[blackdog]

If he did that here he'd have been shot dead by the feds after being found to have violated over a hundred land use and permitting policies, as well as doing himself by hand in 14 years, what a DOT managed project with union labor would have done in 12 years.

This man would make a fine contribution to our country.

I had a neighbor in the 70's who hand dug an enire basement to their home with a shovel and five gallon bucket. It took them four years of working four hours every evening when they came home from their day jobs. It was beautiful when they were done. It was a two level basement, adding about 60% more square feet to their home.

[Balding_Eagle]

Did he get a building permit to dig out the basement? Soils report? Engineering study?

He could still be fined by the damned government for doing what he did.

Everything turned out OK?

Not in the eyes of government bastards, whose sole job is is slow down guys like you neighbor. He was supposed to spend at least a 1/2 a day satisfying THEIR demands BEFORE doing anything constructive.

Yeah, I’ve way past my limit of endurance of the crushing weight of goverment.

Rant off.