Part of the cost estimate for any filed survey, Record of Survey or other plat, should realistically include the extra time spent dealing with "review...

The Curt Brown ChroniclesDave K, thank you for your input on Brown.When starting off here in Southern Cal., in 1970's, my old party chief used to tell...

JB- if there is no written contract with an escape clause based on the special circumstances you described, then you are liable for completing the wor...

Here in CA. something similar happened to me.Another surveyor acted as an advocate for his/her client and lawyer. The surveyor went to the extent of r...

as a 20 yr. old, having just hitchhiked to San Francisco: at a freight train yard, lifting 80 pound squares of tied up bloody, incredibly smelly,putri...

Be patient, ...Sorry for the confusion JB. It happened in the state that the above D. Karoly works in.

Be patient, ...I really want to thank you all for your valuable input.to Adam 3000 - yes, the Board does have a rule that makes it a violation to "fal...

This is a terrific website; I love to read you guys' posts but seldom make entries. But here goes.I have observed them well past midnight sometimes. T...

Matt, do you recall if the handheld was the grey lightweight unit (MP2500) or a heavier unit called the FS-3 ? Yes, the whole system is susceptible to...

I appreciate all the comments -The main interest is in doing routine traverse or inverse calculations. If this could be done with 12 significant digit...

LR - just a comment from a background lurker;have never come across any requirement, written or unwritten for both owners needed to authorize a survey...

Remember; we can chain with a 99 foot steel tape and get very good closure results !!

Thanks for your answers guys.Am not worried about violations of license agreements; TDS went out of business a long time ago and their buyer, Spectra ...