Good memories

[Frogman Ladue]

Right then Frogman here we go then in basic English which is a foreign language to me as well
Jack Hargreaves was a journalist, editor and commentator on TV countryside and wildlife programs back in the 1960s that covered a huge range of topics like "how to re-band a wooden cart wheel with a new steel tyre" (Amish style) , "charcoal burning to produce the charcoal to sell" (ideal for barbecues), "trout and grayling fishing" (including fishing chalk streams/rivers) , "long distance horse and pony cross country riding" (usually across common land/moorland etc.) , "making a wooden hay rake" (sort of Amish way of making your own farm hand tools) etc. etc. etc.
See the 1 to 9 list of CDs in my thread above and the topic of the countryside or wildlife pursuit/interest is named that is shown in each of the "Out of Town" CD etc. etc. The humour in the first line above Frogman is another comment that doesn't travel very well either unless you know that Wales is a different country to England
Save up your spare dollars and come over for a holiday sometime got plenty of spare room, not a problem. Thanks Phil.

See >>>http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/out_of_town.htm

Why thank you for the explination Mr. hairyyoda. You have been most helpful.

Going to set a challenge of £5.00 or in yank'ish lingo $7.50 if someone on the forum can explain the character and personality of Fred Dibnah to Frogman in less than 30 words for Frogman to understand what made Fred Dibnah tick etc.
Just realised it's Friday, going to buy some popcorn now before this thread goes south Thanks Phil.

...your quid and your buck there Jack. I'm not expecting a whole lot.

Fred Dibnah,=

Old school steeplejack with a passion for steam engines and Victorian machinery. Discovered by tv, came across as everyone's mate but could be churlish off screen at shows. Very Knowledgeable.


Here ya go

rodp, I'm losing the faith brother. You were doing so well at explaining stuff....now, WTF is a steeplejack, what is churlish, and what I think is a mate, apparently is a whole lot different criterion to what you determine to be a mate.

[Radagast]

Mate: Brother from another mother. Someone you can rely on no matter what. The guy willing to be in your fox hole with you. male friend.

Steeplejack: Guy who climbs chimneys and church towers to inspect and repair.

Churlish: Hillary Clinton when asked a non scripted, not pre-approved question. Basically snarling superiority. Unwilling to communicate or show normal good manners.

[rodp]

Mate: Brother from another mother. Someone you can rely on no matter what. The guy willing to be in your fox hole with you. male friend.

Steeplejack: Guy who climbs chimneys and church towers to inspect and repair.

Churlish: Hillary Clinton when asked a non scripted, not pre-approved question. Basically snarling superiority. Unwilling to communicate or show normal good manners.

Damned good explanation there "mate" Just one more bit of info to add though, an "old school" steeplejack is one who doesn't bother with scaffold, cherry pickers, harnesses etc. He used to just either throw a rope around the chimney and tie wooden ladders to it or just hammer steel pegs into it and tie ladders to them. The next ladder up would just be hauled up and tied to the top of the first one before climbing up it to secure it a "little" better
Bear in mind he could be several hundred feet up. Google him and see if any vids come up

[jdk1]

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Damned good explanation there "mate" Just one more bit of info to add though, an "old school" steeplejack is one who doesn't bother with scaffold, cherry pickers, harnesses etc. He used to just either throw a rope around the chimney and tie wooden ladders to it or just hammer steel pegs into it and tie ladders to them. The next ladder up would just be hauled up and tied to the top of the first one before climbing up it to secure it a "little" better
Bear in mind he could be several hundred feet up. Google him and see if any vids come up [/quote]



This one looks fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

or this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWl3lyM8vUo

[rodp]

Damned good explanation there "mate" Just one more bit of info to add though, an "old school" steeplejack is one who doesn't bother with scaffold, cherry pickers, harnesses etc. He used to just either throw a rope around the chimney and tie wooden ladders to it or just hammer steel pegs into it and tie ladders to them. The next ladder up would just be hauled up and tied to the top of the first one before climbing up it to secure it a "little" better
Bear in mind he could be several hundred feet up. Google him and see if any vids come up [/quote]



This one looks fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

or this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWl3lyM8vUo[/quote]

Nice one Health and safety would have a fit nowadays When you think Longbridge threatened to ban me from the factory for climbing up trailer door hinges to get on the roof, and this bloke was a couple hundred miles away doing this it makes you realise the H&S mob have gone way over the top.

Edit for our American cousins, by trailer I mean the dangly bit off the back of an 18 wheeler, a semi.

[sunndog]

I think 'merkins also call an artic trialer a 'tractor trailer' which i always thought sounded like old school english term.....not often you people say 'tractor unit' these days

[rodp]

I think 'merkins also call an artic trialer a 'tractor trailer' which i always thought sounded like old school english term.....not often you people say 'tractor unit' these days

No, thinking about it you don't Don't often hear the term "lorry" now either.

Times change and move on and you don't even notice.

[sunndog]

Yeah its weird that, when did a lorry become a wagon?

most of the terminology comes from the days of horses. So 'wagon' for a *prime mover makes no sense to me at all

*how long since you've heard that one

[rodp]

Only ever hear "prime mover" when vosa or such like are involved Hear wagon now and then but nowadays it's usually "truck" for anything above a tranny pick up
I can still remember all the old Scammel Scarabs lined up when I was at Freight Liner, didn't use them but they'd not long been stood down. That would have been very late 60's / early 70's. All went to scrap as they weren't worth a light then, wish I'd kept a few.
We had Guy big J 4's then, very modern Then the Marathons came and some Leyland junk with the 500 fixed head engine . Finally we had Fodens, sheer luxury apart from the fact one of the foremen ordered them without clutch assistance as it was cheaper Reckoned he got mixed up, wanted them without clutch brake not without clutch assistance Even so, quite why you wouldn't want a clutch brake on a Cummins I'll never know ??

[hairyyoda]

Frogman you can also have a "female mate" these days who has managed to achieved the higher title of either "mistress" or "friend with benefits" Thanks Phil