June 20, 2025 • 28 mins
Remember when remote-controlled toys topped every kid's birthday wish list? Tim and Jenn Yelvington are bringing that joy back with "Can U Dig It," a groundbreaking mobile RC construction site that's capturing imaginations across Northern Kentucky.
The adventure began when Tim spotted a video of an RC café in Dubai. Inspired and driven by his lifelong passion for remote-controlled vehicles, he and Jenn transformed an 8x20 foot trailer into an interactive construction zone filled with sand, realistic obstacles, and professional-grade equipment. Their 1:14 scale metal excavators, front loaders, and four-by-four crawlers aren't typical toys—they're substantial machines that mirror the controls of actual construction equipment.
What makes this concept truly special is how it bridges digital and physical play. In our conversation, Tim shared, "We were able to keep children's attention who had tablets sitting a few minutes away." Parents across Northern Kentucky are celebrating this screen-free alternative that engages kids in tactile, skill-building activities while inspiring genuine laughter and excitement. The pit even contains buried treasures like gems and pirate doubloons, adding another layer of discovery to the experience.
Though "Can U Dig It" primarily attracts children, its appeal extends to all ages. At their Gallatin County Fair debut, college students enthusiastically joined the fun, and even a professional excavator operator was delighted to discover the controls matched his work equipment. This universal appeal has opened conversations about partnerships with local businesses for corporate events and family days.
Looking ahead, the Yelvingtons envision evolving their mobile concept into a permanent café—a community space where parents can enjoy coffee while their children play. Until then, you can experience "Can U Dig It" at the upcoming Boone County Fair (June 23-27) and Alexandria Fair (August 27-September 1), or book them for your next birthday party, neighborhood gathering, or special event through www.canudigitrc.com.
Ready to dig in? Your hands-on construction adventure awaits!
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Charlie McDermott (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Mike Murphy.
Mike Murphy (00:12):
Thank you, charlie.
Yes, I am Mike Murphy, host ofthe Good Neighbor Podcast.
We talk to local businessowners, influencers,
entrepreneurs, so that you canknow them as the humans that
they are and not just logos on abusiness card.
And I've got a couple of humanswith me today, jen and Tim
Yelvington.
And let me just say if somebodyasks you, can you dig it, your
(00:35):
answer should always be yes, Ican, I can dig it, you can dig
it, we all can dig it because ofthese two.
So you might be wondering whatare you talking about Murph?
Well, let's have Tim and Jentalk about that.
So, tim and Jen, welcome to thepodcast and tell us, tell us
about Can you Dig it?
What is, can you Dig it?
Tim Yelvington (00:53):
Sure, well, thanks for having us.
It's a pleasure.
Can you Dig?
It is sort of a new brainchild.
We just, uh, I saw a videoonline and, uh, it sparked my
interest, so can you dig?
It is an rc construction site,delivered to you.
So we do birthday parties,events.
(01:14):
We'll be at all the local fairsthis summer and it allows
children and adults who arechildren at heart to come in and
play with remote controlexcavators, front loaders, you
know, construction equipment.
We also have four by four RCcrawlers, so there's obstacle
courses and lots of things to do.
(01:34):
We have buried treasure in thepit so kids can find gems.
Oh, that's pretty cool and soit's pretty engaging.
Uh, it's a brand new businessfor us.
We.
I saw a video um about acompany that does it in a cafe
online in Dubai and I fell inlove with the idea.
I've loved remote control carssince I was a kid.
(01:56):
I mean, they were everythingwhen you were a kid to to get
something remote control and Ijust, uh, so far, the response
has been great.
We started by doing a couple ofprivate events for friends and
family, and children respondedto it really well.
I mean, we were able to keepchildren's attention who had
tablets sitting a few minutesaway.
So it's, you know it's nice tosee them engaging in it and, you
(02:20):
know, using their hands to digand build things.
Mike Murphy (02:24):
So yeah, I hadn't even thought about that aspect
of it.
I mean, I've got grandkids thatare just glued to their tablets
, aren't?
Tim Yelvington (02:31):
we all right.
Mike Murphy (02:32):
Yeah, I mean I'm guilty of the same thing.
But that video that youreferenced, seeing this cafe in
Dubai I might have seen the samevideo because I saw, maybe two
or three weeks ago, that sameconcept and I thought how cool
is that, but never knew where Icould experience that around
here.
And lo and behold, suddenlyhere we are.
Tim Yelvington (02:57):
Same thing, the same feelings I had when I saw
that video.
I was like man, that is reallyneat.
You know, we have an 11 yearold that we raised in this area.
I would have spent all my timein a cafe like that, working and
while she was playing withthese toys.
So you know, it was just a nobrainer for us.
The end goal is still to standup a cafe and bring this concept
(03:20):
to the United States, but fornow we're testing the concept.
So we've built this mobileplatform where we have a eight
by 20 foot trailer that we'vebuilt a fully engaging pit
inside of that.
You know, the children andadults stand around the outside
and use the toys for as long asthey want.
Mike Murphy (03:39):
Well, that sounds like a lot of fun.
I personally am looking forwardto trying it.
Obviously, sure, we'll be atboone county fair all next week.
Yeah, we're going to talk aboutthat too, because you've got
two events coming up.
You've got the boone countyfair coming up all next week,
sure, um june 23rd through 27, Ibelieve, correct 4 pm to 11 pm,
(03:59):
and then in august you've gotthe alexandria fair, correct?
Um that's august 27th throughseptember 1st.
So people that are listening tothis podcast that are thinking
like me, like, oh my god, Ican't wait to get my hands on
this.
They've got a coupleopportunities.
You know boone county fair orthe alexandria fair coming up.
Um.
(04:19):
Plus, we'll make sure thatpeople know where to visit you
on your website, sure, so thatthey can schedule you know an
event, a birthday event orwhatever, and you bring the
trailer out to them, right?
Tim Yelvington (04:32):
Yep, so they can reach us at canyoudigitrccom
and they can get moreinformation there, as well as
contact us and start theconversation.
Our event packages start, youknow, as a basic just showing up
with the trailer for a two hourevent, and then we can
customize it to your desiresfrom there, all the way from
(04:53):
extending the session to addingdifferent toys and as well as
providing baked goods that arethemed for your event.
Mike Murphy (05:01):
Okay, very good.
And you said there's a treasureor trinkets or something buried
in the sand.
Is that correct?
Tim Yelvington (05:07):
Sure, it's one of the you know contests that we
run to one keep people engaged,but also it gives you know a
little bit of an edge andsomething to do when you're
digging in the dirt.
So we've hidden gems, you knowjewels and pirate doubloons
throughout the pit and there aredifferent levels of prizes for
(05:27):
the ones you find.
Mike Murphy (05:28):
Very cool, so I assume both of you have tried
all the various different piecesof machinery.
Who's better at it?
Tim Yelvington (05:40):
You know we had an interesting experience.
We were at the Gallatin CountyFair last week and you know I've
been learning to use them butI'm in no way an expert on them
and a gentleman came with hischildren and they signed up for
a session so that his kids areplaying, and one of his children
handed him the remote and itturns out he is an excavator
(06:02):
operator in real life.
