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C Billingsley
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Joined: June 3, 2011 9:27 am
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RE: Last minute tips for principles and practice test

The only advice I can give is don't get too stressed out, even if you come across a question that you know absolutely nothing about. Remember, there ...

11 years ago
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RE: response to ALTA proposal

I would have to say something to the effect of "Thank you for your offer, but I have determined from past experience that it is not sound practice to ...

11 years ago
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RE: An odd way of supporting breast cancer research

Thank goodness they're not supporting prostate cancer!

11 years ago
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RE: Is it appropriate for a surveyor to ...

I agree. Showing a proposed location seems the same as a plot plan. Showing design specifications would be a different matter.

11 years ago
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RE: Fuel card

Reminds me of a crew chief I worked with several years ago. He ran the company truck, which he wasn't supposed to be using outside of work, into a di...

11 years ago
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RE: One of those Duh-Huh! moments...

That made me think of business I saw in Memphis called "Kevin's Nails". I thought to myself, "If that's not a hardware store I don't want to meet Kev...

11 years ago
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RE: Altered documents and/or forgery.

I did construction layout on one of the projects named in that list, but it was long before Mr. Harvel came along.

11 years ago
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RE: If the machine says so, then it must be right.

I'll admit that since I got a my first driving gps a couple of years ago I've learned how easy it is to zone out and just listen to the machine. This...

11 years ago
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RE: Tree ID Help

If it were a mature persimmon it would have fruit this time of year, wouldn't it?

11 years ago
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RE: Urban Planning

Wow, I've never been to DC. I had no idea that it was ever like that.

11 years ago
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RE: Need Help with Topcon TS purchase

I don't know the specifics of those models, but the most important feature to me would be reflectorless capability. Other than that, any instrument t...

11 years ago
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RE: A Caterpillar scraper toward the two-man survey crew

What a tragedy. None of us should ever assume that an operator is aware of our presence.A few years ago I was working on a subdivision under construc...

11 years ago
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RE: Ring - Ring for Friday

What does he think they guy is going to do? Come out and prove himself wrong?

11 years ago
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RE: Raising the Costa Concordia - time lapse video

It makes me wonder...what is the value of a partially crushed cruise liner that has been partially submerged for two years?

11 years ago
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RE: Sanitary Sewer Manhole Invert Elevations

Agreed. That method is better than any light I have seen.

11 years ago
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RE: Things you did not know about GPS from Niel DeGrass Tyson

I don't claim to be an expert on the topic and I could certainly be wrong, but that is the number I remember being stated. As you said, it is possibl...

11 years ago
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RE: Things you did not know about GPS from Niel DeGrass Tyson

This was discussed as a seminar I attended once and found very interesting. GPS has proven Einstein's therory about time and space. They said that i...

11 years ago
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RE: Sanitary Sewer Manhole Invert Elevations

I have to agree on the pipe mic. I've helped Jimmy measure several inverts with his, and I feel a lot more confident with my measurements when I use ...

11 years ago
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RE: topcon GPT-2003

I have the same instrument and that's about all I ever get out of the on-board batteries. In fact, 3 hours is pretty good. I hardly use them any more...

11 years ago
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