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@DarkForcesStudio
@DarkForcesStudio 2 жыл бұрын
My palms are sweating just watching him transcend that final platform. Fred Dibnah marks a clear dividing line between the industrial and modern era. I can't think of a more symbolic image than this little guy in the wind and rain quietly chipping away at monuments of our industrial past.
@mettacitta2000
@mettacitta2000 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully put, bravo
@johnparris2353
@johnparris2353 2 жыл бұрын
One of a kind brilliant
@lukemitchell1975
@lukemitchell1975 2 жыл бұрын
Its spinning me out
@entity8019
@entity8019 2 жыл бұрын
I had puddles in my hands whilst he was climbing the ladder!
@TheKonsy
@TheKonsy 2 жыл бұрын
Knees weak arms are heavy.
@EliminatorPerformance
@EliminatorPerformance 2 жыл бұрын
"I've never fallen off a big chimney, you only fall off of them once." - Fred Dibnah
@K1lostream
@K1lostream 2 жыл бұрын
Another favourite was "If yer fall off one of them buggers, it's an afternoon off at the undertakers"! He was right, though, he died in bed (unsure if he had his boots on, but he could have done!).
@grummy93
@grummy93 2 жыл бұрын
Old gaffer of mine, always would say don't be afraid of the fall, its the sudden stop that hurts.
@K1lostream
@K1lostream 2 жыл бұрын
@@grummy93 Love the knowledge of the old boys! Unrelated trade but I remember some guys coming to stress-test a standby generator- they’d hooked up the load bank and started the test and although no-one else heard, saw or smelled anything amiss, the old feller says “we’ll be down that pub by lunchtime” - about fifteen minutes later, the generator let go! To this day I don’t know how he knew!
@mannycalavera121
@mannycalavera121 2 жыл бұрын
Rip
@eamonnquigley2125
@eamonnquigley2125 2 жыл бұрын
its a afternoon with the undertaker was his famous saying i think they didnt get there hands on fred till he was ready ........................... what a man a one off ......
@davidprice1908
@davidprice1908 2 жыл бұрын
Fred Dibnah Only man ever to be able to leave all his tools on site with zero fear of them being knicked
@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor
@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor 2 жыл бұрын
Lol thats very true indeed
@SuperMookles
@SuperMookles 2 жыл бұрын
*nicked.
@chrisburn7178
@chrisburn7178 2 жыл бұрын
If I did it I'd get to the top and realise I'd left something at the bottom. Not that I'd get further then 10' off the ground before flaking out though.
@paddyfurze9275
@paddyfurze9275 2 жыл бұрын
Matey only has 2 tools, 3 of he counts the labourer 😂
@lxp
@lxp 2 жыл бұрын
That word doesn't have a 'k'.
@L3M4st3r
@L3M4st3r Жыл бұрын
Mad respect for the cameraman to go up there and film him doing his job!
@adelaideautowashes
@adelaideautowashes Жыл бұрын
I'm impressed that the BBC managed to get one of their TV cameras up there with him.
@2511dhall
@2511dhall Жыл бұрын
Balls of Steel
@breadtoasted2269
@breadtoasted2269 Жыл бұрын
He probably carried the crew on his back 😂
@kdmichalek782
@kdmichalek782 Жыл бұрын
You know the camera man never dies.
@Willburys
@Willburys Жыл бұрын
Yes with Parachute
@denvercarlstrom3195
@denvercarlstrom3195 2 жыл бұрын
This guy has legitimate access to the phrase 'back in my day'
@mrnulliustestikleezeeastee7365
@mrnulliustestikleezeeastee7365 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. True
@armoris66
@armoris66 2 жыл бұрын
This comment deserves more likes as it's soooooooo true!
@SlyerFox666
@SlyerFox666 2 жыл бұрын
If he was alive
@Praise___YaH
@Praise___YaH 2 жыл бұрын
HERE is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins, NOT jesus, and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
@smith5796
@smith5796 2 жыл бұрын
They don't make em' like Fred anymore lol.
@roycraggs3822
@roycraggs3822 Жыл бұрын
Aren't we fortunate that the original programme makers thought Fred worthy of filming. Such good judgement on their part, and a stroke of good luck for Fred and us. A great craftsman and engineer, as well as a demolisher of chimneys, as well as a really good presenter of programmes about the UK's industrial heritage. A true one off. Ta Fred. I bet God is rolling around on a steam engine by now.
@bobv8219
@bobv8219 Жыл бұрын
Sweet observation intelligent soul
@ry8539
@ry8539 Жыл бұрын
I agree. This is what comment sections are for.
@ToreDL87
@ToreDL87 Жыл бұрын
Well, they also caused the Dibnah family's break-up by putting thoughts into his wifes head, marginalizing his unusual steam-machine hobby as simply being no-good, for no reason at all.
@rozzer8290
@rozzer8290 11 ай бұрын
Very true, a unique character
@jimmythe-gent
@jimmythe-gent 9 ай бұрын
Isn’t this considered radical nationalism by today’s standards? Maybe even a bit racist?
@myaphextwin807
@myaphextwin807 2 жыл бұрын
The bit where he gets to the top and he has to struggle climbing on to the boards shocks me every time I see it. Absolute madness but I loved him.
@1414141x
@1414141x 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am thinking why did he not go through the gap of the scaffold planks and chimney? Rather than go aound it as he did.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 2 жыл бұрын
No guts no glory. There's a lot to be said for sit ups & right there you're reminded of that the most.
@geoff3610
@geoff3610 2 жыл бұрын
Think about the fact that a cameraman followed him
@Kr4j
@Kr4j 2 жыл бұрын
That’s gay
@Jvccampbell
@Jvccampbell 2 жыл бұрын
Completely outrageous. When he said he’d go for tea time I thought “this man does this more than one time a day!!!!!”
@fishman501
@fishman501 Жыл бұрын
Fred climbing onto the scaffold at 3:10 is one of the most nerve-wrecking things I've ever seen
@LeeMcDaidDonegal
@LeeMcDaidDonegal Жыл бұрын
Bloody mental!
@chrisS19019
@chrisS19019 Жыл бұрын
Right.. come on man that is insanity
@chrisS19019
@chrisS19019 Жыл бұрын
I’m also wondering what his first damn day on the job was like. Gets 30 feet up and like.. now how should I get from ladder to scaffold
@Teeveepicksures
@Teeveepicksures 8 ай бұрын
my toes and ass puckered
@Pichustrikesback
@Pichustrikesback 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely right! I'm here comfortably tucked in my bed and I was feeling nervous as if it was me up there.
@michaeldowd8422
@michaeldowd8422 2 жыл бұрын
Fred was probably the most fearless man I've ever come across. Harder than a week old baguette.
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
Same like Alain Robert or Alex Honnold
@tomcanham8724
@tomcanham8724 2 жыл бұрын
I think 99 percent of people wouldn't even make it up the ladder he was a different breed!