That's what he does and hepicked up the remote and you
should have seen his face lightup, he goes these controls are
the same and two minutes laterhe had dug this gigantic hole
and I'd never
Jenn Yelvington (06:15):
seen anyone operate it like that so it's
encouraging to know that.
Tim Yelvington (06:20):
You know I.
I don't do this stuff for aliving.
So to talk to people who do andto find out that the controls
are similar only strengthen theidea in my mind, because you
know one to teach children thesecontrols at a young age only
gives them a leg up in the, inthe industry.
And then you know adults.
If this is what they do, youknow for a living.
You know the challenges areeven more intriguing for them
(06:43):
because they can really bringtheir skills to the table.
Mike Murphy (06:46):
Yeah, it can really spark an interest early on in
kids and where it will lead.
So okay, so what do you guys?
You know, I assume you're notmachine operators for a living,
in terms of running excavatorsand whatnot.
So, Jen, what do you do?
What's your nine to five?
Jenn Yelvington (07:05):
I work for a company called Simcoe
Electronics.
We do calibration, so we bringgovernment equipment back into
full spec.
Mike Murphy (07:14):
Okay, not many people know what that means, and
it is very niche.
Tim Yelvington (07:19):
Yes, it is Right .
But I'm sure you're very goodat it, though it's one of those
jobs where most of the peoplethat work there are ex-military,
because that's where they learnthe skill set working for the
government.
Mike Murphy (07:32):
OK, and then and then.
So, tim, what about you?
What do you do for your nine tofive?
Tim Yelvington (07:37):
I run the support and services group for a
company called Jupiter Systems.
We make video wall processorsand hardware and software to
manage your content.
Mike Murphy (07:47):
Okay, so you guys are both kind of in these techie
type, consulting, engineeringtype worlds, but you get to let
your brains play through the canyou dig it concept, which I
think is appealing to all of us,whether we are working at home
or working outside the home,doing whatever we do to make a
(08:10):
living.
I think it's always important,no matter what age you're at, to
let your brain play, especiallywhen you get to be my age.
it's like you literally the moreyou play, the more the the more
you're supporting your brainpower and keeping the synopses
firing and all that stuff.
Jenn Yelvington (08:30):
Yes, brain health.
Tim Yelvington (08:31):
Yeah, we agree, and that's one of the things we
love about this concept is itreally just isn't a children's
thing.
It's not like we're building aplayground.
These toys are serious toys.
The remote control excavatorsand machines that we have are
serious.
Toys are 11 control excavatorsand machines that we have are
serious toys are 1-14 scale fullmetal.
In fact, that was one of thebiggest shock factor for anyone
(08:52):
who came by the booth so far atGallatin was they would pick up.
We have some of the machineskind of out on display so people
know what's going on and peoplecome by and pick them up and
they're just blown away by howheavy these things are, they
were expecting solid.
Mike Murphy (09:04):
You know they're solid.
So, they're expecting, like alittle, the little metal toys.
Tim Yelvington (09:10):
Yeah, they're expecting toys and so you know,
it's really geared for all agesand that's what we've been
finding as we tested out.
Everybody sort of enjoys thistheme and loves playing with
these toys.
Mike Murphy (09:23):
OK, so you mentioned the word dirt earlier,
but correct me if I'm wrong.
Is it sand and not dirt thatyou're moving, or okay?
Tim Yelvington (09:32):
yes, so we we have the pit, the pit's filled
with sand, and then we have fauxrocks and a suspension bridge
and some other obstacles for thefour by four crawlers okay.
Mike Murphy (09:43):
so you've got this trailer full of sand and what
I'm assuming are very expensivepieces of equipment, correct?
Jenn Yelvington (09:51):
Yes, it's a good assumption so what if it
rains?
Tim Yelvington (09:55):
So, on a general basis, if we were doing an
event, we have our own tent tocover it up.
So we're fully enclosed in thatregard.
So there's's no worries there.
If the weather's nice, then youknow it can be open air.
Most of the machines areactually rated to get a, you
know, a little wet.
If it was torrential, you knowyou might have a problem.
(10:15):
The pit itself has, you know,moisture in it, because this you
have to keep the sand at acertain level of moisture to
make it plausible to dig in,otherwise it's just kind of
caving in on itself and you endup with a pile of sugar sand.
So you know, all of us we'relearning as we go, right.
So even the, what material dowe put in?
(10:38):
It has been an adventure, right, because you only have so many
things and you know.
You said dirt and that wasobviously one of the things we
considered, but dirt is dirtierright, so you're dealing with
dirt.
Jenn Yelvington (10:50):
Right.
Tim Yelvington (10:50):
Sand is.
You know you can.
You can wipe sand off prettyeasily.
Jenn Yelvington (10:53):
Dirt is different when it gets wet.
Tim Yelvington (10:56):
Right, and it's.
It's interesting because youknow it's such a new concept,
especially at a fair, peoplewalking up don't really know
what to expect, right?
So we have this trailer andthen, of course, we have a
platform aluminum platform nextto it, so children who aren't
tall enough can walk up onto theplatform and fit better.
So it's very accommodating.
(11:18):
But the younger children willclimb up to the platform.
Look into this what looks likea gigantic sandbox filled with,
because we have all thesedecorations and construction
themed items in there.
So they just see sandbox andimmediately the leg goes over
the side and they're trying toclimb into the pit.
Of course, of course.
So you know we have to explain.
No, no, take a step.
Mike Murphy (11:39):
So how many pieces of equipment do you have
operating at any given time?
Tim Yelvington (11:47):
So we can run comfortably in the pit six to
eight sessions, depending on theskill level of the people
operating the machines and howengaged they're in to it.
We have four pieces of heavymachinery.
We had six, unfortunately, oneof the things we learned along
the way was the dump truck thatwe bought doesn't really do well
in the sand, so it's kind oflike it's too heavy and it sinks
(12:09):
, and so you either had to makethe pit ideal for the dump truck
, and then it wouldn't be idealfor everything else, or we just
had to kind of give up on thedump truck.
And these toys are so specific.
You have really low end stuffthat is obviously made for
children, that's not geared forthis, and then you have really
high end stuff for people whoare enthusiasts and hobbyists
(12:31):
and things like that, who arereally into it, and then you
know the middle ground.
There are some good places.
The machines we have are aboutthe best machines you can get in
electric motors, and after thatyou have to go into hydraulics,
which this all tests out.
We'll get hydraulics becauseit'll make more sense, but so
right now, we have sorry, we gota little off track.
We have uh two excavators, twouh wheel what they call wheel
(12:55):
loaders, front loaders and thenwe have uh eight different four
by four vehicles that we can mixin and out.
And then I'm still looking fora good dump truck solution, but
haven't found.
Mike Murphy (13:07):
Yeah.
Well, while you were explainingall that, I can kind of see the
gears turning in your brain.
And fine, because it's tied topassion.
This is a passion project.
Yeah.
