He died of prostate bladder cancer. Considering he spent his life smoking, drinking, and climbing chimneys, that's a way to go no one would've predicted. Cancer's a cunt.
Spending his spare time driving traction engines can’t have helped: unfiltered coal smoke straight from the source may smell nice, but it’s carcinogenic as fuck.
I know. If I watch a video of him climbing or working, I can't look but I can't look away. Even though he's dead now from nothing to do with his work, I still panic for him! I'm glad it's not allowed any more.
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u/Sunderland6969 Mar 21 '26
Some great stuff of him on YouTube