I'm giving up on this competition.
I totally understand how you feel.
Just so no one feels 'targeted' by my comments, I'll state that I'm not trying to imply, in any way, shape or form, any criticism of anyone - winners or otherwise.
So, it hardly comes as a surprise that the people who are winning are usually, but not exclusively, the people who post a ton. It makes sense and it's obviously a winning strategy. This makes me ask how they are able to post so often? I can imagine two possibilities. One is posting from a cellphone which is close at hand all day long. For me to do that, I'd first have to buy a smartphone and that's not in the cards. The second is working at a computer all day and being able to have this thread open for quick and easy access. All my posting happens on my home PC and I am certain I would be facing a considerable degree of domestic discontent if I tried to be on the PC long enough and often enough to 'match' the heavy posters.
This leads me to the conclusion that my winning in this thread will probably only ever be a 'struck by lightning' kind of thing. Not an impossibility but nothing you want to get your hopes up over and I'll confess I was probably guilty of just that with last week's prize. While I'm not planning to post more this week (I'd hate for my 'lightning' moment to happen and all I get is a supply building), I plan to post again when the prize is more enticing.