Man Digs Out Basement Using Radio Controlled Toy Tractors

Phurge pointed out a story about a man with a fleet of remote control toys and a lot of patience. "Excavating a basement using professional machinery is nothing new but doing it with radio controlled (RC) scaled models is something unheard of. Welcome to the little big world of Joe, from Saskatchewan, Canada. For the past 7 years, Joe has been digging out his basement at an average annual rate of 8 to 9 cubic feet using nothing more than RC tractors and trucks. And we're talking about the whole nine yards here — he starts by transporting the excavator on an RC truck to the basement, unloads it, digs and uses other trucks to transfer the dirt up to the ground through a spiral ramp! He even has a miniature rock crusher! 'I feel quite fortunate to have stumbled onto this basement excavation idea, it's been a great past time to date dreaming up new ideas to tackle different projects along the way,' Joe wrote on the Scale4x4rc forums where he also posted pictures and videos of his feat."

Comments

Follow up:

[Anonymous Coward]

Joe says that he plans to have his house built within the next 18 months, at which point his mother will move in upstairs and he will take up residence in the basement with his computer.

Re:Follow up:

[LifesABeach]

Were those RC construction vehicles Union RC Construction Vehicles?

Basement

[rherbert]

Well, at least now he'll be able to move out of his parents' basement.

Re:Basement

[AK Marc]

Yeah, I bought a house and moved in the basement, my mother moved in upstairs. Do I live in my mother's basement? Nah, she moved in my attic, right? RIGHT??!??

Pretty fucking cool

[WiiVault]

Wish I had a basement now. /nerdgasm

Re:Pretty fucking cool

[tenchikaibyaku]

I wonder how many years he'll be gone from society if he discovers minecraft..

Next week...

[multiben]

Next week, Joe plans to hold a conference with his star wars figurines to discuss possible reasons for his inability to attract a girl friend.

Re:Next week...

[Anonymous Coward]

Chicks dig basements.

They'd have it done in less time, too.

Re:Next week...

[EdIII]

Wait... what!?

I was not aware that chicks were all into basements. Maybe when they are 14 and literally have no other place to go and the guy is a jock, but past the time you can have a drivers license? Not so much.

They would only have it done in less time because chicks have this amazing ability to, dependent upon their hotness, to amass armies of men to do their bidding.

You get a half dozen hot chicks in thongs with some beer, and you could easily get two to three times that many men digging a basement for them on the weekend.

Can you say the same for amassing any army of women to do a man's bidding? That is so rare, it is only spoken of in fairy tales, and not actually believed to be true.

Re:For the REAL Geek Award....

[Michael Woodhams]

I'm sorry, but I'm going to burst your bubble with a single word: griefers.

Re:OMG

[RichardDeVries]

Watch a bit longer. The boredom will pass. Oh that's terrible, I'm sorry.

Re:Math seems wrong

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, so easy. Why use metric when you can use elbows and noses and feet and schlongs, they are much easier to comprehend and evaluate on the spot, right? right?

Fukushima Daichi job offer

[advid.net]

Dear Mr Joe,

Our company is looking for talented remote-control specialists.

We need dedicated operators for a long term commitment in R-C cleaning on large areas of confined space.
You are likely to have all qualifications required to join the main R-C team at our Fukushima-Daichi facility.

We're looking forward to hearing from you,

Tepco Director

(my emphasis)