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Bruce Small
Bruce Small
@bruce-small
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Joined: February 6, 2011 3:35 pm
Last seen: May 30, 2026 6:54 pm
Topics: 227 / Replies: 1346
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RE: Solo money vs "the man" money

There is another factor you should consider, although it depends on your personality. My wife and I daily give thanks for our business and the freedom...

11 years ago
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RE: Solo money vs "the man" money

To answer the first question, in the boom years I quadrupled the money I would have made at a large firm as survey manager. It was hard work, mind, bu...

11 years ago
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RE: Who works in "review" states ?

I recorded ten surveys this morning, for a total fee of $240, in the new Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson, Arizona. The nice lady took them into t...

11 years ago
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RE: Youngest and oldest

Not quiet 75, and I'm starting to feel it after 52 years surveying. ps For you youngsters: Getting old is not a gradual decline. It hits faster than y...

11 years ago
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RE: Would you...

The last time I saw this it cost the surveyor a hefty fine and he ultimately surrendered his license. He was a repeat offender and he left a trail of ...

11 years ago
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RE: A Tall Tale of Two Bearing Trees

Now that is what I call real surveying, and the scenery ain't bad either. Gene: Well done, well done indeed. I would have loved to have been there wit...

11 years ago
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RE: Are the hardware manufacturers getting it right with total staion and GPS display?

Exactly. What RADU said. My old Leica 530 screen was DOS and highly visible in the sun. Not so the Leica 1200 which is some form of Windows. Half the ...

11 years ago
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RE: RTK work - normal practice...

Using my Leica 1200 in the open (specifically, not under canopy) I take five shots in a row for control points and the unit averages them. (In my opin...

11 years ago
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RE: ALTA / ASBUILT Survey

npritter1, post: 333877, member: 10170 wrote: RTK, or Robot? I have a pretty decent sized ALTA ahead of me and I have debated using RTK, versus Robot....

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RE: ALTA Survey - Original vs PDF

Dan Rittel, post: 331568, member: 80 wrote: We maybe do about 10 ALTA Surveys per year. Not a lot and mostly for existing clients that we also did th...

11 years ago
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RE: Creativity in Surveying

McCracker, post: 331623, member: 9299 wrote: Several different kinds of software, different instruments, and just plain different equipment have creat...

11 years ago
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RE: TV Advertising

J. T. Strickland, post: 329986, member: 246 wrote: I've been contemplating a surveying website. I thought Wendell built 'em, but he didn't respond to ...

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RE: Surveyor X

J.O. Teague, post: 329895, member: 390 wrote: You have already written a good summary. Enclose the relevant materials and report him. It will cost you...

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RE: Surveyor X

Daniel Ralph, post: 329815, member: 8817 wrote: First off Bruce, I admire you for bringing this to the attention of others so that we may review our o...

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RE: Records Retention

SReeserinPA, post: 329543, member: 6126 wrote: For those of you that work for multi-discipline firms (survey, engineering, environmental, etc...), I w...

11 years ago
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RE: Darwin Adapter

imaudigger, post: 328959, member: 7286 wrote: Continuing the armchair surveying...Looks to be an old lead and tack corner on the left hand edge (missi...

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RE: Technology and business start-up

Plumb Bill, post: 328166, member: 226 wrote: If you were looking to start a new business and owned no equipment, what would you envision being the bes...

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