Triple check your final work projects
Was reviewing a survey plat yesterday and had to laugh. The call for connecting the POC to the POB actually read: TO THE POINT OF BEGGING.
A simple typo that spellchecck won't catch. Proves that the signing surveyor is not as careful as one should be when delivering a professional product.
I have become found of using Word's ability to read my documents back to me. It really helps the typos as well as just plain old readability. I usually write my narratives in Word then import the text into CAD.
Great Tip. I did not know that Word would do that. I am very good at grammar, spelling, etc. But not perfect. My late mother was a professional proofreader (and translator). It was somehow passed down to me and my two daughters, all excellent spellers. But as I said, things sometimes slip through.
Thanks!
So what's the problem?
To the Point of Begging, that is too good a phrase to ever correct.
Sometimes when you are looking at things long enough the obvious gets overlooked. Every plan and description that I create gets checked by a second set of eyes before it goes out the door. That does not mean that it will be perfect but does, at times, catch overseen typos and the like.
A little QA/QC goes a long way.
Many men can relate to getting to the point of begging but something other than surveying is the goal.😆😆😆
A nearby Register of Deeds Office has become anal about what appears in the title block and will reject a survey for what they deem errors. How much time do you spend looking at the title block? They insist that the quarter section, section township and range be provided for subdivisions and additions inside city limits. For what purpose?
They insist that the quarter section, section township and range be provided for subdivisions and additions inside city limits. For what purpose?
That doesn't seem unreasonable at all to me. In fact, I think it would be weird if a plat didn't have that info.
Our grantor grantee indexes are based on PLSS information. While few here know how to use them, they are the backbone of good deed research...
The city plats, subdivsions and additions already have their own indexes. That is why it is not needed.
Our STR indexes are great. It is extremely rare that we need to search through the grantor/grantee indexes.
