@zonkozonko Thanks for the comment, in order to get some idea of how he fixed the ladders, watch "Fred Dibnah How to have a family holiday with Alison and the kids " on this channel.
has he done a risk assessment? have we a method statement in place? how about a COSSH assessment?does he have a 'working at height certificate'? wot a load of toss all that is! Fred was doing it safe and right before health and safety was invented! blokes a star and should be held up as a role model for youth today.
I had (and continue to have) total respect for this man. Used to love watching programmes about him... "Did ya like that?" Mr Dibnah you are a legend.
grown men o r so called men,stand at the top of our street smoking dope,shoutin and the next day they dont even have to get up early to sign on.Fuckin worlds gone mad. wHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FELLA YOU WONDER WHA APPENED
I used to watch his programmes and they were fascinating to watch , he really enjoyed his work and made it look easy , to the late mr Dibnah and those who built these amazing structures Big Respect
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
It's a lot easier to do a hard job if you're passionate about the work you're doing, I think the biggest difficulty anyone can face is finding and getting into a job they can get satisfaction from - I get much more satisfaction from manual work than phone drone type work and the time flies by, specially when you've got someone to talk to while you're doing it.
Just incredible to me - working atop a big chimney like that in the wind with a sway of 2 or 3 inches and yet he never used any kind of safety line incase he lost his footing or anything when standing on the boards at the top. Quite amazing. A true craftsman and what a shame their art is such a diminishing one.
Fred we miss you. RIP - but thankfully we still have your legacy on video and DVD to watch, cherish and remember you by but more than that, memories that are precious and rare.
Awesome! I'm a mining Engineer and do shaft inspections, Fred visited our shaft and loved it, but this is something else. RIP Legend, a truly very clever man, the last of the old school engineers.
These postings of Fred's work and his own words are a fantastic archive that deserves serious collection and display in a British Museum. It would be terribly sad if such inspirational footage was ever lost.
I love these videos, but I feel physically sick watching them - heights are NOT my 'thing' ! How COULD that guy do this job? They would have to hoist me up there dead before I'd do that!
I install windows on skyscrapers, I have been WAY higher than he is.... that said I have safety gear this guy is old school and hardcore Hats off to him
MY GOD! He's not even tied on to anything, no safety rope no fuck all, the winds howling and he's crawling around on a 12 inch shelf. HA HA the blokes and absolute legend!!
@MOLMENTUS im 49,have been a fitter for 30 years! now this shit bag contrick of a government ,have said i have to climb over a ships engine,and change a cylinder head at 70 yrs of age, are they for real the mad fucks,imagine what fred would have said.
Fred is Top Banana , If i was in that harness seat my nappy would have a full load , hes even got a fag in his trap , id be quaking in my boots just trying to light a match. Respect.....
skill, knowledge and knowhow aquired over many many years......what a brilliant man...quiet, unassuming....just gets on with it.....a total, complete and utter legend...wish there were more like him alive today.....R.I.P Fred and toal respect
very true mac,i totally admire people who work heights,i got stuck on our roof once fixing the tv ariel,fire brigade came to get me down. everyone in the street were in stiches laffing never lived it down.i was gettin called rod hull for ages
I don't know how much Fred was worth by the time he died, but he was without a doubt worth every single penny of it! What a man!! RIP Fred, the real mans man.
1st time i watchd disclip as a scaffolder myself i really respect dis man hes a tue legend. U seriouly need sum balls ov steel 2 b at dat hight . wot a legend! ! !
They should show this clip in schools to all the lazy kids at school who think that the benefit system is a career option, what a bloody hard days graft is like.
Is it just me? I find there is a hell of a difference when working at height if you have something in front of your face like a tree or tower, as compared to walking free on a roof truss with nothing under you but air and ground.
Well... I just realized that I'm a wuss. I never thought I was, but this I couldn't do. Us wussies need people like this. I love it how he talks so calmly about it. Thank you Fred.