@jamesllewellyn4536
@jamesllewellyn4536 2 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean different bread
@weps8983
@weps8983 2 жыл бұрын
@Quasimofo 😅😅😅
@shedlife1298
@shedlife1298 2 жыл бұрын
Your clearly a soft white roll
@bustedcherokee
@bustedcherokee 2 жыл бұрын
As a “Chicago” commercial roofer and I have never been on anything over a few floors I have to say this is some of the most impressive footage and human being I have ever seen. This kick started an addictive interest in Fred Dibnah and to comment on his ability to climb ladders and assemble it is really completely mind blowing. I am speechless after every video I watch of him.
@RealmsOfThePossible
@RealmsOfThePossible 2 жыл бұрын
In the UK he used to be real famous but a lot of young people would probably of never heard of him.
@bustedcherokee
@bustedcherokee 2 жыл бұрын
@@RealmsOfThePossible I’m 24 myself so a “young person”. The problem is kids today don’t have any respect or knowledge of mechanic ability, no respect for the old millwright who has been tinkering for 40 years
@Saturnia2014
@Saturnia2014 2 жыл бұрын
Why did you put Chicago in quotation marks?
@Make_Boxing_Great_Again
@Make_Boxing_Great_Again 2 жыл бұрын
No one knows him now, the west is soft as shite these days. Obsessed with social media and material goods.
@mark-3466
@mark-3466 2 жыл бұрын
@@Saturnia2014 why not, why does it bother you so much?
@commoner5042
@commoner5042 2 жыл бұрын
The way he just marches up a vertical ladder is classy in itself.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 2 жыл бұрын
Athefumen ✅
@kryptichands968
@kryptichands968 2 жыл бұрын
I did that once.... Once..but it was a hell of a climb.
@Quert_Zuiopue
@Quert_Zuiopue 2 жыл бұрын
Ladders are usually vertical. I only know one horizontal one, and that one is used as an improvised bridge...
@knucklevision
@knucklevision 2 жыл бұрын
@@Quert_Zuiopue People who actually climb ladders understand what Commoner means, you- not so much. But don't let that stop you ;-)
@civlyzed
@civlyzed 2 жыл бұрын
@@Quert_Zuiopue In ladder parlance, vertical indicates that it is perpendicular to the plane of the primary axis, so he's climbing "straight up", not at an angle as one might use on a home ladder to clean out the gutters.
@simonmetcalfe5926
@simonmetcalfe5926 7 ай бұрын
Fred was a legend, and a friend of my Grandad. They knew each other through their love of steam engines.
@DazzaBo
@DazzaBo 2 жыл бұрын
I think what is seriously being underappreciated here is the camerman up there with him, holding those big bloody cameras they had back in the day
@tommyjordan1988
@tommyjordan1988 2 жыл бұрын
Sure I've seen footage, they were on a huge crane boom/cherry picker filming him.
@intothebluemr
@intothebluemr 2 жыл бұрын
@@tommyjordan1988 Crane booms only went so far up, normally just under halfway.. That's an actual cameraman at the top with him.
@mooseteets
@mooseteets 2 жыл бұрын
This film had a cameraman up there, for another film they had a cherrypicker that went up most of the way, the cameraman was called Martin Lightening.
@thedave7760
@thedave7760 2 жыл бұрын
Nah, 16mm film cameras were quite compact back then, smaller than a lot of cinema cameras we have now. But still I wouldn't have liked to shoot that.
@pyeltd.5457
@pyeltd.5457 2 жыл бұрын
Probably shot on iPhone
@geoffm9944
@geoffm9944 2 жыл бұрын
Watching Fred surmount the scaffolding platform when he reached the top of the chimney was a sight to behold! That act itself took real courage and agility! Health & safety didn’t seem to exist as far as Fred was concerned. No safely harness, but just a flat cap and a woodbine! Fred was a unique steeplejack. We will never see the like of him again!
@swagon4545
@swagon4545 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing fellow.. Just think how they build them...
@tobleramone
@tobleramone 2 жыл бұрын
He was working for himself. If he dies there's nobody to complain to. If you do it for an employer your relatives (and their lawyers) are going to want to know what steps they took to ensure your safety.
@Toonfan2212
@Toonfan2212 2 жыл бұрын
Made me feel anxious
@benscoles5085
@benscoles5085 2 жыл бұрын
@@Toonfan2212 me too, I was feeling real dizzy like just sitting here watching, this Man is unbelieveable.
@LN997-i8x
@LN997-i8x 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was strange he didn't just have a board with a cutout on the inside, to avoid having to go over the outside.
@MaxRankFirestorm
@MaxRankFirestorm 2 жыл бұрын
"I wouldn't say that I've ever done it drunk but if you were banging away with a big hammer all day a few pints you know don't do you any harm you know it sort of kills the pain." -Fred Dibnah Absolutely legendary quote
@MaxRankFirestorm
@MaxRankFirestorm 2 жыл бұрын
@8:47
@mortalclown3812
@mortalclown3812 Жыл бұрын
😂
@Loosesapphire5135
@Loosesapphire5135 Жыл бұрын
I came to this comment while he was saying it 😄
@cnam1258
@cnam1258 Жыл бұрын
@@Loosesapphire5135 I read your comment after he said it.
@Rick_Cleland
@Rick_Cleland Жыл бұрын
Having went through alcohol withdrawal several times with the shakes and everything else that goes with it, that sounds horrific. I feel sick just watching this stone cold sober.
@Arsenic71
@Arsenic71 Жыл бұрын
I'm German. Before I moved to the UK in 2007 I had never heard of Fred Dibnah and even during my stay in the UK (until 2018) I had never heard his name. I only came across him after my return to Germany. And I have to say, this man is the perfect example of what Britain used to stand for. Hard-working people that get things done. Period. I'm pretty sure that today nothing of what Fred used to do (or how he used to do it) would be allowed anymore, but in my books, he's the epitome of the British attitute of "let's get it done". Pragmatism is a foreign word in Germany, I envy Britain very much for that. By the way he did not have a "scant regard for health and safety", he was very well aware of the risks and, hence, made sure whatever he did was safe. Because he knew his own life depended on it.
@PopUpPirate1975
@PopUpPirate1975 11 ай бұрын
Very well put!
@TomGreenMan
@TomGreenMan 10 ай бұрын
As an Englishman, from Fred's home town of Bolton, living in NZ since 92, I thank you for summing that up so well. We live in changing times, and if there was an award for 'Great Briton of the last 50 years' I'd guarantee you a shortlist of maybe 20 would have NONE from the last 20 years. Britain is on a sad declining trajectory since the late 80s
@casskop
@casskop 10 ай бұрын
@@TomGreenManI’m from Blackburn and seeing as I’ve been rewatching Fred’s documentaries I thought I’d call by his old house, it’s such a shame that his workshop has pretty much disappeared.
