You could hear the “pop” when that cork left the bottle. That was so awesome! I wonder how many of us are watching with old bottles sitting in their windows?
I imagine those fumes didn't smell to good! You probably needed a mask on!!! I know you'll need one heck of a washing after that one! I love watching to see what age bottles & all you dig up! Keep up the great work!😊
Oh my, what a nasty, sludgy dig. Hats off to you, Tom! History, archeology, anthropology have long been favorite subjects for me. You bring it all together. Thanks for enduring and persevering through this awful mess.
Tom, Tom, Tom - your dedication to digging up the past knows no bounds! This one was a toughie for even the most ardent of Tom Askjem devotees, never mind actual having to mine that pit. I reckon that nothing less than three hot showers and a long soak in the bathtub after that little adventure. Perseverance personified. The paper with the print clearly still legible was amazing - but can we have a nice dry pit next time please!
Every Saturday when I see it's around 4-4:30 pm I think "hmm, it's time for a new Tom Askjem episode!!" Always informative and exciting to watch!!😊🎉🎉 I'm old, so it's exciting to see what bottles come out of pit.
You need some of those overall-waders (& the long waterproof gloves veterinarians use, dare I say again). Stench is not good for you. 😲 Love watching, learn so much from you. 💙
Crazy dig Tom ! I guess that saying is true"If you can get past the smell you have it licked". LOL ! Enjoyed the dig and seeing all the great finds. Take care and best regards Tom !
I love to watch you uncover history, your the one that first turned me on to bott vid, your a machine i pray it doesnt make you sick you have gotten sick before its great but not worth your health, but im sure you know when enough is enough
Ivar was a bow warrior,Norse,hardanger is a fjord in Norway and Google brings up a Hardangar fiddle so looks like maybe advertising for violins maybe on that paper. Looks like the Norwegians would have lived there at the time period,there was also a legendary fiddle player named Turman Sorenson in the 1970's from North Dakota so the tradition was there I'd say from the earlier settlers. By the way their fiddles are expensive now the old ones sell for $30 to $50,000. Does any of this ring a bell,seems Scandinavian dna runs through North and South Dakota. You really had a workout in this pit,great haul. You deserve a rest.Till next time,Take care! Your friend from Ky.😁I love the history!!
Tom, if you are not the most dedicated young man, wow! Tom would love to see a video of some of your favorite bottles. That would be awesome. Thank you, Tom ❤
Tom you have to learn when to stop, son ! --- Breathing those noxious fumes can affect your nervous system -- We want you to be "around" to make other discoveries and more gem videos !
Man! You have to give us a chance to send you a tip or a coffee or something! That was crazy with the fumes floating around there while you were digging! 🤑🤑🤑
That project looked absolutely brutal. Collapsing, high water table, and serious sewage stink. Yet you hunkered down and made some very interesting finds. A lot of determination led to a lot of bottles. Bet you showered twice!
@@TomAskjem.LostHorizonsthe hour shower I bet! But I was glad when you found the wood sides. I was getting REALLY worried about you getting caught in a collapse
I just said that to my son the other day - we will have nothing to show our future generations that we were here. Crumpled up plastic and Monster energy cans, somehow no where as beautiful as the glass Tom pulls up..
Excellent dig of what looked like a very sticky and smelly pit. Wonder if the Norway bottle and the paper you found had a connection at one point, apart from being in the same hole. Keep up the great work.
Sometimes you got to do what you got to do. Better to be safe than sorry. We have had to abandon holes before. Got to dangerous. Another fun one. They do get stinky. Thanks tom. Hope you're doing well. Take care.😊
Thanks to you my sewage terminology is growing! 🤣😂 I love it when they invent nice ways to label nasty things!! I will definitely remember "night soil." I love digging in the dirt and I love finding really old things, but I'm not sure I could endure the night soil.
Interesting pit! I was hoping some of those bitters would have some embossing after all that work! Hope that nasty mud didn't make you sick! Love watching!
You could actually see gas coming up from the ground inside the pit. Be safe and decide when a pit should be scooped out. Still sort through the bottles safely.😊
The steam was actually caused from my body heat reacting with the cold ground water. I was dig purely overdoing it that day keeping up with the water pouring in.
