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fred dibnah
« on: 07 May 2010, 01:20:32 »
such enthusiasm for everything he did.
so much knowledge.
60ft to 6ft under.
a legend to watch, true engineering for generations to come.
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #1 on: 07 May 2010, 06:19:15 »
Not much of an engineering person myself but Freds enthusiasm was a joy to watch and his programmes fascinating.....

A top man, and as "Old Skool" as can be.......

Sadly missed

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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #2 on: 07 May 2010, 09:00:30 »
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such enthusiasm for everything he did.
so much knowledge.
60ft to 6ft under.
a legend to watch, true engineering for generations to come.
And all washed down with a pint of the local brew.

A great character.  We need some replacements.  Any suggestions? James May ;D
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #3 on: 07 May 2010, 09:57:40 »
Me and some friends had the pleasure of going for a pint with him when he was doing his tour of britain with his traction engine and trailor.
He stopped in Boness before he crossed the forth brigde.
Such a lovely man with a liking for the ladies ;D but he was dying of cancer whilst he was filming and this was his last wish to tour britain.
just hope his sons carry on the Dibnah legacy
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #4 on: 07 May 2010, 10:11:24 »
knew him quite well tbh, a really genuine bloke.
sadly missed as said. ;)
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #5 on: 07 May 2010, 10:37:38 »
Used to go to do a steeple in chipping Sodbury, close to where I used to live. Had a pint of "wallop" (southern warm beer, in his parlance) at dinnertime with a ploughmans lunch in the local pub, did the job up the steeple, then a couple of pints in the pub before driving home in his old series 3 swb landrover. What a lovely bloke.
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #6 on: 07 May 2010, 12:51:03 »
Yes a great man if you ignored his sexism and of course he takes a lot of skills with him.

 He reminds me of one of my uncles who is an agricultural contractor. He loves big machinery and has an overgrown yard and fields with HUNDREDS of old bulldozers, combine harvesters, diggers, steam shovels and the like. The buildings contain dozens of other interesting vehicles and contraptions. I can't imagine the problem of clearing it all when he dies!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #7 on: 07 May 2010, 13:40:47 »
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Yes a great man if you ignored his sexism and of course he takes a lot of skills with him.

 He reminds me of one of my uncles who is an agricultural contractor. He loves big machinery and has an overgrown yard and fields with HUNDREDS of old bulldozers, combine harvesters, diggers, steam shovels and the like. The buildings contain dozens of other interesting vehicles and contraptions. I can't imagine the problem of clearing it all when he dies!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Varche, much agreed but I think his "sexism" was more "old skool" male than intentional "sexism"

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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #8 on: 07 May 2010, 13:42:00 »
PS Varche, he died already matey

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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #9 on: 07 May 2010, 16:11:32 »
The man is a legend. One thing that sticks in my mind was when he was dropping a 200 ft chimney. He'd removed half the brickwork at the base and propped it up with railway sleepers which he set fire to. He then observed his work from a not to safe distance. I think the stack must have given way earlier than he thought it would, as it crashed to the ground Fred took to his heels parping the bulb of an old car horn in warning ( I wonder what the health and safety police would make of that nowadays) He then walked over to the camera man and commented "did you like that"
Great guy, of the old school truly missed.
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« Reply #10 on: 07 May 2010, 17:34:26 »
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PS Varche, he died already matey

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News travels slowly here. Just found out there is going to be an election in Britain. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #11 on: 07 May 2010, 18:05:18 »
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PS Varche, he died already matey

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News travels slowly here. Just found out there is going to be an election in Britain. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
they may aswell not bothered. :D
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #12 on: 07 May 2010, 18:16:41 »
Fred was a wonderful bloke, a joy to watch & listen to. As said, very sadly missed  :(
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Re: fred dibnah
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #14 on: 07 May 2010, 21:23:40 »
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Can you tell where Fred lived  ::)  ;D
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=53.576582,-2.413854&spn=0,0.008991&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=53.576732,-2.413585&panoid=zPZGXoih-iksKg6BkOygcQ&cbp=12,153.76,,0,3.6
& he did a very good job of it, i notice the entrance down to the yard has been fenced off.
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