If you're gonna excavate your basement, might as well do it the right way: little by precious little, over the longest span of time you can. That's what a Youtuber named LilGiantsConstrCo, also known as Joe, has been up to -- for years, apparently.
If you're gonna excavate your basement, might as well do it the right way: little by precious little, over the longest span of time you can. That's what a Youtuber named LilGiantsConstrCo, also known as Joe, has been up to -- for years, apparently.
Joe is a grain farmer and former cattle farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada, who got turned on to this remote-control hobby around 1995. He created his LilGiantsConstrCo Youtube channel in 2007, and has been digging ever since.
One of Joe's projects has been to excavate and expand his basement, which he's done in spades -- though it's taken years. Since Joe's not under any kind of deadline, though, he uses his remote-control construction machines -- his hobby-- to do the job.
You can watch video of LilGiantsConstrCoproof undertaking this gargantuan task using his kid-sized, remote-control machines. Joe says he's enlarged his basement by 30 percent.
Watch what happens! When the little excavator fills up the little dump truck, the truck hauls the dirt to another part of the basement, and then empties it out. Soon, the truck is back at its post to gather up some more dirt. Fun!
This process, of removing and moving dirt around in his basement, has taken him years. Several, long years. Why, God. Why.
Those who are generally impatient, impulsive people would probably feel comfortable with just ripping the toys out and using a big shovel. Or better yet, just demolish the entire house -- it would go quicker. Joe must have loads of patience.
On the other hand, the footage is relaxing to watch, probably because it is 99 percent removed from all the negative things in the world. It's just you, a machine, and some dirt.
The man is drawing praise from some and incredulity from others, but this is how he, and a lot of other RC fanatics, chooses to spend his time. Who are we to criticize?
It's not an excavation in ordinary terms, but it sure seems like a hell of a lot of fun.