A few days ago my trusty robot bit it when, for no reason I can discern, it clattered to the the ground, still attached to the tripod.
I did some scrambling and was able to have a fellow Surveyor meet me in the field the following day to do some manual surveying and keep mostly on schedule.
Thanks JS!
Hayes Instrument shipped a used, excellent condition, 802A to me overnight, and when the "new" gun missed it's plane, they even picked up the shipping for the next day delivery. If you haven't done any business with Hayes, you are missing out.
Thanks Jerry!
I had the instrument scheduled on my business owner's insurance policy and it looks like they are going to cover the $4000 replacement invoice.
Thanks Hartford!
Interesting to note: The insurance adjuster said that while they were only liable for "like" replacement, the instrument was covered for $26,000. She said that I could have saved some pretty good money by having the instrument re-scheduled at the reduced replacement cost.
I'm setting up a meeting with my local agent next week. Suggest you think it about too.
All in all, a nice upturn to a kinda rough week.
PS: Do any of you form emotional attachments to your equipment? I was really sad when I put that robot away for the last time. I even patted it on it's handle/head. We spent twelve or so years in the field together. It never let me down.
Yup. The first instrument I missed was a Nikon DTM-A5. Lots a shots. Lot of work done. Kinda sucks.
Steve
I embalm mine and put them in the closet. I still have two T1's, one an old scale read one and the newer digital T1A model. I take the newer one out once in a while, I took some sun shots with in not needing any electronics. I must say that it is a real treat to use a quality mechanical instrument, no buttons to push.
T.W.
> All in all, a nice upturn to a kinda rough week.
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> PS: Do any of you form emotional attachments to your equipment? I was really sad when I put that robot away for the last time. I even patted it on it's handle/head. We spent twelve or so years in the field together. It never let me down.
Yes, me too. I am still working closely with my baby (since 1998). She also has not let me down. I show her to clients and on lookers when we are working together on site. They quickly see that my fondness for her is at least a little emotional (a robot, I know, right?).
Just this week I was topo-ing a playground during recess. I was introducing her to a young boy who told me "I love technology". He asked me what is her name?
I haven't really thought about her name much before, so I told him, "Leica".
Melancholy warm fuzzies.
That reminds me of a story.
I was out on a job and a little boy and his dad walked up and the dad asked if the boy could look through the scope. I said sure and lifted little dude up to have a peek. He put his eye to the scope and said "I can't see anything". He wasn't looking down the center of the scope. I said "you have look through it like your aiming a camera". At which point he pulled his eye away from the scope as if to aim a digital camera's screen.
Dad and I laughed pretty good.
My Leica's name is Lisa .