I did some contract work this summer under my company name and along the way I put together a website to see if I could win some projects of my own.?ÿ I didn't get any phone calls for about a month so I decided to throw a little money at some internet advertising.
It took a couple weeks for that to kick in but then I got a few calls.?ÿ I sent proposals out for the first couple and didn't hear back which didn't surprise me; I expected most people would experience some degree of sticker shock, especially at my anti-low ball efforts.?ÿ ???? The 3rd caller though... gave me the green light to get started.
So I dove into the research and found a small (hopefully) mess that's going to take some extra effort to clear up.?ÿ I explained the situation to the client and he OK'd a higher fee to resolve everything.?ÿ And then he casually mentioned how he is feuding with not 1 but 2 of his neighbors.?ÿ Immediately I was like oh great... so basically I haven't even been out there and I'm already the enemy.?ÿ ????????????
I blame you old timers!?ÿ In those ring, ring threads you're supposed to say "When someone calls and says 'Yeah, I need a survey' the first thing I say is "How well do you get along with your neighbors??".?ÿ ???
😉 Things surveyors need to keep in mind:
You are always the trespasser and interloper.?ÿ Things were quiet before you came around.
Every description has at least one adjoiner and he's never in a good mood.
And last, but not least; your client may not even like you after you've completed his survey.
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your client may not even like you after you've completed his survey.
Is this a one-sigma or a two-sigma phenomenon?
Well, if we were getting along, WHY would I have called a surveyor?
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They thought they were good neighbors until YOU showed up.?ÿ Har har har har har.
My boss in the 1980s would say they need a therapist, not a surveyor.
My ex-wife used to say that, "we'd have a great relationship, if it wasn't for you!"
@nate-the-surveyor Most of my boundary surveys are either for new tracts and/or zoning/code requirements.?ÿ Disputes are a substantial minority.
Disputes are a substantial minority.
Yeah, but if a "good one" manages to slip through, you'll remember it for a long time!
I had one up in Montgomery Co. Ar, where the surveyor for the "other side", was:
From out of the area.
Shortcutted his job.
Had mud on his face.
Became an "advocate" for his client.
And lost his case.
I knew it was a dispute, going in. But, I also knew that my client had a tight case. It was kinda fun. My boys got to see it up close.?ÿ
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@nate-the-surveyor The old saying "everyone more than 50 miles from home is an expert" certainly doesn't apply to boundary surveying.?ÿ Local approaches to boundary takes experience and research, something them there out of towners rarely, if ever, have or gain.?ÿ Glad they got what they deserved.
Things surveyors need to keep in mind:
Fleming's Law: When a homeowner calls and says he needs his boundary marked because his neighbor is an a**hole; nine times out of ten the neighbor is going to be a stand-up guy and you're talking to the a**hole
Fleming's Law: When a homeowner calls and says he needs his boundary marked because his neighbor is an a**hole; nine times out of ten the neighbor is going to be a stand-up guy and you're talking to the a**hole
That's hilarious.?ÿ I was just out there yesterday doing the fieldwork and after having talked to several neighbors, who were all very nice to me, it sounds like my client is the one that's sort of causing the trouble.?ÿ He's not actually doing anything outrageous, really, but it just kind of upsets an apple cart that has been a certain way for 15 or so years.?ÿ Anyway, your law seems to be legit.
When the caller uses the phrase, "I'm not a litigious person", you can be assured that he is and that you are being warned.
Amen. Amen. Amen, amen, amen.
Sing it over!
Amen. Amen. Amen, amen, amen.