@jonatanwestholm
@jonatanwestholm 9 ай бұрын
Of course pragmatism is a foreign word in Germany, you call it Pragmatismus
@Chappomusic
@Chappomusic 9 ай бұрын
@@TomGreenManI am so sorry to say that you are completely right. A decline that started mid 60’s imho …in the 80’s we thought we could not get any worse … Time learned different ..
@S7EVE_P
@S7EVE_P 2 жыл бұрын
Legend with heart of a lion. Quality broadcasting from the BBC, from an era long gone, but TV like this works and would still work because you let the star tell the story with no narration or music.
@TheGalwayFarmer
@TheGalwayFarmer 2 жыл бұрын
before the BBC turned into fake news government propaganda brainwashing machine!
@S7EVE_P
@S7EVE_P 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGalwayFarmer You're not wrong, but every broadcaster has an agenda. You have to a bit of everything to get a semblance of the truth
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGalwayFarmer same like the alternative medias but is funny "brainwashed" are the new death argument
@judeclancy1952
@judeclancy1952 2 жыл бұрын
imagine this nowadays. Celebrity Steeplejack with Bradley Walsh.
@S7EVE_P
@S7EVE_P 2 жыл бұрын
@@judeclancy1952 With Evan Davis narrating telling us what’s coming up and then what we’ve just seen.
@andrewmcneil
@andrewmcneil 2 жыл бұрын
I met Fred in 97 and he gave me a tour of his steam workshop. If he was around today, I am sure he would have a very successful KZbin channel.
@Joe-td9zw
@Joe-td9zw 2 жыл бұрын
Very very successful
@valvenus5715
@valvenus5715 2 жыл бұрын
OSHA would’ve been up his crack.
@LonnieLawless
@LonnieLawless 2 жыл бұрын
@@valvenus5715 oh man, they sure would be.
@jeremyc9593
@jeremyc9593 2 жыл бұрын
So he was making mods on Steam as well? A jack of all trades apparently.
@The35speedster
@The35speedster 2 жыл бұрын
No gloves?
@geniexmay562
@geniexmay562 Жыл бұрын
Seeing the scaffold wobble when he reaches the top!! The man was amazing. Glad that all this was recorded!! Glad that his lancashire accent will live on for ever more!!
@rigel5
@rigel5 Ай бұрын
Love his accent. A true Lancashire working-class hero. Would loved to have had a few pints of Guinness with him .... from an Irishman. RIP Fred.
@billkea7224
@billkea7224 5 күн бұрын
That got me too. It also looked like the wind was blowing it later in the video.
@beaupresley
@beaupresley Жыл бұрын
Gave me huge anxiety watching him climb higher and higher when not even tied on … but when he climbed onto the scaffold at the top at an awkward angle my legs went weak and I came over hot and sweaty .. unbelievable…. Wouldn’t happen today.. absolute legend in his field
@joshk.6246
@joshk.6246 Жыл бұрын
It would have been fun to see how he got that scaffolding up there.
@russellfreestone8580
@russellfreestone8580 Жыл бұрын
You are right, nerve racking, and we were only watching.
@Roddy556
@Roddy556 9 ай бұрын
​@joshk.6246 as a scaffolder I can tell you it was probably pulled up with a rope. It's a very crude job.
@danw1374
@danw1374 3 ай бұрын
Fred just had total confidence in what he was doing.
@simmiesim321
@simmiesim321 2 ай бұрын
@@joshk.6246look at his other videos he shows you how’s it’s done
@geoffjoffy
@geoffjoffy 2 жыл бұрын
Fred was the definition of a hard working man. I don't know how he did it. Up those chimneys even on the worst weather days. He'll never be forgotten.
@johnkidd797
@johnkidd797 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you were right but I fear not, Fred will never be forgotten by us men of a certain age who worked at height every day. Health and safety wouldn't allow what we did back in the day.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@GB-vn1tf
@GB-vn1tf 2 жыл бұрын
Luckily the BBC cared about our history when they were making this. I'm not sure they do now.
@Ozhull
@Ozhull 2 жыл бұрын
@@GB-vn1tf oh sod off, drama queen
@LR_84
@LR_84 2 жыл бұрын
Some scotch to take the edge off and it seems half as intimidating
@grahamrowson449
@grahamrowson449 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnkidd797 b
@Adrianbacon-c9q
@Adrianbacon-c9q 2 жыл бұрын
This man had balls made of tempered steel, absolutely fearless guy, I had a knot in my stomach just watching. Truly amazing man.
@bellerophonchallen8861
@bellerophonchallen8861 2 жыл бұрын
and the camera man who's up there with him....oh, and the blokes who built it to start with.
@ktwine7994
@ktwine7994 2 жыл бұрын
How he ever found underwear to house those massive balls I’ll never know.
@andrewdavy9921
@andrewdavy9921 2 жыл бұрын
@@ktwine7994 it's called working for a living
@ktwine7994
@ktwine7994 2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewdavy9921 I’m aware of that, I know I wouldn’t catch you up there office boy
@MrCarnutbill67
@MrCarnutbill67 2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewdavy9921 What a dick thing to say. I’d bet my working mans paycheck you don’t do anything like this.
@STEVO-hn5su
@STEVO-hn5su 2 жыл бұрын
You can't even say "last of a dying breed" with this brave man. He was THE very last man to do do this kind of work manually...By decades!
@chrisreynolds2410
@chrisreynolds2410 2 жыл бұрын
That’s all well and good but I have another question…..if you had a patch on your eye what are You doing with the other eye winking or blinking? I need answers.
@SiriusCygnus
@SiriusCygnus 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisreynolds2410 even if it's covered if your closing the eye with the other it's blinking.
@chrisreynolds2410
@chrisreynolds2410 2 жыл бұрын
I’d expect that line of thinking from a You.
@SiriusCygnus
@SiriusCygnus 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisreynolds2410 correct. What do you think tho? How would you define a blink vs. a wink?
@chrisreynolds2410
@chrisreynolds2410 2 жыл бұрын
Wink is 1 eye Blink is 2 eye But what if you were winking at 2 folks at the same time? Is that a blink or double wink? I guess it’s all open for debate but I know this much Big Dick Dibnah would have thrown us off the chimney already.
@tomwagner6334
@tomwagner6334 7 ай бұрын
In ‘79 I was 18 and carried brick and mortar in hods up and down ladders working on a fireplace and chimney crew in northern Va. I did that for 5 years before I joined the bricklayers union in ‘84. I’m now retired and brick and mortar hods are long gone.
@awtistiaeth4699
@awtistiaeth4699 2 жыл бұрын
Just the sheer amount of effort required to come down for a sandwich and a cuppa is impressive, never mind the actual work. RIP Mr Dibnah
@whettz1992
@whettz1992 2 жыл бұрын
You would just take them up with ya in a bag on ya back
@benmalone6139
@benmalone6139 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yeah loved that bit
@HO-bndk
@HO-bndk 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder why he didn't abseil down.
