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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #15 on: 07 May 2010, 21:40:29 »
I've got one or two books but remember a documentary from when he was in his 30's & his then wife bullied him into a holiday in Blackpool which he grudgingly attended, sat fed up on the beach in a woolly jumper (& flat cap of course). Was'nt long before he was up a chimney of a local building showing them how it should be done & said Series Landy had a V8 conversion.
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #16 on: 07 May 2010, 21:43:56 »
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I've got one or two books but remember a documentary from when he was in his 30's & his then wife bullied him into a holiday in Blackpool which he grudgingly attended, sat fed up on the beach in a woolly jumper (& flat cap of course). Was'nt long before he was up a chimney of a local building showing them how it should be done & said Series Landy had a V8 conversion.
    I love him, he's a proper bloke! 8-)
thats right, he had a new front tubeplate made for him( for the aveling tractor) as payment for the chimney. :y
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #17 on: 07 May 2010, 22:40:43 »
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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.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L1WOnR2KBY&feature=related

very similar episode, entertaining anyway. :)
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« Reply #18 on: 07 May 2010, 22:51:19 »
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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.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L1WOnR2KBY&feature=related

very similar episode, entertaining anyway. :)

O n you tube headed the start of a legend :y
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« Reply #19 on: 07 May 2010, 23:03:30 »
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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.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L1WOnR2KBY&feature=related

very similar episode, entertaining anyway. :)

On you tube headed the start of a legend :y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhpMiKds8lc&feature=related

Did tha like that!  :y  It fell a  bit quicker than he'd anticipated, and he put his arms up to protect himself before he realised he needed to run away!  :o  :y
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #20 on: 07 May 2010, 23:05:19 »
Thats the one Andy :y
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« Reply #21 on: 07 May 2010, 23:17:44 »
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Thats the one Andy :y

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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #22 on: 07 May 2010, 23:25:55 »
Chap is always good to watch on the TV when there is so much crap and crud and Yankeevision comedy (sic) available.

I remember watching his original series, many moons ago, when he dropped the chimneys by the knocking out bricks/sleepers/gallon of 4 star method.

Even in his latter years, he had a way of explaining complex things mechanical into components that even a single brain celled amoeba could understand - and get a dry gag or two in the process.  Missed.....
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #23 on: 07 May 2010, 23:38:29 »
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Chap is always good to watch on the TV when there is so much crap and crud and Yankeevision comedy (sic) available.

I remember watching his original series, many moons ago, when he dropped the chimneys by the knocking out bricks/sleepers/gallon of 4 star method.

Even in his latter years, he had a way of explaining complex things mechanical into components that even a single brain celled amoeba could understand - and get a dry gag or two in the process.  Missed.....

His funeral brought Bolton to a standstill  :y  :y
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Re: fred dibnah
« Reply #24 on: 07 May 2010, 23:48:51 »
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhpMiKds8lc&feature=related

Did tha like that!  :y  It fell a  bit quicker than he'd anticipated, and he put his arms up to protect himself before he realised he needed to run away!  :o  :y

Not a Hi-Vis jacket in sight. Those were the days. :y

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