I was hoping to see the Norwegian bottle cleaned up! My 2x great grandparents arrived here around the 1860s from the Telemark area and they may have recognized that product. I'm always impressed by your dedication to these bottle digs but please start wearing a respirator😊
❤❤❤❤❤ great video Tom !! Always enjoy watching you dig and listening to your soothing voice. First time I've ever seen the fume vapors on any of your videos!! Looking forward to your next video!! Take care and hope you get some rest and fresh air this week. 😊❤❤❤
You make this old ladies day with your videos❤I appreciate all your hard work taking us along & your knowledge of artifacts that you share‼️Head out here to Washington state & you can stay withe anytime‼️Thank you❣
Tom, oh my word, you must have been exhausted moving that wet, stinky mud. I was worried for you, but you never gave up. So many bitters. Some serious drinking was done there. That was the toughest dig I have ever seen you on.👏👍😀
As soon as I saw the first shot in the video in what you would be digging in I thought "oh, no"! I don't know how you could even tell what color those bottles were with all that sludge on them! It didn't take alot of imagination to know what you were digging in by what I saw. Keep on digging....but hopefully in better conditions!
@@653j521 I never did privi or pit digs. Old farm dumps, etc. I always walked away thinking maybe if I went down another 6 inches or widened the diameter of the dig. That was my desire for more I suppose.
Tom, I have seen you trying to dig in holes that are being flooded by seeping water. Have you considered using a suction hose on a surface centrifugal pump? An elongated cylindrical screen on the suction end of that hose would keep small junk from entering and plugging that hose. Just an idea! Keep up the great videos!
That old Norwegian newsprint reminds me of a very good movie, called 'Becoming Astrid'. Astrid Lindgrin, who wrote Pippi Longstocking. She was a young newspaper writer/reporter, the typesetting reminded me of that era she lived in, in Sweden.
Wow! That was both fascinating and scary! You are amazing and you have great spunk and i love spunk!!!😅. Thank you Tom... I'm happy to not be holding my breath anymore!!! 😂😂😂❤
Hey, Tom! Have you ever seen the waterproof overalls that professional fishermen wear? I think they're called waders and they come with boots that will keep the seal. I wonder if a pair of those might not be a good idea for you to have on hand when you stumble into one of these really wet digs. I also wonder about a breathing respirator and long heavy rubberized gloves - like over the elbow length. I worry for your safety working in these conditions, dude. Be careful and stay healthy! 😊
I appreciate the concern. It seems that by the time I reach the “point of no return” I’m already covered in mud. Ive worn waders and rubber gloves in pits before but it got to be a hassle plus the cold groundwater feels good while working.
Hey Tom, Perhaps there's a better way for you to continue a project when there's a high water table. I was hoping you would find a soda after all that. Great finds though ☮️💙
Under the circumstances this was just about the only way. We had an excavator in on one of them out there but it tore up the ground pretty bad and actually loosened the ground to the point where it started collapsing worse than it was.
It's a poster telling you that a violinplayer from Hardanger in Norway will entertain you, he will among other thing play at least one dance from Valdres. His name is Ivar Lam something, never heard about him. Ole Bull is mentioned as would be expected, and also a costume often used in that area called a Busserull. But I guess its a bit late to get tickets for that one...
Anyone else glad that we don’t have smell a video 😂 Thanks for your diligence Tom
Great finds Tom, please be careful, all those gases and fumes can be dangerous. Stay safe and best of luck with future digs. 👍👍👍
Absolutely amazing, the amount of bottles you dug out...🥰🥰
It cracks me up to think those people over 100 years ago, tossed in those bottles and thought they were gone forever. What a brutal pit!
Oh my, you endured so much of this dig, I can’t even imagine the stench. Thank you for doing this and sharing with us.
Apparently Tom is one of those laudable fellows that wouldn’t say “poop” if he was 6 feet deep in it.
You could hear the “pop” when that cork left the bottle. That was so awesome! I wonder how many of us are watching with old bottles sitting in their windows?
LOL many of us.. 😅
I imagine those fumes didn't smell to good! You probably needed a mask on!!! I know you'll need one heck of a washing after that one! I love watching to see what age bottles & all you dig up! Keep up the great work!😊
Dude that's brutal digging!! Or slopping
Loved being able to see a few clean bottles at the end! More of that!
Must have been one hell of a saloon! Great job, Tom. You always go above and beyond.
Tom nice finds again. The foreign embossed bottle is really neat find.
Agreed!
