
Sorry CS i'm not on (farcebook) ;-)
Cakey🎂
4 days ago
Last week's train crash was an awful event for all those involved and I wish the injured a speedy recovery. However, a thought sprang to mind after I read that over 50 people were kept in hospital: where did they find this number of beds at short notice? Even allowing for this to be spread over several hospitals ,the question remains. I am glad that everyone is receiving the treatment they need but I know from having waited with relatives in A&E for hours that even one bed is rarely available immediately. Have the "bed blockers" been sent home without a care plan in place? Or are all these patients being treated in corridors?
Rosy 2 cakes
2 days ago
Cancelled ops, people sent home early, transferred to other hospitals, A&E closed other than to urgent cases Day wards converted to 24 hour wards. Its all very doable in major emergency situations such as this. All hospitals have emergency procedures in place for these type of events. They also would have been sent to many different locations.
A Nick Name
3 days ago
If they have enough beds, staff etc the Government won't throw loads of money at them. If they close wards, and let all the staff go and play golf, then they get the cash for more beds and staff, and when it's badly needed like in COVID, or major incidents they just open up what's already there and call the staff in. Don't forget many of these are salaried so they get paid whether they are there or off golfing or doing private work. I've known at least a couple of hospitals where wards are stood empty but the public don't usually have access so aren't aware, they just see the supposed madness caused in other areas.
Lol 63
3 days ago
I think the key phrase would be 'kept in hospital' rather than 'kept in a bed in a hospital.'
Beth8it!
4 days ago
Quite possibly subcontracted to private hospitals
Marie
4 days ago
Sadly, I think Jaffa's probably right.
Jaffa
4 days ago
I think your last sentence is probably the answer.
maddadof
4 days ago
I used to run a dating service for chickens. But i was struggling to make hens meet...
Kiwi Shel 🥝
2 days ago
Ha ha, nice word play! 🐔
help me!
3 days ago
That made me laugh, despite having a poultry sense of humour.
A Nick Name
3 days ago
I'm sorry but I thought that was a fowl joke.
DaSoothMoother
3 days ago
I thought of a sarky comment, but I chickened out as it wasn't eggsactly allowable!!
🧙♂️🧑🦯🤣🐣🧆
Jawins
3 days ago
Cluck, cluck....😃😃🫠🐤🐤🐤
Jaffa
3 days ago
Barrie firing on all cylinders in spite of the heat!
Poppy
4 days ago
Barrie, very good! 🤣🤣
Barrie
4 days ago
As hens are female that leads me to think that they are still in the coop because they don't want to admit to being Lesbihens. 😊
Alley1940
4 days ago
Good one.
Let me know when you have managed to make hens meet as I struggle on occasion too lol.
Titchy
4 days ago
Made me cluckle :-)
Kenny b
4 days ago
😂
Beth8it!
4 days ago
That’s down to your usual standard, Mad 🙂
Liliwen
4 days ago
That’s a cracker 😂😂😂
tetleyt
4 days ago
😂
Poppy
4 days ago
🤣🤣
PicklesTheKat 🐈
4 days ago
👍🏻😊
Kenny b
4 days ago
My mate just phoned me and asked what is the state in the USA known as the lone Star State.
Texas I told him.
30 seconds later I got a message asking what is the USA state known as the lone Star State!!😜😜
Kat
1 days ago
Only if he had all our numbers in 'contacts'! Sorry, just going off on a tangent, again! 🤔
Buttercup2
3 days ago
Maybe Kenny b should have typed "30 seconds later I got a text" then everyone would have got it...
AJR
3 days ago
Thank you Pickles....I get it now! Sorry Razen, in answer to your ? Yep I do need it explaining, so sorry I didn't get it!
PicklesTheKat 🐈
3 days ago
Good one K.B.😊
RH. As this was posted yesterday and has received positive responses, a simple reply would have been sufficient.
@Lol 63 and AJR - Texas = Text us.
Razen-Hel
3 days ago
do you really need it explaining?
AJR
3 days ago
I’m with you Lol 63.
Lol 63
3 days ago
I've read it 3 or 4 times and I'm still not seeing the joke.
