1.) "Now.when yawll is surveying, the ground goes up and down, does ya measure along with the ground, or do you do it like straight?"
2.) "Wh were didja start from?"
This question assumes that where you started that morning, affects all my conclusions that day.
3.) "How big's an acer? (pronounced acre).
I think that's my top 3.
"The top 3 questions i get asked" in da hood.
1.) "Whatch takin picters of da hood fo, LeRory already in the joint"
2.) "yo da poo-lice? or gots any warrants?"
3.) "Hey man can yo lend me some money?"
😉
Whatcha takin pictures of?
Adam, post: 355070, member: 8900 wrote: Whatcha takin pictures of?
Jinx FL/GA
1. Are ya'll paving the road?
2. When will my survey be ready (they ordered it yesterday most of the time)?
3. Is that muh corner?
Best one I heard the other day was, we were taking some additional topo shots at an elementary school, and this little fella strolls up to the I-man and says "Hey mister...does that thing take selfies?" Lol. Little guy couldn't have been much more than 5 or 6! Like Art Linklater used to say, kids to say the darndest things!
Adam, post: 355071, member: 8900 wrote: Jinx FL/GA
We are already considered a Jinx as soon as we drive into the hood. Some residents think we are there to put a "MoJO" on 'em. 😉
The top 3 questions i get asked:
3. What 'cha surveying for? :bored:
2. Can I walk in front of that? :-S
1. Do these feel real to you? 😀
FL/GA PLS., post: 355069, member: 379 wrote: "The top 3 questions i get asked" in da hood.
1.) "Whatch takin picters of da hood fo, LeRory already in the joint"
2.) "yo da poo-lice? or gots any warrants?"
3.) "Hey man can yo lend me some money?"😉
Lol! Yep doing a job here at S.R. 50 & Mercy Dr. And have heard all 3 in the last 2 days.
FlaSurveyor, post: 355079, member: 10854 wrote: Lol! Yep doing a job here at S.R. 50 & Mercy Dr. And have heard all 3 in the last 2 days.
I won't survey in the "Pine Hills" area, also, as you already know called "Crime Hills" without law enforcement accompanying us.
No matter what time of day or night the local news is on the headlines are always "shooting in Pine Hills" as the lead story. 🙁
James Fleming, post: 355078, member: 136 wrote: The top 3 questions i get asked:
3. What 'cha surveying for? :bored:
2. Can I walk in front of that? :-S
1. Do these feel real to you? 😀
Dang! I need to come work with you!!! 😀
How much does a survey cost?
Is it cheaper if I help?
So, if I don't have you survey it, can I just do it myself and get by?
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Oh.....and.....Do these feel real to you?
hlbennettpls, post: 355072, member: 10049 wrote: 1. Are ya'll paving the road?
2. When will my survey be ready (they ordered it yesterday most of the time)?
3. Is that muh corner?
Once a Party Chief working for the same company as me told a neighbor he was surveying out a Nuclear Waste Dump Site. He was actually surveying a Meter Lot Site for a gas company. They ran the crew off with a gun.
James Fleming, post: 355078, member: 136 wrote: 1. Do these feel real to you? 😀
Considering your location I hope the requestor(s) are of the female species. :-O
FL/GA PLS., post: 355096, member: 379 wrote: Considering your location I hope the requestor(s) are of the female species. :-O
FlaSurveyor, post: 355079, member: 10854 wrote: Lol! Yep doing a job here at S.R. 50 & Mercy Dr. And have heard all 3 in the last 2 days.
I worked for the City of St. Petersburg, FL for a while. Surveying in the hood was no joke. We usually got there early and were out of there by about noon. They didn't want us "taking pictures" of the house with a lot of visitors....
Was surveying one day in a very small rural community when a black El Dorado with window tint too dark to see through pulls to a halt beside us. Passenger side window rolls down to reveal a blindingly brilliant red velour and leather interior. Passenger cracks a big, friendly, gold-toothed smile, pulls open the lapel of a black leather trench coat and says "Ya'll wanna buy a watch?" Must have been 25 watches fastened to the coat... We were absolutely dumb struck - speechless! We looked at each other and back at him and back at each other several times. I think one of us finally uttered "No Sir" and off they went! I still think this is my favorite question!
I get three questions and I'd be hard pressed to determine which one was the most common. So this order is from the one's that irritate me the least to the most.
1. Is that a camera? or Can I be in those pictures?
Depending upon who is asking, I either say "yes" and tell them to "go stand by that other guy with the stick and you'll be in all of these pictures". Or I say "no, it shoots lasers" or some such sarcasm. Either way, this question is just amusing to me and not really annoying at all. It is particularly fun when surveying around a school and I can get the kids to make faces at me while I'm taking shots.
2. Are you widening the road?
In rural areas, this is less irritating because I can see it being a legitimate question. But when I'm in a finish subdivision on a local residential street, I find it silly to ask this. In those cases I like to say something like, "Yeah, I think the plans would have the new sidewalk about 10 feet off of your front door. Looks like your driveway might be in danger as well." Of course I'll tell them that I'm kidding, but I like to see the reaction first.
3. Do you work for the City?
This question always seems absurd to me since I have the company logo on the back of my vest and it is all over the side of the truck. Oh, and I'm actually doing work, not standing around. (Just kidding, City employees actually work, its the Caltrans people who stand around all day :-P). I usually don't have a smarmy comeback for these and just say, "No, I work for a private company" and sometimes hand them a business card. If I even have any cards on me. I just don't give out business cards because I find them a pain in the arse to carry around with me.
With the scanner I get all kinds of random questions. The one that really sticks out to me though, was from a woman in her 50's driving a black Mercedes. After she parked she got out and started walking toward me. I thought to myself, here comes the first dumb question of the day. I almost didn't know what to say when she let out, "What are you scanning?". I don't know that I'll ever get that question again...
