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[cbs2]

He was one of a very fast dying bread, those who knew how to fabricate, repair, make and mend anything using basic (and some advanced) tools.

How many these days could scrape a white metal bearing or temper a piece of steel...

Sadly we are slowly becoming a non-practical society thanks to the bloody PC brigade and health and safety and we are worse off for it.

I just hope my children can learn something from me that might just allow them to have the fulfilment of creating something themselves.

Sadly, its also now showing how lacking we are in the quality of many trades these days to....

My pop's an engineer to trade. I think watching Fred Dibnah was required in my home. I remember watching it with my dad. Maybe they should show the shows at schools or at night to help nuture the youngsters ( jeez did I just say that-must be getting old )

[Kevin Wood]

He was one of a very fast dying bread, those who knew how to fabricate, repair, make and mend anything using basic (and some advanced) tools.

How many these days could scrape a white metal bearing or temper a piece of steel...

Sadly we are slowly becoming a non-practical society thanks to the bloody PC brigade and health and safety and we are worse off for it.

I just hope my children can learn something from me that might just allow them to have the fulfilment of creating something themselves.

Sadly, its also now showing how lacking we are in the quality of many trades these days to....

My pop's an engineer to trade. I think watching Fred Dibnah was required in my home. I remember watching it with my dad. Maybe they should show the shows at schools or at night to help nuture the youngsters ( jeez did I just say that-must be getting old )

Problem is, we are told time and time again that we need a "competent person" to do everything these days. What incentive is there to learn new skills when you're told from thbe outset that you're incapable of doing it? (normally nothing to do with skills but because you don't bung a couple of hundred quid a year to some "jobs for the boys" association).  

Kevin

[LJay]

My dad has been an electrical contractor for 40 years but has recently given up in favour of odd jobs. He just couldnt face having to pay to be trained in part p requirements by people who know a damn sight less than him!
In his words 'i have forgotten more than they will ever know' meaning that in this day and age the skills he was taught are getting lost!
Cant say i blame him!

[Kevin Wood]

My dad has been an electrical contractor for 40 years but has recently given up in favour of odd jobs. He just couldnt face having to pay to be trained in part p requirements by people who know a damn sight less than him!
In his words 'i have forgotten more than they will ever know' meaning that in this day and age the skills he was taught are getting lost!
Cant say i blame him!

Sounds like my Dad. Chartered engineer, degree in electrical and electronic engineering, fellow of the IET and 40+ years experience in hardware development, who has been reduced to illegally re-wiring his own house.

Kevin

[robbo299]

Like i have said in previous topics on "engineers and technicians name tags" the name has been de-valued nowadays. Seems like anyone can be classed as an " Engineer or Tecnician" no matter what job they do.

[Vamps]

My dad has been an electrical contractor for 40 years but has recently given up in favour of odd jobs. He just couldnt face having to pay to be trained in part p requirements by people who know a damn sight less than him!
In his words 'i have forgotten more than they will ever know' meaning that in this day and age the skills he was taught are getting lost!
Cant say i blame him!

Sounds like my Dad. Chartered engineer, degree in electrical and electronic engineering, fellow of the IET and 40+ years experience in hardware development, who has been reduced to illegally re-wiring his own house.

Kevin

I did my daughters bedroom. we live in a 30's house which has been updated but I wanted a lot of sockets, so I did it, then discovered a scource of Red and Black T&E, anyway thinking to the future it is not connected to any of the rest of the house so when she gets older and the music gets too loud I can trip all but one socket in the room from downstairs.

[Marks DTM Calib]

My dad has been an electrical contractor for 40 years but has recently given up in favour of odd jobs. He just couldnt face having to pay to be trained in part p requirements by people who know a damn sight less than him!
In his words 'i have forgotten more than they will ever know' meaning that in this day and age the skills he was taught are getting lost!
Cant say i blame him!

Sounds like my Dad. Chartered engineer, degree in electrical and electronic engineering, fellow of the IET and 40+ years experience in hardware development, who has been reduced to illegally re-wiring his own house.

Kevin

I did my daughters bedroom. we live in a 30's house which has been updated but I wanted a lot of sockets, so I did it, then discovered a scource of Red and Black T&E, anyway thinking to the future it is not connected to any of the rest of the house so when she gets older and the music gets too loud I can trip all but one socket in the room from downstairs.

