Fred Dibnah Tribute (2004)

[@steviebrochdale]

How can anyone dislike Fred Dibnah??

[@achloist]

19 dislikes just now. Who the hell are these people? Sorry, what the hell are these people?

[@adamcarr1920]

26 dislikes now from people who aint filthy mouth breathing poms.

[@si1versi1ce46]

Health & safety officers I presume

[@mancheetah5610]

They all knew what they were getting in to.

[@toothpaste22]

He was British?

[@catpool]

By chance I found the first video about Fred Dibnah in the BBC archives. After that I watched everything about him. I'm not British, (I'm Hungarian) but I feel he was one of us. When I think of celebrities today, I feel infinitely sad, we have lost appreciation of our true values.

[@hamonryechinaski180]

👍👍👍

[@kingmichealthefirstofroman2278]

Magya

[@lasinleonid]

Теперь ваши ценности диктуют педеки ))) и сатанисты , я в этом убедился смотря открытие олимпиады в париже ...

[@yeovil50]

People like Fred make me proud to be British . Rest in Peace, great man ..

[@jimusgrimus]

How does Mrs Thatcher make you feel.............

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Oi

[@MrPeoples]

here, here.

[@thebeast2746]

kelly with hatred pity she got away at Brighton..

[@AnonymousEuropeanDriver]

Pity he used to beat his wife and kids

[@MonteCarloGaz]

I was very fortunate back in 2001 that a mutual friend took me to his home to visit Fred. He was in real life as he was in these films, totally dedicated to his love of steam engines and what doesn't come across much in these films, every bit of machinery at the back of his house was steam driven. Even when we tried to leave for the day, he insisted that he wanted to take us up into his attic to show us even more 'stuff' he had acquired over the years. He genuinely didn't want us to go without showing us everything. He truly was a wonderful man.

[@Woody_Florida]

You are so lucky. That sounds like the experience of a life time.

[@greghubbard2719]

Fake

[@martinhess4215]

@gregcuntofaman..... You fucking bitter prick of a man. Clearly,you can top the previous fellas story eh you mug??? No of course not,so you troll people's messages bringing abit of joy. What a c++t you are. C++t.

[@stuca78]

You fucked him??

[@matthewhayes7765]

Agreed ​@@greghubbard2719

[@markcorby2830]

The BBC would not make programs like this anymore - he represents all that was good about being British!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

[@Emtbwebb]

Very true, its a lost place now folks are afraid to be British!! Fred was amazing man lived for the moment

[@williamhorton9123]

@@Emtbwebb 8

[@RK-jc5ey]

You can find more on your British version of KZbin us American limit the trash on here

[@STEVEN-STEELE]

Was a Knighthood ever brought before the Queen? I would think he deserved it very much so. He brought so much to the people there and abroad about the rich history of England and in turn the industrial age concepts exported to the world.Showed the beauty in his steam engines. He showed how it was done before our push button world came about. So much of the history we get is about your earlier history and the Blitz. Im from Alabama US but know a kinsman of mine on my dads side. Was with William. The Conqueror in 1066. Our name is written in several documents of the time including the Doomsday book. A Steele Abby and road was still there though that info was a letter a family member there wrote my Great Aunt in the 60s so idk if it so now. This man brought pride to the nation and let us all feel that pride in his every word. I only wish I knew more. He is in the top 5 people id loved to have met and I know so little. The turn out at his funeral spoke volumes about this man. One fello brought the wagon his coffin rode on some 200 plus miles another came from the Isle of man. A place I want to see before they ban the TT and they will one day. As Fred Dibnah hit the nail on the head about the state of many of the folks today SOFT and a large portion of them run things, On both sides of the pond

[@theoffbeatarchive9225]

@@Emtbwebb no they’re not. Stop getting angry over things you’re making up in your own head!

[@arthurcholmes9388]

I've never ever seen so many Respectful comments about One person on KZbin.... I'm so proud to be part of this

[@alexanderjames6328]

Same here, Arthur! A great man that is so missed... Mr Dibnah was a genius.

[@empireofnoise2200]

Fred is a national treasure, still is and always will be

[@seriousstuff8887]

I've never heard of fred until I got a recommendation on here after watching some industrial age documentary's. .outstanding character!

