Wow, I sure hope there's a yielding-type call to another object on that one or perhaps, e.g., "...thence X-XX-XX NESW'ly 0.01 feet to the other side o...

I often think we don't realize how good we really have it up here in the Pacific Northwest, and having J. L. Darling & Co. (the "Rite In The Rain"...

I hope no one's erasing in their fieldbooks... at least not with observations 🙂 I have modified drawings in my FB with an eraser in the past- On anot...

My friend asked, "Can I lay out a bridge with it." The response? "Brother, I don't think I'd do that." I saw a contractor try it several years ago.....

I don't know why they keep changing batteries, maybe the new equipment needs more power. In some cases this is probably true, but I think it is more...

If it were me, I would insist on a chain of title going back to statehood and thoroughly examining each transaction, and possibly contacting prior own...

It's a high-pressure vessel for certain chemical processes- the top is intentionally designed as a projectile for theatrical effect when it lets loose...

When we first got robotic TS's in the form of Leica 1103s, there was no way I would have the gun turn sets for me unless it was a last resort, such as...

Serious bummer, and unfortunately all too common. Condolences to his family. I often tell my non-surveyor friends that we're three feet from death at ...

The biggest problem in the agency I work in, is NOT preserving ALL of the field books. It is really a hit-or-miss situation; sometimes there may be no...

The Pseudo Ranger, post: 370547, member: 18 wrote: It's pretty unbelievable that Steve Ward can modify the form to work perfectly in one day, but FEMA...

If one is less confident of elevation data than the horizontal data (angles and distances), is there any advantage to just doing a 2D adjustment (eith...

Yep. I believe that term for the hashtag was coined by someone at Bell Labs back in the 1960's.

I live in the same general area as Mr. Schrock does, very rare to see any snake except for the occasional garter snake and once every tenth blue moon,...

I just found in Star*Net's help file that the octothorpe (#) can be used mid-line to comment out the remainder... D'OH!!! Sometimes the best available...

For some reason this reminded me of something many years ago when I worked in an old institution with steam heating- there was a resident who liked to...

Then there are the zebra mussels........... Those things wreak havoc something fierce with water supplies, especially in fire sprinkler piping.

Star*Net really could use a partial line comment-out character; I've also used the (') in a pinch, but I do not like the fact that it essentially turn...

Interesting timing for this post- I've been practicing my cursive writing skills the past couple of days since I got a decent fountain pen. It definit...

I won't comment on the TV station's call letters and this article... I won't... I WON'T...