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

Jools, who has lived in Norfolk for the majority of her life, is retired from local government and now runs an Etsy shop, creating handmade crafts. Jools first joined Pick My Postcode in 2015, and finally after years of checking daily and building her bonus through surveys, her postcode was picked on the Main draw, winning her an amazing £885.71, completely for free.
When asked how it felt to win, Jools said: “It’s awesome. It will allow us to treat our close family.” Jools said the win was a particularly welcome surprise after what had been a difficult day. She planned to go to bed early after she’d had treatment that day on a retinal tear, she decided to check her emails, and after seeing her daily email reminder was shocked to log in and see that she had in fact won the main draw. When asked how she planned to spend the winnings, Jools said: “We’d already decided to go camping together so as well as covering the pitch costs we’ll look after the cost for everything.”
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Beth8it!
3 hours ago
Puppy tails update:
I mentioned below that I decided to take the boys and Indi on another long drive to see how Storm copes with travelling now he is on travel sickness tablets. They are a great success (Avomine - half a tablet for Storm). He actually came to the car first and asked to get in - fantastic difference from when he skulked around in the background, tail between his legs and turning to run indoors rather than get in. He puts his paws up on the bumper and I hoist his rear end up and clip him on to the travelling leads so he can’t jump out while I get the other two sorted. When we go on holiday I will put their cool mats in to lie on, which should give them some padding without being too hot and stuffy in a bed. We went straight up to the Newbury turn-off, round the roundabout and back down the other side, around 95 miles overall. There were a few slow areas and a couple of queues, but we left 1.30pm and got back 4pm, so I know they can cope easily with two hours in the car, which means only one stop needed on the way to our holiday. I wouldn’t normally drive more than two hours at a time anyway, but today was easy going.
This evening I had Poppy from about 4.30-12.00, so got back in good time, and it only took them about 20 mins to pull down the fence and go swimming. I can see a permanent fence on the horizon to keep them out, but Poppy just sails over the plastic barrier fence that’s there now, and the boys take a flying leap, land splat on it, batter it down and gallop off. Coordinating legs is not their strong point yet. I assume the fish are still there and haven’t left home in protest yet.
Kenny b
10 hours ago
Just made a pair of binoculars out of old fish fingers boxes.
Now I've got a birds eye view of everything!!😜😜
JennieS
1 hours ago
To you I guess I'm just a clown...... (love this song!!)
Titchy
5 hours ago
Oh baby, oh baby 🎵🎶
A Nick Name
6 hours ago
🤣🤣
Barrie You should say when you're starting lyrics. "Are everything, the sweetest song that I could sing..."
Barrie
6 hours ago
😊 New to me.
Damsel
7 hours ago
😂
Tudiefair
8 hours ago
😂Kenny is giving you a rest Maddadof. I suppose we’ll have to wait for Christmas cracker season.
maddadof
8 hours ago
:-) :-)
Poppy
9 hours ago
🤣🤣
Buttercup2
10 hours ago
😅😂🤣 👏
Grumpy grandad
13 hours ago
Well, thats my weekend camping trip down the pan, just looked at weather forecast, it said the rain was going to be intents.
Barrie
6 hours ago
😊 @Grumpy
Enjoy your mystery Shyboy.
Damsel
7 hours ago
😂
maddadof
8 hours ago
:-)
Kenny b
10 hours ago
😂
tetleyt
10 hours ago
😂@Gg
Em
11 hours ago
I hope that you & Glo enjoy your latest mystery trip, Shyboy. Looking forward to hearing where you end up and what it's like.
Shyboy
11 hours ago
I checked the local forecast this afternoon and Accuweather said that it was raining at the moment. They got that wrong, it's been sunny all day and I've been gardening. Strong but warm wind. I've packed Glo's case as she hasn 't bothered. Taxi booked for 10.15am tomorrow. I found my light jacket in the car incase we do find some rain. Fingers crossed that the wi fi will be OK at the hotel. That reminds me, must charge the tablet.