[@RUFU58]

Such simpler times, and happier times. Fred really is an icon of a bygone era - he truly loved it. I fear it won’t be long before there’s no people like Fred left.

[@mogadon7]

Not so simple, he was an expert in his field, like life long learning.

[@stan-ut5gj]

While Fred's sons are still here there will be men like Fred left,they are cut from the same cloth,also go to any steam show or gathering you will see many clones of Fred there.

[@thetruth1862]

There isn't anymore

[@tonyatwood9636]

Ole Fred was a Man amongst men. I was a high-rise window cleaner in L.A., Las Vegas and Chicago mostly on a bosons-chair quite like his. But his rigging was a work of art, that worked! God rest his soul in Jesus name Amen.

[@Kanuka-Forest]

You don't get many like Fred, especially these days. He's a hero of mine for his capabilities of a man and his philosophy on life. It's amazing to be able see this compilation of his life, this REAL stuff is timeless and irreplaceable and modern day life doesn't come even close to characters and men like Fred. Love you Fred, RIP mate on a big chimney in the sky

[@loulou4148]

Absolute Legend of a Man, my now 23 Year Old Son adores the Man and we have started watching these over again as they never get Old - my Son is now a fantastic Brick Layer and Stone Wall Builder, Legends like Fred Dibnah are surely missed, but have surely taught some of the Young Men of today about the Respect, Dignity, and damn Hard Labouring that will always be treasured and rightfully learned for the Future. RIP Fred Dibnah x

[@BruselskySluzebnik]

Glad to hear, we need more labours.

[@ernestschneider3355]

I did that for a living and I’m shot and can’t hardly walk at 63 He was amazing. He sounds just like Keith Richard’s and I believe he is a legend. God bless him. One thing he said it was about the view from up there. And that’s why I loved it. I was climbing the biggest trees i could find and loved it especially if it was windy. Because whenever you got up there it was always a little windy even on a calm day. He was a hell of a man. God rest his soul. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💪❤️

[@buddjonathan]

The world needs more Fred Dibnah’s

[@kevindarkstar]

Sadly they are a dying breed in these days, if any actually still exists 😥

[@Max-trek]

there are plenty people like fred Dibnah, you are just not allowed to know them.

[@matnaylor8939]

Proud men of the north , strong,hard and fearless we made this country through sheer guts and determination Fred was one of them .

[@union310]

We're still here pal

[@matnaylor8939]

Who's fred ??? Watch the documentary ?.

[@hintonwhyte3157]

@@matnaylor8939 is long

[@caffeineisking8132]

@@union310 bullshit nobody works that hard any more

[@union310]

@@caffeineisking8132 I do , and so do the people I work with. So don't compare your effort with others in that way.

[@thejudge507]

The world would be a wonderful place if everyone was like Fred. rip mate you're sadly missed!

[@craigmcdonald4988]

The Judge the world would be a better place if everyone was a woman beating racist? Strange

[@stuartmacdonald4443]

@@craigmcdonald4988 have just discovered this man and I am extremely disappointed to hear this. I have an extremely hard time figuring out how to navigate the admiration for a knowable determined hard worker, while being supportive of people of all sexes and races. It seems you have decided that he was entirely negative in his being and existence. Do you really feel he was irredeemable as a person,

[@lambrettadaz3379]

@@craigmcdonald4988 proof? Soy boy

[@MotherAlgorithm]

@@craigmcdonald4988 you're a geahlord

[@craigpimlott204]

@@lambrettadaz3379anybody who’s a hard worker and not a soft cocked beta male is classed as a sexist or a misogynist these days .thank god blokes in the past weren’t like this lot today . We’d of been in a hell of a state .

[@richardwalker1168]

I might be American but I agree with Fred and really enjoyed being able to see into his world. Great series it’s a shame the world doesn’t still have people like this it would be a better place!

[@santeebandit3246]

It still has a few. The group working for the Cumbres, & Toltec scenic railway in southern Colorado rebuild steam locomotives using original tools, and techniques as their forefathers did. Amazing stuff I promise you.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Oh it does. Im born in 1980s and can fix anything, climb huge structures, and perscribe to a simpler life. Yet i do see the romance in the smaller world. Too many humans too much greed not enough honor. Though some of us still believe in honor and doing it yourself

[@stan-ut5gj]

It does,Fred's two sons are enthusiasts and work in the steam world,Jack, I believe works on the Isle of Man steam railway.