Tim Yelvington (13:16):
I'm in love with this thing and we've been full
bore.
Mike Murphy (13:19):
Having said that, I I get the impression.
You know you saw that video ofthe Dubai experience, the cafe,
whatever.
I'm assuming you went to Jenwith this idea.
Hey what about dot dot dot?
So, jen, if it in fact happenedthat way, what was your
response?
Tim Yelvington (13:38):
Let's do it, which was comforting, because
it's not always that.
Mike Murphy (13:43):
It wasn't.
What are you talking about?
Or?
This is crazy.
You're nuts.
Jenn Yelvington (13:49):
No, it literally.
It made sense.
You know it, just it.
It, my thought was getting kidsoff of tablets.
Okay, and this was a beautifulidea, so.
Mike Murphy (14:02):
Yeah, I can hear parents all across Northern
Kentucky clapping their handsright now.
Tim Yelvington (14:10):
So you know, like I said, that's the long
term goal is to to turn thisinto a cafe concept so that
parents have a place to taketheir children where they can
engage with, you know, realhands on experiences with toys
that otherwise are costprohibitive.
If you're not, you know into itas a hobby and willing to spend
the kind of money.
Yeah, there's so many stay athome.
Jenn Yelvington (14:29):
Moms now that you know just, they drop some of
their children off at schooland then want to have something
to do afterwards and you know Iwant to be that spot for them to
go to have a little bit ofsanity.
Maybe some coffee, get somework done.
Mike Murphy (14:46):
You know that makes sense, I guess who knows what
the future is going to look likein terms of how all of that
plays out and what you settle onand what's kind of your pocket
that you figure out is the bestincarnation of this idea, which
the sky's the limit you know interms of how you could execute
this.
Tim Yelvington (15:07):
Yeah, and to that point I think the mobile
concepts that got flushed out ofthis idea right, because we
started with the idea of thecafe and the mobile concept came
from the idea.
We just needed a way to testthis.
But if it works and people loveit, I love having the idea of,
you know, replacing the you knowquote unquote boring old bounce
house to you know somethingmore engaging for birthday
(15:30):
parties and events.
We, you know, just at theGallatin County Fair we had two
different conversations withlocal, other small local
companies one farm and tractorstore and then another insurance
company.
What was it?
Jenn Yelvington (15:43):
It was P&G.
Tim Yelvington (15:45):
P&G.
Thank you, and just discussing,you know, bringing this out to
their events.
You know, when they have familydays and different events in
their facility, bring this out.
You know it works perfectly.
Mike Murphy (15:58):
Yeah, I could see having your trailer out in the
parking lot of a tractor supply.
People are there, you know,kind of in that frame of mind
anyways, and you're going to getmore adults, but there's going
to be kids tagging along theretoo.
But to that point, whatpercentage of people that have
(16:19):
kicked your tires, so to speak?
What percentages are childrenversus adults?
Tim Yelvington (16:29):
Sure to speak.
What percentages are childrenversus adults?
Sure, uh, so the the only datawe have so far is is are the
private events we had, whichwere mostly kids, and you know
the adults all try it, right,everyone picks up the remote
once, um, and then at the fair,it was pretty balanced, um, the
kids engage, right.
So the kids are the ones whoare like mom, dad, look at this,
and then you know, when theparents come over, then it's
like, oh, what's going on?
(16:50):
And you know the session starts.
Eventually, one of the parentsends up with a remote in their
hand especially if the dad'sthere he usually ends up giving
it a try, but the customer baseso far has been mostly, mostly
children.
Okay, and we actually had asorry I didn't mean to cut you
off, we had a group of three orfour college age boys come to
(17:11):
the Gallatin County fair andthey all saw it and liked it and
, you know, after a few minutesof them talking about it and
joking about it, they bought it.
All bought a session.
And so then three or four ofthem are all playing and digging
and running the machines andthey start saying to each other
and then they look at us andthey go you really need to bring
this thing to like one of thecollege bars and set it up
(17:33):
outside.
I'm not sure I'm looking.
I don't know about thataudience but that's the
engagement we're getting.
Everybody loves the idea.
These are universal sort oftruths for especially for young
men and boys, and I love diggingand now you know it's becoming
much more cross gender.
(17:53):
So you know, we had, we had,several little girls pick up the
remote and do have sessions.
Mike Murphy (18:02):
So yeah, engaging that's, that's a good word, I
mean because people can't stopout of curiosity and watch it
for a while without wanting todo it themselves.
Tim Yelvington (18:11):
That was actually one of the coolest
things we saw at the firstpublic event at the fair was,
you know, it was a very smallfair which we knew going in it
was a test run for us.
But you get two, two kids upthere and the giggling starts
and they're playing.
And next thing, you know, thewhole trailer is surrounded by
people watching.
And what is this?
What do you guys get going on?
(18:32):
And then so great conversationsall around.
Uh, all very positive, you know, positive feedback from
everybody.
Uh, they, everybody seems, youknow, supportive and in love
with the idea.
So we're, we're looking forwardto Boone County, because that's
going to be a big one.
There's a big fair.
Mike Murphy (18:49):
One thing I have to wonder about is have you ever
had to police people justbecause they want to turn it
into bumper cars or battle?
Tim Yelvington (18:57):
bot the young kids tend to more than than than
anybody else.
They like to jump the four byfours like off the rocks and you
know so we spend a lot of ourtime flipping the machines back
over because they like to flipthem over and laugh the
construction machines.
Most people have been prettygood with them.
(19:19):
I did have one kid who he gotbored of digging, and this is in
the early days when we weretesting with friends and family.
He got bored of digging andthis is in the early days when
we were testing with friends andfamily.
He got bored of digging and weonly had one four by four
vehicle at that time.
So there were no other optionsand so he didn't want to dig, so
he just started running thefront loader into other people
and I was like we need more fourby fours so, now that we have,
(19:42):
plenty of four by fours.
What tends to happen?
Uh, the younger kids will comestart a session.
They immediately are drawn tothe excavator or the front
loader because they, you know,they're just cool and engaging
toys.
Charlie McDermott (19:54):
And you know.
Tim Yelvington (19:54):
But they are, you know, for a certain age if
you're not, maybe eight or nineit's going to taper off pretty
quick, I found, unless the childis just really into it.
Like we had one boy come backevery day at the Gallatin County
Fair.
So he came every single day andhad at least two sessions and
he was just, he was justhappened to be really into it.
So you're going to, we're goingto find passionate people like
(20:16):
that, but for the sort ofstandard user we're finding that
you know they do a few minuteson the excavators and those toys
and then the four by four stuffis the, is the what keeps them
so that kid's gonna be aprofessional one day?
Mike Murphy (20:29):
oh, yeah, oh yeah, you helped him find his passion
I hope so.
Tim Yelvington (20:33):
If we run into him in five years, ten years,
and he's he's down that path,I'd be happy so, before we go, I
just want to know one thing.
Mike Murphy (20:41):
um, in the pre-interview, um, I found out
that you have an 11-year-olddaughter, correct?
We do, so what does?
