I just dumped my cell phone to my PC ... these are a few of the more interesting photos. Not quite Daryl Moistner quality, but some fun pics.
Pincushions!
This one is good. Not only is there a tack at the edge of the disk, but notice the hole in the disk. There is what I think is a nail shaft protruding from that hole, where I believe another surveyor drove a masonry nail through the disk, then the head broke off. And to top it off, it's a "PCP", which in Florida means it's an original monument set by the original surveyor.
Both of these rods have the same surveyor's number on them ... and no, there was not a 1 foot line segment in this area.
This an alligator I took through the scope.
When my truck broke down, I loaded my equipment into my wife's Prius to get it home from the shop. I never worked out of the Prius, but I think I could organize it better and do it if I have to do.
This was weird. I surveyed this foreclosed house and there were dozens of large MAG nails driven into the walls. Looked like they driven to hang X-man decorations. I wondered if it was a surveyor or party chief that used to live there. I didn't recognize the name on the previous deed.
Complete with my thumb, this is a photo of an fence encroachment (or an example of the need to correct the deed for those of you in Wisconsin :)) These are 50' wide canal front lots, and this fence occupies about 1/3 of the vacant lot to the left I was surveying. The encroaching owner kept peeking at me out the windows, but never came down to talk.
And last but not least, a sign that speaks for itself.
I believe that is the cleanest shovel I've ever seen:-D East Tennessee red clay makes it nearly impossible to keep one clean.
LOL. The sandy soil around here grinds the shovel to a clean luster. In fact, if I get mud on the shovel, I usually just a find a dry spot and step it in the ground the few times, and it comes out nice and clean.
Very cool. More photos to add to my screensaver collection.
Thanks.
"Both of these rods have the same surveyor's number on them"
So, which one did you hold? 
That is a pretty shiny shovel. We were once doing a lot survey years ago and dug up the original monuments. Set up the Geodimeter to tie everything down and the owner came out to chat with me. He saw the shovel laying near the instrument, which still was covered with a silty-clay layer of soil/mud etc. He kind of freaked, complained about it being dirty, picked it up and started to clean it up-thoroughly. lol!
OK. Whatever... We used to clean up our equipment in the Army like that but that was when.......I was in the Army.... Used it the next day and it got dirty again...