[@carltongregory3556]

I just simply love the way he dispatched his cigarette down the chimney, that just Fred I miss him.

[@royferguson3909]

his biography is a lovely read . I found a copy in a second - hand store.. I reading it ..slowly cos I don't want it to end. happy- new year from Canterbury U.K. .x.

[@sionyevans]

"neglected the business " ! I'd say you put your heart into your work...but your soul was in steam !! I was so blessed to have been working in Bolton in 2006? for this dear fellows send off...I was facing the road on scaffolding(mast clinber) about 50ft in the air ....I always saw the grace in the fact I was high up...like he was...it felt like a tribute to his work at great height...my oh my how do they do that job ....!!!!! WE THANK YOU FRED 😊

[@lenfirewood4089]

He was the perfect human being to narrate with all due passion and appreciation the end of an industrial era.

[@andisadler2897]

You know when you cannot sleep and browsing the net for something to watch? well i came across this. I have seen it before a few years ago but one cannot help himself. Old Fred a true legend with a real skill. His method of scaffolding a chimney from the top is awesome. Peace to all Dibnah family.

[@marcmoney8654]

the bit where fred climbs out of the top of ladder to get around the scaffold boards, at the top of the chimney, amazing.....

[@drservices71]

Amazing considering he was carrying those huge balls of steel too ;-)

[@hardmcshaft5665]

Darren Ross hehe its those huge balls that would make climbing back down difficult

[@Ryan-lx6oh]

Men like Fred Dibnah put the Great in Great Britain. RIP Mr Dibnah. ♥ From Australia.

[@beebee8018]

We lived near him when I was a teenager and my dad took me to see one of Freds explosions and freaked me out him climbing up a ladder on a sky high chimney without a harness! and he was in his element. Not a tread of fear in his bones. He drove his beloved Steam Engine to Wellington Barracks near Buckingham Palace when he went to receive his MBE, he was not allowed to ride it down the Mall nor into the Palace grounds because it was too heavy! it may have caused damage. He loved that engine. Fred was a treasure and truly missed. R.I.P Dinbah. It was you who gave me my love of Steam Engines. What a guy!

[@wayneharries4368]

Never get tired of watching Fred an amazing man

[@Alfredromeothatsme]

We use the word "legend" far too easily nowadays but Fred really was a legend!

[@darthdonkulous1810]

I never truly appreciated Fred when I was a kid (born in 1990), however the old I've gotten the more I think the man was absolute star. It's just a shame he died at 65 or so. It's nice to see that even younger people these days seem to have an appreciation for the man

[@eejwelshtaff]

A true working class man, RIP Fred.

[@johnnythomas8036]

Raising a glass to you at Xmas Fred...legend

[@J.n.A.1993]

That had better be Guinness in that glass, for dear ol' Fred. ;)

[@gprn3]

Modest roofer from the continent, respect for this guy who had so big ones.

[@Crypo118]

Could watch this man all day long what a legend

[@silaslangsyd]

He is right about the youth now days too . He was a gentleman . Respect

[@silaslangsyd]

***** people have more opportunity now than ever before in my opinion .

[@silaslangsyd]

***** wake up to the real world " my flawed opinion" = your ignorance . Education has changed for the better meaning lower classes can now attend and receive better educations . It's so called Great Britain that is Flawed as you put it .

[@silaslangsyd]

***** I understand what you are saying but an education is better than no education , the world is now a smaller place than it was back in Freds time , anyone can now travel to anywhere in the world and work . No corporate company can break a persons sprit to survive and strive in life only one can do it to themselves . Unfortunately education is a business like most religions . Sheeple will always exist .

[@gahtsno1]

People have too many choices to handle. Too many forgot that you have to work to gain something, the free market proclaims endless consumption at once... pay later. I believe we all in our so called "developed World" are gonna pay a terrible price for it.

[@mikebailey783]

+Silas Lang True, but most simply don't take or even appreciate those opportunities, unfortunately.

[@RichardGraham-l6f]

There will never be another Fred. Truly a one-off!

[@robbryant52]

Brilliant this country in 2021 needs more people like fred a brilliant tribute

[@Fixing_Everything.]

