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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: Personal protection while working

I'm just glad that..Absolutely. Two of my bites came from Chihuahuas. They watched quietly while I passed by then came around and bit my heel. Nasty l...

14 years ago
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RE: GPS Surveying Under Canopy

If you mean a real canopy, like those on car lots, or Christmas tree lots, you can survey under them with no loss of accuracy. But you probably mean t...

14 years ago
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RE: How is one survey better than another

That reminds me of one local surveyor who accepted a manhole as the quarter corner (it wasn't) and noted on the survey drawing something to the effect...

14 years ago
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RE: Lien success rates

I had success filing liens when I worked in Florida, and we did lot surveys. My favorite was the clown who received the survey drawings, then told me ...

15 years ago
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RE: Boundary problem part two

Hey Bruce, I'm sure this is a wild stab but,The shortage isn't quite a combined scale factor, but it certainly is a consistent something. Chain factor...

15 years ago
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RE: Boundary problem part two

Actually, it was a county project, but using state standard monuments. Yes, I've had quite a bit of back and forth with their survey group. I believe,...

15 years ago
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RE: Boundary problem part two

The apparent aerial targets represent the standard ADOT R/W monument.I agree with the comments on accepting the deed line at that location, and I'll m...

15 years ago
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RE: Boundary problem part two

The monuments were probably set in 1984 and were destroyed around 1992. Neither the highway plans nor the monuments were called out in the deed.

15 years ago
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RE: Complex boundary problem

What DOOGLE saidThere was a surveyor in the 1930s in Tucson, I think his last name was Marx, and I've retraced two of his lines. One downtown about 30...

15 years ago
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RE: Complex boundary problem

On the surface...Yes, but I know the answer on that one. The ACP in a handwell in a block of concrete (the whole shebang) was disturbed during constru...

15 years ago
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RE: Complex boundary problem

On the surface...No mention of grid or ground anywhere.One would think the monuments would hold, especially since they are substantial and firmly set,...

15 years ago
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RE: Description does not close by 120 feet

A minor suspension, basically a slap on the wrist. Appalling, eh?

15 years ago
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RE: Should I go solo

What RADU said, plus, why do you assume your takehome will be less? If you get rid of your payroll plus the cost of running an office, you might be ah...

15 years ago
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RE: Description does not close by 120 feet

And then there was the engineer who combined information from the highway plans, the GLO notes, and a recorded description, all with different basis o...

15 years ago
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