Here in Maine I do nearly no surveying once winter weather sets in. I'm too old for that stuff. And time and again I've found that the metal detector ...
cls5095, post: 400446, member: 6344 wrote: sorry, i just want to know anyone's opinion. they are allowed in my state. i personally think that once it ...
Here in Maine the weeks from mid-March till May are known as "mud season" and sights like this are common -- after you've lived here a few years you w...
Any time I sign anything of this sort I insert the phrase "To the best of my knowledge and belief" -- if the I.R.S. can live with it, so can whoever e...
Robert Hill, post: 387890, member: 378 wrote: [SARCASM]well, at least he didn't bring his mother[/SARCASM] Maybe you're being sarcastic but I have pe...
Bow Tie Surveyor, post: 316653, member: 6939 wrote: Was the "survey" you originally had really a survey?Is the document showing your boundaries that y...
I've never used a bound field book -- just loose leaf so the notes can go into the job folder, and I've never heard of a Maine court case where the fi...
Nate The Surveyor, post: 374654, member: 291 wrote: This thread is intended to go on for a long time to come, as others add to this. NEVER write a des...
MightyMoe, post: 371399, member: 700 wrote: a tract was described in Lot 3 when it actually is in Lot 2. There is a 500' shift in the deed vs the loca...
Thomas Smith, post: 367404, member: 980 wrote: Looking for input. Being a solo surveyor, I am busy as hell these days. I upgraded to robotic total sta...
Quite common here in Maine -- commonly a few years after the cemetery is created a deed to the encumbered parcel from the original owner will say "exc...
Peter Ehlert, post: 366402, member: 60 wrote: same problems with quad sheets and tax maps. not trying to make light of the issues. Exactly.
I've seem the term "tape survey" used around here (central Maine, very rural) to indicate what was generally known in the '70's & '80's as a "comp...
"A bank wall is to be considered as on private property, its face being placed on the street line or a little back of it.In case of ordinary stone wal...
Gromaticus, post: 364121, member: 597 wrote: From the "How many of you prove all found monuments" thread: Good idea! I have an old "that's how we al...
Here's another reason why it's both fun and maddening:
I valued Richard's posts tremendously -- he did indeed challenge us. I sometimes disputed his assertions, but doing so forced me to think through my a...