Absolute genius watching him do that was just a sheer joy that man put most of us working class to shame that is some hard graft on his own 200ft high up no harness swinging round with steel poles and 18ft planks sheer balls theyres nobody who will ever take place of that man a true legend to the end
I did this work in the 90's with Devlin's and Furse in Ashton and Manchester. Great job!! Never met Fred, did work with another guy called Fred S, these guys were just cut from a different mold.
All the best stacks have been dropped now, its all concrete and steel :(
What sad,politically correct bastard negged my post?Fred is the antithesis of political correctness.I stated the truth,there's no question of that.Please visit Deane in Bolton,you'll know what I'm talking about.
I live near Bolton,and it distresses me to see how it's heritage of some of the worlds finest engineering men/factories have been displaced by the massive influx of pakis.Fred is a national treasure.Never forget though,Bolton gave birth to many Freds,thousands of highly skilled men,sold down the river by Thatchers economics.A crying shame.
They weren't displaced by Pakistanis, they were displaced by a changing economic world -- a real strange change toward a culture in which no man does one job. Quite a sad change -- skilled men around the world are useless now unless they want to be a consultant.
Contractors, who are skilled workers with business skills -- or exploitive companies, who hire skilled workers at low rates -- Or rather unskilled people, and then hurt people, or delay projects unnecessarily.
Kajifox,stop talking shite,and get your neck in.You're precisely the type of person who put the likes of Fred out of business.Curl up and die,you tosser.
No, I'm really not. I'd much prefer there'd be more opportunity for single workers.
I hate people taking advantage of other people -- subcontracts of subcontracts of subcontracts -- you see a lot of it in IT, and it's all bullshit.
It'd be a better world if skilled workers could be hired directly, as they were when Fred was working. That's what I'm saying, not that they shouldn't be hired direct.
Mate,IT has nothing at all to do with skilled manual work,nothing at all.I was talking about really skilled men,mechanical/electrical engineers,fitters,bricklayers etc etc,not farting about in front of a vdu.And these men are still hired direct.These men demand high pay,because they have a skill that takes years to learn and master,it's the suits that fuck it all up,with their greed.I've been a brickie for 24 years,and have never come across a 'consultant' bricklayer lol.
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If you really think that IT isn't skilled, you obviously haven't worked far enough up. A decent IT job involves the following; Hardware diagnosis, electronics, cabling, software diagnosis across networks, remote support and flat out construction (if you make your own racks). I'd say crawling in a cable channel seperating pairs counts as skilled labour -- Doubt you could do it.
9:32 It is a magnificent achievement Fred.
A great man. I also like to think about the men who built that spectacular chimney, they too were extraordinary men.
mikecawsey 1 day ago
Does any one know how i can become a steeplejack i have expirience in both roofing ans scaaffolding
ljonas100 4 weeks ago
id do that but only with a harness!!
sublocal 1 month ago
A proper mans man, and even better a northern mans man. Salt of the Earth, they dont make them like that anymore. LEGEND
wrm09 2 months ago
What he doe's not tell you is how to put up the ladder's's's's's's's's's How many are there? and how do you fix the second and third >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
zonkozonko 2 months ago
@zonkozonko Thanks for the comment, in order to get some idea of how he fixed the ladders, watch "Fred Dibnah How to have a family holiday with Alison and the kids " on this channel.
dovecott 2 months ago 2
@dovecott Search "laddering a chimney" This should tell you what you want to know
dovecott 1 month ago
@zonkozonko See my Fred video on how he puts up the ladders, search 'Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney'
sameoldmatt 2 months ago
@sameoldmatt Cheers mate I will look it up.
zonkozonko 2 months ago
@zonkozonko Have a look at: Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney! (Part 1)
CornishMiner 2 months ago
has he done a risk assessment? have we a method statement in place? how about a COSSH assessment?does he have a 'working at height certificate'? wot a load of toss all that is! Fred was doing it safe and right before health and safety was invented! blokes a star and should be held up as a role model for youth today.
gus960 2 months ago
this guy just looks gravity in the eye and says "get fucked."
