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because he’d had enough. Why bother continuing when you have been told it is terminal? Fred had been aware of that for some time. It’s particularly sad in that Fred had given up smoking, then ended up with bladder cancer. The bladder variety isn’t one of the more easily treated. R — me here at www.flyingrat.net

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Not a happy day. Someone I really liked, and considered a pleasure to watch, listen to and read. RIP Fred Dibnah MBE, 66. Ratty I’ll wring my cap in tribute – a fine fellow who was passionate about our industrial heritage – just as important as any stately home or palace, and a lot more useful in its time! — Chris Quinn T2 Metformin 2000mg, Asprin 75mg dx March 04 HBA1c 7.5%, June 04 HBA1c 6.5%, Sep 04

Me too, Ratty & Chris. He had a outlook that was a different and welcome viewpoint on our heritage. I will remember him for the chimney’s demolished, the steam engines he told us about on land and sea. I won’t forget too when he picked up his blown off cap out of some scummy pond wore it, and got some pigeon disease and then told everyone about it. A natural and great guy.    Pete F

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Not a happy day. Someone I really liked, and considered a pleasure to watch, listen to and read. RIP Fred Dibnah MBE, 66.

Gosh, was he only 66? I thought he was much older than that! I enjoyed his enthusiasm and knowledge, if not his sexism… Nicky. — HbA1c 10.5/6.4/<6  Weight 95/81/72 1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004

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Not a happy day. Someone I really liked, and considered a pleasure to watch, listen to and read. RIP Fred Dibnah MBE, 66. Ratty — me here at www.flyingrat.net

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Not a happy day. Someone I really liked, and considered a pleasure to watch, listen to and read. RIP Fred Dibnah MBE, 66. Ratty

I’ll wring my cap in tribute – a fine fellow who was passionate about our industrial heritage – just as important as any stately home or palace, and a lot more useful in its time! — Chris Quinn T2 Metformin 2000mg, Asprin 75mg dx March 04 HBA1c 7.5%, June 04 HBA1c 6.5%, Sep 04

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I felt so gutted when I found this out. I loved watching that guy. He was a truely great man. Down to earth and well respected. I lift my glass to him. Good point, Ratty Surfin’

Delaying the inevitable might appeal to some, but to Fred it was pointless. In his view it was better to spend that time enjoying what he loved best rather than suffer the misery of aggressive chemo. R — me here at www.flyingrat.net

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says… the story was reported way back in the spring …. he refused chemotherapy ( which presumably would not have been offered if the Docs thought it would do good ) in order to make his latest TV series … "Dibnah, 66, has rejected a new course of chemotherapy in favour of climbing on board his 1912 traction engine and driving around the nation in search of engineering masterpieces." Daily Telegraph 21 / 5 / 04

Fred had known for longer than that. The chemo would at best have just bought him a little extra time, and he didn’t see the point. So he stopped it and went on to a diet of Guinness and oranges. Delaying the inevitable might appeal to some, but to Fred it was pointless. In his view it was better to spend that time enjoying what he loved best rather than suffer the misery of aggressive chemo. R — me here at www.flyingrat.net

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because he’d had enough. Why bother continuing when you have been told it is terminal? Fred had been aware of that for some time.

Well said. Alan —

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the story was reported way back in the spring …. he refused chemotherapy ( which presumably would not have been offered if the Docs thought it would do good ) in order to make his latest TV series … "Dibnah, 66, has rejected a new course of chemotherapy in favour of climbing on board his 1912 traction engine and driving around the nation in search of engineering masterpieces." Daily Telegraph 21 / 5 / 04 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=1CNE1EOBU4TOBQFI…

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