Tim Yelvington (20:55):
she think of it and how well does she do at
maneuvering these machines.
She's actually been great.
She loves the idea too.
Her and her friend both helpedus out at the Gallatin County
Fair, so they were sort of ouroperators.
They would help the people withthe remote, show them, change
them out Cause.
So the idea is you buy it atthe fairs anyways, if you're.
When we're set up in thatregard, someone buys a session
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and then they're free to usewhatever machines are available
for the duration of that session.
So her and her little friend,her friend her and her friend
Hannah were very helpful inhelping switch out remotes and
keep keep things moving OK verygood, yeah, she.
Mike Murphy (21:32):
When people come and see you at the Boone County
Fair and at the Alexandria Fair,they will have an opportunity
to book you to come to one oftheir events.
Is that correct?
Absolutely yes.
Ok to one of their events isthat correct, absolutely, yes,
okay, I just want to make surethat you're uh ready to to
(21:53):
actually go that far with thisconcept, that you you've got it
down to be able to take it outto locations unknown.
Um, uh, yeah, we're 100self-sufficient.
Tim Yelvington (22:02):
right, like I said, the trailer's
self-sufficient.
We have, uh, you know all the,all the accessories and
everything organized and packedup, so we show up, takes us
about half hour to seteverything up and get ready to
go, and then you can run remotecontrol vehicles all day.
Mike Murphy (22:19):
So birthday parties , neighborhood parties and
events, fundraising events.
Yeah absolutely Things likethat.
Tim Yelvington (22:28):
All right, yeah, we can set up either way.
You know we can set it up ifyou're having an event and you
want to, you know, pay us to beat the event and then you know,
sell the service or sell entryto it, or whatever the case may
be.
However you want to market it,we can help market it, uh, and
or we can.
You know, like we do at thefairs, we set up and then sell
(22:48):
as per session.
So, uh, we're currentlyscheduled for those for the two
events you've mentioned theboone and alexandria fair but
we're also in talks with severalother events that we're trying
to get on board for because wewant to.
That's the idea this summer iswe?
We just really want to hit theground running and test this as
much as we can and get as muchtraffic on it, see how the
(23:09):
machines are going to hold up,see what kind of long-term
maintenance costs and thingslike that are going to go into
this.
So, we're really trying to pushhard.
So yeah, absolutely Ready forevents.
We're 100% ready to go.
Mike Murphy (23:22):
Okay, well, we'll leave all the worrying and all
the details up to you two.
Tim Yelvington (23:27):
It Okay?
Well, we'll leave all theworrying and all the details up
to you two.
It's been a lot.
Mike Murphy (23:29):
We just want to have fun.
Tim Yelvington (23:30):
Yeah, come out and see us.
We'd love to get your opinionand see what you think.
Mike Murphy (23:34):
Well, that was the intent of today's podcast is
just to get out ahead of thisBoone County Fair experience.
I'm going to put this out onsocial media ASAP so that people
can know what you've got goingand can come visit you and try
it out for themselves and bookyou for their events Awesome.
Tim Yelvington (23:54):
Well, we really appreciate the opportunity.
Jenn Yelvington (23:56):
Yes, for sure.
Mike Murphy (23:57):
Thanks for taking the time to sit down.
I know you guys are busy.
You've got nine to fives.
You've got other things cooking.
I know you said you're leavingon the heels of this podcast to
go buy a truck.
Is that correct?
Tim Yelvington (24:09):
Yes, so that was again lessons learned.
We have a Ford Explorer, whichis very, perfectly fine car
until you're trying to tow a sixthousand pound trailer of sand
it does OK, but it's not goingto last long term, so we've got
to go back to an F-150.
Mike Murphy (24:25):
Yeah, the amount of sand required for that, I'm
sure, is pretty heavy.
Tim Yelvington (24:28):
Yes, and to your question earlier, if it does
rain or get wet, it just I meanthe weight almost doubles until
it dries up.
Mike Murphy (24:36):
Yeah, you're right it holds the water.
Tim Yelvington (24:38):
Yeah, so it's.
You know, everything in life isa trade-off.
Mike Murphy (24:43):
Well, once again, that's for you guys to worry
about, not us.
Tim Yelvington (24:46):
Let us worry about it.
Mike Murphy (24:47):
You guys just come out and have fun.
Tim Yelvington (24:49):
And that's honestly for us we were just
talking about today with an oldfriend we were catching up with.
That's been the best part ofthis.
To watch these kids play withthese toys is just so much fun.
Charlie McDermott (25:00):
They just the giggling and the laugh.
Tim Yelvington (25:02):
They're just so much fun even like when they are
sort of, you know, running themoff the side and purposefully
tipping them over.
They're just having a blast ina way that I don't think kids
really get to experience anymore.
When we were first workshoppingthis idea, that was one of the
things I said to Jen.
I said I don't even think kidsreally ask for RC stuff from
(25:23):
their parents anymore forbirthdays or Christmas.
When I was a kid that was allanybody wanted was remote
control stuff, and so I thinkthere's been a little bit of a
loss there, so hopefully we canre-spark some of that joy.
Mike Murphy (25:37):
Well, we're all interested in seeing it in
person.
So County Fair is coming upeverybody.
So we want you all to go andvisit with Tim and Jen and see
the Can you Dig it experience.
Before we sign off I want tomake sure people know that when
(25:57):
they're going tocanyoudigitrccom, the?
U is the letter U Can theletter U dig it.
Rccom yes, and they.
There's some photos on thatsite just to kind of get a
little understanding of whatsome of the machinery looks like
and experience.
And people can sign up to havean event right there on the site
(26:21):
as well too, right?
Tim Yelvington (26:22):
Yes, sir, and they can also.
It links to our Instagram page,so if they click through to
that, there's pictures andvideos from our last gallery.
Mike Murphy (26:32):
Do you have Facebook?
And?
Tim Yelvington (26:33):
Insta.
Right now, just Instagram andYouTube.
We don't have much content onYouTube.
Again, one of the things welearned at the last fair was you
know, you get caught up inworking and all of a sudden,
your rush is over and you'relike, oh man, it would have been
great to record a bunch ofcontent.
So we have very little liveaction shot, but we're working
(26:53):
on it as we go, All right.
Mike Murphy (26:54):
Well again, you're learning as you go and we in the
community are going to help youlearn.
Tim Yelvington (27:01):
I look forward to it, thank you.
Mike Murphy (27:02):
Very good, real, quick phone number to reach you.
Jenn Yelvington (27:08):
What would that be what's the best number to
call you at.
Sure, it's what is it859-488-1094.
Mike Murphy (27:22):
859-488-1094.
Tim Yelvington (27:26):
It's a good thing.
Jenn Yelvington (27:26):
I did my homework before this, right, yes
, yeah, so again.
Tim Yelvington (27:28):
So much of this stuff is new and all the contact
information and and, uh, eventhe URLs we we probably own five
different.
Can you dig it?
Versions of the URL.
Mike Murphy (27:39):
Spoken like a true entrepreneur, I probably own 80
URLs right now.