Oh my, what a nasty, sludgy dig. Hats off to you, Tom! History, archeology, anthropology have long been favorite subjects for me. You bring it all together. Thanks for enduring and persevering through this awful mess.
Bless your heart❤ breathing in all those gases cant be good for your health. We love your videos and you too. We always will be here❤❤❤
Tom, Tom, Tom - your dedication to digging up the past knows no bounds! This one was a toughie for even the most ardent of Tom Askjem devotees, never mind actual having to mine that pit. I reckon that nothing less than three hot showers and a long soak in the bathtub after that little adventure. Perseverance personified. The paper with the print clearly still legible was amazing - but can we have a nice dry pit next time please!
Every Saturday when I see it's around 4-4:30 pm I think "hmm, it's time for a new Tom Askjem episode!!" Always informative and exciting to watch!!😊🎉🎉
I'm old, so it's exciting to see what bottles come out of pit.
Thanks for watching!
You need some of those overall-waders (& the long waterproof gloves veterinarians use, dare I say again). Stench is not good for you. 😲
Love watching, learn so much from you. 💙
Crazy dig Tom ! I guess that saying is true"If you can get past the smell you have it licked". LOL ! Enjoyed the dig and seeing all the great finds. Take care and best regards Tom !
I love to watch you uncover history, your the one that first turned me on to bott vid, your a machine i pray it doesnt make you sick you have gotten sick before its great but not worth your health, but im sure you know when enough is enough
Thanks for watching!
Another excellent video Tom!! Tough digging the one pit !! Every dig is different!! Thanks for taking us on the dig with you!!
Ivar was a bow warrior,Norse,hardanger is a fjord in Norway and Google brings up a Hardangar fiddle so looks like maybe advertising for violins maybe on that paper. Looks like the Norwegians would have lived there at the time period,there was also a legendary fiddle player named Turman Sorenson in the 1970's from North Dakota so the tradition was there I'd say from the earlier settlers. By the way their fiddles are expensive now the old ones sell for $30 to $50,000. Does any of this ring a bell,seems Scandinavian dna runs through North and South Dakota. You really had a workout in this pit,great haul. You deserve a rest.Till next time,Take care! Your friend from Ky.😁I love the history!!
Thanks!
You made my Saturday afternoon. Love to see what you've found! Much love from Louisiana❤❤
Thanks for watching!
I would love to see what you do with the bottles and how they look after we are cleaned up. Love your channel very interesting.
Nice! Love that little blue one!
Tom, if you are not the most dedicated young man, wow! Tom would love to see a video of some of your favorite bottles. That would be awesome. Thank you, Tom ❤
You have relentless determination young man!!! 😊
20:00 Gotta love the cork pop! 🍾
Thanks for the adventure. Always freaks me out when you’re in those deep wet pits.
This is what I call, getting into your work.
Another great vid !! This dig was a hard one with all the mud and water!! Thanks for taking us on the dig with you!!
Yet another amazing video!
Tom you have to learn when to stop, son ! --- Breathing those noxious fumes can affect your nervous system -- We want you to be "around" to make other discoveries and more gem videos !
Cat urine and feces is even worse!
I wish that he would wear a mask. He is a very brave young man.
Do remember when a wine bottle exploded in his hand? He was alright but he never did that again.
@@marilynbergemann6927 Yes I do ! -- I thought he lost his sight ! -- I was petrified ! --- His eyes are worth more than a Rose Wine bottle
@@marilynbergemann6927 Agreed -- Even a forced air fan would help -- Some sort of caisson to prevent collapses could make a difference
Man! You have to give us a chance to send you a tip or a coffee or something! That was crazy with the fumes floating around there while you were digging! 🤑🤑🤑
That project looked absolutely brutal. Collapsing, high water table, and serious sewage stink. Yet you hunkered down and made some very interesting finds. A lot of determination led to a lot of bottles. Bet you showered twice!
This was definitely one of the worst pits I’ve dug and I’ve dug nearly 2,000
@@TomAskjem.LostHorizonsthe hour shower I bet! But I was glad when you found the wood sides. I was getting REALLY worried about you getting caught in a collapse
I even took a shower because of the slop. I thought I was going to barf. Sorry dude but this vid was insane outhouse. But cool finds!
Just imagine the Tom Askjem of 2124... Finding crumpled up plastic bottles of Mt. Dew and faded Monster Energy cans along highway ditches.
