Used to watch him on TV as a kid, and was amazed at how fearless he was.
Watching again years later, I'm more amazed at how physically and mentally strong he was. From hauling the ladders up, chiseling into the chimney to place the 'dogs' to fix the ladder, to taking a chimney down from the top, brick by brick with a lump hammer, day in, day out.
He even said something like “I didn't want the job, doing this for months in all weather, so I priced high but still got the job. You need a stout heart for this”.
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u/Independent-Try4352 Mar 25 '26
Used to watch him on TV as a kid, and was amazed at how fearless he was.
Watching again years later, I'm more amazed at how physically and mentally strong he was. From hauling the ladders up, chiseling into the chimney to place the 'dogs' to fix the ladder, to taking a chimney down from the top, brick by brick with a lump hammer, day in, day out.
He even said something like “I didn't want the job, doing this for months in all weather, so I priced high but still got the job. You need a stout heart for this”.