minecrafting129 2 months ago
legend
56becks 2 months ago
Steel testicles!
firenfry 2 months ago
i could do that scaffolding on chimney stack, would love to with a passion, go on fred, top bloke
TheNewshy 3 months ago
If there was Fred there must be others.
arrythebastard1955 3 months ago
This guy is amazing! I've always wondered how they put up a smokestack scaffold up. Nice video!
cgillyard 4 months ago
I had (and continue to have) total respect for this man. Used to love watching programmes about him... "Did ya like that?" Mr Dibnah you are a legend.
jascymru 4 months ago
One brave man, I get worried just watching him. As well as being brave he had skills, skills that are sadly dying out.
chunkyscotty 4 months ago 2
Not only balls of steel, and icy veins but he must have been one strong bastard to man-handle those boards and iron rods in the wind. Incredible.
EmptyGlass99 4 months ago 2
A stunning insight into the world of work no longer used. Forever preserved if we ever needed to do it again!
sameoldmatt 5 months ago
I woul`nt have gone up there for all the tea in china.Rest in peace fred.You are a true Legend.Mark,Uk
marky992 5 months ago
A truly badass man.
Ninety9Soulz 5 months ago
good old fred, i have always wanted to know how that was done..
alanfromdarwen 6 months ago
grown men o r so called men,stand at the top of our street smoking dope,shoutin and the next day they dont even have to get up early to sign on.Fuckin worlds gone mad. wHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FELLA YOU WONDER WHA APPENED
eatmypies 7 months ago 18
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
thealexfrom1994 8 months ago 4
I couldn't see much, the view of the camera was obscured by the man's gigantic balls.
doubleagfx 8 months ago 2
R.I.P FRED. You the man.
insecuresumo1 9 months ago 2
dat man has big kahoonas!
01773787797 10 months ago
Makes my stomach go over just watching... and I'm not afraid of heights... or so I thought.
Legend.
thirteenfingers 10 months ago
incredible..... no fear. I feel such a wuss.
rctbrown 10 months ago
@rctbrown
lol, me 2
arjenmiddelb 7 months ago
this guy every heard of a Caribbean-a and climbing rope...
re: actually those people on the ground should have more security over him then that...
IMMRTROLLMAN 10 months ago
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IMMRTROLLMAN 10 months ago
is this part of Camerons new society,cos if he has his way we will need bollocks like fred
eatmypies 11 months ago
Wonder how that cameraman felt being up there?
GanEdenAustralia 11 months ago
I'd like to force all those fucking overpaid banking tossers to climb those ladders at gunpoint. Show 'em what a proper days work is.
vordman 11 months ago 9
R.I.P. Fred, you are much missed.
stepheng1483 11 months ago
I cannot adequately describe my respect for the size of this man's balls.
Has he no fear?
If I was half the man Fred was I'd be quite happy.
cupmyplums 11 months ago
BRAVEST MAN IN THE WORLD, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HIGH UP HE IS ON THOSE PLANKS ! NO FEAR !
goodlad22 1 year ago
@goodlad22
I work at height, and i can honestly tell you that i COULD NOT do what Fred did!!!
hearts76100 11 months ago
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welcometoorefuge 1 year ago
@welcometoorefuge
you dont have a clue what your talking about.
Isthisthelongestname 1 year ago
pure nerves of steel that man im dizzy just watching
djearthstu 1 year ago
Eh up! What's a hard hat then? 'Appen. A true master was Fred.
wkilbride 1 year ago
how yea get a bowsens chair up tho
britdemo 1 year ago
Amazing man. H&Safety would freak out at him these days!
