@jph then aren't you surveying it? It sounds like you are reestablishing the boundary position by the best available evidence. Just because that evide...

You may be unintentionally propagating a common misunderstanding of the Manual. If by following the mathematical proportioning methods in the Manual y...

@scott-bordenet?ÿ written acceptance isn't required by any states Statute of Frauds that I know of. "Dellivery" is, but delivery doesn't mean a physic...

@holy-cow acceptance doesn't have to be in writing. They are occupying the sliver already. Acceptance by use.?ÿ

It depends what you mean by "improve" and what you are double proportioning. Double proportioning only makes sense when proportioning in a corner that...

Be careful with the keep it brief advice/1 page stuff. This is great advice for applying to jobs with large numbers of applicants, because there is a ...

We are circling the drain.

I think we have gotten in to this before, but if I had your adversion to "ptacticing law" I wouldnt have any work. What I and all the surveyors I have...

@mightymoe it sounds like you are confusing two differnt things. A BLM clososing corner is not a point on line. Its a corner set on a line that closes...

There is nobreason to report three differnt bearings. Mean is sufficient. How often do you break out the trig tables and calculate something by hand? ...

@rover83 I am suggesting we work geodeticaly. Grid projections take your location data and "project" them in a distorted way onto a flat a surface. Yo...

This is not uncommon. I suggest making sure that a survey showing your online points is public record and setting something with a cap that can be mar...

"Grids" were created because before easily accessible computing power was available the calculations required to work on the curved surface of the ear...

Slary reports for land surveyors never seem to get it right. I have wanted to investigate this, but haven't gotten to it. Usually they report for "Lan...

@jph either you are working in the surveying Shangri-La or you are just not noticing.

If suveys/deeds of the neighboring parcels, any more surveys in the subdivision, and the original description have not yet been pulled there is still ...

Amen

@james-vianna that is a problem for some, but there are plenty who are just bad. Even basic things...surveying a parcel with only the current deed, p...

I find it ironic that you list these two things. Dismissing someone's formal education as piece of paper just screams unprofessional to me.?ÿ

Do your best and roll on isn't bad advice, but the question of how to do your best still needs to be answered.?ÿ?ÿ