Yes done many of above, no sense in repeating

No but I hate cats.

My Gran used to say these sort of things, I think it is a legacy from our days of Empire,
they tend to be phoenetic versions of French, Spanish, or other foreigner words brought
back by the troops and mis pronounced by the British and then local dialects.

I am curious (Pete is even curiouser) what is your problem with cats?
Is it a pussy fetish? do cats flit through your dreams?
You are feeling sleepy .....

I just can't stand them round me. Not a fetish although did have one in my youth. They always mark me if I am in the company of cats and seem determined to leap onto my lap.
One did that ages back and I leapt up in fright/shock/distaste/horror whatever and jolted Carole's arm just having been served coffee and you can guess the rest.
Friends who have cats, not many, put the cat out before I arrive.

We were pitching at Chirk CC when I drove forward with the brake cable attached. I thought someone was firing a rifle at us from the adjacent woods, so threw myself down onto the car seat.

At Meathop Fell CC I showed my wife how easy it is to take the door to the van off it's hinges having read a post on the other forum. She flatly refused to help me put it back on after I realised it was actually quite hard to line up the top and bottom hinges to replace it. Unfortunately quite a few other campers witnessed the event.

I've only just had a mover fitted so am looking forward to some cock-ups in that department.

Cheers Mark

It will Mark.

Well I've only used the van three times since the mover was fitted. Having another operation next Wednesday so won't be driving for a further 12 months, so van is tucked away, covered up, in a friends industrial unit. No cock-ups until 2015!

Yes my best wishes too Mark, know the feeling well.

Our best wishes as well from Jenn & Gray