I would normally agree that "centered upon existing" would hold more weight, but you said the utility has moved. I believe the easement remains in it...

Once I was in a pasture on an adjoiner's property looking for a corner. I looked up and turned around to find two brahma bulls, each about the size o...

TN(TAPS) has been using this fact as a way to increase membership. It works out great for everyone.

Heck, my state doesn't even require caps, so I feel like by using the plastic caps I'm doing better than most surveyors in my area.

That's something that has surprised me a lot since I've been in business. Someone will ask for a survey of a property that they don't live on and whe...

When I started my business about 2 years ago, one of the first things I did was start a web site. A great deal of my business comes from it. I've ne...

I probably wouldn't have replied to him, as I try (sometimes unsuccessfully) to avoid the temptation to argue with people like that. However, my first...

I agree, especially on recent plats.

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Some contactors can be hard to believe. I'm learning not to get too stressed out by them until I find an actual problem. I don't know how many times ...

I may have answered a little quickly. I assumed you were referring to working with a total station, but with GPS I'm not sure that answer would be cor...

I use TDS and when I'm not carrying elevations, I do exactly what you said. I leave my heights on 5' just because it's easy to remember, but you can ...

When I went solo about 2 years ago I decided to stay as paperless as possible, and I think it's one of the best decisions I've made. I don't own a fl...

Without a contract it sounds like a tough situation to deal with. The last time I had to have a sub on a project, I included their estimate up front ...

It is nice when people surprise you in a good way once in a while. I was on a job a couple of days ago where my client had been warning me about the ...