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RE: AMERICAN SURVEY MONUMENT PATENTS - My Latest Book

What.. no truck axles or cotton spindles? :-)I would love to have a copy but I'm kind of moneyed out right now.

10 years ago
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RE: Wendell as CEU Certifiyer

Ask LarryP what it takes for that. It ain't fun.It was something of a PITA to let me sign certs when I did a little class for Larry once. Turns out so...

10 years ago
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RE: Trimble S6 setup issues

> Two things:> You're pushing the limits of "good" vertical at 800' with a total station, AND 360 prisms are notoriously poor for traversing wit...

10 years ago
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RE: How high are you?

Well.... being as I've had a couple beers and I don't do drugs, my short answer would be "not very high".Oh wait! Sorry. 😀 Doesn't the FAA regulate...

10 years ago
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RE: Sould I get into surveying ?

What does his heart tell him?There is a higher-spirit he can ask for this kind of guidance - for anything.Ask him where he wants to be in his life in ...

10 years ago
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RE: Surveying in wooded, steep terrain

> I also have surveyed on Mt. Mitchell. Part of the park boundary. Gets the heart beating both from the views and the work. I actually own land on ...

10 years ago
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RE: Surveying in wooded, steep terrain

I cut my surveying teeth all over the western NC mountains that border East TN. The scenery is down right awesome to say the least.I remember a few pl...

10 years ago
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RE: Fun with the neighbors on a Friday afternoon

How'd I miss that one?!Too funny!!!

10 years ago
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RE: Shoulder issues- starting the process.....

Just get 'er done. My Dad (75) has been bitchin about his shoulder and back for years. He finally "got 'er done" last year and now cusses himself for ...

10 years ago
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RE: Just a dummy asking about a tablet for SWMBO

I'm kind of in the market for something myself.I recently got a USB hookup thing for my model railroad to program the engines and do some ops. I'm bus...

10 years ago
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RE: Point files from DC to 'puter?

What if you take record shots on your stakes?What if you had to offset one and calc a new point on the spot?You would want that kind of record back on...

10 years ago
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RE: Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Breach

> I'm curious, when you do the credit freeze, do you have to do it for all three of the credit monitoring companies?Credit monitors have nothing to...

10 years ago
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RE: Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Breach

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield Breach - alert vs. freezeI worked closely with all 3 US bureaus and Equifax Canada many years ago. There is a big differen...

10 years ago
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RE: Something really good about leggers

Don't mention my model rail road replete with surveying figures. I'm still on the fence about building a Bilby tower as has been suggested.I think Ken...

10 years ago
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RE: Slap Dash but not Half-assed

"slam bang" and "wham bam" come to mind as something similar to "slap dash".E

10 years ago
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RE: HO scale survey screw

> If Big E is only going to run steam locomotives, he could get by with a wooden tower even though the use of the Bilby tower predated the advent o...

10 years ago
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RE: One More West Texas (Painting)

Kent, I bet you could find some work painting back-drops for model railroad layouts if you wanted. I'm in a forum similar to here but much bigger. Som...

10 years ago
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RE: HO scale survey screw

HO scale survey CREWAssuming my math is correct the thing based on the pic shown above puts the top of the 24' section at 342 feet.Even at 1:87 [HO] s...

10 years ago
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RE: HO scale survey screw

> Initially, I was a little nervous about what I might find in a "survey screw" thread. Whew!I had written "surveyors crew" then [attempted to] cha...

10 years ago
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