These forums are a wonderful resource and going through the posts and responses has taught us a lot about the house owner and sitters views regarding trust and likes and dislikes. We will definitely continue to read comments posted here but save you the boredom of reading our own posts 
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Like many other forums there seems to be an element of frosty responses or friction and one upmanship between some members which is a shame but inevitable I suppose. Overall it is much better than most forums where the bickering is just not worth the hassle. Who needs it. Life is too short.
We are looking forward to meeting new sitters in the future. Wishing you all a very happy adventurous and trouble free 2025. Thanks to everyone for all the advice and insight into Trusted House Sitters. All the very best 
As with most forums - members will be more likely to come here when there is an issue. So sits that go smoothly will more often not be mentioned here.