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Could try googling them or searching on facebook. My mother's uncle died a couple of years ago and there was a photo of him with another couple who the daughter didn't know the name of. My mother identified the lady and it was a distinctive enough name that I managed to find her grandson on facebook and pass the photo over.

Ancestry does a free 2-week offer. Enough time to have a bit of a mooch. Find My Past also does a free taster I believe and Family Search is completely free - it's even better if you have a Mormon church nearly that has been designated as a Family History Centre.

www.freebmd.org.uk

can be a good place to begin.

If you're really interested, you could join Ancestry - it's 10.99 a month and you can cancel anytime. Put your dad's family name into the search box and I can guarantee that you'll find a few relatives.

I have a simiarly rare family name, and found I had loads of distant American relatives - so many that there's even a small town with that name!

Not all miracles. I bought a bottle of water years ago and it's still water.

Thanks all, It's the first time in months that In have got more than a few pence.

Congratulations!

Having a survey for 17p would be a miracle for me.Glad you got to complete it!

Hurray! Well done.

Em That should keep any burglars away.

@ Em - That is a bit of a confusion. I think you wear them when going out in the garden which when I last checked meant leaving the house lol.

I have two pairs, one by the front door and the other by the back. They are very handy, but I wouldn't wear them when leaving the house.

The Mr Muscle Drain Gel will get rid of them.

It says so on the bottle - "Destroys The Worst Clogs".

@tetleyt - reminds me of a load I had IIRC to Yorks area, went into a container depot to pick up 3.25.tons of think it was nuts & bolts, it was about 60 boxes, each 3inches high & a foot square which were quite heavy, so I floored them out.

My lorry still looked empty, & could take about a ton more weight, so asked around freight Co's I knew & found 70 boxes of jelly shoes as well as some plastic aquariums going north, both of which weighed next to nothing & practically filled it.

Crocs find it easier to shut their mouth than to open it

I knew them as Jelly shoes. 🤔

My thoughts too, maddadof, ugly or not, they are the perfect design for an ambush predator.

They were here long before humans and they will still be here long after the human race has gone, please show them respect. ;-) ;-)

They where just clogs in my days.

I wear them all the time at home. I don’t go out in them anymore though. 😄

One herb I really dislike the smell and taste of is Rosemary! 😖

No mention yet of rosemary.

Anyone for Scarborough Fair?

Stuff and nonsense.

So they're parsley changing the recipe?

You know your onions.

It happens all the time Em. x

Sorry to hear that it kept redirecting you on instead of back to us.

Thank you @CS.

It's best when there are problems to let admin@pickmypostcode.com know the full details with screenshot if possible. They can then look into it.

I frequently get that, but did notice a couple of days ago that the bonus had been added, which I wouldn't usually have registered but had happened to look at it a few minutes before. Within about 2-3 minutes it had increased by the survey bonus amount, even though I got the message 'It looks like you haven't qualified for any surveys right now...' so maybe you have got it after all?

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

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.

But our FAQs explain that we can help those who reach 80% completion or beyond if they email us the details listed in the article to admin@pickmypostcode.com - https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

Please do send us the details so that we can add either the full offered bonus or the difference for you, if you received the 5p Screen Out Bonus.

Thank you TTLWH, but sadly now that the weekend has passed, the surveys will likely be closed and whatever the issue was will not be able to be found. If it happens again and you want to post about it, please include your permission to pass on your details (if you're happy for us to, that is) and we can pass the report on after moderating.

Approx 13.30. Put the error messages on report the this survey.

Sorry can't be more specific Em.

P.S. No problem passing my details on.

Do you remember what time you clicked/tapped on the surveys (even just a rough estimate might help Lucid, who own Samplicio.us find them)? Also, what was the error message and do I have your permission to pass your details on? Then I can pass a report on. Thanks.

It's better if you hang it foe 28-35 days.

Lol - one of husband's saying there. He picked it up in South Africa - the folks he stayed with while the ship was at Port Elizabeth took him out for a meal. The waitress asked the friend how he liked his steak and his reply was, 'Just wipe its backside and slap it on the plate.'

If there wasn't, then Barrie won't be interested...

@MickmeDad, was there an option to cut off the hooves and horns, warm it up and wipe its bottom?