@jrjr4426
@jrjr4426 2 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t he take it up lol
@mothball5425
@mothball5425 2 жыл бұрын
@@jrjr4426 as he said it's a lonely job
@dag221
@dag221 2 жыл бұрын
The cameraman is every bit as much of a legend as the man tearing down the chimney. I bet a camera from 1979 wasn't light.
@mr.shin.5138
@mr.shin.5138 2 жыл бұрын
Cameraman are immortal and in every time period throughout history. They are the true protected species.
@matthewwiddows6319
@matthewwiddows6319 2 жыл бұрын
would be good to know who did it, i cant image many would be happy to climb that even those used to working at height. maybe people where tougher back then!!
@johnstrozzi1126
@johnstrozzi1126 2 жыл бұрын
He probably had another worker bring the camera up. I can't imagine any sane cameraman climb up that ladder.
@brett567
@brett567 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnstrozzi1126 I can't imagine many sane cameramen full stop..
@henriks5008
@henriks5008 2 жыл бұрын
@@swedsteve93 ehhh!? That question answers it selves. But I guess sarcasm is hard to understand...
@adammyatt4880
@adammyatt4880 2 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I watch this man at work, every time I feel the same sickness in my stomach from sheer terror. What a boy Fred was 💪🏻 RIP Sir
@carlowingfield7743
@carlowingfield7743 8 ай бұрын
FRED DIBNAH is amazing and so is his camera man .
@simmiesim321
@simmiesim321 2 ай бұрын
His camera man is on a huge platform on a huge lift !!! Nothing like Fred did
@derekstocker6661
@derekstocker6661 2 жыл бұрын
People don't only miss Fred's work, they miss his sense of humour as well. Absolute legend still, people still recall the TV series when others mention working at a height and Fred's name always crops up. His TV series of machines and other amazing things still worth watching! RIP Fred, still missed by so many.
@simonpalling3215
@simonpalling3215 2 жыл бұрын
Ironically enough, Fred was one of the most down to earth men ever on telly.
@williamchamberlain2263
@williamchamberlain2263 Жыл бұрын
:)
@pracazzp3955
@pracazzp3955 Жыл бұрын
Such a great comment 👏
@tripwire3992
@tripwire3992 10 ай бұрын
He was a genuine working class blocke, thats why
@TheMaulam12345
@TheMaulam12345 10 ай бұрын
he was miserable man
@danw1374
@danw1374 3 ай бұрын
​@@TheMaulam12345Far from it.
@adiem1653
@adiem1653 2 жыл бұрын
You just can't comprehend the enormous task of doing this - all respect to Fred RIP a legend
@theirishrheingold6817
@theirishrheingold6817 11 ай бұрын
What a lovely, genuine, authentic man - a real link to Britain's industrial past and a man who made his living with honest toil and sweat. Much missed and a decent good hearted soul - what a contrast to our disingenuous and phoney era
@norituk9824
@norituk9824 2 жыл бұрын
If I live to be a hundred I'll never understand how Fred could do what he did. A class of his own.
@andyhun444
@andyhun444 2 жыл бұрын
Having worked on roofs and climbed scaffolds and ladders all my life , this petrifies me . To scale these heights and deal with the wind and rain is just unbelievably brave . I once froze at the top of a ladder at only 30ft so I can’t even begin to understand How mr dibnah managed to do this
@MrJimbaloid
@MrJimbaloid 2 жыл бұрын
And all for 7 grand.
@andym9571
@andym9571 2 жыл бұрын
@The Fierce Urgency Of Martin good on you if you think you could down two of those in a year on your own with his scaffold. Better off becoming a train driver and earning double that !
@pauldavidhaynes8243
@pauldavidhaynes8243 2 жыл бұрын
@Dawson Davis How many 200ft chimneys have you knocked down with a lump hammer and a flat cap in a Yorkshire winter?? Put hairs on your chest that.
@Jooeffoh
@Jooeffoh 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrJimbaloid To put that £7,000 into perspective, I remember beer at that time was 50 pence a pint in my local pub and a mate of mine who had just signed on the dole was getting £11 per week. 7 grand was a $hit ton of money!
@MrJimbaloid
@MrJimbaloid 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jooeffoh I was only 7yo at that time.
@ScuderiaSDH
@ScuderiaSDH 2 жыл бұрын
Only injury he ever sustained was "falling off a set of steps in me little girls bedroom and hitting me head on a drilling machine". That means in Fred's daughters bedroom there was a pillar drill....
@pauldavidhaynes8243
@pauldavidhaynes8243 2 жыл бұрын
Lol, thats what I thought wtf in my head, but believable with Fred....
@TommyT777
@TommyT777 3 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this comment.
@gsesquire3441
@gsesquire3441 Жыл бұрын
The fact he climbs down halfway through his day and climbs back up is incredible. How he has the physical stamina to climb that ladder twice a day is beyond my comprehension. Then he goes right to chiseling. A wonder.
@xcalibertrekker6693
@xcalibertrekker6693 Жыл бұрын
He was a heavy drinker and smoker on top of that. Different breed of men back then, REAL men.
@gsesquire3441
@gsesquire3441 Жыл бұрын
@@xcalibertrekker6693 I guess so. I have a job that requires me to work 12 day stretches and its pretty physical, but i dont think I would have the energy to climb that giant ladder twice and bust bricks all day, every day. That is an incredible show of endurance.
@n00bJesus
@n00bJesus 11 ай бұрын
@@gsesquire3441and then go home and work on a steam roller until 1am. He was obsessed with his steam roller and steam roller collecting. It’s on part 1 of his documentary
@CiCiLeathercraft
@CiCiLeathercraft 10 ай бұрын
@@gsesquire3441”pretty physical” means it’s not physical… I hope you know there’s still jobs just as sketchy as this and men risking their lives daily to keep this country going. Im only 21 and I can relate to fred a lot. I’ve been a full time plumber since 16 and there’s been several cases I could’ve lost my life. Just because there’s things like osha doesn’t mean everyone still abides by those rules. I’ve worked at huge companies that could care less if u were risking ur life. There was one time we were hand digging a 12 ft trench for a repair and ur supposed to use shoring after 5 feet that prevents the walls from collapsing. there was no shoring and after we hit 6 feet I got out of the hole and called the supervisor saying I’m not going any further until shoring is on site. I’ve heard several brutal death stories from blue collar workers.
@_Ekaros
@_Ekaros 9 ай бұрын
Lot of construction crane workers do same thing. But then they are sitting there for rest of the day.
@alexpegler465
@alexpegler465 2 жыл бұрын
The most Northern 11 minutes of your life. Love it.
@brianartillery
@brianartillery 2 жыл бұрын
Fred was one of my all time heroes, and I don't mean that lightly. 2004 was a terrible year for me: I lost three heroes: my dad; John Peel, and Fred. His last TV series was so sad in places - one episode, someone gets coal for his traction engine, and Fred tells the guy that he's not strong enough to pick up the sack because of his cancer, which he knew was killing him. The bloke who got the coal was saddened and horrified to hear Fred's words. I was too, and I can't watch that episode again, as it made me cry like a child. Fred Dibnah. We shall not see his like again.
