my camera stopped working, but...

when i went looking i found the main battery cable, the one that keeps the batteries charged in the van as you toddle along, was a charred ruin where it had fallen on the exhaust pipe. Oh dear!

Not to worry, pulled the cable out and had another one made, which I then reinstalled. All good.

Turned my attention to the camera. Tested the rest of the setup by plugging the van camera into the car camera plug-hole. All OK. Made an inquiry at Safety Dave's from whom I bought the reversing camera kit at the big outdoor and RV show at Rosehill racecourse earlier this year. Within minutes Dave himself has responded on the phone and will swap the camera over, all I have to do is stick the old one in a bag and post it. Done. My dealings with SafetyDave so far have been fantastic. They swapped the original monitor over as it was too big for the X5 and then the cable for the van as it wasn't long enough. Nothing's a problem, they are just friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I'd been looking and thinking about reversing camera for a while, and I have to admit, their salesman is really good - iceblocks to Inuits type - and I wondered all the way home if I hadn't been stitched up at the show for my $399. But I'm happy to report that they are good, solid and sound.

I installed it all myself, but that's another tale...

at last the house sitting is settled

Yes, when we finally got it together, we were swamped with offers, both local and oversees. We chose a few, met them over coffees and made a decision. We offered, they accepted and have even been around to shake paws with the cat.

We can now start to finalise a bunch of other stuff, right after we finish the current house renovations