Squats200 1 year ago
this guy is pure class... health and safety would ruin him today tho!
mathov7 1 year ago
I used to watch his programmes and they were fascinating to watch , he really enjoyed his work and made it look easy , to the late mr Dibnah and those who built these amazing structures Big Respect
deere38 1 year ago
A true legend, the likes of wich we will NEVER see again. R. I. P. Mr Dibnah.
karlj711 1 year ago
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all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
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all it tokk was one of the runds for the ladder attaching it to the chimney to become rusty and give way and goodbye frederick, upmost respect fred from chelsea. it gives me a nasty feeling in my stomach just watching fred go up these mad chimneys, one false move and down he goes. respect fred.
chelseamassive 1 year ago
It's a lot easier to do a hard job if you're passionate about the work you're doing, I think the biggest difficulty anyone can face is finding and getting into a job they can get satisfaction from - I get much more satisfaction from manual work than phone drone type work and the time flies by, specially when you've got someone to talk to while you're doing it.
ninjatoothpaste 1 year ago
What an extraordinary man he was.
orchardcottage 1 year ago
Fantastic man and such a worthwhile documentary. We'll never see the same as this again.
tillerfy 1 year ago
Dibnah is most definitely the man. Saw him drop some chimneys as a lad in Yorkshire.
mgfaxlad 1 year ago
What a ledgend!
samdub 1 year ago
Just incredible to me - working atop a big chimney like that in the wind with a sway of 2 or 3 inches and yet he never used any kind of safety line incase he lost his footing or anything when standing on the boards at the top. Quite amazing. A true craftsman and what a shame their art is such a diminishing one.
Fred we miss you. RIP - but thankfully we still have your legacy on video and DVD to watch, cherish and remember you by but more than that, memories that are precious and rare.
Mancunian6 1 year ago
All the dislikes are from "heatlh & safety" tossers who like to slow the job down!!
maestro66uk 1 year ago
Awesome! I'm a mining Engineer and do shaft inspections, Fred visited our shaft and loved it, but this is something else. RIP Legend, a truly very clever man, the last of the old school engineers.
123hero321 1 year ago
what Programs are most of these clips from? Would be nice to see the full programs, Fred was a legend, RIP
The guys who clicked dislike need to be shot btw ^^
MojoMadnessUK 1 year ago
Nothing but total admiration......
paxmannut 1 year ago
Bravo. Amazing.
brokenarrow2222 1 year ago
Fred loved his beer, and by golly he earn'd it.
cjdrange47 1 year ago
i climbed a taller
naik2222 1 year ago
old school and a lost art
cementhead6 1 year ago
i,m dizzy watching fred
ty3165 1 year ago
fuk snakes..even has a ciggy in his mouth whilst crawling on those boards completely untied and not a trace of nerves or anything..pure guts..
agaichapter25 1 year ago
Roy could do this!! He's my hero!!
bobsaver 1 year ago
These postings of Fred's work and his own words are a fantastic archive that deserves serious collection and display in a British Museum. It would be terribly sad if such inspirational footage was ever lost.
mikris50 1 year ago 2
@mikris50 very very true
ty3165 1 year ago
9:06
31EsoxLucius 1 year ago
I love these videos, but I feel physically sick watching them - heights are NOT my 'thing' ! How COULD that guy do this job? They would have to hoist me up there dead before I'd do that!
colliecandle 1 year ago
Northern
gaz61279 1 year ago
What an amazing guy Fred was!
BlackmoonUK 1 year ago
listen to the 'bradshaws'...fred could be the dad......brilliant...RIP Fred x
EVERTONIC 1 year ago
fantastic man.
nationwideroofing 1 year ago
What a man! Even Chuck Norris wouldn't fuck with old Fred.
Globshite 1 year ago
@Globshite Where is good old Chuck these days? The internet man of mystery - best wishes.
mikris50 1 year ago
What a Glorious Bastard he was :-). Not w/a gun to my head could I ever do that.
neomuttley 1 year ago
i di scaffolding but fuck doing that
pikeymark 1 year ago
Iv been up 20 foot on a tower scaffold don't think I would go up that high.
jaffa154 1 year ago
Fred Dibnah. Balls of steel. All in a days work for him. Solid.
mgfaxlad 1 year ago
he got balls going up that ladder
roddyboyno107 1 year ago
Balls of steel just to climb that ladder!