@wetleyrocks3092
@wetleyrocks3092 2 жыл бұрын
Agree, for someone who only bumped into him once, I think about him and his life an awful lot
@avhuf
@avhuf 2 жыл бұрын
should probably not have been smoking constantly.
@brianartillery
@brianartillery 2 жыл бұрын
@@avhuf - He didn't die from lung cancer, but cancer of the bladder.
@avhuf
@avhuf 2 жыл бұрын
@@brianartillery bladder cancer is often caused by smoking.
@Pwnopolis
@Pwnopolis 2 жыл бұрын
@@avhuf Work on smoke stacks and think smoking or not will matter. Regardless it was a thoughtless stupid and heartless comment to make shame on you.
@TheHarrip
@TheHarrip 2 жыл бұрын
Every quote Fred Dibnah has is a classic "The fact they honored me with the job shows the other fellas charged a lot more, it takes a stout heart to knock this down brick for brick on your own."
@weebinniec
@weebinniec Жыл бұрын
I think I start watching these videos over again every year. And I’m always impressed. I’ve done some work at heights but climbing that ladder seems rough. The toughest part is getting over those top boards. Imagine the pump in your forearms and the cold making your hands numb and having to deal with that. He not even a adrenaline junkie (so mountain climbers can’t comment) he’s a flat cap blue collar working class man that’s doing this for a job. That’s the exact same gravel in the gut that built the world we know. Amazing ❤
@scsidrum
@scsidrum 2 жыл бұрын
Cameraman did pretty well up there too! Fred - a leading example of honest, hard work. A real man! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼
@Shortberg
@Shortberg 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. And I imagine the camera that was dragged up there probably weighed a bit more than a go-pro we have these days..
@Derry_Aire
@Derry_Aire 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering who the cameraman was, but the BBC didn't think showing the closing credits was worth it.
@SISU889
@SISU889 Жыл бұрын
The cameraman was his labourer ! Lol
@thekitkatshuffler
@thekitkatshuffler Жыл бұрын
A leading example of an honest man being taken advantage of by big business.
@SISU889
@SISU889 Жыл бұрын
@@thekitkatshuffler Lol , more the other way round . NOBODY , took advantage of Fred ! He was nobody's fool .
@markstott6689
@markstott6689 2 жыл бұрын
I'm terrified of heights a.k.a. rightly afeared of falling from a great height (also small heights). Yet I watched every Fred Dibnah series from the age of 11 (1979). The man was undoubtedly a legend. I hope that he's never forgotten as men like Fred deserve to be remembered for decades at least.
@rafezetter8003
@rafezetter8003 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not that bothered about the falling, it's the "hitting the ground at great speed" I'm not that keen to experience - doesn't help that I suffer from "L'appel duvide" - "call of the void" wanting to jump off high places.
@markstott6689
@markstott6689 2 жыл бұрын
@@rafezetter8003 That sounds terrifying. Best keep your feet on the ground.
@Thelykane69
@Thelykane69 2 жыл бұрын
Hats off to the person holding the camera. Makes it look so like a menacing climb for Fred but nonchalantly appears up the top of the steeple ready to film
@Dashslapp
@Dashslapp Жыл бұрын
Even as an ex roofer and then tree surgeon, watching fred go up that ladder makes me sweat. I just about remember in late 80s hairy jobs with no scaff or nets but this is next level.
@cultureofcritique9735
@cultureofcritique9735 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute legend.
@bretttempleman5373
@bretttempleman5373 2 жыл бұрын
I dont think it can be underestimated how difficult it would be to get off the ladder at the top and on to the staging at the top like he does. And then the same to get back on the ladder at the end of the shift, my word that is impressive
@Autumnblueskies1
@Autumnblueskies1 2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! It was hard to watch him getting on to the staging at the top of the ladder! Crazy bravery!
@prophetezekiel
@prophetezekiel 2 жыл бұрын
It's getting back down after hours of manual labour! Climbing over that scaffold would terrify me at full strength, let alone after being knackered
@nickjohns1192
@nickjohns1192 2 жыл бұрын
I'd need to call rescue helicopter. Be frozen with fear
@colinjava8447
@colinjava8447 2 жыл бұрын
It's probably easy if it was 5 foot off the ground, it's not though, so the mental aspect of it makes it hard, at least for regular people, not for fred.
@arno7804
@arno7804 2 жыл бұрын
And all this without a rope or safety matters. 😨😰
@harrier5154
@harrier5154 2 жыл бұрын
I loved watching anything to do with this man , he always struck me as someone from a bygone age, we need more people like this on the TV .
@MADMAN-k9x
@MADMAN-k9x Жыл бұрын
I'm a plasterer and I work on stilts inside and work on scissor lifts outside and on mast climbers. But I do not have the balls to do what Fred does . True gentleman ,master tradesman and absolute balls of steel . Rip Fred
@leefairhurst9058
@leefairhurst9058 2 жыл бұрын
Remember watching this when we where kids totally in awe . Fred had balls of titanium and became a hero of mine but he also had a real affinity for the guys who built these chimneys . RIP fred
@stephenowens3687
@stephenowens3687 2 жыл бұрын
I never get bored of watching Fred, no matter what he was doing. Amazing man.
@tramlad2
@tramlad2 2 жыл бұрын
Loved Fred, great voice for telling stories, and what a craftsman he was a superb engineer and just a brilliant man, sadly missed
@allthekingshorses7178
@allthekingshorses7178 2 жыл бұрын
I'm getting vertigo just watching this. Balls of steel that man.
@terbear6323
@terbear6323 7 ай бұрын
Fred will remembered because of all the videos. As a Canadian I salute Fred.
@jamalwashium5387
@jamalwashium5387 2 жыл бұрын
This man is what the embodiement of hard days work is
@andybaldman
@andybaldman 2 жыл бұрын
Let’s all watch videos of him working hard while we sit at home comfortably.
@davidpaylor5666
@davidpaylor5666 2 жыл бұрын
Loved Fred, a unique and wonderful man. After he died his family auctioned off little sections of the train track he installed in his garden, my piece is on my desk in front of me and it makes a brilliant little riveting anvil.
@Cafferssss
@Cafferssss 2 жыл бұрын
Fred understood the value of hard work to its fullest. He's a role model and a hero of working men.
@michelle60134
@michelle60134 Жыл бұрын
Fred is a legend he is the epitome of the working man I have total respect RIP
@Latexhandske
@Latexhandske 2 жыл бұрын
I was a bricklayer in the early 80s. I have maximum respect for all the workers that did a proper job!
@1414141x
@1414141x 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, some guys layed bricks at the top of that chimney. I don't know how old that chimney was but I imagine those bricklayers where not around to see Fred dismantle their bravery and craftmanship. Hats off to them !
