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Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by rpmisms »

mjklin wrote: post #49
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #14

> Ritchie isn’t digging with any destination in mind; he digs for the pure joy and meditation that comes with it. > “I just feel like a kid again,” Ritchie said. “It really puts me in the moment and relieves stress.” In a world saturated with "productivity porn" and side hustles, I just absolutely love that.

“Get a hobby: work with rocks and cement like John Dunsworth”[0] - you can tell that this actor really dug it! [0]: https://youtu.be/3mcQfP8k51s?si=UQCa_-tzkSDoEvMl

John Dunsworth was such a gem. Arguably the best portrayal of alcoholism on-screen ever. One of the kindest people ever, according to absolutely everyone. Brilliant actor, and an excellent stonemason privately. He explicitly wanted his hobbies to outlive him.

For those who don't know, John played Jim Lahey in the surprisingly excellent series "Trailer Park Boys". Give it a watch, you may be surprised.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by aaron695 »

Most of the worlds miners are artisanal, millions still do this for a living present day.

Often you can pay a nominal amount to go down into their (illegal) mine. I did get stuck because my western legs were to long to climb out the 10m shaft, I'd go to step into the leghold dug in the red earth but my knee would hit the side.

The reporter who shut down Kala is a pretty awful person (from their past work). Everyone following knew Kala wasn't going to have the paperwork. The reporter enjoyed going about it in a nasty way, which is sad, but that's a lot of todays media.

There are other tunneling TikToks out there.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by jacquesm »

db48x wrote: post #41
linsomniac wrote: post #31

I have a crawlspace under half my house, and made the mistake of watching a YouTube video about how to do "underpinning". Now I want to dig it out down to 10ft to use for some desperately needed storage space, maybe some gym space. Our local building office is amazingly supportive of DIYers, and I appreciate them double checking my work.

You don’t need to dig it out to get more storage space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3mVnRlQLU

I knew what video that was before clicking...

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by bongodongobob »

fudged71 wrote: post #46
lostlogin wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Building a dam on a stream can be like this too.

For 10 years I’ve been building hotspring pools at one spring. The material you add gets coated in limestone deposits pretty quickly. So it really feels like building a legacy for my young ones to play in when they’re older.

Careful, generally, diverting or otherwise messing with the flow of waterways is illegal. Got a talking to from a DNR officer when I was a kid.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by huytersd »

thelastparadise wrote: post #45
huytersd wrote: post #34

I wish I could do this but living in central North Carolina it would probably fill up with water in days.

DO NOT try this lol you will drown

Like you’re from N.C. and know it will fill up with water or just a general warning?

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by ethbr1 »

rpmisms wrote: post #51
mjklin wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Get a hobby: work with rocks and cement like John Dunsworth”[0] - you can tell that this actor really dug it! [0]: https://youtu.be/3mcQfP8k51s?si=UQCa_-tzkSDoEvMl

John Dunsworth was such a gem. Arguably the best portrayal of alcoholism on-screen ever. One of the kindest people ever, according to absolutely everyone. Brilliant actor, and an excellent stonemason privately. He explicitly wanted his hobbies to outlive him. For those who don't know, John played Jim Lahey in the surprisingly excellent series "Trailer Park Boys". Give it a watch, you may be surprised.

Trailer Park Boys kind of needs to be watched after midnight.

Re: The underground world of hobby tunneling

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Post by explaininjs »

bongodongobob wrote: post #55
fudged71 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For 10 years I’ve been building hotspring pools at one spring. The material you add gets coated in limestone deposits pretty quickly. So it really feels like building a legacy for my young ones to play in when they’re older.

Careful, generally, diverting or otherwise messing with the flow of waterways is illegal. Got a talking to from a DNR officer when I was a kid.

Not just illegal, the potential impact on a waterbed is huge. I spoke at length with a BLM hydrologist about this, artificial deepening of discrete hot spring pools can and has caused entire areas to wash out into a uniform warm muck.
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