spledeus, post: 326586, member: 3579 wrote: I just had one today that was a peach. 2 acre lot with actual distances and two bearings! Score! Oh yeah,...

Roach Coach, Botulism Buggy, Ptomaine Wagon. I have been on jobs where I'd have loved to have them. Then again I've seen some that I'd RUN away from...

Tommy, a few years ago I worked for a firm in an Atlanta suburb that required a $500 fee for every licensed person in the firm to obtain a business li...

You stay safe there. I'll take the heat, chiggers and ticks any day over what y'all have to go through. A nephew leaves in about two weeks for his e...

A "little" embellishment is one thing. What really bothers me is the outright lying that I've seen. Claiming degrees not earned, claiming work (fals...

My wife is in mourning. Yes was her first "Favorite Band". The first concert I took her to after we were married was Yes in Houston in 1977. Andy

vern, post: 324135, member: 3436 wrote: There may be a superelevation diagram in the plans somewhere. It is usually found sandwiched between the profi...

Iron workers call that a "Drift Pin", yes it is used for aligning bolt holes on structural steel. An adjustable wrench with the end tapered like that...

Sabre970, post: 322990, member: 7481 wrote: I'm curious as to what everyone's opinion is on those who hold a license in both engineering and land surv...

I'm normally not opposed to buffers because they do prevent a lot of sediment in streams. But in this case the streams were being inundated and the w...