stevejayes1975 1 year ago 3
Fucking Hell!!! If i wore a hat Fred...I would take it off to you Sir!!
ludwigvonsteampole1 1 year ago 2
certainly had bollocks to climb that, i'd shit myself.
nedster01 1 year ago 8
I'll stick to my desk job.
y2knoproblem 1 year ago
I install windows on skyscrapers, I have been WAY higher than he is.... that said I have safety gear this guy is old school and hardcore Hats off to him
sinicalgary 1 year ago
MY GOD! He's not even tied on to anything, no safety rope no fuck all, the winds howling and he's crawling around on a 12 inch shelf. HA HA the blokes and absolute legend!!
MOLMENTUS 1 year ago 14
@MOLMENTUS im 49,have been a fitter for 30 years! now this shit bag contrick of a government ,have said i have to climb over a ships engine,and change a cylinder head at 70 yrs of age, are they for real the mad fucks,imagine what fred would have said.
eatmypies 8 months ago
Great bloke
rolflmaoweeee 1 year ago
good old Fred he had some balls to do that job i wouldnt go up there for a gold clock
dummyspitter 1 year ago
Fred is Top Banana , If i was in that harness seat my nappy would have a full load , hes even got a fag in his trap , id be quaking in my boots just trying to light a match. Respect.....
GreatBarrWolf 1 year ago
crazy totally amazing how he puts that scaffold up there mental,balls of iron
TheJonno1971 1 year ago
This bloke buy the name of TERRY RIGGS is way better, make this guys wooden scaffold look like tinder
SPONSIBLE 1 year ago
@SPONSIBLE just seen your terry riggs vid
i think you miss the point of freds scaffold,he is showing you how
they have done it for hundreds of years,and its still safe.
we will still remember fred in 100 years unlike your shite video and shite music
it reminds me of a macy,doobs,cant wait to get it,but then after you have eaten it
realise you;ve been done,and leaves you full of shit,like your shite vid
only my opinion mate
cheers
zincpa68 1 year ago 3
HAHA no way 9:14 no harness or anythin
a real job real work :P
rugbymandem 1 year ago
tough as nails
LdyChatterleysPlover 1 year ago
Superb all rounder and a great artist also. Old school don't make em like Fred no more.
CORGICODE3 1 year ago 2
He'd get arrested by H&S officers today for even talking about this!!! What a legend!!!!
dannyfsr 1 year ago 2
Legend!
eddybaby167 1 year ago
At 9:21 !!!
LSUBuff 2 years ago
He's not tied on! Bloody hell he's gotta be a one-off this guy. Watched most of his stuff on You tube. What a bloke!
MOLMENTUSS 2 years ago
I nearly split my sides,when i saw your comment,what a gem the man was RIP Fred
bigbirdess 2 years ago
people climb mountains only to come back down!! fred climbed his mountains and worked at the top!!!
ribhkum 2 years ago
no harness!!! jesus
TheMrDobbins 2 years ago
'kin 'ell
TheMrDobbins 2 years ago
Absolute BALLS OF STEEL...!!!
drone2000 2 years ago
get on to FRED DIBNAH HERITAGE CENTRE. leon and his wife are doin a great job .they need our support.
eatmypies 2 years ago
ooh he had some big 'airy taters!
silver760 2 years ago
What a great man with nerves of steel!
alaska3333 2 years ago 2
good old fred! r.i.p
speedbird125 2 years ago
skill, knowledge and knowhow aquired over many many years......what a brilliant man...quiet, unassuming....just gets on with it.....a total, complete and utter legend...wish there were more like him alive today.....R.I.P Fred and toal respect
shenstone 2 years ago 5
very true mac,i totally admire people who work heights,i got stuck on our roof once fixing the tv ariel,fire brigade came to get me down. everyone in the street were in stiches laffing never lived it down.i was gettin called rod hull for ages
eatmypies 2 years ago 2
I don't know how much Fred was worth by the time he died, but he was without a doubt worth every single penny of it! What a man!! RIP Fred, the real mans man.
