Pictures from the field

I always like to throw everything off line so I can walk with the chain saw.
Those trees are the exact size that kicked-back my chain saw and cost me
15 stitches in my knee cap.

No matter how you did it, it was a big job.

I am always amazed at the locations I find old cars.

Even if they were stolen and then dumped, people go to huge efforts to get cars deep into the bush just so they can leave them there.

ok all you old chevy buffs..

'59 or '60 ?

There is a way to tell without looking at the tail lights. 😉

I love my job too !

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Brad

That's my youngest son, Matthew in the first picture. He's 17 and until now has never taken an interest in surveying. To him, this job was "super cool" because of the old cars. There were two Chevys, two Fords and a 40 something Dodge (I think) that had old bullet holes in it. He said it must have been some outlaw's car that got filled full of bullets when he was captured. It might have sparked an interest in him for surveying. We very rarely use a chainsaw. They are just too dangerous on slick, uneven ground. The sad thing to me is that no one will maintain that line that we worked so hard to flag. In a couple years it'll be grown back like it was.

My bet's on '59

Been wrong before, though. Had a '61 that would fly.

My bet's on '59

yup. '59 had the side trim that went from headlights all the way back. In '60 the front fenders didn't have any trim. At least that's my memory data. Which by the way, isn't getting any better. That's for sure.

Yet they always bury the body in a shallow grave.

Looked much better when new 55 years ago

My boys took a interest as soon as they saw the machete and always wan to help brush line. 🙂

My oldest son (now 26) was in the field with me starting when he was about seven. When he was eight he got stung by yellow jackets 9 or 10 times while on a job. He wouldn't go back to work with me until he was nearly 10. After high school he worked on one of the crews. He went to work for a machine shop when the economy tanked in '08. Now he's an OTR trucker but says he wants to return to surveying some day. Neither daughter shows any interest in any part of land surveying.

Cool pics, looks like SW GA too...

I once came upon a sink hole in the woods that had a VW beetle in the bottom...appeared to been there many years

That's some line cutting right there. If you trade those bamboo-leave looking plants for Yaupon, and a boatload of briarvine, you would have SE Texas. Cold day seems like the right choice there.

Looked much better when new 55 years ago

Come to think of it, I probably looked much better 55 years ago, too.

O god.. yaupon and green briar...
better keep a file with you to sharpen up the edge.
could make a grown man cry if you don't.
Plus fresh cut yaupon make for nice punji sticks online for others t deal with..

Yep, that looks like some nasty line in Stacy's pics. The only plus is that it is winter. Summer with skeeters and sweat makes it much worse....

Great your son enjoyed the tough job!

Thanks for sharing the pictures, I understand very well you kept if for a cooler day!

Christof.

Dear Mr. Carroll, I'm afraid I must obtain 1 adult

beverage from you. It appears to me that you only have one tripod leg on the downhill side. Of course, here in Houston, there aren't too many hillsides.;-)

Dear Mr. Carroll, I'm afraid I must obtain 1 adult

Mr. Chiles,
Guilty as charged. Underfoot was old metal, scrap pieces of rock and cutoff bamboo stalks. I was not as concerned with the slope as I was getting the tripod feet firmly set. Stop by and I'll pay my debt!