A great Man. A Man sometimes out of time. The last clip, Fred looked so sad to see that once great chimney raised to the ground. RIP. Fred. The last of the greats. There won't be another Fred Dibnah.

[@aarow1991]

i recently discovered a short video on youtube of him climbing a chimney and watched 7 or 8 more videos about him. He had so much passion and knowledge, it truly is a shame that there are not more people like him in this world.

[@VIRGONOMICS]

Prophet, Engineer, Laborer, Legend.

[@rsrfm24]

Yeah life is poorer for these characters .... missed you Fred! 👏👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙋🏻‍♂️

[@paulWalker-zh7nk]

The greatest story teller,I've ever had the pleasure to listen to,

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I wasn’t aware of Fred, his occupation or hobbies, until a day ago. I try to catch all the BBC documentaries I can, sadly BBC America never carries these great shows preferring to stick with hours of Star Trek repeats. Fred is a real man doing real work as well as helping viewers appreciate the great machines from the steam age. Wherever you are Fred, you are a hero, you did your job, loved your kids and lived a fine life. It doesn’t get better than that.

[@mileslong3904]

Ha. BBC America is like that. Star Trek: TNG and three different Gordon Ramsey shows. TV stinks.

[@Mark-ww1ii]

I love it, presenting for BBC and hands are still stained black

[@padraic3232]

The only problem with Fred is that we didn't see enough of him but I'm so glad we can still see him on KZbin, but hey what a man R.I.P Fred.

[@stewartmcneill2262]

I am just in awe how those chimney works of art were built all those years ago fantastic engineering

[@andrewfroggatt5111]

Love this guy. My Mrs thinks I'm daft for watching Fred. God bless you Fred

[@Sol-Cutta]

Wonderful tribute to a beautiful soul and last of the Victorian/Edwardian type thinkers. A kind of man long gone.

[@richardknight7782]

As things came down, Fred'S popularity continued to go up. the most unique person i have ever studied...The 8th wonder of the world..

[@mrjohnson3661]

What a great man he was, extraordinary life, it’s wonderful being able to see him in action, they don’t make them like him anymore.

[@bluecollar58]

It was men like Fred that truly built the pyramids , nothing more.

[@jonathanrowley9234]

proper grafter! r.i.p fred...the people loved you and they will never forget you fred.

[@bobsyeruncle4841]

Fred is sorely missed

[@davelead2742]

I met the legend that was Fred at Rivington barn and bought him a pint , what a bloke. RIP Fred the people love you

[@simonmorris4226]

Still sadly missed. Knowledgable, lovable and entertaining.

[@Overnity]

There's none like Him anywhere to be found... what a Real Man.. God Bless Him, RIP:

[@jannerkev]

Great presenter. Great loss to the nation. An Unassuming Genius . You were well loved for being a working man who loved to share his passions. Just watched all your early shows on u tube. Sadly missed. God bless ya Fred.

[@aucourant9998]

All that knowlegde, experience and down-to-earth wisdom gone. RIP Fred.

[@Retro_andy_1977]

Fred stood for everything that was great about great Britain.there was only one Fred Dibnah.

[@georgekennedy2496]

A great steeplejack but more importantly a Fantastic Engineer

[@englishmaninengland1451]

Sadly missed but not forgotten. We loved Fred, he was one of a kind. Paul Daniels got it spot on about Fred, He was an excellent presenter & pulled you in with fascination about industrial revolution. Today there is too much red tape with health & safety. Can you imagine climbing vertically up a chimney like Fred did with no safety lines & standing at the bottom of a chimney just as it came down. RIP Fred.

[@IRIICIK.]

Could there ever be a tribute good enough for Fred. Absolute legend in England. Thank got he got honoured by the Queen.

[@MrDavey2010]

Fred was a terrific TV personality. So much better than many nowadays.

[@andrewcroft6855]

An absolute hero and a proper grafter, youngsters could learn a lot from Fred. Back in the days when Britain was great and men were men

[@paulhandy5856]

What a man....ive got the exact same thoughts of Fred as one of the previous people whos comments read "people like Fred make me proud to be British" a hard working, interesting, happy funny person...... A credit to this country and will never be forgotten, Fred Dibnah will aways be remembered by the good people of Great Britain 😊 Rip young man 💜💜💜

[@notanotherone9608]

Fred dibnah inspired me to be a volunteer for papplewick pumping station. And I want to thank him for inspiring me . Sad to say he past away so will never have chance to. Go of God bless you.fred

[@routmaster38]

Met this great gentle man at a steam rally in Cheshire and he was friendly and happy to talk after giving me a booklet signed with a message in beautiful neat hand writing !