MacavitysCat 2 years ago
what a brave man, i went dizzy just watching it! r.i.p fred
speedbird125 2 years ago
Makes me realise just how easy a job I have in comparison...
Bevoin1970 2 years ago 2
Would have loved to meet him.
tinirop 2 years ago
A health and safety inspector wound not have balls even to go up one of his ladders.
Their risk assessments would say to hire a helicopter as the safest option. Fred your legend. God rest your soul.
CHAVMORON 2 years ago 5
can you imagine the health and saftey crew letting that go today. good old Fred RIP mate.
paddyhyland 2 years ago
what a legend. r.i.p fred
danpengy 2 years ago
1st time i watchd disclip as a scaffolder myself i really respect dis man hes a tue legend. U seriouly need sum balls ov steel 2 b at dat hight . wot a legend! ! !
shameless1990 2 years ago
They should show this clip in schools to all the lazy kids at school who think that the benefit system is a career option, what a bloody hard days graft is like.
Fred was a legend. God rest his soul.
CHAVMORON 2 years ago 63
damm rite !!!!
hitmanhanbo 2 years ago
The cameraman must have been shitting himself. I don`t know how he did this - H&S would not allow it now.
SimonDolan 2 years ago 2
Legend...
Harani66 2 years ago
NO NO STILL CANT IT.IVE WATCHED TIS ABOUT 29 TIMES,IM STILL IN AWE OF FRED BUT i feel not nice nite
TheLatchford 2 years ago
He was the man , RIP Fred .
scaffarobbo 2 years ago 2
total pure solid graft. They should play this to the lazy bastards when they moan about their giro being late
TheLatchford 2 years ago 37
@TheLatchford Yeah, lazy bastards! Get a job!
Squats200 1 year ago
bloody rope breaks yer yer dead, you no its err half a day wit da undertaker, you no..
I love the way he likes the old style way you no, bloddy awakward and bloddy lethal you no but much more fun you no
26highstreet 2 years ago 5
he was a health and safety inspector's nightmare.
he was a great man, i would have loved to have worked with him
burnzgotshot 2 years ago 5
Is it just me? I find there is a hell of a difference when working at height if you have something in front of your face like a tree or tower, as compared to walking free on a roof truss with nothing under you but air and ground.
TreemanCJ5 2 years ago
I know he never fell off a chimney, but watching this turned my stomach. I'd say fred had balls of steel, but more likely balls of steel had Freds.
activedentalfloss 2 years ago
Well... I just realized that I'm a wuss. I never thought I was, but this I couldn't do. Us wussies need people like this. I love it how he talks so calmly about it. Thank you Fred.
njtr 2 years ago 2
its that bit a 9.00 when he is walking on the planks that scares me
dragonfitter 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing !
stinkingdog101 2 years ago
How could he have climbed up the side of that chimney It's awesome! Thanks for that, L J
challismiller 2 years ago
great job. hard to watch
Chilled271 2 years ago
Absolute genius watching him do that was just a sheer joy that man put most of us working class to shame that is some hard graft on his own 200ft high up no harness swinging round with steel poles and 18ft planks sheer balls theyres nobody who will ever take place of that man a true legend to the end
sptol 2 years ago 5
half a day out with the undertaker he loved that sayin didnt he
nickthebluecat 2 years ago 4
you can work quite comfortably as though you were on ground...I don't think so, ha bloody ha....
donnyab 2 years ago 2
Fred's hangin by his balls up there lol
brave man
thighfungus 2 years ago
Jeez... the slim boards, no rope and no rail... I found it hard just watching him.
Balls is right!
DrLeavingsoon 3 years ago 3
I did this work in the 90's with Devlin's and Furse in Ashton and Manchester. Great job!! Never met Fred, did work with another guy called Fred S, these guys were just cut from a different mold.