We're looking forward to makingthis work.
Okay, well, good, and we wantto help you make it work.
Well, thanks for spending timewith us today.
It's been nice to get gettingto know you two and to hear all
about.
Can you Dig it?
I'll be at the Boone CountyFair.
I'll look for you, I will trymy hand at it.
(28:04):
I will bring my grandson andgranddaughter and look forward
to seeing you two in person atthe fair.
Tim Yelvington (28:13):
Awesome, we'll see you out there.
Thanks for your time.
It was great.
Jenn Yelvington (28:17):
Thank you so much.
Mike Murphy (28:18):
Oh, you're welcome.
So I'll say before we sign offhere this is the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So everybody out there until wesee you next time.
Please be good to your neighbor.
So long, everybody.
Charlie McDermott (28:30):
Thanks for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast Union.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
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That's GNPUnioncom, or call usat 859-651-8330.
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Mike Murphy.
Mike Murphy (00:12):
Thank you, charlie.
Yes, I am Mike Murphy, host ofthe Good Neighbor Podcast.
We talk to local businessowners, influencers,
entrepreneurs, so that you canknow them as the humans that
they are and not just logos on abusiness card.
And I've got a couple of humanswith me today, jen and Tim
Yelvington.
And let me just say if somebodyasks you, can you dig it, your
(00:35):
answer should always be yes, Ican, I can dig it, you can dig
it, we all can dig it because ofthese two.
So you might be wondering whatare you talking about Murph?
Well, let's have Tim and Jentalk about that.
So, tim and Jen, welcome to thepodcast and tell us, tell us
about Can you Dig it?
What is, can you Dig it?
Tim Yelvington (00:53):
Sure, well, thanks for having us.
It's a pleasure.
Can you Dig?
It is sort of a new brainchild.
We just, uh, I saw a videoonline and, uh, it sparked my
interest, so can you dig?
It is an rc construction site,delivered to you.
So we do birthday parties,events.
(01:14):
We'll be at all the local fairsthis summer and it allows
children and adults who arechildren at heart to come in and
play with remote controlexcavators, front loaders, you
know, construction equipment.
We also have four by four RCcrawlers, so there's obstacle
courses and lots of things to do.
(01:34):
We have buried treasure in thepit so kids can find gems.
Oh, that's pretty cool and soit's pretty engaging.
Uh, it's a brand new businessfor us.
We.
I saw a video um about acompany that does it in a cafe
online in Dubai and I fell inlove with the idea.
I've loved remote control carssince I was a kid.
(01:56):
I mean, they were everythingwhen you were a kid to to get
something remote control and Ijust, uh, so far, the response
has been great.
We started by doing a couple ofprivate events for friends and
family, and children respondedto it really well.
I mean, we were able to keepchildren's attention who had
tablets sitting a few minutesaway.
So it's, you know it's nice tosee them engaging in it and, you
(02:20):
know, using their hands to digand build things.
Mike Murphy (02:24):
So yeah, I hadn't even thought about that aspect
of it.
I mean, I've got grandkids thatare just glued to their tablets
, aren't?
Tim Yelvington (02:31):
we all right.
Mike Murphy (02:32):
Yeah, I mean I'm guilty of the same thing.
But that video that youreferenced, seeing this cafe in
Dubai I might have seen the samevideo because I saw, maybe two
or three weeks ago, that sameconcept and I thought how cool
is that, but never knew where Icould experience that around
here.
And lo and behold, suddenlyhere we are.
Tim Yelvington (02:57):
Same thing, the same feelings I had when I saw
that video.
I was like man, that is reallyneat.
You know, we have an 11 yearold that we raised in this area.
I would have spent all my timein a cafe like that, working and
while she was playing withthese toys.
So you know, it was just a nobrainer for us.
The end goal is still to standup a cafe and bring this concept
(03:20):
to the United States, but fornow we're testing the concept.
So we've built this mobileplatform where we have a eight
by 20 foot trailer that we'vebuilt a fully engaging pit
inside of that.
You know, the children andadults stand around the outside
and use the toys for as long asthey want.
Mike Murphy (03:39):
Well, that sounds like a lot of fun.
I personally am looking forwardto trying it.
Obviously, sure, we'll be atboone county fair all next week.
Yeah, we're going to talk aboutthat too, because you've got
two events coming up.
You've got the boone countyfair coming up all next week,
sure, um june 23rd through 27, Ibelieve, correct 4 pm to 11 pm,
(03:59):
and then in august you've gotthe alexandria fair, correct?
Um that's august 27th throughseptember 1st.
So people that are listening tothis podcast that are thinking
like me, like, oh my god, Ican't wait to get my hands on
this.
They've got a coupleopportunities.
You know boone county fair orthe alexandria fair coming up.
Um.
(04:19):
Plus, we'll make sure thatpeople know where to visit you
on your website, sure, so thatthey can schedule you know an
event, a birthday event orwhatever, and you bring the
trailer out to them, right?
Tim Yelvington (04:32):
Yep, so they can reach us at canyoudigitrccom
and they can get moreinformation there, as well as
contact us and start theconversation.
Our event packages start, youknow, as a basic just showing up
with the trailer for a two hourevent, and then we can
customize it to your desiresfrom there, all the way from
(04:53):
extending the session to addingdifferent toys and as well as
providing baked goods that arethemed for your event.
Mike Murphy (05:01):
Okay, very good.
And you said there's a treasureor trinkets or something buried
in the sand.
Is that correct?
Tim Yelvington (05:07):
Sure, it's one of the you know contests that we
run to one keep people engaged,but also it gives you know a
little bit of an edge andsomething to do when you're
digging in the dirt.
So we've hidden gems, you knowjewels and pirate doubloons
throughout the pit and there aredifferent levels of prizes for
(05:27):
the ones you find.
Mike Murphy (05:28):
Very cool, so I assume both of you have tried
all the various different piecesof machinery.
Who's better at it?
Tim Yelvington (05:40):
You know we had an interesting experience.
We were at the Gallatin CountyFair last week and you know I've
been learning to use them butI'm in no way an expert on them
and a gentleman came with hischildren and they signed up for
a session so that his kids areplaying, and one of his children
handed him the remote and itturns out he is an excavator
(06:02):
operator in real life.
That's what he does and hepicked up the remote and you
should have seen his face lightup, he goes these controls are
the same and two minutes laterhe had dug this gigantic hole
and I'd never
Jenn Yelvington (06:15):
seen anyone operate it like that so it's
encouraging to know that.
Tim Yelvington (06:20):
You know I.
I don't do this stuff for aliving.
So to talk to people who do andto find out that the controls
are similar only strengthen theidea in my mind, because you
know one to teach children thesecontrols at a young age only
gives them a leg up in the, inthe industry.
And then you know adults.
If this is what they do, youknow for a living.
You know the challenges areeven more intriguing for them
(06:43):
because they can really bringtheir skills to the table.
Mike Murphy (06:46):
Yeah, it can really spark an interest early on in
kids and where it will lead.
So okay, so what do you guys?