@avgastas1515
@avgastas1515 2 жыл бұрын
This is the old man we all pass by every day, whole lives lived and lost before we ever came around
@bw3839
@bw3839 2 жыл бұрын
Nah- this dude is one in a million- most old dudes I pass by had it easy and you can tell.
@mcw8900
@mcw8900 2 жыл бұрын
@@bw3839 No they didn't and you can't tell, You just assume. If you think they have done well, then they likely had to work very hard for anything they have and most of their lives were probably nowhere near as comfortable as yours. I'm gonna guess you are a Millennial
@H0n3yMonstah
@H0n3yMonstah 2 жыл бұрын
@@mcw8900 careful, now you're just assuming
@pisstakecentral
@pisstakecentral 2 жыл бұрын
@@bw3839 spoken like a true privileged gen z asbo wearer.
@mikeford4690
@mikeford4690 Жыл бұрын
incelll
@MrStonebeliever
@MrStonebeliever 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute legend. I've always been in awe at this guy. Fearless. The best of British.
@JTA1961
@JTA1961 2 жыл бұрын
Yup
@pheener
@pheener 2 ай бұрын
I'm actually emotional, because I could watch a 3 hour documentary of just this, and still feel shorted. What an absolutely incredible legend.
@marieascot
@marieascot 2 ай бұрын
There is an entire series.
@granvillelewis7679
@granvillelewis7679 2 жыл бұрын
THIS is reality TV, what a remarkable man - R. I. P. Fred.
@rsmith6366
@rsmith6366 2 жыл бұрын
Documentary.
@MattyT_86
@MattyT_86 2 жыл бұрын
My late grandfather was a builder. He enjoyed watching Fred Dibnah and often shared that with my father who is a dab hand at building things himself, even though he's a now retired car mechanic. There's something warm and cosy listening to Fred, a link to my grandfather.
@bluethunder6801
@bluethunder6801 2 жыл бұрын
Balls of steel and an incredible hardworking grafter! They don't make them like this anymore! RIP FRED
@YourManRosser
@YourManRosser 7 күн бұрын
Whoever remastered the Vocal Track for this interview was a certified MASTER. 50yr old audio and it sounds as fresh as the spring rain. Top Marks!
@abhisheksoni2980
@abhisheksoni2980 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how meditative this video was! My four year old literally fell asleep. She never feels so calm watching tv or you tube that she falls asleep.
@gabrielvinicius2409
@gabrielvinicius2409 2 жыл бұрын
Takes balls of steel to do that job light-heartedly. Kudos to him and the cameraman that came up there.
@Geraint3000
@Geraint3000 2 жыл бұрын
When you see the quality (or lack of quality) of brickwork on some new builds and then look at the quality of the work on that chimney that's about to be demolished, it's quite tragic.
@mrnulliustestikleezeeastee7365
@mrnulliustestikleezeeastee7365 2 жыл бұрын
Same thought here.
@AsbestosMuffins
@AsbestosMuffins 2 жыл бұрын
industrial chimneys like that rot from the inside out, the flu gas just eats the brick and mortar
@ximono
@ximono 2 жыл бұрын
And it's not just chimneys. Anything old gets thrown out and replaced with something new and fancy. But what you threw out has lasted maybe decades while the new thing will break within a year or two. That goes for pretty much everything these days.
@LucasJRice
@LucasJRice 2 жыл бұрын
@@ximono you’re full of crap.
@Wayoutthere
@Wayoutthere 2 жыл бұрын
@@ximono Planned Obsolescence..
@g-rimm2315
@g-rimm2315 11 ай бұрын
Fred dibnah ...was a good friend of my great grandfather ....I had the lucky chance of meeting him when I was ten 2000 I believe. Lovely man . Saw the train he built....balls of steel ....heart of gold ...the last Victorian ...miss you mate ...I'm 33 now ..and still get anxious watching this stuff
@bigchris80
@bigchris80 2 жыл бұрын
You can see the rain half an hour before it comes, you can see miles and miles, glad he lived through them days. Legend.
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen footage of Fred at this age. I came to know him as a kid through the many programs he did on engineering and architecture in the 90s/early 00s and grew to have a great deal of respect for the man's quiet temperament and deep knowledge and interest in the subjects close to his heart, and whilst I knew his former career I've never seen footage of him in action without all the insurance company bothering he had to deal with as an older man. A legendary man, and a embodiment of the concept of hard graft.
@andybaldman
@andybaldman 2 жыл бұрын
There are many others on KZbin. Just search.
@stevenkelby2169
@stevenkelby2169 2 жыл бұрын
@@andybaldman Why don't you do it for me and post links here?
@andybaldman
@andybaldman 2 жыл бұрын
@@stevenkelby2169 Because you're a big boy and don't need me to spoon feed you. The google term I gave you will return more links and information than I can post here. Type those words in, press enter, do some reading, and convince yourself. Just like I did.
@sinisterthoughts2896
@sinisterthoughts2896 2 жыл бұрын
Graft must have a different meaning over there. In the U.S. graft is the corruption of using an unfair advantage due to one's position. I think I can figure the meaning via context.
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 2 жыл бұрын
@@sinisterthoughts2896 as you probably already figured out it means hard work, generally manual labour, but anything you have been pouring a lot of effort into. And there's also the more medical/botanical definition of the word as well. I am not sure if I completely follow what you meant by your definition of the word in the states, could you possibly give me an example of both the type of situation you were referring to and its use in a sentence? Sorry if I am being a pain by asking, language and colloquialisms are a hobby of mine and I have never heard of it being used in this manner. Thank you in advance.
@FiveLiver
@FiveLiver 2 жыл бұрын
This is the Briar and Lilac mills in Shaw near Oldham, now part of warehouse and distribution for catalogue company JD Williams. Where the chimney was is now a bridge that joins the two buildings. The 'Lilac' on the tower is now gone as it has been reduced in height. Briar Mill is adjacent to the Manchester Metrolink stop for Shaw and Crompton, between Oldham and Rochdale, and is behind the camera and to the left of the opening shot, and to the right of Fred as he eats his cheese butty 8:26 (in the background can be seen (above Fred’s Land Rover) the tower of Holy Trinity Parish Church Shaw. In the centre is Duke Mill, which still stands, minus its chimney. To the extreme left is Cape Mill, demolished in 1993. Fred took down the chimney).
@StoutProper
@StoutProper 2 жыл бұрын
Shaw is a lovely place. I used to know the king of shaw
@bartez111
@bartez111 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for that I have been spending an absolute age trying to locate the exact spot of the chimney !
@FiveLiver
@FiveLiver 7 ай бұрын
@@bartez111 Thanks for the appreciation. I'd forgotten I made this comment until I watched the two americans watch Fred Dibnah video a couple of days ago.