[@paddychapman2299]

Top man hard like my dad and my grandad we are all brought up like that RIP fred

[@TimNelson]

We yanks who don't give a rip about today's 'entertainment' garbage in the U.S. see in Fred an uncle or neighbor we once knew. Sure. He was passionate. He had intuitive forethought. He had a deep memory for the important things. But here's what most people do not understand. He was, as we call 'em, "old man strong". Having literally moved a thousand tons of heavy things in his lifetime with his hands, legs and back -- often in uncomfortable spots and against gravity -- he possessed a physical strength in his later years that defies logic and understanding. I've seen this kind of strength before from men like Fred. It's real. And it's unreal at the same time. There are many things to remember about Fred, who was a towering monument himself. His good nature and humor shine through, effortlessly. But, of all his traits, please don't forget how goddamn strong he was. Strong willed, sure. But his physical strength is why I've been shaking my head in disbelief for the last hour.

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

This reminds me of coming home from school on a Friday, I always went to see my gran and grandad for tea and we would always watch Fred Dibner as his series was been run on the television 📺…Sadly Fred and both my grandparents have long gone and I miss them all 😢❤

[@stewartmcneill2262]

I can feel my legs buckling just watching him the legend he’s the real deal rip Fred

[@kostyapolykova9879]

All the love and respect to Fred Dibnah from Michigan USA

[@MM0SDK]

RIP Fred, you'd be turning in your grave if you could see Britain now. So much change In just 13 years of passing.

[@sirjamesperry]

cant agree more

[@polla2256]

Stop whining and change it then

[@polla2256]

@@simonjones1678 stop whining and fix it then

[@user-su9xc2ff4o]

@@simonjones1678 Remember Simon Diversity is our strength. The takeover is almost complete.

[@koolworths]

It's imploded

[@rogercooke8384]

I'm on a Fred catch up, great so many on You Tube...such a loss I loved his outlook, vision and knowledge...proper bloke

[@MartinShannon-e5r]

Brilliant whAt a real man r.i.p.fred,from( a scousr aged 67)

[@canuckeh782]

I have worked construction my hole life as did my father and now my son and every now and then we meet a man like Fred who makes it all worth it , what a good soul RIP

[@coloradostrong]

_whole_ life, not "hole" life

[@deanbeckett2163]

You will be sadly missed There's definitely need more people like you

[@gordonpeden6234]

RIP Fred I'm not English, I was born in Scotland and now live in Australia, Mate you are a LEGEND not like these movie star/ rock stars. You are AWESOME.

[@briangarrow448]

Damn Fred, I never got a chance to meet you. But you were my kind of guy. If we ever meet up in the next life, the first round is on me.

[@lukespector5550]

I like to think he's up in The Great Beyond with Oliver Reed & having one HELL of a shindig! 🎶🎶🎶

[@coloradostrong]

@@lukespector5550 Mindless dweeb. But as the married widow drowned, the propane tank sang to the porpoise. When the helicopter proposed lunch, the propeller saw the midnight daylight yesterday at you. Laughingly, the robin gasped, while moonbeams ate marshmallows inside the deer. Aware of pencils, aroma heard floor tiles selling whales. Branded as lost is the umbrella, as it elopes at tires.

[@D4veJap4n]

No harness. No fail safe. That blows my mind

[@andybenstead7240]

Best TV program ever made . Fred was a one off

[@LUMPYWIT]

Great. loved watching his programs growing up. One of the reasons I got into Engineering. Sad to think how many more skills have disappeared in the ten years he's gone.