Alley1940
4 days ago
I had to read that twice as well. Worth a chuckle.
tetleyt
4 days ago
😂
Barrie
4 days ago
😊At least he'll understand if he reads the answer.
maddadof
4 days ago
:-)
samandi
4 days ago
😄
Tiseye
4 days ago
Had to read it twice 🤦🤦😂😂
Poppy
4 days ago
🤣🤣
Marie
4 days ago
😀
4 days ago
For the last week I've bern seeing the same advert everywhere. Clearly a scam/ clickbait...the advert says : Ceramic blossoms are quietly helping bees survive UK summers Handcrafted Magazine ...but the video shows wasps!! Clearly just screen grabbed a random video and wouldn't know a bee if it stung them! 😂
A Nick Name
3 days ago
I think the problem here is ceramic blossoms aren't fake, but this particular company, which I haven't seen so can't comment personally, but I'm sure others can, is fake. Many companies see a good product knowing people will buy so copy parts to use in their own fake ads to get money off 'others'.
Beth8it!
3 days ago
I've been using the pizza-tray from a 12" pizza for the birds to drink from and bathe in, then found a more solid plant-pot tray. So far the termites haven't cottoned on to it, but it's only a matter of time. It's too shallow for Poppy - she likes the bucket of water to bounce up and down in, throwing it all over the patio and then galloping indoors with it all over my floor.
PicklesTheKat 🐈
3 days ago
These ads are certainly scams, as 'Blank Anon' has correctly pointed out, especially if people can't tell the difference (Well spotted btw) between a wasp and a bee. The wasp, being (npi) aggressive, does not need the water 'trap' as it usually will get that sustenance from its victim. Bees need water to survive.
There are simple bait & switch tactics here:
The Bait:
Fraudsters use high-quality photos (sometimes) of real handmade ceramics (often stolen from independent UK potters) or AI-generated images to attract wildlife lovers.
The Switch:
Buyers who fall for the ad either receive nothing at all, or they get cheap, smooth plastic replicas that are actually dangerous because bees slip on them and drown. 🐝
If you put water out, keep it in the shade, put it in a saucer or make it very shallow, and add some small stones or sticks for the bees to land on safely.
Marie
4 days ago
Please do send a screenshot and the details outlined in the FAQ over.
4 days ago
😆.
These are definitely scam ads and there are hundreds. The video is of an AI slightly blurry product with superimposed wasps. The magazine / company name is fake and the website is a poorly created effort to steal your bank details!
AI tells me it's a well reported phishing site. Everything about it screams dodgy but apparently Google thinks it's fine for gullible people to be scammed.
Anonymous
4 days ago
I wouldn't necessarily suspect a scam - just lazy use of AI. I've seen well-meaning posts on FB asking us to put out water for hedgehogs, with a picture of a pet African hedgehog instead of a British native one. And a similar one saying put out a little dish of water for bees, and the AI-generated bees were the stuff of nightmares...
Marie
4 days ago
Please email us with screenshots of this advert so that the company who help us with the ads can and and remove it: https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/113-what-to-do-if-you-see-a-dodgy-or-inappropriate-advert
Chocolate Spaniel
4 days ago
Tried clearing it as 'seen multiple times' ?
UKsnapper
5 days ago
To become an MP does not require any sort of qualification,nor are there any exams.
This is reflected in the apparent unsuitability of some volunteer applicants.
The party system is akin to a gang where there is an enforcer known as a whip and the gang members are required to do as the gang leader wishes.
In essence the voters who voted for someone because they are in a particular party often miss the opportunity to vote for someone they think will do the best job.
It also means that party faithful will always vote for the parties choice in Parliament and NOT the choice of the voters who gave them the jobs.
Mad really.
Beth8it!
4 days ago
Agree with all the above (especially Nick! 😈)
Tiseye
4 days ago
@Lol 63 😂😂 in total agreement with you !!
Lol 63
4 days ago
The problems with the UK electoral systems are:
1. It should be compulsory for all to vote
2. There needs to be a "None of the clowns listed above" box
A Nick Name
5 days ago
The problem with the whip is it doesn't work right. If they shopped where I do I'm sure they'd do as they should.
Jaffa
5 days ago
So I think we are now about to get the 7th Prime Minister in a decade.Something has to happen to prevent this because as a country we will achieve nothing.
It would seem trying to appease the back benchers causes this so whips do your jobs and if you can’t why not and let’s change things!
Beth8it!