@bartez111
@bartez111 7 ай бұрын
@@FiveLiver it's good watching Americans react to him isn't it! 😁
@FiveLiver
@FiveLiver 7 ай бұрын
@@bartez111 👍
@Hugh_Rogers
@Hugh_Rogers Жыл бұрын
Fred became a UK legend with these documentaries. This was my childhood in Lancashire, all those chimneys, and Fred probably took a fair few down. Fond memories of watching these with my Dad, as we all knew blokes like Fred - although what Fred did was incredible. Remember, you see him climbing all those ladders and scaffold - but who do you think put them there? Fearless little man.
@shinywarm6906
@shinywarm6906 2 жыл бұрын
Fred's courage is mindblowing. But not everyone got away with these practices. My uncle was a roofer working in the 60s like Fred did. Took a fall and spent the rest of his life paralysed from the waist down. Since the H&S Act came in, deaths in construction industry have been cut by 75%. H&S is a good thing!
@Jonathan_Doe_
@Jonathan_Doe_ 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but happiness and fun have also been cut by 75%.
@shinywarm6906
@shinywarm6906 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jonathan_Doe_ I'm sure you'd have a great laugh toileting guys who've been paralysed by roofing falls, or helping blokes who've been blinded after copping a face full of metal fragments from an unguarded lathe. What larks, eh?
@AnalogueGround
@AnalogueGround 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. It’s strange how bravery is considered better than good safety. Fred knew and accepted the risks but he did carry out a risk assessment for each job even if it was just in his head. The best advice I ever got was ‘treat every job as if it was your first so you don’t get complacent”! All of that being said, current health and safety regulations have been effective not just just in reducing deaths but have reduced serious life changing injuries by a staggering amount. Mind you, nothing takes away my respect for Fred.
@VodkaSelekta
@VodkaSelekta 2 жыл бұрын
I think a certain amount is a good thing, but we're now on the other side of the coin where there is too much health and safety, which is ever encroaching upon our freedom.
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
@@AnalogueGround good safety is essential, the most deaths are people who have no respect to the danger.
@HawkEye3366
@HawkEye3366 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who works in construction safety, this is incredible to see.
@captainhindsight6994
@captainhindsight6994 2 жыл бұрын
What would you do to someone nowadays if you caught them doing this exactly as he used to it lol
@jhkk1269
@jhkk1269 2 жыл бұрын
@@captainhindsight6994 HSE would shag em up the arse
@ribik64
@ribik64 2 жыл бұрын
Somewhere,an OSHA book just combusted
@HawkEye3366
@HawkEye3366 2 жыл бұрын
@@ribik64 haha, this is so true.
@Moosemoose1
@Moosemoose1 2 жыл бұрын
OSHA CONCERN INTENSIFIES
@emiche711
@emiche711 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a wobbly ladder to complete the appeal of climbing up a chimney! What a guy!
@looksgoodfrommyhouse9227
@looksgoodfrommyhouse9227 Жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this a dozen times. Always love the way he throws that cigarette.
@stephenbramley9405
@stephenbramley9405 2 жыл бұрын
My heart is in my mouth watching this guy work , I know a little about working at heights but would never ever work or climb without safety lines , unbelievable guy . Old school.
@blxtothis
@blxtothis 2 жыл бұрын
Ah, from the days when the BBC and ITV actually made worthwhile ‘Reality’ TV. These Fred Dibnah programmes were and still are wonderful. He was probably a ‘difficult and irascible bloke’ and a nightmare to his missus but to us, the viewer, he was a giant.
@stuzo666
@stuzo666 2 жыл бұрын
Totally awsome guy regardless
@stewartmcneill2262
@stewartmcneill2262 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he was a great Briton in his own right balls of steel the likes we’ll never see again rip to fred
@canadianbacon1088
@canadianbacon1088 2 жыл бұрын
He was a bloody good guy .......PERIOD
@wotdoesthisbuttondo
@wotdoesthisbuttondo 2 жыл бұрын
His missus sounded a right negligent cow making him same old plain cheese butties again, not even a bit of ham yet he's the breadwinner and clearly needs his strength. Bet she got pissed off at Fred pointing it out on TV.
@TheAllyMor
@TheAllyMor 2 жыл бұрын
Think you're right. He ended up divorcing and remarrying.
@kryptichands968
@kryptichands968 2 жыл бұрын
This is a man among men, I've swung a sledge running a crew 12 hours a day 6 days a week in 120° buildings late summer, peeling tongue and groove flooring ect. This is a whole level of tough. Respect. And astonished.
@trulythedude
@trulythedude Жыл бұрын
who asked
@2KXMKR
@2KXMKR Жыл бұрын
Whenever I start grumbling about my job, delivering shopping in a van all day, I watch one of these. Humbles you real quick!
@1981MJD
@1981MJD 2 жыл бұрын
As soon as I see Fred Dibnah climbing ladders my hands start sweating :-)
@zyme4569
@zyme4569 2 жыл бұрын
Watching this with a storm going on outside the wind howling. I feel so anxious my hands are sweating especially when he climbs off the ladder at the top
@legendkhanproductions5263
@legendkhanproductions5263 2 жыл бұрын
My legs started aching
@cyclingseagull
@cyclingseagull 2 жыл бұрын
@@zyme4569 It was when he was standing on the chimney, hammering away which got me.
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
I love this, i can't watch enough
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
@@zyme4569 that was my experience in Donebach (germany)
@Graeme726
@Graeme726 2 жыл бұрын
Just going up that ladder without a harness takes some balls but then to standing on that for months in all weathers taking it down takes some beating, what a legend
@Wonderkid44
@Wonderkid44 2 жыл бұрын
Bad ways of working, lots of men died from this type of working over the years. It takes balls alright, but thanks to them its now much safer for us in construction
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wonderkid44 today is the same, china, india, bangladesh, quatar.
@kransurfing
@kransurfing 2 жыл бұрын
@@borntoclimb7116 Yes and it's sad that these incredible and passionate, hard workers aren't recognized or even known about nowadays by people because they either don't think it exists anymore or just aren't aware.
@borntoclimb7116
@borntoclimb7116 2 жыл бұрын
@@kransurfing in the west, people dont have interested to quatar, china, bangladesh workers, so many thousand of guys died every year
@Ymma58
@Ymma58 2 жыл бұрын
Back when jobs use to get done now it's all health and safety bullshit
@TheLucreziia
@TheLucreziia 2 жыл бұрын
The casual manner of Fred as he stands at the very top with the enormous drop off or into the chimney would for most of us mere mortals be unthinkable! They don't make them like Fred anymore.
@stevenslack-pc6ij
@stevenslack-pc6ij Жыл бұрын
This man reminds me of my dad who was also from England, just tough as nails, they just don't make them like that anymore, miss you everyday POP, until we see each other again, RIP
@Andrew-dp5kf
@Andrew-dp5kf 2 жыл бұрын
I’m amazed that he not only did it on his own, with zero safety harness, but also he’s doing it brick by sodding brick.
