"They'll never notice it at 45 miles per hour."
I really need to remember that one.
The boss would say "hurry up! Trading daylight for dark!"
> The boss would say "hurry up! Trading daylight for dark!"
Shorter: "We're burnin' daylight."
I thought my name was Dammit David for the first 4 years of my life.
It aint Rocket Science, you F'n Space Cadet
If the grade is not steep, then the station is not critical. The elevation is though.
So, you have one accuracy for stationing, another for offset, which should be within a tenth or two, and the elevation becomes more critical, the more close to level that the storm sewer is running.
So, we have 3 dimensions, and 3 accuracies to meet. Know how critical they are, and don't spend more time than necessary, to get the catch basin set to meet the intended purpose.
It won't matter, we can move the electrical box 10 feet, and it will still serve the purpose, without being too close to the sewer.
(From construction staking in Chicago.)
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Back when I worked for a large company, the IT department was complaining about personal use of company phones. We had 10 or so crews, and the IT dept wanted to talk to everyone about it. Crews come in at 6am, IT dept gets there at 8am...sometimes.
We were all standing around waiting for the nerds to get there and start their whining session, and my boss said
"This is a perfect example of a dollar waitin' on a dime."
Old PC Musings
1. I worked with a structural engineer for a bit to which he said "we measure it with a micrometer and chop it with a hatchet"
2. Old PC always said "you couldn't survey my dick with a 12 inch ruler", Candor was his strength, eloquence..eh..not so much.
3. Another Old PC always said two things. "Translate and Rotate, Bubba!!!"
Old PC Musings
"Make it look like the picture"
"your other right"
"hit the F'ing hub"
"think any one will ever catch it?"
"box it"
Jp
Old PC Musings
Son, This here is what you call a total station. You are to treat it kind of like you treat your girlfriend. Don't abuse it, respect it, and don't believe everything it tells ya.
Everyone is an expert.
Work smart, not hard.
"If you lay out a building, cal'c and measure the diagonals and everything fits flat.... you are probably on the wrong lot." Cliff Lewis, Arcadia, Ca.
"If you have to short somebody, short your client, it's easier to defend in Court." Bob Mollenhauer, Alhambra Ca.