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  1. 23-08-2010 #1
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    I had to look a second time at this gentleman, up high and holding on to a VERY OLD chimney...

    However, it wasn't Rolf - OR Santa Claus, but someone from English Heritage (I think) checking the state of the old mill chimney at Beaulieu!
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    Ooops! Sorry - forgot to post the pic first time..............
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    You're sure about it? It is not our chimney sweep?
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    Don't think so - though he had a VERY long ladder!
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    Does look a bit like me, sure he's breaking a few health and safety regs there.
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    It COULD be Santa in civilian clothes, having a trial run
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    There was a ladder against the other side of the chimney - from a ledge on the scaffolding surrounding the old mill roof.

    He may well have been disregarding safety rules though - as he saw me with the camera and disappeared like magic!
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    "...like magic"? Maybe it was David Copperfield in a stunt that had gone wrong
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    Or Harry Potter - flying off on his broom?
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    LOL , more likely Ron Weasley - he's not so adept at the flying thing
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    Looks pretty dangerous.
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