@croikeyaustralianbetamales3432
@croikeyaustralianbetamales3432 Жыл бұрын
he didnt do it on his own, donald watched him from the ground!
@techtitanuk5609
@techtitanuk5609 Жыл бұрын
All 20 thousand bricks
@alexmcphee8199
@alexmcphee8199 Жыл бұрын
And my generation (born 95’) think they can work lol My generation couldn’t do a single shift back then We couldn’t do the farm labour either and that’s what I miss the hard labour But I just wish more folk could see how special the 60s To the 80s was. I can only imagine
@alexmcphee8199
@alexmcphee8199 Жыл бұрын
God imagine going back in time to learn from him. Broke my own heart thinking about it
@dazzamcg2369
@dazzamcg2369 Жыл бұрын
@@techtitanuk5609there’s no bloody way that’s 20k bricks. Way more than that
@chrisduckz
@chrisduckz 2 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing. I went to school up the road from that mill then ended up working for the company that owned it as a fulfilment warehouse but never knew about this. I recognised the name of the mill when I saw it. The views up there must have been amazing. He’d have seen Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, bury maybe further. What a man.
@mikethespike7579
@mikethespike7579 2 жыл бұрын
I've never fallen off a chimney. If I had it'd have been my last time. LOL! Pure gold!
@ernestschneider3355
@ernestschneider3355 4 күн бұрын
I did that for a living and people don’t realize what a pounding your body takes. But it’s a great job especially if you’re not afraid of heights. Once you get up there everything is awesome if the wind is not blowing like crazy. People used to ask if you ever get afraid. You can’t because you will never climb again. The sad thing is I can’t hardly walk anymore. But I loved it. God bless you Fred you were definitely the man. 💪🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
@ATomRileyA
@ATomRileyA 2 жыл бұрын
At around 3mins when he is at the top and its wobbling about and hes just holding on and one foot on the ladder is so amazing, i don't mind heights but that is seriously amazing. Love these videos.
@chrisfleming5109
@chrisfleming5109 2 жыл бұрын
The UK needs more people like this but there is not much chance of that. I have maximum respect for Fred.
@stevenmcalister826
@stevenmcalister826 2 жыл бұрын
People who are dumb enough to work without any safety gear and be massively underpaid for doing large amounts of work?
@tropicalpalmtree
@tropicalpalmtree 2 жыл бұрын
Won't be people like him again. Sign of the times, this digital generation (that i am part of) has no hope or drive anymore. Want everything easy.
@Bartimayus
@Bartimayus 2 жыл бұрын
@@tropicalpalmtree you volunteering to climb up like Fred did and spend months knocking it down? Automation is the future.
@kleemusic546
@kleemusic546 2 жыл бұрын
Agree with this sentiment. People voted for Brexit hoping for a new Fred Dinah!
@bad_dog4648
@bad_dog4648 2 жыл бұрын
@@kleemusic546 yeah and you are more likely these days to find blokes like this in Poland!
@jacquipaper
@jacquipaper 2 жыл бұрын
Such a gentle gentleman, a legend. I could spend hours listening to him. 'Did you like thaat! '
@yankquinn9992
@yankquinn9992 Жыл бұрын
Best hangover programs ever. Loved watching and listening to Fred
@jonwayne70
@jonwayne70 Жыл бұрын
Anyone whose interested, it took him 5 months to knock down that chimney. The chimney itself had 20,000 bricks. It mentioned he got paid £7000 for the job, which works out to 35 pence per brick.
@Xune2000
@Xune2000 Жыл бұрын
That 1979 £7000 is the equivalent of £45,300 in 2023.
@uncontrollable343
@uncontrollable343 Жыл бұрын
£9000 a month
@daveyzane1192
@daveyzane1192 Жыл бұрын
5 Months? Jesus thought it'd be closer to 5 years...
@billbonnington7916
@billbonnington7916 Жыл бұрын
35 quid a foot - sounds cheap even back then, that's what, three courses of brick.
@pmacc3557
@pmacc3557 Жыл бұрын
Surely more than 20000 bricks in that monstrosity?
@Chris89--
@Chris89-- 2 жыл бұрын
"I never fell off a chimney, you only fall off them once, chuckles". Lmao. Enjoying KZbin algorithm once again. What a legend.
@user-John666
@user-John666 2 жыл бұрын
I have a pretty tough physical job and don’t consider myself a “big jessy” but compared with Fred I’m a complete wimp! I’d probably start crying and want some gloves for a start! No hi-viz either. Complete legend.
@overseastom
@overseastom Жыл бұрын
Just for reference, assuming he did this back in 1978, which is probably too far back given that it was broadcast in 1979, that £7000 for the job is worth £51,381.33 today in Sept 2023. That's not a terrible paycheck considering how far your money actually went back then, but considering the risk and effort required, it's really a pittance. What a bloody legend he is.
@jeffclark5268
@jeffclark5268 8 ай бұрын
Just for reference…7000 back then went pretty much exactly as far as 51000 in 2023. That’s what inflation IS. It’s how you got to your 51k figure to begin with.
@UnderbellyNZ
@UnderbellyNZ Ай бұрын
@@jeffclark5268thank you. That comment did my head in.
@mcmondo
@mcmondo 2 жыл бұрын
When reality TV was proper reality TV and well worth watching. People used to ask his labourer if Fred had ever fallen off, to which he’d reply; “Yes, but I managed to catch him.”
@rsmith6366
@rsmith6366 2 жыл бұрын
It's not reality TV, it's documentary.
@82ndAbnVet
@82ndAbnVet 2 жыл бұрын
Can we just appreciate the fact that Fred climbed a WOODEN ladder hundreds of feet in the air, without any safety equipment, multiple times a day? Balls of STEEL!
@geniegb
@geniegb 2 жыл бұрын
Wooden? Ladder is steel, scaffolding is partly wooden
@ximono
@ximono 2 жыл бұрын
Must be wood. Or his balls of steel would go "clank" on each step.
@mcw8900
@mcw8900 2 жыл бұрын
@@ximono Lol I did wonder how he got those massive bollocks up there without them getting entangled in the rungs
@MJ.71
@MJ.71 2 жыл бұрын
@@geniegb definitely wooden back in 1978
@scepticalchymist
@scepticalchymist 2 жыл бұрын
I got a nervous breakdown just from watching him taking a break with just one leg holding him, but when he finally started to climb the wooden platform I got totally terrified. How can anyone have the courage to do this?
@jtaylor6473
@jtaylor6473 2 жыл бұрын
“You’ve got to have a stout heart to take it on, on your own!” Top bloke.
@Cracklerz
@Cracklerz 11 ай бұрын
Fred dibnah ,I’m a southern softie,you are what makes Britain great .im proud Englishman and love my fellow northern folk,banter aside,can we see us bantering over north/south divide in years to come?i hope so because i dont want my kid wearing a bedsheet,I love this vid so much and your miss us cockneys when we gone,England xxx
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