Although I wasn't a solo operation when I was on my own, lumbar spine issues that worsened over time caused me to sell my business and go back to a de...

When you have calls to the cl of the creek and the cl of the road the only relevant thing is the bearings along the lines that take you from one to th...

In most companies that I've worked for, after the plans were signed and sealed it was the clients responsibility to do the leg work. Where I currentl...

Make sure that your company provides you with all the training that you need. If you do not have a clear understanding of the equipment, when and whe...

@on_point AMEN, some times the itching is real but after beating your body up for 30 years or more, the chair at the desk in pretty comfortable.

Funny how all the blame falls back on the Surveyor in every layout situation and that our stakes are wrong because the laser says it is. It obviously...

@jitterboogie it's no evidence at all as nobody is saying anything contrary to the corner location except to say a conversation was had but not docume...

@jimcox the sky is always blue and it's sunny and 72° in the office year around. Don't knock the office life because the years of the field life tend...

@frozennorth this seems to be the classic example of a book smart person who may not have figured out how to practically apply generalized theory.

@kevin-hines that's the way I understood it as well.

I find note no. 4 to be particularly dangerous in calling the cap location erroneous based on a conversation with the LS that set it then makes the as...

That's as insane as one of my former PLS department heads calling the center of a field stone hundredths by hundredths off on 200 year old surveys wit...

If a structure sinks several inches into a building pad it means the pad was either constructed of unstable soils or not properly compacted.

I'm 58 and my lower back is shot from my "invincible" younger years. The best way to go about it is to make it your client's responsibility to handle...

@jon-payne from what he is saying, he has lumbar spine (lower back) issues like I do. This tool looks pretty good but will still require lifting from...

I was shaking my head reading this and the first thing that came to mind when you talked about him wanting to meet in the middle was hey, we're not ta...

Taboo topic.

I would question any survey that cost me $400. Just getting a crew and equipment to the job and back is going to cost me close to half of that or mor...

I would be very hesitant to offer advice on this situation for a number of reasons. With the parent deed apparently being garbage, the best available...