@holy-cow I think your 600.00 ft is causing more confusion. Does that mean you are not accepting the reset corner that is actually 600.01'? The next ...

@norman-oklahoma Disrespectful? If I report a distance that is 0.01' different from the last guy that shows respect for both of our measuring abiliti...

A tilte commitment is only an absolute requirement if easments are going to be shown. But enough title history to follow the the chain from the creati...

@john-putnam Yes, you should reestablish the obliterated corner from your data, and report what you did on your plat.?ÿ The problem is when a survey...

@mightymoe The timing doesn't matter as long as you are meeting your state/platting authority requirements. If there is a significant delay the dates...

@holy-cow Land owners know what a monument means. Surveyors know what a monument means, where is the confusion? The new planners and title examiners ...

@holy-cow There is no strip. There is no problem. There is no gap. The monuments control, not the reported distances.?ÿ

If it's the same surveyor signing I don't mind using the old measurements too much, but not even making sure the monument is there and undisturbed is ...

Good arguments here for not reporting distances to the nearest 0.01'?ÿ

@bstrand I am not trying to be difficult, but I still don't understand how your resurveys always find that lost corners should be placed within 0.1' ...

@bstrand It sounds like you are rejecting monuments because of the math??ÿ

@bstrand Where do you work that record distances are always within 0.1'??ÿ I suppose if the differences are that small who cares about record versus...

@bstrand But your monument is not at the record distance (99% of the time), do you add a note that explains that the distances provided are not what ...

@holy-cow They don't think there are two monuments if you identify the monument as found and explain its source. If you dont do that your plat is jus...

@mightymoe Do you fully label every feature? Or do you just assume people will know what you mean??ÿ

I think it would be disconcerting to be planning some digging and see gas line in the legend and not be able to find it. Was a layer turned off when i...

@jph I think you pointed out what makes surveying attractive to some people. "I am not going to move to Boston".?ÿ Attorney's, Doctors, and engineer...

?ÿ Wow what a negative view of our profession. I know there are many that feel that way, but for every one who thinks like this there are two who are...

I think all areas of the U.S. have a surveyor like that or two. The problem is our world moves slowly. Problems created by surveyors can take decades ...

@jitterboogie Is NMSU all online now? That's good news. ?ÿ