Fred Dibnah.

[colly]

Just before I got to bed I happened across a couple of clips of his exploits atop a couple of 200ft mill chimneys. One in particular showing how to erect a scaffold around the top of the chimney.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W_7uIapoHc&feature=relmfu


Curiously I had a disturbed night sleep.

 

[oldfatfool]

Very big on health and safety our Fred, give it a bounce and if it doesn't break it'll be reet.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

On the whole I don't really believe in having heroes, but Fred Dibnah is possibly the exception to the rule.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Hang on, am I right in thinking he's not wearing a harness?

 

[dellzeqq]

not necessarily a hero to the three women he married

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well that's me back to having no heroes then!

My dad told me his wives got fed up with him always being in the shed, not sure how much truth there is in that. I've not heard any rumour of foul play, although as is the style these days someone will no doubt put me right.

 

[Banjo]

Its hard not to think that Guy Martin is Freds Love child .
Brave
Loves getting his hands dirty on engineering projects
Northern accent

Could be either of them

 

[Archie_tect]

It's a testament to his attention to detail and safety + his skill and care that he survived!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I've not heard any rumour of foul play, although as is the style these days someone will no doubt put me right.

Sorry to disappoint you, but he was two timing. Here is the "other woman" :

 

[tyred]

Been a huge fan for years.

 

[Black Sheep]

Hang on, am I right in thinking he's not wearing a harness?

Just a Bosun's chair, tis all you need.
if that fails then, to quote Fred himself "it's a half day out with the undertaker"

 

[Black Sheep]

Well that's me back to having no heroes then!

My dad told me his wives got fed up with him always being in the shed, not sure how much truth there is in that. I've not heard any rumour of foul play, although as is the style these days someone will no doubt put me right.

All men are heroes until we find out their weaknesses - at which point we either forgive them for it, and accept that they too are human, or walk away shaking our heads and tut-tuting with disillusionment.

 

[ianrauk]

I think I remember a series on tv about him many moons ago.

 

[Beebo]

If you offered me £1000, I wouldn't climb that chinmey, I hate heights.

I miss TV like that, informative, educational and easy to watch. There is no way on earth that anyone would commission a series like that now. Can you imagine watching 10 minutes of prime time telly about erecting scaffolding.

Now everything has to be fast edits with an element of jeopardy. And dont get me started on the patronising recap every 5 minutes from the presenter in case we are too stupid to remember what just happended.

 

[Drago]

He'll be fine. Soon as the cameras turned off he dons a cycle helmet and a fluorescent, rendering him instantly invulnerable.