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Joined: December 18, 2012 7:53 pm
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RE: Surveyor's Grave

From the recent POB articles about retracing footsteps in Himalayas, I started diving into some referenced books by Peter Hopkirk. There are really gr...

7 years ago
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RE: Marking bounday every 100 ft

So how does everyone mark witness trees and boundary trees (tree is the corner)?There is of course much literature which claims authority, but being i...

7 years ago
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RE: Steel column survey advice

Dont know if this will work, but I will usually get geometric dimension of each column, then with a reflectorless gun, turn an agle to the left side o...

7 years ago
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RE: Construction question

When following?ÿsurveyor A on a slope construction, surveyor B asked what "toe" and "tb" meant.

7 years ago
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RE: Things I learned

?ÿ They're teaching us a lesson a day we're learning pretty well too We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already Things like: There ain't no go...

7 years ago
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RE: Industrial Scans - Certified to 0.02'

We've typically broke out the old non electronic angle turner and steel tape to lay out machinery to lay out that tolerance.?ÿ I know a lot of clients...

7 years ago
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RE: Seriously...

Mr Fleming, There are licensed people getting that much all across the nation unfortunately.?ÿ A few years ago i saw an ad for new york city area payi...

7 years ago
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RE: Above Ground Sewer

"A paycheck this Friday" has always been fun. Worst I ever said (during these loathsome Butch Jones years) at that particular institution was that "Al...

7 years ago
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RE: AI and land surveying

Did any of you all see the robot that wanted to kill humanity? This is the same one Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to in another news story. Uh, she...

7 years ago
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RE: Surveyor shortage redo

Everytime someone on these threads says "and am I sad to say I know there are even some registered folks out there making $ amount", I get to raise my...

7 years ago
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RE: Surveyor shortage redo

Everytime someone on these threads says "and am I said to say I know there are even some registered folks out there making $ amount", I get to raise m...

7 years ago
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RE: Which "school of thought" do you side with?

I have no problem with someone wanting to pursue a degree for their own 6th century pursuits as long as a taxpayer doesn't have to foot the bill.

9 years ago
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RE: Surveyor's spouse's

Alright, I've heard about the high divorce rate of surveyors (somewhere near 80%??!!)....I myself have contributed. I can't name a single sole propri...

9 years ago
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RE: Are property owners angrier than usual?

I was reprimanded for having the truck parked in front of this young lady's house...in the ROW."Excuse me, what do YOU think you're doing HERE?"Ma'am,...

9 years ago
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RE: Surveyor Killed By I-95 Driver Who Tried Passing Slower Traffic

I've worked a lot on the interstate lately. You can do everything right and still die at any moment. Over a 5 week span, I got a feel for most of the ...

9 years ago
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RE: Work Shirts

jim.cox, post: 350289, member: 93 wrote: I do hope you are not going to make the shirts compulsary wear.While I appreciate the need to look respectabl...

9 years ago
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RE: Triangulation, and other forgotten skills

Nate The Surveyor, post: 362182, member: 291 wrote: How many of you have triangulated, to obtain a distance?It's an old skill, that basicly involves b...

9 years ago
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