You know, I assume you're notmachine operators for a living,
in terms of running excavatorsand whatnot.
So, Jen, what do you do?
What's your nine to five?
Jenn Yelvington (07:05):
I work for a company called Simcoe
Electronics.
We do calibration, so we bringgovernment equipment back into
full spec.
Mike Murphy (07:14):
Okay, not many people know what that means, and
it is very niche.
Tim Yelvington (07:19):
Yes, it is Right .
But I'm sure you're very goodat it, though it's one of those
jobs where most of the peoplethat work there are ex-military,
because that's where they learnthe skill set working for the
government.
Mike Murphy (07:32):
OK, and then and then.
So, tim, what about you?
What do you do for your nine tofive?
Tim Yelvington (07:37):
I run the support and services group for a
company called Jupiter Systems.
We make video wall processorsand hardware and software to
manage your content.
Mike Murphy (07:47):
Okay, so you guys are both kind of in these techie
type, consulting, engineeringtype worlds, but you get to let
your brains play through the canyou dig it concept, which I
think is appealing to all of us,whether we are working at home
or working outside the home,doing whatever we do to make a
(08:10):
living.
I think it's always important,no matter what age you're at, to
let your brain play, especiallywhen you get to be my age.
it's like you literally the moreyou play, the more the the more
you're supporting your brainpower and keeping the synopses
firing and all that stuff.
Jenn Yelvington (08:30):
Yes, brain health.
Tim Yelvington (08:31):
Yeah, we agree, and that's one of the things we
love about this concept is itreally just isn't a children's
thing.
It's not like we're building aplayground.
These toys are serious toys.
The remote control excavatorsand machines that we have are
serious.
Toys are 11 control excavatorsand machines that we have are
serious toys are 1-14 scale fullmetal.
In fact, that was one of thebiggest shock factor for anyone
(08:52):
who came by the booth so far atGallatin was they would pick up.
We have some of the machineskind of out on display so people
know what's going on and peoplecome by and pick them up and
they're just blown away by howheavy these things are, they
were expecting solid.
Mike Murphy (09:04):
You know they're solid.
So, they're expecting, like alittle, the little metal toys.
Tim Yelvington (09:10):
Yeah, they're expecting toys and so you know,
it's really geared for all agesand that's what we've been
finding as we tested out.
Everybody sort of enjoys thistheme and loves playing with
these toys.
Mike Murphy (09:23):
OK, so you mentioned the word dirt earlier,
but correct me if I'm wrong.
Is it sand and not dirt thatyou're moving, or okay?
Tim Yelvington (09:32):
yes, so we we have the pit, the pit's filled
with sand, and then we have fauxrocks and a suspension bridge
and some other obstacles for thefour by four crawlers okay.
Mike Murphy (09:43):
so you've got this trailer full of sand and what
I'm assuming are very expensivepieces of equipment, correct?
Jenn Yelvington (09:51):
Yes, it's a good assumption so what if it
rains?
Tim Yelvington (09:55):
So, on a general basis, if we were doing an
event, we have our own tent tocover it up.
So we're fully enclosed in thatregard.
So there's's no worries there.
If the weather's nice, then youknow it can be open air.
Most of the machines areactually rated to get a, you
know, a little wet.
If it was torrential, you knowyou might have a problem.
(10:15):
The pit itself has, you know,moisture in it, because this you
have to keep the sand at acertain level of moisture to
make it plausible to dig in,otherwise it's just kind of
caving in on itself and you endup with a pile of sugar sand.
So you know, all of us we'relearning as we go, right.
So even the, what material dowe put in?
(10:38):
It has been an adventure, right, because you only have so many
things and you know.
You said dirt and that wasobviously one of the things we
considered, but dirt is dirtierright, so you're dealing with
dirt.
Jenn Yelvington (10:50):
Right.
Tim Yelvington (10:50):
Sand is.
You know you can.
You can wipe sand off prettyeasily.
Jenn Yelvington (10:53):
Dirt is different when it gets wet.
Tim Yelvington (10:56):
Right, and it's.
It's interesting because youknow it's such a new concept,
especially at a fair, peoplewalking up don't really know
what to expect, right?
So we have this trailer andthen, of course, we have a
platform aluminum platform nextto it, so children who aren't
tall enough can walk up onto theplatform and fit better.
So it's very accommodating.
(11:18):
But the younger children willclimb up to the platform.
Look into this what looks likea gigantic sandbox filled with,
because we have all thesedecorations and construction
themed items in there.
So they just see sandbox andimmediately the leg goes over
the side and they're trying toclimb into the pit.
Of course, of course.
So you know we have to explain.
No, no, take a step.
Mike Murphy (11:39):
So how many pieces of equipment do you have
operating at any given time?
Tim Yelvington (11:47):
So we can run comfortably in the pit six to
eight sessions, depending on theskill level of the people
operating the machines and howengaged they're in to it.
We have four pieces of heavymachinery.
We had six, unfortunately, oneof the things we learned along
the way was the dump truck thatwe bought doesn't really do well
in the sand, so it's kind oflike it's too heavy and it sinks
(12:09):
, and so you either had to makethe pit ideal for the dump truck
, and then it wouldn't be idealfor everything else, or we just
had to kind of give up on thedump truck.
And these toys are so specific.
You have really low end stuffthat is obviously made for
children, that's not geared forthis, and then you have really
high end stuff for people whoare enthusiasts and hobbyists
(12:31):
and things like that, who arereally into it, and then you
know the middle ground.
There are some good places.
The machines we have are aboutthe best machines you can get in
electric motors, and after thatyou have to go into hydraulics,
which this all tests out.
We'll get hydraulics becauseit'll make more sense, but so
right now, we have sorry, we gota little off track.
We have uh two excavators, twouh wheel what they call wheel
(12:55):
loaders, front loaders and thenwe have uh eight different four
by four vehicles that we can mixin and out.
And then I'm still looking fora good dump truck solution, but
haven't found.
Mike Murphy (13:07):
Yeah.
Well, while you were explainingall that, I can kind of see the
gears turning in your brain.
And fine, because it's tied topassion.
This is a passion project.
Yeah.
Tim Yelvington (13:16):
I'm in love with this thing and we've been full
bore.
Mike Murphy (13:19):
Having said that, I I get the impression.
You know you saw that video ofthe Dubai experience, the cafe,
whatever.
I'm assuming you went to Jenwith this idea.
Hey what about dot dot dot?
So, jen, if it in fact happenedthat way, what was your
response?
Tim Yelvington (13:38):
Let's do it, which was comforting, because
it's not always that.
Mike Murphy (13:43):
It wasn't.
What are you talking about?
Or?
This is crazy.
You're nuts.
Jenn Yelvington (13:49):
No, it literally.
It made sense.
You know it, just it.
It, my thought was getting kidsoff of tablets.
Okay, and this was a beautifulidea, so.
Mike Murphy (14:02):
Yeah, I can hear parents all across Northern
Kentucky clapping their handsright now.
