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| poliss |
Fred Dibnah and ChimneysWatching these gives me the same feeling as going over a hump back bridge. I have to hold onto my puter desk tightly just in case I fall off. 
From this page of the Fred Dibnah website. http://www.freddibnah.co.uk/watch-now/chimneys |
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| dave`s dangerous |
I darn`t even go on my Roof, and mine`s a Bungalow | ||
| Even older tom |
I love it when he says 'You can work quite confortably like when you are the ground' Noooo!
I'm like you Pol. I'll have nightmares after watching this!
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| upnick |
Like lots of people i have seen Freds series over the years and still fascinated how he erects the scaffold till the chimney's demise but i prefer to stop on the ground and wouldnt like to do anything like it.
Yes Tom it made me smile when he said its pretty comfortable up there like being on the ground. |
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| Teleman |
Just think , a cameraman must have been up there to to get some of the footage at the end
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| Even older tom |
Yes Pete, and I bet he had a full safety harness and was hard wired to the chimney!
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| Will |
I just think Fred was amazing. Very brave aswell - i'm not a fan of dangling in mid air climbing a ladder that high. | ||
| Teleman |
H&S would have a field day with that now , You must have three 'points of contact' when working up ladders now . so unless you can work on handed you need a harness as well as a hard hat and all tools attached to you in case you drop one . | ||
| dave`s dangerous |
Is that why nearly all window cleaners seem to have a brush at the end of a long pole now 
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| poliss |
Nah Dave, that's got something to do with Dragons Den. Saw the brush thingy on a trailer for the prog. | ||