Mostly great advice (I have reservations about the Vienna sausages!).?ÿ Although significantly less experienced, I would like to add one piece of advice.
Even if jumping down/over/across obstacles seems to be the more expedient route, find the path with less impact if possible.?ÿ In 20, 30?ÿ or more years, your knees will thank you!
Mostly great advice (I have reservations about the Vienna sausages!).?ÿ Although significantly less experienced, I would like to add one piece of advice.
Even if jumping down/over/across obstacles seems to be the more expedient route, find the path with less impact if possible.?ÿ In 20, 30?ÿ or more years, your knees will thank you!
That's an important fact.?ÿ All the years I spent slamming hubs with a 4# shop hammer took their toll on my shoulder and wrist.?ÿ The doc mentioned something about repetitive impact/ motion injury.?ÿ Several surgeries have optimized things, but it probably would have been a better choice to minimize the strain over my career.
And don't even get me started about melanoma.?ÿ Several dermatologists have bought nice cars with what I've paid them to whittle little pieces off of me over the years... 😉
ps - Viennas are an acquired taste for sure.?ÿ It all started when I could buy a package of crackers, Viennas and a soda pop for a buck.?ÿ You can keep the potted meat stuff though.
I grew up in AK, and I know -18 (and BTW, it isn't Montana -18...Alaskans don't add the wind chill when they talk temps).
I do not miss -18 at all. I never had to do real work in that type of weather, but I imagine it involves a lot of warming up in the truck.
The shoulder thing is real. It seems about half of us end up with shoulder issues. That sort of injury cuts into fishing, and that is unacceptable.
Only -18F, come on man, get on out there! (LOL and :sarcasm off) BTW, its -15F at my house in the big village.
It's not at all bad as I have it down to science and the best part is no mosquitos or pesky people bugging me! If the wind kicks up or it gets much below -20, me or the gear will usually cry uncle. I'd rather be in Hawai'i, but it just don't pay the same.
I once had a chainman that could round house a 10 lb hammer left or right handed. Got twice the work out of him before he wore out. 😉 Jp
NO FLORESCENT PAINT CANS IN THE CAB OF THE RIG! 😉
Marking paint is a lot less hazardous if you take an empty Pringles chips can and shorten it a bit to make a cover for the paint. You can even carry it in a backpack with no worry.
set the stakes plumb - They should look right, not leaning all over (soil conditions allowing)
On the survey equipment front:
Call up other surveyors. Who use various brands of gps.
Ask to shadow them for a day. Learn all you can.
It's a little like the ford Chevy dodge Toyota Nissan argument.
One year, Ford is in the lead. Another year, it's toyota. This appears to be a "constant variable". GPS is changing, at a 3 yr rate. That is, every 3 yrs, somebody re invents the wheel, (major advancements) and then every body tries to follow suit. It seems that this could drop to every year, but watch out for "minor tweaks and face lifts", but they are not game changers. Of course, this is just my opinion, based on reading, and thinking.
And, don't get any tick bites. They are bad for you!
Nate
Yeah...had a can of flo spray paint in the back of the suburban one day...big bump, lands on a bolt...then about a month later knocked the top off the fire extinguisher...