Tim Yelvington (14:10):
So you know, like I said, that's the long
term goal is to to turn thisinto a cafe concept so that
parents have a place to taketheir children where they can
engage with, you know, realhands on experiences with toys
that otherwise are costprohibitive.
If you're not, you know into itas a hobby and willing to spend
the kind of money.
Yeah, there's so many stay athome.
Jenn Yelvington (14:29):
Moms now that you know just, they drop some of
their children off at schooland then want to have something
to do afterwards and you know Iwant to be that spot for them to
go to have a little bit ofsanity.
Maybe some coffee, get somework done.
Mike Murphy (14:46):
You know that makes sense, I guess who knows what
the future is going to look likein terms of how all of that
plays out and what you settle onand what's kind of your pocket
that you figure out is the bestincarnation of this idea, which
the sky's the limit you know interms of how you could execute
this.
Tim Yelvington (15:07):
Yeah, and to that point I think the mobile
concepts that got flushed out ofthis idea right, because we
started with the idea of thecafe and the mobile concept came
from the idea.
We just needed a way to testthis.
But if it works and people loveit, I love having the idea of,
you know, replacing the you knowquote unquote boring old bounce
house to you know somethingmore engaging for birthday
(15:30):
parties and events.
We, you know, just at theGallatin County Fair we had two
different conversations withlocal, other small local
companies one farm and tractorstore and then another insurance
company.
What was it?
Jenn Yelvington (15:43):
It was P&G.
Tim Yelvington (15:45):
P&G.
Thank you, and just discussing,you know, bringing this out to
their events.
You know, when they have familydays and different events in
their facility, bring this out.
You know it works perfectly.
Mike Murphy (15:58):
Yeah, I could see having your trailer out in the
parking lot of a tractor supply.
People are there, you know,kind of in that frame of mind
anyways, and you're going to getmore adults, but there's going
to be kids tagging along theretoo.
But to that point, whatpercentage of people that have
(16:19):
kicked your tires, so to speak?
What percentages are childrenversus adults?
Tim Yelvington (16:29):
Sure to speak.
What percentages are childrenversus adults?
Sure, uh, so the the only datawe have so far is is are the
private events we had, whichwere mostly kids, and you know
the adults all try it, right,everyone picks up the remote
once, um, and then at the fair,it was pretty balanced, um, the
kids engage, right.
So the kids are the ones whoare like mom, dad, look at this,
and then you know, when theparents come over, then it's
like, oh, what's going on?
(16:50):
And you know the session starts.
Eventually, one of the parentsends up with a remote in their
hand especially if the dad'sthere he usually ends up giving
it a try, but the customer baseso far has been mostly, mostly
children.
Okay, and we actually had asorry I didn't mean to cut you
off, we had a group of three orfour college age boys come to
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the Gallatin County fair andthey all saw it and liked it and
, you know, after a few minutesof them talking about it and
joking about it, they bought it.
All bought a session.
And so then three or four ofthem are all playing and digging
and running the machines andthey start saying to each other
and then they look at us andthey go you really need to bring
this thing to like one of thecollege bars and set it up
(17:33):
outside.
I'm not sure I'm looking.
I don't know about thataudience but that's the
engagement we're getting.
Everybody loves the idea.
These are universal sort oftruths for especially for young
men and boys, and I love diggingand now you know it's becoming
much more cross gender.
(17:53):
So you know, we had, we had,several little girls pick up the
remote and do have sessions.
Mike Murphy (18:02):
So yeah, engaging that's, that's a good word, I
mean because people can't stopout of curiosity and watch it
for a while without wanting todo it themselves.
Tim Yelvington (18:11):
That was actually one of the coolest
things we saw at the firstpublic event at the fair was,
you know, it was a very smallfair which we knew going in it
was a test run for us.
But you get two, two kids upthere and the giggling starts
and they're playing.
And next thing, you know, thewhole trailer is surrounded by
people watching.
And what is this?
What do you guys get going on?
(18:32):
And then so great conversationsall around.
Uh, all very positive, you know, positive feedback from
everybody.
Uh, they, everybody seems, youknow, supportive and in love
with the idea.
So we're, we're looking forwardto Boone County, because that's
going to be a big one.
There's a big fair.
Mike Murphy (18:49):
One thing I have to wonder about is have you ever
had to police people justbecause they want to turn it
into bumper cars or battle?
Tim Yelvington (18:57):
bot the young kids tend to more than than than
anybody else.
They like to jump the four byfours like off the rocks and you
know so we spend a lot of ourtime flipping the machines back
over because they like to flipthem over and laugh the
construction machines.
Most people have been prettygood with them.
(19:19):
I did have one kid who he gotbored of digging, and this is in
the early days when we weretesting with friends and family.
He got bored of digging andthis is in the early days when
we were testing with friends andfamily.
He got bored of digging and weonly had one four by four
vehicle at that time.
So there were no other optionsand so he didn't want to dig, so
he just started running thefront loader into other people
and I was like we need more fourby fours so, now that we have,
(19:42):
plenty of four by fours.
What tends to happen?
Uh, the younger kids will comestart a session.
They immediately are drawn tothe excavator or the front
loader because they, you know,they're just cool and engaging
toys.
Charlie McDermott (19:54):
And you know.
Tim Yelvington (19:54):
But they are, you know, for a certain age if
you're not, maybe eight or nineit's going to taper off pretty
quick, I found, unless the childis just really into it.
Like we had one boy come backevery day at the Gallatin County
Fair.
So he came every single day andhad at least two sessions and
he was just, he was justhappened to be really into it.
So you're going to, we're goingto find passionate people like
(20:16):
that, but for the sort ofstandard user we're finding that
you know they do a few minuteson the excavators and those toys
and then the four by four stuffis the, is the what keeps them
so that kid's gonna be aprofessional one day?
Mike Murphy (20:29):
oh, yeah, oh yeah, you helped him find his passion
I hope so.
Tim Yelvington (20:33):
If we run into him in five years, ten years,
and he's he's down that path,I'd be happy so, before we go, I
just want to know one thing.
Mike Murphy (20:41):
um, in the pre-interview, um, I found out
that you have an 11-year-olddaughter, correct?
We do, so what does?
Tim Yelvington (20:55):
she think of it and how well does she do at
maneuvering these machines.
She's actually been great.
She loves the idea too.
Her and her friend both helpedus out at the Gallatin County
Fair, so they were sort of ouroperators.
They would help the people withthe remote, show them, change
them out Cause.
So the idea is you buy it atthe fairs anyways, if you're.
When we're set up in thatregard, someone buys a session
(21:17):
and then they're free to usewhatever machines are available
for the duration of that session.
So her and her little friend,her friend her and her friend
Hannah were very helpful inhelping switch out remotes and
keep keep things moving OK verygood, yeah, she.
Mike Murphy (21:32):
When people come and see you at the Boone County
Fair and at the Alexandria Fair,they will have an opportunity
to book you to come to one oftheir events.
Is that correct?
Absolutely yes.
Ok to one of their events isthat correct, absolutely, yes,
okay, I just want to make surethat you're uh ready to to
(21:53):
actually go that far with thisconcept, that you you've got it
down to be able to take it outto locations unknown.
