"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished....
....That will be the beginning."
..................................
"So what, we ain't building a watch."
"Wave your arms."
"Your other left."
"Chain!"
"A little higher please."
"Let's do that again, my bob hit a rock."
"Here comes a car, hold it flat."
"A little tighter..."
"GOOD!"
"dang, a dog ate our lunch."
"Let's go eat lunch, the satellite configuration is poor."
"Box 'em up boys!"
Still beats sitting in an office all day.
:stakeout:
Your other Right
I can see the truck now
just sneak in and get the shot
we have to get this done
i'm getting too old for this
should have brought the wheeler
it said pin set, where is it
its beer thirty
you want to run the gun
this sucks
my stomach is numb now lets keep working
its set better than you can build it
you may want to clear this before we set the points in there
Pull tight!
Stick!
Stuck!
Damn I should have put it four wheel drive...
Why do I have to hop rod?
Its cold out there, lets have another round of coffee...
I lost my machete...
I cant find my radio....again...
Do you have enough water?
Bruno said, "Dave, just walk through there in 4 low."
We made it through twice a day for a couple of days but on the third day we sunk like a stone. The water had finally soaked into the bottom of the ruts for enough.
"crack it and pack it"
"set it and forget it"
"give me the dumb end"
"honk the horn so I can find my way back"
"check shot!"
"hit it with your purse!"
"someone will have to prove me wrong"
"there is a tree dead on line"
"wave your vest"
Ect. Ect.
crew member yells at me, "CHIEF! A CAR IS COMING!" as I started out into the road.
I got out of the way and said, "Sorry about that I just had an Impatient Chief Moment, an ICM."
what do you mean you left the instrument (or job folder, or data collector)
in the office?
2 foot boot
The worst four letter word that I have ever heard on a survey crew is…
Oops.
"Initialization has been gained." - TSC2, under pine canopy.
"Bull$#!+" - me in reply.
BALLS! When checking in with an add a foot chain or setting zero on the t-16.
Or "PUNK" for the number eleven.
Give me a ninety, when offsetting a line
Hold zero on that nail
Back site inverted with what got you here. When traversing with bearings, a record map and a t-16.
That was when it was frustrating but fun. Jp
"Got it!"
"We'll dig to China, if we have to"
"Get the gun out we'll shoot this up"
"Looks like a storms moving in"
"Head for the barn!"
Radar
I'M RIGHT HERE WAVING AT YOU, I CAN SEE YOU FINE
RIGHT HERE
HEEEEYYYYY
WAVING THIS TREE
LOOK WITH YOUR EYES NOT IN THE GUN
#$%%##$$
I'M RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Blondie to the left"
"Blackie to the right"
"Go get me some plumb bob oil"
In the Virgin Islands:
Screw up de glass
You mashing me conn
right dere, right dere, right dere, right dere
mudderskunk
A lot of words I didn't know existed before 1979 when I first started on a crew, many can't be repeated on a public forum, a lot colorful language out in the field!
SHG
> A lot of words I didn't know existed before 1979 when I first started on a crew, many can't be repeated on a public forum, a lot colorful language out in the field!
>
> SHG
Same for me Shelby.
boss says finish the job soon, it's close to the end of the physical year