Dibnah used to go to steam fairs near here...
Late on one hot summer's day the kids and I found ourselves crawling along in a traffic queue on a winding country road.

Yup, Fred was holding everyone up in his magnificent traction engine. From several cars back, we saw that it was unmistakeably the one we'd seen him proudly polishing a few hours earlier.

Over the next few miles, car after car overtook him and sped off. When it was our turn, I honked and waved and the kids shouted 'Hiya Fred!' and the great man waved back.

There it was - FRED DIBNAH STEEPLEJACK, painted along the canopy. Sadly, I didn't even own a camera in those days!

Bless him. 66 is far too young to die - he was in his prime.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 19:01, Reply)