😂

I delivered meat for years, and got it for next to nothing. When I retired and found the real cost I threatened to go Veggie !

I was asked in a restaurant "How did you find your minute steak?" ... I replied "I moved a pea & there it was. !".😹

Had an email from Nectar Canvass surveys "Stop! This Bonus self-destructs in 3 days😱". I was intrigued, so I signed in & had a look, "For 100 nectar points take an offer"..... I looked down the list, mostly games where you have to buy certain items to further the play, pfft.

MickmeDad, I remember an ex boyfriend being asked the very same question. His reply was "hanging over the plate" :-)

Good luck with that!

Did you check the dialling code? Three guesses - it was from Nigeria, not Italy.

A few years ago I had a caller from "the beautiful island of Sicily" asking whether I liked organic tomatoes. As the call continued, the Italian accent started to disappear, and the caller explained that this involved paying a regular subscription for their organic produce, from the beautiful island of Sicily, and they just needed my bank details.

Or maybe some tomatoes?

Did you buy an ice-cream in the end?

I shouldn't laugh, but I've pictured it, and I did. 🤣

Politicians tell so many lies they even train themselves to fool a polygraph.

"Why did you become a politiciam, was it for the money? " "Er, .... No"

Stress ... 📈

Truth .... 📉

I answered Lord Hague to this question as I met him at a book signing and had a long conversation with him as there were very few in the bookshop. I chose him only because I couldn't think of anyone I liked.

I would agree with Lol 63.

Snap FP .....

It's a due diligence check question.

I always found that Tony Benn gave straight answers to sensible questions, stuck to his principles, and if he ever found himself proven wrong, he would say "I was wrong."

Unlike our present PM who couldn't give a straight answer if you asked him "what colour is an orange?"

I put : I don’t have a favourite politician

@LOL - I went full anonymous apart from putting my initials at the end of my posts - so not anon I guess ;D

Su.O.

Su.O. You have influence!

What happened to your nickname, Su Omynona

Ahh, maybe it has been added now ;)

Su.O.

I've just been asked if I subscribe to PMP on the youtube channel. First option was '' I don't have a youtube account '' so I ticked that.

Update .... now both are 7p !!!

Must be a questions which has been on our database for a while. I'll ask my colleagues to update it.

Edit: Thank you Rosy, this question has been edited.

I can remember chips being 3d or 6d, but not being allowed to eat them in the street. (Chip shop still operating today). Phone box had the ‘press button B’ or we would ask to use next door neighbour’s as they were one of the first to get one in the street.

I don't mind paying inflated food prices if the attraction is free or reasonable. The National Railway Museum in York is a good example.

Alley, 'those were the days' - I am a little younger but remember there still being button A and button B along with 4 x 1 d when I was at secondary school.

Longleat would be £130 , but it is cheaper off season, so not peak school holiday times, and if you are emergency services and have a blue light card you get 20% off. There's a lot going on at Longleat so easily fill a day.

The trouble that I find is that being of an older generation (very older) I keep remembering what I paid for things when I was young.

e.g. My mother gave me a ten shilling note. It paid for my bus ride into town where I met my then girlfriend, cinema tickets for us both, burger and fries for both, bus fares to her house and my bus fare home. And my mother still got change. Happy days.

I bet the pies and sausage rolls were not as nice as Greggs.

You sound like my husband, he practically has a coronary every time we visit a cafe in a stately home or castle !

For that I'd expect a really special pie. Ostrich? Antelope?

OMG that was so good I got hiccups trying not to choke. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

In my experience ... the actual survey is longer than the ad .... and takes much longer than the said minutes.

Very few hold my attention and are interesting.

Started getting these interactive ones now. So cool.

I did actually do one like that once - it said 20 mins on the front advert but when I started it was only 6 mins. Worth looking at before you dismiss them, but maybe not for 1p.

I had them a got 10p if its the one about eggs just put you didn't buy eggs.

:-) :-)

Lol, yes, but that's what you're seeing having been knocked down.

🤣🤣

But isn't that three quarters?

Thanks for the heads up, Shyboy.

Got your egg survey and stated Never buy eggs (SWMBO buys them from a neighbour) and got 5p screenout!

🧙‍♂️🧑‍🦯🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🤣

Were any of them about Creme eggs?