Lol, fear not.

I doubt any of you have broken any rules (note, they are only rules, the most they can practicaly do is force you to get the install tested and signed off!). You of cource have an alternative option of having your work tested as part of a 10 year inspection and present the results to building control (who will charge a fee) to sign off and you HAVE then met all the requirements!

Part P is a typical set of naff rules which you can drive a bus through (just like the gas regs!) and to put it simply, you are permitted to carry out small jobs i.e. adding a socket, repair, replacement etc.

And as a certain building control inspector said to me, if you carry out a large number of small jobs you get a large job done.....and you wont have done anything wrong

Just be wary of kitchen and bathroom installs.

[LJay]

The 'professionals' who wired our conservatory last year wanted to spur it off a spur cos they couldn't be arsed to find the ring main! they weren't too impressed when we said no and insisted they wire it properly! still not too impressed with the way they did it!

[JiMbOb789]

i must buy is biography, sounds good, i would have love to have met him, he is what i call a very 'knowledgeable guy'

[Vamps]

My dad has been an electrical contractor for 40 years but has recently given up in favour of odd jobs. He just couldnt face having to pay to be trained in part p requirements by people who know a damn sight less than him!
In his words 'i have forgotten more than they will ever know' meaning that in this day and age the skills he was taught are getting lost!
Cant say i blame him!

Sounds like my Dad. Chartered engineer, degree in electrical and electronic engineering, fellow of the IET and 40+ years experience in hardware development, who has been reduced to illegally re-wiring his own house.

Kevin

I did my daughters bedroom. we live in a 30's house which has been updated but I wanted a lot of sockets, so I did it, then discovered a scource of Red and Black T&E, anyway thinking to the future it is not connected to any of the rest of the house so when she gets older and the music gets too loud I can trip all but one socket in the room from downstairs.

Lol, fear not.

I doubt any of you have broken any rules (note, they are only rules, the most they can practicaly do is force you to get the install tested and signed off!). You of cource have an alternative option of having your work tested as part of a 10 year inspection and present the results to building control (who will charge a fee) to sign off and you HAVE then met all the requirements!

Part P is a typical set of naff rules which you can drive a bus through (just like the gas regs!) and to put it simply, you are permitted to carry out small jobs i.e. adding a socket, repair, replacement etc.

And as a certain building control inspector said to me, if you carry out a large number of small jobs you get a large job done.....and you wont have done anything wrong

Just be wary of kitchen and bathroom installs.

I know my limitations, got a qualified sparky to rewire the Kitchen as we had an electric 'Range' cooker fitted, and sockes everywhere.

[Danny]

met him once when he was working with my dad, fantastic bloke!

I drive passed the end of his street on my way to work every day. It was only afetr he'd died that another work mork told me he & Fred used to be neighbours. I'd have loved to have met him.
Bolton came to a stand still on the day of his funeral.

is it the street where the new tesco express is?

[JiMbOb789]

met him once when he was working with my dad, fantastic bloke!

I drive passed the end of his street on my way to work every day. It was only afetr he'd died that another work mork told me he & Fred used to be neighbours. I'd have loved to have met him.
Bolton came to a stand still on the day of his funeral.

is it the street where the new tesco express is?

There is tesco express on every street isnt there

[CaptainZok]

met him once when he was working with my dad, fantastic bloke!

I drive passed the end of his street on my way to work every day. It was only afetr he'd died that another work mork told me he & Fred used to be neighbours. I'd have loved to have met him.
Bolton came to a stand still on the day of his funeral.

is it the street where the new tesco express is?

Just above the pointer on the map Danny.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=radcliffe+road+castle+street&near=Bolton,+Lancashire&fb=1&cid=14686833771784577248&li=lmd&z=14&t=m

[Danny]

I thought so, my girlfriend lives about 100yds away!

[mars]

For anyone who loved Fred Dibnah and his exploits I would thoroughly recommend Fred: The definitive biography of Fred Dibnah by David Hall Bantam Press ISBN 0593056647

A very interesting read; what an amazing man! Got a collection of dvd's of his programmes and can watch them over and over again.