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what is an expected time to take a shot between cars?
Just curious.
Maybe I'll dust off my old college track spikes and see if I can out run them.
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Traffic varies by time of day. ?ÿAs a solo guy I will adjust by work schedule to minimize working in periods of heavy traffic. ?ÿIt??s not a problem working in the dark with modern equipment and traffic can be seen easier. ?ÿMost of the traffic that has pulled out in front of me has been in the day. ?ÿOthers mileage may be different.
No apology required. I vowed then, which was over 30 years ago, that I would do what I could to change the careless practices that led to the man's death . Ten years later I was able to write a short article on the POB board which was then picked up and published in several professional journals. I like to think that maybe some lives were saved by that. I will continue to advocate for safety and use that horrible incident as an example.
There is no excuse for risking someone's life. Shots in the roadway can be obtained with reflectorless?ÿ equipment. I supervised for several years multiple crews in Metro Atlanta doing primarily road work. I bought the first reflectorless total station that I ever saw. Who ever would say that being safe is not in the budget is an idiot. Try a wrongful death suit, which if they have conscience would not even be the worst part. I laugh when someone asks me if I am scared of snakes. They are well down list from vehicles and crackheads.?ÿ
We needed a few shots along a railroad in a very rural area a few days ago.?ÿ The wind was very strong and coming from the south.?ÿ Our shots were south of the county road with a significant curve in the tracks.?ÿ I coordinated with my co-worker on how I would communicate with him in various ways should I observe or (maybe, but not likely) hear a train coming.?ÿ I would be at the road crossing but at a point where I could see as far north as possible around the bend as he traveled about 350 feet to the south.?ÿ Fortunately, there was no train while he went down and came back.?ÿ He could see for over a mile to the south, but, only work trucks and a rare locomotive might come from the south.?ÿ We are both very familiar with the frequency of trains on that track so took significant action to be safe.?ÿ Although there is an average of about one train per hour, the next could be only five minutes behind the one that just went by when they are making up for time lost due to some rail stoppage within recent hours most anywhere along the track.?ÿ I can assure you he was looking back towards me about once every 15 seconds.
By coincidence, I was told a story the very next morning involving a death along that same railroad in 1906.?ÿ Two boys were fishing on a wooden trestle that is only a few hundred feet from one of my farms.?ÿ They heard the train, dropped their gear and ran for the far end of the trestle.?ÿ One boy made it fine, but, ended up watching his friend get caught up on something and falling down, resulting in one leg going through between two ties.?ÿ The train arrived while he was still struggling to get up.
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I'm not allowed to scan the projects?ÿ We're not ready for that yet.
Meanwhile. I just realized I missed a manhole out of site because of my preoccupied mind and traffic. Dammit.
I was almost done drafting...
Once more unto the breech....
@jitterboogie you are not playing frogger man. ?ÿLol. Twice in my life i was very stupid. Once we pulled a man hole to dip it and locate it i was in a 4 lane road between two lanes headed south. My boss was with me and we had prism pole sledge hammer man hole puller and vest signs. We walked out and cars were rolling about 45mph. He was waving cars around on both sides as i hit the man hole and pulled lid. Got the pipe size and depth to invert. I slid man hole back on stood up looked at bubble on rod yelled to i man good he was shooting me when i heard the old man cuss and brakes screaching I looked up to see a mustang trying to get around us and the boss through that sledge hammer through his front windshield. Then he cussed trying to get his sledge back. The guy driving was pissed i was shaking and cops were trying to control a situation that was getting worse. He was the owner of the company we at that time we??re doing what was called for safety wise. But it scared the crap out of me. Next was in Colorado doing TMOSS along row. I had vest hard hat on. A trucks side mirrors took my hard hat right off my head. That was my fault thank the good Lord I didn??t get hurt. I was looking for the darn code in my flip book for solid white stripe. And wondered to close to the edge. And was leaning down some. Now I play it extra safe . With technology today there is no reason to jeopardize your life. You just take a deep breath and do whatever you have too it will all work out.?ÿ
Amen.?ÿ
I believe your problem was there's 3 friggin codes depending on the width:
ROADWAY
13?ÿ ?ÿ24?ÿ ?ÿB 8"[200mm]
13?ÿ ?ÿ25?ÿ ?ÿB 12"[300mm]
13?ÿ ?ÿ26?ÿ ?ÿB 24"[600mm]
And further more, any artillery men or women out there know that 8" is 203mm, but why would the CDOT care to be that accurate when you've got 6.022x10^23 codes that you have to flip through for about an hour to find the one Instance of that you'll see in 4 years......jeebus.
Vest and a hardhat is just a checkbox for a risk management weenie to make sure OSHIZZZ is kept at bay....
Glad you're not dead, and I agree. I'm making sure to make the question of safety and professional development leading discussion points as I probe my environment for a better opportunity to continue the path.
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5 interviews in less than a week.
it's scary because they'll say anything to get you onboard right now, esp if you can actually spell surveying, and if you can set up over a point you might even become a Sr Crew Chief.
stay safe, I will too.
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carry on.
Crap.
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13?ÿ ?ÿ21?ÿ ?ÿB Solid white laneline/edgeline.
ridiculous.
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DAMMIT!!!
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13?ÿ ?ÿ38?ÿ ?ÿB Parking solid white line
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