Wilky 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 If Fed Dibnah would have been a history teacher, we'd all have A levels, a real character and a treasure of a bloke, what about that shitty old landrover with the ladder rack made from scaffold poles, marvellous.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owdnorthener 13 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 A truly great man and his yard was a working museum, and I'l bet yer could have run yer car on th'oil on his cap. Proud of Bolton and proud of being English, shame we dont make um like that anymore. Did yur like that ....... R.I.P.Fred. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flintlock 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 His name seems to crop up weekly when groups of people of my (retired) age get together. A lot of us would have enjoyed playing with steam engines etc. Top bloke! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coney 3 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 A gentleman and a legend in my book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy.t 5 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Total legend!! my dad got me hooked haha R.I.P FRED Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,998 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 They don't make em like 'im anymore, legend. I've got his autobiography here my mum bought me and the lad who he nearly drowned in a boat made of wheels and a tarpaulin was doing a spraying course at our work last year and he could tell some tales about Fred. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratman2 2 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Fred is a legend, sadly taken from us too soon. I would have loved to be part of his world, all his friends had total respect for the man and he won the argument every time. Fred Dibnah RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WILF Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Thats the trouble with fame.............someone is allways trying to knock you down Edited July 4, 2008 by WILF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pinicale 0 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I worked on 2 jobs with Fred, the guy had forgot more then we had learnt. A real gent and was willing to teach without being patronising, fame was a novelty and it did not change him one bit. A definate legend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timjim 43 Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 he is a legend, loved all his stuff, esp his final programmes where he was constructing a deep mine in his garden complete with pit-head gear, which is a project that he didnt finish sadly what a character though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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