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nate-the-surveyor
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https://m.ebay.com/itm/WHY-GEORGE-CUT-DOWN-THE-CHERRY-TREE-ORIGINAL-LAND-SURVEYORS-SCENE-WATER-COLOR/183186450675?hash=item2aa6c368f3:g:ICUAAOSwrY9a2J1z

The social side of surveying...

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Posted : April 21, 2018 1:26 pm
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It was either that or he had to buy the beer.

Paul in PA


 
Posted : April 21, 2018 2:07 pm
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Those were spot on........... ??ÿ


 
Posted : April 21, 2018 2:24 pm
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There's more from that ebay seller:

https://m.ebay.com/itm/BRUSH-CUTTERS-NIGHTMARE-ORIGINAL-WATER-COLOR-DEPICTING-A-MAY-SURVEYING-SCENE/183186481560?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D0daf037a34364cd8b7a4a5b58160ce1a%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D183186481560%26itm%3D183186481560&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A04da8e91-45a6-11e8-b9af-74dbd1806f50%7Cparentrq%3Ae9fb87541620a9c178e75a7cfffc2aa4%7Ciid%3A1


 
Posted : April 21, 2018 3:02 pm
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Wow, those are really cool. Wonder who that is?


N10,000, E7,000, Z100.00
PLS - IL, MO, AR, KS, MN, KY

 
Posted : April 22, 2018 6:51 am

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StLs, I know nothing about the ebay seller, but its just cool art. Good for an office.


 
Posted : April 22, 2018 10:56 am
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http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn86033360/1971-11-12/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

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Perhaps his professor gave him a poor grade on axe sharpness, so he wanted to prove him wrong by cutting down a landmark...?

That was the case when the leaning pine was cut down at Paul Smith's College in 1971.


 
Posted : April 23, 2018 6:23 am
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It looks like he was supposed to hack the off-line tree but didn't pay attention in Hack101 class, he thought he was supposed to chop it down.

His Father said in an exasperated tone, "I said chop AS IN ONE CHOP not chop down the tree" facepalm


 
Posted : April 23, 2018 7:14 am
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It was a bearing tree, and he wanted to pincushion the corner to the "right place"?


 
Posted : May 12, 2018 1:45 pm

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Posted by: wfwenzel

It was a bearing tree, and he wanted to pincushion the corner to the "right place"?

I had that happen to me about 2 yrs ago.


 
Posted : May 12, 2018 1:49 pm
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Posted by: Nate The Surveyor
Posted by: wfwenzel

It was a bearing tree, and he wanted to pincushion the corner to the "right place"?

I had that happen to me about 2 yrs ago.

I don't doubt that for a minute..............


 
Posted : May 12, 2018 2:13 pm