A Year with Fred (The Price of Steam) part 2 A repeat broadcast from 1991 of the BBC2 series about Bolton Steelplejack Fred Dibnah. Date: Thursday 22nd August 1991
Fred obviously loved his family, they had a nice home and food in there belly ,in England at the time they would have been considered well to do, a man who works as hard as Fred needs an escape from the drudgery and his passion was steam, the sad truth is people grow apart sometimes, that's the way it goes.
@@DeKat-84 As much as I admired and loved Fred, he felt the same way about Alison's interests. It's all about compromise and dividing your time. With women, you have to spend some time with them, by showing them affection and making them feel special to maintain a healthy relationship. If you don't, another guy will.
@@TheSavagederek I wouldn't call him a narcissist, he was very traditional/old school where the woman works at home and the man goes to work. They were different times. Fred had a Victorian outlook on life.
Absolutley love watching his videos this one was especially sad he tried to keep his job hobby and family and in the end he lost his family absolutley heartbreaking
When my Nan died in 1998, my miner and RAF Grandad Bill of Pleasley, Notts went back after fifty years to his records and his model aircraft, as though he was a young single lad again.
He's a realist. He knows he can never please her so he lets her go, but letting go of his classic motorbike that he's had before she came along is a bit of a heartbreaker. To such men, women come and go, but something hard and real that's taken your own sweat to keep is eternal.
What a man missed by lots shame ,he loved his family ,suppose he was so out of modern era.men like him and woman of course built the world we now. god bless him proper guy ....
People can comment about Fred’s family and what he should have done. I think he was an extraordinary fella, hard working and liked a drink and a smoke, one of the greats and I wouldn’t of changed him for the world. RIP sir. 👍
I surmise Fred was the same person the day he married and the day he divorced. I believe you can't ask more than that in a spouse but sadly that's often not enough. I'll say one thing that's for sure he may of had to split their assets 50/50 but he climbed 100% of those chimneys and at the end of his life he made no memorials to his accomplishments. No Dibnah Foundations, no big buildings with his name on them, he simply left all he had and future revenue equally split among his 5 children.
Listen to him everybody when he says we are in the end times of rome , this man is more smarter then we all know and this is happening right now the fall of our civilization
Watching Fred, swinging back and forth on his bosun's chair at a height of over 150 feet, brings me close to nausea. I couldn't do that for all the money on this earth. Fred had nerves of steel.
That's how it goes, as much as he was able to put together a steam engine and drop a chimney, and that is saying something, he couldn't keep his family together. And it happened again. There is only so much a wife and family can put up with.
@@sassythesasquatch1571 knowing Fred he was probably happy as Larry with all that extra time to work on his engines, he did Marry twice more so the little set back didn't slow him down to much lol
He worked his nuts off and risked death every day . Stuck up a chimney in the winter wet and windy . Gave his family a beautiful house . Ungrateful dog
@TheSavagederek was that to me ? I have been with my wife 25 years married for 15 . I work for myself and do 70-80 hrs a week to give my family everything .if she was a selfish ungrateful cow like his missus she wouldnt be the one leaving me !!!
He will need a new nameplate for his steam roller- melt down one and recast it, I imagine he did his own metal casting-as such men do today that have much the same interests. Sad to see how his marriages failed, but understandable.
I am not suprised his missus buggered off. Dont know many Women that would put up with that. Didn't his second wife do the same? He was a brilliant engineer but pretty hopeless as a family man i fear. I guess he bought it upon himself. Selfish and selfcentred. Made a great TV presenter later. Love all his programmes. This episode makes me laugh. Like the scene with the egg and a slice of bread. Funny as fuck.
Couldn't help but notice your 7 other comments on Fred's videos posted on this channel including ' the life of Fred was just fascinating ........" Fab".......and " love this guy ". I didn't know the man but I surmise he was pretty much the same man from 18 till death and that's about all you can ask from a friend or family member.
@@theculturedthug6609 I was quoting some of your other comments on this channel. You do know how to look up all your previously posted comments, right ? I was simply pointing out how this comment was opposite of others made by you. You absolutely know nothing about his marriage, his family, or what he should've or shouldn't have done that would have saved his marriage. At the end of his life he used none of his assets to fund any Monuments or Foundations with his name on them, he simply gave all he had and any future earnings equally between his 5 children. To me that doesn't sound like a selfish person.