SDRQ - What powers my main car? ...🤔💭 Hamsters on a treadmill.

You're lucky PureSpectrum has issues for me.

That's 2p more than I've earned in weeks on clucking surveys. I can't remember when Iast had a Pollfish one, and Pure Spectrum and Prodege just screen me out, every time.

I did the same as you.

Good luck with that Shyboy. Very quick delivery. The return delivery will be August. Hope I'm wrong there. I was very surprised when my disabled bus pass took less than 2 weeks from my posting it to receipt of the new one. The only problem I had was my old one was still valid so I didn't open the new one as it clearly states use the old one to the expiry date. Went out one day and the old one didn't work. Fortunately was allowed to ride but then worried as I still had to return home later. On return again it didn't work. Both drivers seemed to be aware of this problem when it's getting close to expiry. I wonder if having sent a new one they cancel the old after maybe a week, which would be completely against their rules. It's possible the new one's gone missing or delayed so you'd then be without. In my opinion the old one should be cancelled as soon as the new one is first used.

I posted my application form for a disabled railcard iast Friday afternoon to catch the Saturday collection. Got an email yesterday (Tues) saying that my application was approved and the card would be with me soon. I used a 2nd class stamp.

I’m still waiting for a Mother’s Day card that was sent first class on 11th March 😕

That's fairly common here in N Somerset. I tend to get post once a week. There usually a lot of it all bundled together with an elastic band

Daughter said she hadn't had any post for some weeks then a lot arrived at once. Apparently the postman had been off sick and no-one covered his round.

That's something to think about, Nick. I hadn't thought about it that way.

Once you pay more for the postage than the card you should give up.

I've given up on sending cards by post. They take ages to arrive, and two disappeared entirely.

Well, happy 21st birthday to me!

Apparently.

Maybe the formal response has been "put in the post".

I posted I first class letter (birthday card - correct stamp for size) on 30th Oct last year. My aunt thanked me for the card, which arrived on the 20th November 🤯 3 weeks to go less than 30 miles down the road!

Well Royal Mail has been asked to respond to claims that it prioritises parcels. I wonder when they will make a formal response. IF they will. I have found a news article from Feb this year and another from 2022, so it's not a new thing.

Last week, Simon needed to return a large parcel (box) which was heavy and he booked a Royal Mail/Parcel Force collection, stating that it was heavy and would require a van. Our local postman turned up on foot during his round with just his bag. He rang his boss and asked them to send out a van, then rang our bell the next day to see if it had been picked up the day before as it should have been. It hadn't. He had to chase again. A van then arrived within half an hour of that second day. But it shouldn't have taken those additional steps when his booking stated what was required.

Thanks Samandi, I have taken a screenshot of this whole thread and passed it on.

No Em, just a ''Don't know'' option, which is what I ticked.

I'm sorry to hear that your parents didn't have as long a life as you would have wanted.

Did the question have an N/A option, or similar, before I pass this on to my colleagues?

You beat me to it Alley1940. I thought the very same thing.

I had a quick scan of 11 postcodes that cover major towns and cities across counties like Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire. I only checked the past few weeks from 01/03/26. There were 142 winners (+ any on the £100 evening draw.)

So, are you checking all 10 draws every day?

PO - 19

RG - 17

TN - 15

BN - 15

GU - 12

RH - 11

SO -10

CT - 08

OX - 07

MK - 07

I live in the Brighton area, and there have been winners here.

I'm in the south west, l have won about a year ago. Just keep going and build up your bonus, which l still have. Definitely worth it.

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.

Any active account could win at any time. As with any lottery or giveaway, some people win and some don't, but at least ours is free. You don't often get the chance to win something for free in life, after all.

As well as the Winners Results page which is linked near the bottom of every page, you can also check winners in your area here: https://pickmypostcode.com/winners-map/

Not so, I live in the South East and there's plenty of winners! If you go to https://pickmypostcode.com/past-winners/ select a South East postcode e.g ME or TN and check across the 5 tabs you will see them all. They're proportionate to the membership.

I have responded already.

This conversation has run its course now. Let's draw a line under it.

Have a good afternoon & evening all.