[@sptol]

Excellent documentary on the great man himself.I love his energy,his enthusiasm and his passion for everything that made our country what it once was .In 28 years I've seen him over a dozen times and he was always a gentleman.An incredibly hard working grafter even 6 months before his death he worked on Park Mill chimney in Royton where I once worked and to see the mill and it's sister mill Sandy demolished makes me very sad to see these monuments of our industrial legacy gone forever along with Fred himself .Thanks for the memories gone but never forgotten R.I.P x

[@RK-jc5ey]

Since nobody in the past 8 years has commented on this comment complaining about the blatant virtue signaling I shall conduct a test for the people who have no proof of the situation and they say they don’t want them in there

[@TheVanderpool]

Enjoying every min of this man’s Life!

[@mickpearson6184]

Make no mistake Fred was a highly intelligent man he also had incredible physical strength and common sense

[@mikewest712]

Absolutely, to climb those ladders and then hammer brick all day takes some serious stamina.

[@inheritlyoptimistic]

​@@mikewest712 With a cigarette hanging from his mouth ! Unbelievable. Proper old school character

[@Timmitous]

​@@mikewest712Fred needs no stamina, only a couple of pints!

[@dougtheviking6503]

Love this guy ! Share all his videos with friends. True craftsman he was . ♥️ from the U.S. Carry on Freddy 🍺🇬🇧 you are missed .

[@fredziffle1991]

He's the type of guy that we had in Britain and that's why Britain was Great Britain. Sadly missed. RIP

[@stephenmiddleton891]

The cherry on the cake was when he received his MBE ; and what a deserving bloke for it

[@david-bs2ov]

Stephen Middleton I once asked a work colleague what was the difference between OBE & MBE I was told that OBE was Others Bl**dy Efforts whereas MBE was My Bl**dy Efforts. Fred definitely deserved the MBE !

[@paulritchie5868]

Great ambassador for Bolton and a marvellous guy.

[@marksretrogames9297]

Coming from Bolton myself he was a league watch this a few times never get old RIP

[@fatlad5090]

Fred was taken from us to early what a legend he was keeping the old way of life alive rip. I was lucky to meet him in the early 90s when he took a chimney down for my dad's demolition company

[@joshuab8011]

Little did he know all the chemicals in the soot and ash on those chimney’s probably cut his life short . Yet he went about his work with pride and passion he’s quite an admirable character .

[@JohnDoe-ip2gs]

I love watching this , he is a rare breed of man .

[@geoffreyadlam4586]

A. Great. Man. FRED DIGNE. Most people would have to make a bow and arrow But Fred's even got the real thing Fantastic. Geoff STOCKPORT CHESHIRE

[@adeharris4457]

A true Englishman through & through what a legend

[@adriansmith31]

I watched TV shows about him in my younger years. I've always been interested in engineering Fred was an inspiration and a great example of a lost era and what made Britain Great. Not many will have the skills and engineering knowledge that he had. Its a lost art as now we rely on cheap imports instead of real quality engineering making goods that last. I could go on but I won't. Top bloke RIP

[@robm6267]

Not ashamed to say I have watched this more than once over the last year or 2. Such a great guy.

[@KillerPigeon-ct6ss]

What an absolute hero. Fred was the perfect example of everythijg that was right about Britain. How times have changed, not for the better. RIP Fred from one northerner to another

[@sirjamesperry]

Incredibly sad at the end. They broke the mould when they made him. Many thanks for the upload.

[@bugmanuk]

Absolute star! A grafter till the end. And not a bad bone in his body, a true gent.

[@mja91155]

A hero in the true sense of the word. Not afraid to speak his mind but so knowledgeable about so many things.

[@rossmckenzie2433]

There'll never be another Fred, for sure. R.I.P

[@jasabasenara8124]

What a lovely genuine man. Very entertaining. Better than the crap they put on TV now. Rip Fred.

[@rdg71-o9t]

Seb Coe saying "Fred was not politically correct" No, He told the truth.

[@robingoodrick4876]

Will watch this over and over and never get sick...what a bloody mon!!❤

[@kevingarry11]

There will never be another fred hes a legend ,a great guy i lived 1 town over in wigan R.I.P fred and yes "i did like that "

[@doonhamer252]

I had the luck to attend a Wedding in Horwich near Bolton. A relative of Fred and my then girlfriend's Mum.. We sat at the same table as Fred and Wife, my girlfriends parents and Fred were at school together from primary thru to school leaving, a truly enjoyable time and an easy person to talk to.. no pretense, down to earth and honest. He offered me a job when I got out of the Army..