Taking care of his family ? He was stuck 300ft up in the air in gale force winds in winter . Did you see the house ? Ungrateful women . It's not like he turned into that dude and when she met him he was doing ,9-4 in a suit . Soon as he made it financially she took him to cleaners . RAT!!!
Whys Alison got six 6ft"2 men round the house playing pop music think wee Ali was having a rare old time when Fred was out playing Thomas the tank engine
My dad said a woman has to have a nice kitchen as that’s where she spends most of her time. He was so right rip dad and fred.all the real men need more appreciation from women
Fred's children must look back on this videos with affection and happy memories.
They might be sad memories for them.
Fred obviously loved his family, they had a nice home and food in there belly ,in England at the time they would have been considered well to do, a man who works as hard as Fred needs an escape from the drudgery and his passion was steam, the sad truth is people grow apart sometimes, that's the way it goes.
I don't know about growing apart to be honest. Whenever I watch these, Alison never seemed like she was really interested in anything that Fred did. 😐
@@DeKat-84 As much as I admired and loved Fred, he felt the same way about Alison's interests. It's all about compromise and dividing your time. With women, you have to spend some time with them, by showing them affection and making them feel special to maintain a healthy relationship. If you don't, another guy will.
He was a selfish narcissist . A legend yes , but not a considerate man and no husband or father .
@@TheSavagederek I wouldn't call him a narcissist, he was very traditional/old school where the woman works at home and the man goes to work. They were different times. Fred had a Victorian outlook on life.
Absolutley love watching his videos this one was especially sad he tried to keep his job hobby and family and in the end he lost his family absolutley heartbreaking
When my Nan died in 1998, my miner and RAF Grandad Bill of Pleasley, Notts went back after fifty years to his records and his model aircraft, as though he was a young single lad again.
Rest in peace fred ,🌹
Fred feels worse about selling his motorbike than the divorce🤣👍
He's a realist. He knows he can never please her so he lets her go, but letting go of his classic motorbike that he's had before she came along is a bit of a heartbreaker. To such men, women come and go, but something hard and real that's taken your own sweat to keep is eternal.
A motorcycle will never leave you when you’re at work
As he should
he loved that bike
Incredible man no fear in his heart
Fred was Fred, and there will never be another like him(Unfortunately).
Alison did live a kind of lonely life with the kids and the cooking and cleaning,but thats how it was back then , he loved his family i do agree.
It's too bad, I liked Alison, I assumed she was in for the duration, but I guess not..
What a lovely man. A propper tradesman aswell
What a man missed by lots shame ,he loved his family ,suppose he was so out of modern era.men like him and woman of course built the world we now. god bless him proper guy ....
Love Fred on a restoration job.
People can comment about Fred’s family and what he should have done. I think he was an extraordinary fella, hard working and liked a drink and a smoke, one of the greats and I wouldn’t of changed him for the world. RIP sir. 👍
I surmise Fred was the same person the day he married and the day he divorced. I believe you can't ask more than that in a spouse but sadly that's often not enough. I'll say one thing that's for sure he may of had to split their assets 50/50 but he climbed 100% of those chimneys and at the end of his life he made no memorials to his accomplishments. No Dibnah Foundations, no big buildings with his name on them, he simply left all he had and future revenue equally split among his 5 children.
Listen to him everybody when he says we are in the end times of rome , this man is more smarter then we all know and this is happening right now the fall of our civilization
Watching Fred, swinging back and forth on his bosun's chair at a height of over 150 feet, brings me close to nausea. I couldn't do that for all the money on this earth. Fred had nerves of steel.
Love watching fred and family. Sadly freds gone. I wonder where freds wife is now .🌹
Church of England is worth millions but couldn't afford to pay him for repairs.
Rumour has it Alison asked Fred "did you like that"! He responded yeah it was riveting!
Very nice bike. I would be sad to sell it also. His hobbies outdid his marriage which is also sad. He was old school for sure. R IP Fred
That's how it goes, as much as he was able to put together a steam engine and drop a chimney, and that is saying something, he couldn't keep his family together. And it happened again. There is only so much a wife and family can put up with.