2 days ago
She’s already jumped ship and said she is backing Burnham as PM, plus she has known him for 16-17 years, he’ll make a great PM, he’s a good friend … anybody checked the colour of her nose?
Rosy 2 cakes
3 days ago
Beth8it. I completely agree about the Chancellor role. I'd argue it is a more important job than PM. Considering she has a masters in economics she doesn't seem to understand the impact of her decisions, or at least articulate them well.
Beth8it!
3 days ago
Titchy - I agree, but then who else is there? They are now reduced to resuscitating old has-beens because there is nobody with enough experience or ability to bite the bullet and take it on. It's a potentially more important, though less glamourous, job than PM, as the Chancellor rarely goes off on world-wide jaunts, but unless the PM understands finance to the extent a Chancellor does (or should) they don't seem able to foresee the ramifications of the decisions they gaily thrust on the country - then have to back-peddle and reverse it all. Meanwhile the Chancellor hides in the background while the PM carries the can.
Poppy
3 days ago
🤣🤣
3 days ago
Larry loves to rescue MPs and houses them until they go to a more suitable home.
( seen online) 😀
EmD
4 days ago
Maybe we should elect Larry the cat, after all, he’s spent more time in 10 Downing Street than any politician ever has
Beth8it!
4 days ago
Burnham doesn’t appear to have any policies of his own yet. We will have to see what he comes up with. So far he has worked for very differing ‘bosses’ and always said he backed them completely - hence his being known as the chameleon.
CarolineC
4 days ago
Am I the only one feeling a little bit optimistic then? I guess I've been a socialist all my life (though I'd really describe myself as centre left). I firmly believe in 'community' - helping each other. Also equality with no-one 'above' the rest. I want to see an end to all this "me, me, me" culture and a return to times when we helped each other. I honestly think there's a chance we may go some way towards this under Burnham. We tried it with Corbyn but the right-wing media crucified him. I hope they don't do the same with Burnham. As John Lennon said: "You may call me a dreamer but I'm not the only one." :-)
Marie
4 days ago
I don't think this constant change helps anyone.
Poppy
5 days ago
Titchy, sadly, I agree with you.
Titchy
5 days ago
This is only my opinion but I honestly think the country has had it, and it will take a very long time to be put right, no matter who is in charge. You only have to look around, and I mean the countryside, not just our filthy cities, to see we are the next thing to having the status of a third world country. If only we were able to log-in somewhere and actually see the true state of our finances, and the outgoings (which aren't making one iota of a difference) then we would all experience a "squeaky bum " time. I despair and try to put it out of my mind, but then think of our grandchildren and what is their future going to be?
Oh Beth, pleeeaaase nooooot Milliband!!
Beth8it!
5 days ago
More importantly than the PM, I am waiting to see who is Chancellor. The consensus seems to be that Reeves will be out and either Streeting or Miliband in. Whichever one, or someone else, will show the direction the new PM will take. Assuming it is Andy Burnham, I wouldn’t give him as long as Starmer - he’s made U-turns in what he ‘believes in’ and ‘supports’ before he even got to Parliament, and all the pundits are saying he has no policy, he changes allegiance according to whoever he is working for and is known as ‘the chameleon’ - not an encouraging start.
trufflestu
5 days ago
Unfortunately too many only care about feathering their own nests knowing they have at least 5 years in a job, and can make enough connections to step away the worst happens.
It's about time that the salaries are reduced, and then we'll see how many of them want to carry on in the role, this is the way to find out if people want to make a difference or are in it for the wrong reasons
We as the electorate should have more say in their allowances etc as well, as it is us that elected them into their roles they occupy. There more than happy to stop other public sector workers having limited pay rises, yet they govern themselves on everything associated with them
figeepoet
5 days ago
I think many, if not all, MPs need to be sacked.
How long would any one of us remain in a job we were incapable of doing? 🤔
As for our next strategically placed primed puppet, they'll only get the job if they've pledged allegiance to Agenda 2030.
Us being told who will be 'our PM' is not a democratic decision.
Rosy 2 cakes
5 days ago
IMHO, the MPs need a kick up the behind, and told to get on with their jobs. You can't like everybody and all this speaks of school playground tactics and bullying.
The next leader had better start standing up to these MPs cause things won't change if he or she doesn't.
So many calls for a GE, please no, we can't afford it as a country.