All the best stacks have been dropped now, its all concrete and steel :(
wardlows1971 2 years ago
fred you got more balls than any man i have ever meet even me .
you was a true man R.I.P
yampydoo123 3 years ago 2
he is just a decent man doing a decent job but what a mam i would be proud to have fred for a dad and my dad agreed RIP fred
baggieboys58 3 years ago 3
This impresses me more than all the films about the millennium dome I have ever seen.
Fred (and those like him) = Legend.
pddwatch81 3 years ago
But who built these bloody structures? Shit wouldn't like to have been a hod carrier!
Harvey030547 3 years ago
i dont know how he use to do that, i get scared going up the stairs to bed. lol
gaz691 3 years ago 2
imagine waking up and finding yourself sat on that platform on a dark windy night? !!
thats proper scary !
Realityinplay 3 years ago
now i know were the phrase squeekie bum time comes from fred was a one off sadly missed pity there aint more like him today RIP fred
baggieboys58 3 years ago
fred was hard as fook, i woudnt wanna piss him off!!
nowtsmart 3 years ago
there is and was only ONE fred, never another.. RIP.
nowtsmart 3 years ago
What sad,politically correct bastard negged my post?Fred is the antithesis of political correctness.I stated the truth,there's no question of that.Please visit Deane in Bolton,you'll know what I'm talking about.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago
crikey - gives me vertigo just watching it on youtube!
JazzBassBloke 3 years ago
hes the best thats all i can say.good old fred
daz1528 3 years ago
how the fuck he died of old age i will never know ,legend ,
freebie757 3 years ago
Two things I would never have been, A Steeplejack or a Miner. but I take my hat of to them both. Balls of Steel
Tcheuchter1 3 years ago 2
I live near Bolton,and it distresses me to see how it's heritage of some of the worlds finest engineering men/factories have been displaced by the massive influx of pakis.Fred is a national treasure.Never forget though,Bolton gave birth to many Freds,thousands of highly skilled men,sold down the river by Thatchers economics.A crying shame.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago 2
They weren't displaced by Pakistanis, they were displaced by a changing economic world -- a real strange change toward a culture in which no man does one job. Quite a sad change -- skilled men around the world are useless now unless they want to be a consultant.
Kajifox 3 years ago
So who does the skilled work then?
GunnerGraham 3 years ago
Contractors, who are skilled workers with business skills -- or exploitive companies, who hire skilled workers at low rates -- Or rather unskilled people, and then hurt people, or delay projects unnecessarily.
Kajifox 3 years ago
Kajifox,stop talking shite,and get your neck in.You're precisely the type of person who put the likes of Fred out of business.Curl up and die,you tosser.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago 2
No, I'm really not. I'd much prefer there'd be more opportunity for single workers.
I hate people taking advantage of other people -- subcontracts of subcontracts of subcontracts -- you see a lot of it in IT, and it's all bullshit.
It'd be a better world if skilled workers could be hired directly, as they were when Fred was working. That's what I'm saying, not that they shouldn't be hired direct.
Kajifox 3 years ago
Mate,IT has nothing at all to do with skilled manual work,nothing at all.I was talking about really skilled men,mechanical/electrical engineers,fitters,bricklayers etc etc,not farting about in front of a vdu.And these men are still hired direct.These men demand high pay,because they have a skill that takes years to learn and master,it's the suits that fuck it all up,with their greed.I've been a brickie for 24 years,and have never come across a 'consultant' bricklayer lol.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago 3
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If you really think that IT isn't skilled, you obviously haven't worked far enough up. A decent IT job involves the following; Hardware diagnosis, electronics, cabling, software diagnosis across networks, remote support and flat out construction (if you make your own racks). I'd say crawling in a cable channel seperating pairs counts as skilled labour -- Doubt you could do it.
Kajifox 3 years ago
Piece of piss m8.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago
ya know!
salfordbabe 3 years ago
LEDGENED FEARLESS LEDGENED
darrene1984 3 years ago
yeh cos the hse would let u do that lol
dazza4289 3 years ago
Has anyone got the Life With Fred titles? Arguably the best intro to a TV serial ever made. "Do yer like that?"
gatgun 3 years ago