That woman left a good man.
Sounded like he wanted to cry when cleaning the bike
About the demise of the British motorcycle industry , though , rather than his marriage !
@@hippo5346 maybe mate , got me right in the feelings tho , that montage at the end made me sad for the old fella
@@sassythesasquatch1571 knowing Fred he was probably happy as Larry with all that extra time to work on his engines, he did Marry twice more so the little set back didn't slow him down to much lol
@@kiely4561 true lol
@@kiely4561 So the first wife was right to dump him then. She wasted 18 years on someone who cared more about an engine than her or the kids
Fred just needed a housekeeper with benefits .
I find she was a very nice person
Poor old Fred
Those were the days. Get out on the motor bike and no helmet 👏
Whatever happened to freds house 😍
Local council blew the budget on a LGBT inclusion rally
He worked his nuts off and risked death every day . Stuck up a chimney in the winter wet and windy .
Gave his family a beautiful house .
Ungrateful dog
Bell end comment . I pity your wife , if you even have one .
@TheSavagederek was that to me ? I have been with my wife 25 years married for 15 . I work for myself and do 70-80 hrs a week to give my family everything .if she was a selfish ungrateful cow like his missus she wouldnt be the one leaving me !!!
Look how little traffic there is
The working class Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Shame really I think she was well provided for can't compare cooking a meal with climbing 200 foot chimes
He will need a new nameplate for his steam roller- melt down one and recast it, I imagine he did his own metal casting-as such men do today that have much the same interests. Sad to see how his marriages failed, but understandable.
He renamed it Betsy, after his mother.....
"half of 'em 'av gone queer" and "there's bloody pubs for queers now". he's get cancelled nowadays even though he said nowt wrong.
🤣🤣👍
I am not suprised his missus buggered off. Dont know many Women that would put up with that. Didn't his second wife do the same? He was a brilliant engineer but pretty hopeless as a family man i fear. I guess he bought it upon himself. Selfish and selfcentred. Made a great TV presenter later. Love all his programmes. This episode makes me laugh. Like the scene with the egg and a slice of bread. Funny as fuck.
The biggest crock of shyt is “The Life she’s become accustomed to”.
The church were skint? Horrible b a stards! Poor Fred risked his life for nothing
It would take a very special type of woman to continue living a life like that.
After the first 10 years she should have had some idea......
@@johnbrewer9833 I think he became more and more invested in his hobbies, rather than family life. It’s hard to balance both I suppose
A special kind of life with a unique man.
Fred should have taken more care of his family instead of being so selfish.
Couldn't help but notice your 7 other comments on Fred's videos posted on this channel including ' the life of Fred was just fascinating ........" Fab".......and " love this guy ". I didn't know the man but I surmise he was pretty much the same man from 18 till death and that's about all you can ask from a friend or family member.
@@raymondcaylor6292 What
@@theculturedthug6609 I was quoting some of your other comments on this channel. You do know how to look up all your previously posted comments, right ? I was simply pointing out how this comment was opposite of others made by you. You absolutely know nothing about his marriage, his family, or what he should've or shouldn't have done that would have saved his marriage. At the end of his life he used none of his assets to fund any Monuments or Foundations with his name on them, he simply gave all he had and any future earnings equally between his 5 children. To me that doesn't sound like a selfish person.
Taking care of his family ?
He was stuck 300ft up in the air in gale force winds in winter .
Did you see the house ?
Ungrateful women .
It's not like he turned into that dude and when she met him he was doing ,9-4 in a suit .
Soon as he made it financially she took him to cleaners .
RAT!!!
He was a Victorian man in the wrong generation
I understand EXACTLY where Fred is coming from re divorce, been there done that, NOT FUN let me you cost a LOT of money!!!!
I wonder if Fred would have been pro trans?
Whys Alison got six 6ft"2 men round the house playing pop music think wee Ali was having a rare old time when Fred was out playing Thomas the tank engine
A woman's place is in the kitchen, she should have put up with Fred.
My dad said a woman has to have a nice kitchen as that’s where she spends most of her time. He was so right rip dad and fred.all the real men need more appreciation from women
Fred saw the woke coming lol