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What, it's not Treasure?

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stacy-carroll

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I usually don't work on weekends. Occasionally we will get a job in the county where I live that needs to be done before our regular schedule will allow and its for a friend or former client of mine. I'm even picky about which ones of those I agree to do on a Saturday. This time it was a simple retracement of a survey I had been crew chief on 27 years ago just outside of town. My assistants were: Matt, my youngest son, a full time crew member, and Aiden, my grandson, 8 (Oldest daughter's firstborn and our oldest grandchild). After digging up a couple corners, Aiden asked why we liked digging so much. "After all, it's not treasure". Matt and I replied simultaneously "Yes it is!". I'm not positive, but I think I saw a little spark in his eye as he contemplated our definition of treasure. His Mom said he couldn't stop talking about the day. I think Aiden needs to go with us the next time we retrace one of my Dad's surveys.

Me. "What's the difference?"
T.C. Carroll "It's the difference between right and wrong!"

Posted : February 6, 2022 8:53 am

holy-cow

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That is fantastic!

Posted : February 6, 2022 9:37 am

nate-the-surveyor

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Nominate:

Post of the month.

Posted : February 6, 2022 10:08 am

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Just make he doesn't retrieve ll the 'treasure' in his neighborhood and put it in the garage for safe keeping lol...

Posted : February 6, 2022 11:10 am

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@thebionicman?ÿ

Crew comes in and says: That stone you wanted us to find is out in truck, what do you want us to do with it? ??? ?????ÿ

Posted : February 6, 2022 6:02 pm

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Love it!

Posted : February 7, 2022 6:29 am

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@dougie I had a boss one time, very early in my surveying career, tell me to not come back to the office without a highway monument that had not been found.?ÿ I went back out to the site and found it in a brush pile in the edge of the woods.?ÿ Evidently, the new homeowners didn't care for the 4x4 concrete monument sticking up in their front yard...

When I got back to the office that afternoon, I told the boss that got it.?ÿ He asked for the coordinates, and I gave him a stupid blank look.?ÿ I told him that I brought it back with me like he instructed.?ÿ His face turned white as a sheet when he looked out the window into the back of my truck.?ÿ I busted out laughing and then told him where and how I found it.?ÿ As far as I know, it's still in his barn where I left it.

Posted : February 7, 2022 9:07 am

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