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you made me laugh. thanks.
Now that is funny!! Good job.
good one.
Ah~@!!! Ha ha ha ha!
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The shotgun reminds me of when I dated Mr. Tresp's daughter...I ignored the posted signs...
DDSM:beer:
Not Funny! True, But Not Funny.
Having had rifles pointed at me while surveying, laughing is the last thing that comes to mind.
Many years ago in the Pocono mountains of PA, we were met at the corner of the adjoiner's parcel by his daughter carrying an SKS with an after market plastic stock. Daddy provided backup with a rifle from an upstairs bedroom window. We retreated and called the PA State Police.
When he arrived he approached the front door and explained our purpose and rights. The homeowner claimed we snuck up on his private property. We in fact approached down a public street and I was wearing an orange shirt and hat as we reconned the corners. Nevertheless the trooper cautioned us on not first contacting the homeowner. We proceeded to survey and the flagged up corner pin and lath were indeed now over there in the woods. We replaced both in the original holes and located 2 additional common corners. The lot had a short radial sideline that reduced the frontage from the majority of the lot width. We could have gladly explained the geometry, but the situtation was out of our hands before a word was spoken. We contacted the client noting the time and our location and explained if he could not be there while we were still there not to expect to find the side markers in their proper positions. Fortunately it was a corner lot and the client had already decided to build facing the other road.
Another situation was setting corner markers for an access easement on property claimed but not owned by another. There was already a bullet hole in the client's car and the easement location case had already been confirmed in Court. The State Police were called to be there and witness the corner setting. I have worked in that area since but those corners have never been seen again.
The last involed locating a common corner marked by a double shotgun barrels. The lotwoner said the shotgun was involved in a dispute and following the dispute was shoved into the corner pipe and broken off. He walked us to an area near a tree and we turned on the locator. We dug through six inches of gravel to expose the shotgun located it and moved on.
BTW, the surveyor in the cartoon does not appear to be acting prudently. He is pointing to a corner location farther into the gunner's property.
Paul in PA
