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There are all sorts of things sitting around that are no longer used.

Who was the last person to use one of these?


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 11:46 am
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Or this


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 11:49 am
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Or this:

?ÿ


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 11:50 am
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Currently could take a picture of my office....it's not being used.?ÿ


T. Nelson - SAM

 
Posted : April 2, 2020 11:55 am
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Posted : April 2, 2020 11:59 am

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I still use mine?ÿ

It holds my crystal ball?ÿ


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 12:06 pm
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I don't use an office anymore?ÿ - sniff

(In NZ surveyors are not essential and I'm locked down at home )


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 12:08 pm
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paper.?ÿ not 100% but damn near.?ÿ only when the city of austin requires final documents to have "wet" signatures do i ever print anything out here anymore.?ÿ final plats are all on mylar- i just go pick those up at the repro company since they're so few and far between.


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 12:22 pm
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It has been over 40 years since I needed what is in the first photo.?ÿ THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!?ÿ I hated that part of the job.?ÿ Still do.


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 12:29 pm
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Posted by: @dmyhill

There are all sorts of things sitting around that are no longer used.

Who was the last person to use one of these?

I am using 2 of those to hold down my LED desk lamp as there is no weight in the base.


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 12:45 pm

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Posted by: @dmyhill

There are all sorts of things sitting around that are no longer used.

Who was the last person to use one of these?

Still useful when a tech across the room starts to nod off....


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 1:06 pm
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@james-fleming

or just talking crap in general...


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 1:09 pm
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All yƒ??all members of the dead pecker club, PLEASE?ÿdonƒ??t use this post as an excuse to do something crazy...,

?ÿ

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everyone else...

?ÿ

PS- we donƒ??t want to see any scars or where something used to be or any nasty thing you might have stored in a pill bottle or tobacco can either...


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 1:13 pm
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I can only find one and its not doing much at the moment. Those darn things always leaked lead shot. I see I tried to sew it and resorted to staples.?ÿ How many of us have an erasing shield??ÿ?ÿ


 
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@dmyhill

Lost my W on my TSC2, that one looks like it would fit perfectly


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 1:43 pm

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My daughter is discovering her artistic talents at the age of 21. We gave her various art supplies for Christmas, including an erasing shield. She had no clue what it was when she pulled it out of her stocking, but once I showed how to use it to clean up pencil drawings, it quickly gained status in her art kit.


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 1:58 pm
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How about a Polar Planimeter, a beam compass (to 30"), a proportional divider (11 points), a map measurer (graduated in eighths of an inch), and an Acu-Arc.

?ÿ


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 4:41 pm
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I have a crocheted plumb bob and gammon reel that my Mom made for me early in my surveying career. Didn't use it then, don't use it now, but it's super cool.


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@daniel-ralph

Yes, I keep it next to my crystal ball 


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 5:45 pm
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@dougie I think the crystal ball is saying that you will be returning something to Home Depot. 


 
Posted : April 2, 2020 5:51 pm

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