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

ROSEY 2 CAKES,

I’M GENUINELY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE TRAUMA YOU’VE EXPERIENCED. I SINCERELY HOPE LIFE IS KINDER & BETTER FOR YOU NOW. 🥰

TO CLARIFY, I’M NOT RELIGIOUS EITHER, BUT I AM SPIRITUAL.

I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNISING MY RIGHT TO POST MY BELIEFS, JUST AS I RESPECT YOURS.

I WELCOME HONEST DISAGREEMENTS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHARING A CONTRARY VIEW & USING CONDESCENDING WORDS TO JUDGE ANOTHER’S CHARACTER OR COMMENTS.

THE SILENCE & LACK OF RESPONSE SPEAKS VOLUMES. IT IS DISCOURAGING WHEN A LIGHTHEARTED JOKE ABOUT ‘FUN POLICE’ IS DEEMED ‘RUDENESS,’ YET REPEATED PERSONAL RETORTS ARE LEFT UNSEEN.

TRUE JUSTICE REQUIRES AN EQUAL BALANCE & THE SAME MEASURE FOR EVERYONE.

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FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

A NICK NAME,

THANK YOU.

WE ONLY ACHIEVE FAIRNESS BY CALLING OUT INEQUALITY WHEN WE SEE IT. BALANCE AND CONSISTENCY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ANY COMMUNITY.

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ANN, your choice of course, but I would absolutely not buy any herbal remedies from Temu, Amazon, Ebay etc. youve no idea how pure they are or if they're products on recall or even the genuine thing. Just my opinion, but I would be cautious in recommending any herbal remedies without due diligence on the part of the person buying them.

Side effects from wormwood can include seizures, and it interacts with epilepsy medication. As a point of note, it can also be found in absinthe!

Redz3112, I didn't view Chocs response to you in a different thread as pathologising your character as anxious at all, to me it was just an alternative view. I don't agree with much of what you post; I'm not a spiritual person, I'm not a religious person; I've had too much trauma in my life to find support in faith, spirituality or any type of belief . I have zero interest in any of that stuff, but you are free to post your opinion and beliefs just as I'm free to disagree with them.

Anonymous Redz did and does comment on inequality on here, which is clearly very true, and so has the right to do so. Only by people talking about these things can it be put right. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with everything that's been said but inequality should be addressed, as you well know. Some are a little more subtle at how they get at others but it is still noticed by some.

I think that refusing to accept the moderator’s decisions and continuing to argue is rude and frankly unacceptable.

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

EM, I’VE READ THE GUIDELINES - THEY CLEARLY STATE DIALOGUE SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL FOR ALL MEMBERS, NOT SOME.

MAYBE ‘EVERYONE’ NEEDS TO REREAD THE RULES TOO, CONSIDERING THE CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY RAISED BY OTHER POSTERS PAST & PRESENT.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT ‘VARIETY’ IS WELCOMED UNTIL IT CHALLENGES THE ACCEPTED NARRATIVE.

PERHAPS I SHOULD’VE HAD MY FAMILY, FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES USE MY REFERRAL LINK WHEN THEY JOINED, CLEARLY BEING A ‘NUMBER 1 SUPPORTER’ WHICH WAS ON THE BLOG & HIGHLIGHTED TO ME BY ANOTHER MEMBER COMES WITH PRIVILEGES THAT EXEMPT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM THE RULES.

I WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE MY BELIEFS REGARDLESS OF THE MOCKERY YOU CHOOSE TO ALLOW.

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Well said, Em. I totally agree with you.

Choc just stated how beliefs are formed. There was nothing wrong with that. It was fact.

It is past posts by yourself which have been controversial, even if only slightly. You often try to push your beliefs onto others. I have not stopped you from sharing your beliefs but you need to stop being so forceful in how you share them, stop having a dig at those who disagree with you and stop taking it so personally when people disagree. As I have stated in the past, everyone is entitled to their own thoughts and beliefs. Which is why I have never deleted yours and allowed others to have their say too. Variety is the spice of life, after all.

As one of the moderators, I leave up what is fine and I delete what is not. I have not deleted your beliefs but I will delete rudeness. I have no problem with what Choc Spaniel has posted in the past.

"Please respect the moderators. They have final say on what is allowed on the site."

