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They don't make 'em like old Fred any more (God rest his soul)
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Recklessly interfering with Darwin’s natural selection process, thereby extending the life cycle of dim-witted ignorami; thus perpetuating and magnifying the danger to us all, by enabling them to breed and walk amongst us, our children and loved ones.
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That brings a tear to the old Ex pats ....
What a character he was... there are heap of these clips on YouTube of Fred..
Cheers
Ray
NZ (born Greenwich, London, too many years ago..)
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Yep, he was a living legend and now an actual one.
The man's enthusiasm for everything engineering related was infectious.
He actually dug a mine shaft in his back yard, complete with steam powered elevator just for the hell of it!
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....h_allowed.html
Doc's website
The Health and Safety Act 1971
Recklessly interfering with Darwin’s natural selection process, thereby extending the life cycle of dim-witted ignorami; thus perpetuating and magnifying the danger to us all, by enabling them to breed and walk amongst us, our children and loved ones.
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A brilliant guy and respected bt all.
They wouldnt let you wear a cloth hat and smoke a ciggie whilst up a chimney today though.
I was impressed when he went to Buckingham Palace in a steam traction engine to collect his MBE.
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Fred Dibnah was (and still is!) a great inspiration to me, he's the reason that i'm GOING to build a big waterwheel on my land when i eventually get a house, in many years to come. it might involve moving to norway or somewhere to do so... but it's my life 'dream' so its happening! 
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