Um, uh, yeah, we're 100self-sufficient.
Tim Yelvington (22:02):
right, like I said, the trailer's
self-sufficient.
We have, uh, you know all the,all the accessories and
everything organized and packedup, so we show up, takes us
about half hour to seteverything up and get ready to
go, and then you can run remotecontrol vehicles all day.
Mike Murphy (22:19):
So birthday parties , neighborhood parties and
events, fundraising events.
Yeah absolutely Things likethat.
Tim Yelvington (22:28):
All right, yeah, we can set up either way.
You know we can set it up ifyou're having an event and you
want to, you know, pay us to beat the event and then you know,
sell the service or sell entryto it, or whatever the case may
be.
However you want to market it,we can help market it, uh, and
or we can.
You know, like we do at thefairs, we set up and then sell
(22:48):
as per session.
So, uh, we're currentlyscheduled for those for the two
events you've mentioned theboone and alexandria fair but
we're also in talks with severalother events that we're trying
to get on board for because wewant to.
That's the idea this summer iswe?
We just really want to hit theground running and test this as
much as we can and get as muchtraffic on it, see how the
(23:09):
machines are going to hold up,see what kind of long-term
maintenance costs and thingslike that are going to go into
this.
So, we're really trying to pushhard.
So yeah, absolutely Ready forevents.
We're 100% ready to go.
Mike Murphy (23:22):
Okay, well, we'll leave all the worrying and all
the details up to you two.
Tim Yelvington (23:27):
It Okay?
Well, we'll leave all theworrying and all the details up
to you two.
It's been a lot.
Mike Murphy (23:29):
We just want to have fun.
Tim Yelvington (23:30):
Yeah, come out and see us.
We'd love to get your opinionand see what you think.
Mike Murphy (23:34):
Well, that was the intent of today's podcast is
just to get out ahead of thisBoone County Fair experience.
I'm going to put this out onsocial media ASAP so that people
can know what you've got goingand can come visit you and try
it out for themselves and bookyou for their events Awesome.
Tim Yelvington (23:54):
Well, we really appreciate the opportunity.
Jenn Yelvington (23:56):
Yes, for sure.
Mike Murphy (23:57):
Thanks for taking the time to sit down.
I know you guys are busy.
You've got nine to fives.
You've got other things cooking.
I know you said you're leavingon the heels of this podcast to
go buy a truck.
Is that correct?
Tim Yelvington (24:09):
Yes, so that was again lessons learned.
We have a Ford Explorer, whichis very, perfectly fine car
until you're trying to tow a sixthousand pound trailer of sand
it does OK, but it's not goingto last long term, so we've got
to go back to an F-150.
Mike Murphy (24:25):
Yeah, the amount of sand required for that, I'm
sure, is pretty heavy.
Tim Yelvington (24:28):
Yes, and to your question earlier, if it does
rain or get wet, it just I meanthe weight almost doubles until
it dries up.
Mike Murphy (24:36):
Yeah, you're right it holds the water.
Tim Yelvington (24:38):
Yeah, so it's.
You know, everything in life isa trade-off.
Mike Murphy (24:43):
Well, once again, that's for you guys to worry
about, not us.
Tim Yelvington (24:46):
Let us worry about it.
Mike Murphy (24:47):
You guys just come out and have fun.
Tim Yelvington (24:49):
And that's honestly for us we were just
talking about today with an oldfriend we were catching up with.
That's been the best part ofthis.
To watch these kids play withthese toys is just so much fun.
Charlie McDermott (25:00):
They just the giggling and the laugh.
Tim Yelvington (25:02):
They're just so much fun even like when they are
sort of, you know, running themoff the side and purposefully
tipping them over.
They're just having a blast ina way that I don't think kids
really get to experience anymore.
When we were first workshoppingthis idea, that was one of the
things I said to Jen.
I said I don't even think kidsreally ask for RC stuff from
(25:23):
their parents anymore forbirthdays or Christmas.
When I was a kid that was allanybody wanted was remote
control stuff, and so I thinkthere's been a little bit of a
loss there, so hopefully we canre-spark some of that joy.
Mike Murphy (25:37):
Well, we're all interested in seeing it in
person.
So County Fair is coming upeverybody.
So we want you all to go andvisit with Tim and Jen and see
the Can you Dig it experience.
Before we sign off I want tomake sure people know that when
(25:57):
they're going tocanyoudigitrccom, the?
U is the letter U Can theletter U dig it.
Rccom yes, and they.
There's some photos on thatsite just to kind of get a
little understanding of whatsome of the machinery looks like
and experience.
And people can sign up to havean event right there on the site
(26:21):
as well too, right?
Tim Yelvington (26:22):
Yes, sir, and they can also.
It links to our Instagram page,so if they click through to
that, there's pictures andvideos from our last gallery.
Mike Murphy (26:32):
Do you have Facebook?
And?
Tim Yelvington (26:33):
Insta.
Right now, just Instagram andYouTube.
We don't have much content onYouTube.
Again, one of the things welearned at the last fair was you
know, you get caught up inworking and all of a sudden,
your rush is over and you'relike, oh man, it would have been
great to record a bunch ofcontent.
So we have very little liveaction shot, but we're working
(26:53):
on it as we go, All right.
Mike Murphy (26:54):
Well again, you're learning as you go and we in the
community are going to help youlearn.
Tim Yelvington (27:01):
I look forward to it, thank you.
Mike Murphy (27:02):
Very good, real, quick phone number to reach you.
Jenn Yelvington (27:08):
What would that be what's the best number to
call you at.
Sure, it's what is it859-488-1094.
Mike Murphy (27:22):
859-488-1094.
Tim Yelvington (27:26):
It's a good thing.
Jenn Yelvington (27:26):
I did my homework before this, right, yes
, yeah, so again.
Tim Yelvington (27:28):
So much of this stuff is new and all the contact
information and and, uh, eventhe URLs we we probably own five
different.
Can you dig it?
Versions of the URL.
Mike Murphy (27:39):
Spoken like a true entrepreneur, I probably own 80
URLs right now.
We're looking forward to makingthis work.
Okay, well, good, and we wantto help you make it work.
Well, thanks for spending timewith us today.
It's been nice to get gettingto know you two and to hear all
about.
Can you Dig it?
I'll be at the Boone CountyFair.
I'll look for you, I will trymy hand at it.
(28:04):
I will bring my grandson andgranddaughter and look forward
to seeing you two in person atthe fair.
Tim Yelvington (28:13):
Awesome, we'll see you out there.
Thanks for your time.
It was great.
Jenn Yelvington (28:17):
Thank you so much.
Mike Murphy (28:18):
Oh, you're welcome.
So I'll say before we sign offhere this is the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So everybody out there until wesee you next time.
Please be good to your neighbor.
So long, everybody.
Charlie McDermott (28:30):
Thanks for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast Union.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to GNPUnioncom.
That's GNPUnioncom, or call usat 859-651-8330.
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