Beth8it!
12 hours ago
😊.
Just taken the termites on another long drive, up to Newbury and back (whoever nicked the A34 on Saturday has obviously put it back). 95 miles, lots of heavy showers, so I rang stepson, who was at girlfriend’s house 3 miles from us, and asked him to take the washing in. No rain here, sunshine and breeze. Typical.
Em
12 hours ago
😂
Chris
19 hours ago
Not sure if anyone read the online edition of the 'Independent' yesterday (Thursday) but it had the amazing headline:
"Trump's UFO Advisor says aliens wouldn't care who the President is."
Which is the more bizarre thing in that sentence? That the United States has a UFO Advisor - no experience needed? - or that they have an actual plan in place just in case Little Green Men decide to come calling?
My thoughts are that if aliens did arrive in our Rebel Colonies, they would take one look around, leave and report back that there is no evidence of intelligent life ...
Barrie
6 hours ago
@Longstocking - If it is we have no chance because Slim is dead.
A Nick Name
6 hours ago
Little Owl. Shouldn't that be Planet Hollywood?
ChocoWifey
7 hours ago
Little Owl: they could always log online to make reservations with the Planet Hotel chain to guarantee they have some where to stay
[just in case they crash] if their ship isn't working very well - then they'll have a base to work from to do their necessary repairs
ChocoWifey
7 hours ago
thanks guys n gals i've had a good laugh at these wonderfully 'non judgemental' comments that's what i love about our british 'sense' of humour
it's brilliant
KEEP IT UP FOLKS
Longstocking
9 hours ago
Does Trump think the Mars Attack movie is real?
Beth8it!
12 hours ago
There has allegedly been a department to investigate UFOs since the Roswell Incident, and several US pilots have reported ‘close encounters.’
What I want to know is how Trump’s UFO adviser knows what aliens would or would not think. But then, having seen Elon Musk…
Bob up and Down🟦
13 hours ago
@Chris, why not ? over 50% of the reported sightings of the Virgin Mary in the last 50 years have been in California
Chris
14 hours ago
Yes, but how long has this job existed, how much does it pay and how does one apply?
I get the impression it was created by an outgoing president in his last days in office, so handing his successor the dilemma of wasting money on it permanently or being open to allegations of leaving the country undefended against an attack from space ...
Anyway, if you;d travelled for thousands of years to get here, would you REALLY choose the States as your destination? "Oh look, they've got little tin hats, just like us!"
Little Owl
15 hours ago
Trump would fix it by signing an executive order to rename the alien home planet to Planet America.
😎👍🏼 ...9--0==✈🌞🐯
17 hours ago
🛸👽🔊 "Attention Earthlings, you have one rotation of your planet to surrender to slavery & harvesting of your planets resources, ... or suffer extinction". [expects everyone to weep, pray or panic]
Trump 👱♂️ "Well we're in the middle of lunch right now, then this afternoon an election for next few days, then a bank holiday, ... so you'll have to wait till next week?"
Beth8it!
19 hours ago
On 8th September there is going to be an attempt on a World Record of Spock Salutes - apparently coordinated on social media to travel round the world. Just thought I’d pass it on - LLAP as Trekker says, but you have to do the salute too! 🖖
Beth8it!
4 hours ago
I bet over 90% remember the original series.
Chris
10 hours ago
@Beth8it! - I would love to see a gender breakdown of those taking part, and how many are married ...
Beth8it!
11 hours ago
It should be at a reasonable time - travelling around the world and supposedly coordinated.
csikijanos
13 hours ago
L.O., is the tape for the 👁️ or the fingers?
Chris
14 hours ago
@Admin Em - I just feel sorry for Trekkies anyway.
Little Owl
15 hours ago
Best get stocked up with tape then.
Alley1940
16 hours ago
If they are fanatic enough they will be wide awake Em.
Em
18 hours ago
I feel sorry for those Trekkies for who the time will be the middle of the night.