So does the piss inside the Mtn. Dew bottles turn back into Mtn. Dew after 100 years?
@@Davidrcobbduh
I just said that to my son the other day - we will have nothing to show our future generations that we were here. Crumpled up plastic and Monster energy cans, somehow no where as beautiful as the glass Tom pulls up..
@@PeppieP Nothing? Look around you. You think the landfills, concrete jungles, nuclear waste will evaporate?
Hats off to ya, young feller! Always great to watch your videos...nice being up wind from those pits! Thanks for the great vids!
Thanks for watching!
Tough one to watch, great finds, be careful Team Tom.
Excellent dig of what looked like a very sticky and smelly pit. Wonder if the Norway bottle and the paper you found had a connection at one point, apart from being in the same hole. Keep up the great work.
There might have been an add in the paper for whatever was in that bottle....
Yikes mud slide, lots of bottles though. I’m just amazed that they are not all broken.
Sometimes you got to do what you got to do. Better to be safe than sorry. We have had to abandon holes before. Got to dangerous. Another fun one. They do get stinky. Thanks tom. Hope you're doing well. Take care.😊
Tom that looks like a really toxic hole!Lots of finds!I remember when that bottle blew up on you,very scary,be careful underground!
Thanks to you my sewage terminology is growing! 🤣😂 I love it when they invent nice ways to label nasty things!! I will definitely remember "night soil." I love digging in the dirt and I love finding really old things, but I'm not sure I could endure the night soil.
Lung problems, Tom? I hope not! I enjoy your videos!
Brilliant. Thank you. BEST CHANNEL ❤
I was amazed by how few broken bottles you found.
It was probably just as wet and muddy when they threw the bottles down back in the day, which helped protect them.
Awesome another amazing video. Thanks, Tom.
You'd give that guy on the History channel a run for his money!
Interesting pit! I was hoping some of those bitters would have some embossing after all that work! Hope that nasty mud didn't make you sick! Love watching!
Great job Tom! Thank you for the fascinating video.
You could actually see gas coming up from the ground inside the pit. Be safe and decide when a pit should be scooped out. Still sort through the bottles safely.😊
Yeah, an excavator, I was thinking.
Yeah I was thinking
Nobody light a match
The steam was actually caused from my body heat reacting with the cold ground water. I was dig purely overdoing it that day keeping up with the water pouring in.
I was hoping to see the Norwegian bottle cleaned up! My 2x great grandparents arrived here around the 1860s from the Telemark area and they may have recognized that product. I'm always impressed by your dedication to these bottle digs but please start wearing a respirator😊
Your great love from Ireland
Well done! Whew, nice haul
I feel bad for you when I see water in there....not ideal but you keep at it,nice finds.
Always my favorite bottle digging channel 🎉
Thanks for watching!
Tom your dedication and determination is remarkable. But u gotta ask yourself is it worth it
I keep reminding myself that it’s a numbers game. If I dug enough pits/pull out enough bottles there will eventually be a diamond in the rough
But you sure found a loaded pit. I love your videos a lot
You’re gonna have to have a buddy stand by with oxygen!! Those fumes are gonna take a toll!
❤❤❤❤❤ great video Tom !! Always enjoy watching you dig and listening to your soothing voice. First time I've ever seen the fume vapors on any of your videos!! Looking forward to your next video!! Take care and hope you get some rest and fresh air this week. 😊❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
Just think, with all there's to watch and I pick Tom in backhouse stew up to his elbows! 😂❤
It's BETTER than most things you can watch!
That looked gruelling and stinky but great finds .very interesting thank you
Great finds once again!
Hi tom, messy dip. But really nice finds! Love the 3 bottles at the end.😊
You make this old ladies day with your videos❤I appreciate all your hard work taking us along & your knowledge of artifacts that you share‼️Head out here to Washington state & you can stay withe anytime‼️Thank you❣
Thanks for watching!
Man it takes a very dedicated person to do what you just did! Hats off to ya dude!
Brutal Sh-t Pit Tom. Cheers for perseverance!!
Tom, oh my word, you must have been exhausted moving that wet, stinky mud. I was worried for you, but you never gave up. So many bitters. Some serious drinking was done there. That was the toughest dig I have ever seen you on.👏👍😀
Holy Cow! You earned this one Tom. But do be careful! 😮🤔
Tom....you're an absolute gem. 💎 Great work, brother, and I'm glad I found this channel cause Beliow The Plains has been rather quiet lately.
