@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...

@ years of unsupervised experience??????

It's a fundamental constitutional right for every American who can afford land to own it but with thar right comes the responsibility of environmental...

@mightymoe that's interesting, what state do you work in? I'm from NJ and we have been required to to monument subdivisions with concrete control mon...

I have no problem saying no, there's plenty of work out there. My fees are what they are, admittedly higher than others but my customer service and t...

A few of the answers already provided are sort of off base. If you are a property owner there is no legit reason to grant yourself an easement becaus...

I may be wrong but it seems to me like trying to explain datums to a novice is a futile effort. What I would emphasize the most is map reading skills...

Don't test him and spend the time and effort to check him. Let him sing his god given superior abilities to another employer.