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/88-forum-guidelines

Those who have a problem with this, shouldn't post. You can have a problem with me if you like. It's your right and it comes with the job. I can't please everybody, I just need to follow our forum rules.

FORGIVE CAPS PMP,

EM,

SAME APPLIES TO THEM.

IT’S REMARKABLE THAT AFTER YOUR GENERIC COMMENT DEFENDING CS AS JUST ‘SHARING A BELIEF’ ON MY PREVIOUS VIDEO THREAD, CALLING OUT THE ‘CS FUN POLICE’ IS NOW AN UNACCEPTABLE ‘DIG’, YET THAT MEMBER BEING ALLOWED TO PATHOLOGISE MY CHARACTER AS ‘ANXIOUS’ & ‘CONDITIONED’ IS PERMITTED 🤔

IF A JOKE IS A ‘DIG’ BUT A PSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ANOTHER MEMBER ISN’T, THE ‘FENCE’ YOU MENTIONED SITTING ON IN YOUR PREVIOUS COMMENT ON THAT VIDEO THREAD IS CLEARLY LEANING IN A VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION.

AS OTHER MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY NOTED PAST/PRESENT, THE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IS OBVIOUS.

I STAND BY THE FACTS ALREADY STATED - INTEGRITY REQUIRES CONSISTENCY, NOT SELECTIVE SILENCING.

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Please stop having a dig at other members, Redz.

FORGIVE CAPS PMP.

ANN,

SURPRISED THE ‘CS FUN POLICE’ DIDN’T FLAG THAT COMMENT RE 'HERBAL REMEDIES’ 😁

Agree….Wormwood products such as patches or teas/tinctures, should be approached with caution regarding safety. While wormwood itself is used for medicinal purposes, it contains a compound called thujone, which can be toxic and cause seizures or kidney failure in large amounts. Generally, wormwood is only considered safe for short-term use (2–4 weeks) and is unsafe for pregnant women, breastfeeding women, or young children.

Wormwood is known to be an inti-inflammatory, so its certainly worth trying.

However WARNING: pregnant women should not take wormwood in any form as it is known to induce uterine contractions; additionally, it contains a compound that could harm the baby.

I've said it before and I'll repeat it, wormwood patches, dirt cheap from Temu and work for many, although some will pay ridiculous prices just so they don't have to buy them direct, they'd rather pay numerous middle men. I actually took some to the receptionist at our doctor's (uurgh) yes I'm still nice to them even though mostly they're not, she was having pain in her wrists and was very pleased to receive them.

I last saw my GP in about 2015. I wanted a review of my painkillers as they didn't seem to be working. He asked about the pain in my back and leg and how it affected my walking, ''Do you go jogging?'' I told him that I had trouble walking, let alone running. ''Do you ride a bike?'' I haven't seen him since. Did see a different doctor in the practice in about 2016 and she put on Tramadol in addition to my usual painkillers. I try not to take it unless absolutely necessary as it is addictive. Doesn't have much effect anyway.

9. A thin layer of sheeting placed over a hallway carpet as protection.

10. A strip of wood, metal or plastic to hold stair carpet in place.

11. One who has gone a bit overboard on the prune curry.

1. If you put on shoes and move your feet in a vaguely running manner, you are a runner.

2. a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure,

3. a contestant entrant,

4. a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area,

5. do a quick escape away from a scene or place your supposed to stay,

6. a team member who runs between the wickets for an injured batsman,

7. transport and sell illicit drugs,

8. in a relationship the runner adopts a more distant, commitment-phobic stance, alternating between hot and cold behaviors, often sending mixed signals.

I have a six inch but I don't use it as a rule.

How did he measure up when in short supply?

During COVID restrictions I often carried a folding stick. It was my two metre rule.

:-) :-)

Eau!

😂

Spring water jumped out at me, I certainly wasn't a Smart Water as I don't buy any.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/23-what-is-the-bonus-all-about

Thanks for helping Mekt, Enver.

Yes! All draws except the Flash Fiver, and it never reverts to zero after a win, it keeps building for any future win.

"Creatives" often refers to professionals usually involved in producing content for niche sectors, specifically within graphic arts, video, etc

Must be a survey (which I haven't seen)

Er... What?

Mum said I created chaos wherever I went !