BTP is permanently shut down. All of my vids will be released here from now on.
@@TomAskjem.LostHorizons Thanks for the info. Cheers!
As soon as I saw the first shot in the video in what you would be digging in I thought "oh, no"! I don't know how you could even tell what color those bottles were with all that sludge on them! It didn't take alot of imagination to know what you were digging in by what I saw. Keep on digging....but hopefully in better conditions!
Massive haul. Do you ever leave a pit wondering if you may have overlooked something.
Or sighing in exhaustion, "Good enough."
@@653j521 I never did privi or pit digs. Old farm dumps, etc. I always walked away thinking maybe if I went down another 6 inches or widened the diameter of the dig. That was my desire for more I suppose.
I have but it’s rare. If a pit seems worthwhile I usually find a way to finish it.
this man is dedicated to his craft. Just wow. You're a better man than me!
Love the blue bottle!
Quote of the episode: “Oh, some of these need embossing!” Lol
You, Sir, are a diggin' BEAST!
Thanks for sharing Tom I know that was butyl 😊
I am so glad I found you👍❤
Thanks for watching!
Tom, I have seen you trying to dig in holes that are being flooded by seeping water. Have you considered using a suction hose on a surface centrifugal pump? An elongated cylindrical screen on the suction end of that hose would keep small junk from entering and plugging that hose. Just an idea! Keep up the great videos!
You must be kidding working in those conditions! All the best 😊
I'm sure I've never seen you dig that many bitters from a single pit. That was crazy! ♥
Good job on the new channel man.. 👏 still kicking butt.. 👍
I don't think I've ever seen you dig so many u embossed bottles before... brutal!!!
Fascinating,,but so sorry for whomever does the laundry..
Dang man that was brutal to watch!! That must have sucked!!! Some awesome finds though!! Watch that H2S!!
Well done Tom!
That old Norwegian newsprint reminds me of a very good movie, called 'Becoming Astrid'. Astrid Lindgrin, who wrote Pippi Longstocking. She was a young newspaper writer/reporter, the typesetting reminded me of that era she lived in, in Sweden.
Wow! That was both fascinating and scary! You are amazing and you have great spunk and i love spunk!!!😅. Thank you Tom... I'm happy to not be holding my breath anymore!!! 😂😂😂❤
I also found myself holding my breath as he's digging away. Lol.
You’re one of a kind brother… I would have rented a small backhoe 🤣
Hey, Tom! Have you ever seen the waterproof overalls that professional fishermen wear? I think they're called waders and they come with boots that will keep the seal. I wonder if a pair of those might not be a good idea for you to have on hand when you stumble into one of these really wet digs. I also wonder about a breathing respirator and long heavy rubberized gloves - like over the elbow length. I worry for your safety working in these conditions, dude. Be careful and stay healthy! 😊
I appreciate the concern. It seems that by the time I reach the “point of no return” I’m already covered in mud. Ive worn waders and rubber gloves in pits before but it got to be a hassle plus the cold groundwater feels good while working.
Hey Tom, Perhaps there's a better way for you to continue a project when there's a high water table. I was hoping you would find a soda after all that. Great finds though ☮️💙
Under the circumstances this was just about the only way. We had an excavator in on one of them out there but it tore up the ground pretty bad and actually loosened the ground to the point where it started collapsing worse than it was.
@TomAskjem. I should have released you already prepared for that. Thank you for barring with my stupid question. ☮️💙
Pop's here. I hope you expand the pit.
You needed a snorkel pumping fresh air to breath in that one. Lol
Dude, this dig was insane.
Pop! That thing blew up! Crazy!
It's a poster telling you that a violinplayer from Hardanger in Norway will entertain you, he will among other thing play at least one dance from Valdres. His name is Ivar Lam something, never heard about him. Ole Bull is mentioned as would be expected, and also a costume often used in that area called a Busserull. But I guess its a bit late to get tickets for that one...
I appreciate the info!
Have you ever done a tour of your collection? That would be amazing to see.
That looked like an absolutely miserable dig 😱 Please take care of yourself Tom!
Man you are a hard worker!
Have you ever considered wadders? Like fishermen wear. Or a portable pump to drain water?
Both very good suggestions IMHO.
I’ve worn them but by the time I realize I need them I’m usually covered in mud. I’ve tried pumps as well and they usually clog right away.