Thank you Forum ----

[GrannyJen]

and @Loz

My van is working normally now. After Loz spent a long time running thorough diagnostic checks he finally isolated the problem to a component, widely available, that is user-operated.

Again thanks to Loz I was able to find a specialist component supplier a few hundred yards from my route home. This supplier fortunately totally understood my somewhat garbled technical description ( I am not good with highly technical terms) and supplied me with what I needed.

I got back to the campsite, followed detailed instructions to the letter, and I can confirm the replacement component works fine.

Attwools caravan supplies. The place to go if you need a replacement electrical connection cable

 

[AlisonF]

Fabulous. Well done @GrannyJen and @Loz

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

and @Loz

My van is working normally now. After Loz spent a long time running thorough diagnostic checks he finally isolated the problem to a component, widely available, that is user-operated.

Again thanks to Loz I was able to find a specialist component supplier a few hundred yards from my route home. This supplier fortunately totally understood my somewhat garbled technical description ( I am not good with highly technical terms) and supplied me with what I needed.

I got back to the campsite, followed detailed instructions to the letter, and I can confirm the replacement component works fine.

Attwools caravan supplies. The place to go if you need a replacement electrical connection cable

What was the component?

 

[kurienp]

What was the component?

A flexible cuprate wrapped in thermoplastic sheath with a toughened outer sheath of polyvinyl chloride with connectors on each end that enable electrons to flow through with little resistance.

 

[subthree]

A flexible cuprate wrapped in thermoplastic sheath with a toughened outer sheath of polyvinyl chloride with connectors on each end that enable electrons to flow through with little resistance.

Could do with a bit more detail.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

A flexible cuprate wrapped in thermoplastic sheath with a toughened outer sheath of polyvinyl chloride with connectors on each end that enable electrons to flow through with little resistance.

OK just a new hook up cable cable then?
But I thought that @GrannyJen had previously checked it and it was OK?

 

[GrannyJen]

OK just a new hook up cable cable then?
But I thought that @GrannyJen had previously checked it and it was OK?

An enthusiastic "Neighbour" who jumped in when he saw me swapping over leads pronounced my own hook-up cable to be fine as it was showing 236v on his voltmeter. As Loz said, if the Neutral was defunct, broken, detached .... then it would!!

Enthusiastic neighbour then swapped over Jo's lead to the caravan which was working fine, plugged it in to the Cali where it didn't work. Definitely a van, not lead problem, except .... he did seem to think that when the RCD's were down showing "green" that Green meant live

 

[Stu@rt]

What a fabulous community you all have here. So nice to see.

 

[GrannyJen]

What a fabulous community you all have here. So nice to see.

It is. We have our squabbles, we have our spats, we kick off sometimes over silly issues but when chips are down and member needs help from member, no one is ever found wanting.

 

[WelshGas]

It is. We have our squabbles, we have our spats, we kick off sometimes over silly issues but when chips are down and member needs help from member, no one is ever found wanting.

How’s the arm & hand?

 

[GrannyJen]

How’s the arm & hand?

Today, difficult, although I am sure Paul you will appreciate it when I say the worst damage, a large part of deep abrasion is looking very clean and free so far of infection. Good old dettol, kept me alive as a kid and still keeping me a kid.

My one recollection of the crash was remembering Mark Cavendish, mr Gravel rash, saying to keep arms and legs in the air.... and trying to do that. My backside this morning was reminding me that I did that rather well

 

[WelshGas]

Today, difficult, although I am sure Paul you will appreciate it when I say the worst damage, a large part of deep abrasion is looking very clean and free so far of infection. Good old dettol, kept me alive as a kid and still keeping me a kid.

My one recollection of the crash was remembering Mark Cavendish, mr Gravel rash, saying to keep arms and legs in the air.... and trying to do that. My backside this morning was reminding me that I did that rather well

Don’t pick at the scabs.
Better still keep it covered and allow “ Moist Healing “ to take place.

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[clarinetbcn]

Today, difficult, although I am sure Paul you will appreciate it when I say the worst damage, a large part of deep abrasion is looking very clean and free so far of infection. Good old dettol, kept me alive as a kid and still keeping me a kid.

My one recollection of the crash was remembering Mark Cavendish, mr Gravel rash, saying to keep arms and legs in the air.... and trying to do that. My backside this morning was reminding me that I did that rather well

Take care! A few days ago a guy on a stand up electric scooter came out from behind a building without looking and knocked me off my bike. He left, I left a lot of skin on the pavement, and 120 euros damage to the bike. He hit me almost head on, hard enough to bend the front fork of my 35 year old Dutch Gazelle racing bike.

 

[GillianC]

Take care! A few days ago a guy on a stand up electric scooter came out from behind a building without looking and knocked me off mi bike. He left, I left a lot of skin on the pavement, and 120 euros damage to the bike.

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Ouch !!!!

 

[Perfectos]

Today, difficult, although I am sure Paul you will appreciate it when I say the worst damage, a large part of deep abrasion is looking very clean and free so far of infection. Good old dettol, kept me alive as a kid and still keeping me a kid.

My one recollection of the crash was remembering Mark Cavendish, mr Gravel rash, saying to keep arms and legs in the air.... and trying to do that. My backside this morning was reminding me that I did that rather well

Covering the damaged area with a Cling film wrap can offer some protection and relief and assist healing (or a burn dressing).

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Ouch, put some Manuka honey under the dressing as helps keep any infection out.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Remember the scene in Jaws where they discuss their war wounds? Well when it comes to recounting recent biking accidents I’m a bit like Richard Dreyfus's character in that scene. In Somerset last week cycling the Strawberry Line there’s a diversion through Thatcher’s Cider orchards. I hit some loose gravel and ploughed into some building site mesh fencing and fell off. No injuries.

 

[Perfectos]

Remember the scene in Jaws where they discuss their war wounds? Well when it comes to recounting recent biking accidents I’m a bit like Richard Dreyfus's character in that scene. In Somerset last week cycling the Strawberry Line there’s a diversion through Thatcher’s Cider orchards. I hit some loose gravel and ploughed into some building site mesh fencing and fell off. No injuries.

Scumping !

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Scumping !

One of my favourite childhood activities.

 

[Perfectos]

One of my favourite childhood activities.

The thrill of the covert operation, bonding with your mates, the added thrill of a potential chase, not to mention the ill gotten gains !

Recently whilst walking locally, I pointed out an old orchard to my wife, “that’s where we used to go scrumping” I said,
if looks could kill !
Not impressed

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

But now I have 7 apple trees I have to keep a watchful eye

 

[Perfectos]

But now I have 7 apple trees I have to keep a watchful eye

Those pesky kids !

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Sorry @GrannyJen we took your thread in a different direction. Hope your injuries are on the mend.

 

[JohnnyP]

But now I have 7 apple trees I have to keep a watchful eye

Poacher turned gamekeeper.

I'm convinced that the things we do as youngins (usually with complete disregard to anyone else) in the pursuit of excitement and pure joy come back to haunt us later in life, when I witness youths doing the same things we used to get up to I find it unreasonably infuriating.

 

[Amarillo]

Those pesky kids !

Do children go scrumping nowadays? I thought they were all grand theft minecrafting or something similar.