I really miss rural boundary surveying. I wish we did more, instead of topos, as-builts and staking. When we finally get a rural boundary it ends up being a jigsaw puzzle. While doing a final search for evidence to support my comps, we find this old Oak tree marked for line. My comps put the line pretty much right through the hacks. The hacks were made in 1978 by a well respected surveyor, now deceased, that was a good friend to me for years. All these years later, the marks he made are still there to let us know we got it right. Food for the soul. Now back to our regularly scheduled engineering support work.?ÿ
THIS! This is what I love and appreciate about surveying. I thank those that taught me in the early days of my career how to appreciate the history tied to surveying and to appreciate the work put into it.
Thank you!
Stacy, I too like puzzles. I really prefer the role of what you might call a traditional land surveyor but the pay most of the time sucks.
Stacy, I too like puzzles.
Puzzles where you find correct answers are great. Congratulations, Stacy, on this one. ?ÿ
The puzzles that don't have a correct answer aren't so fun.?ÿ I've tried to calculate out a couple of 1950's plats and can find no way to make the lot frontages on the curves work out using either arc or chord formulas. Quite frustrating. I may make another thread on that topic.
Steve, I've found the same to be true. That's why I don't do many boundaries these days.
Pretty Cool! Nice work!
I only do boundary line surveys. Stakeout is no fun.
Site plans are ok but nothing beats finding the old line.
