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A coin-toss for myself. I previously managed several crews, so I used to prepare for Monday mornings on Fridays. This usually kept me busy on Friday ...
I find it more unnerving, when the fence company pulls my pins, sets their post there and then puts my pins back in against their post.
I think this site may still be undergoing some maintenance/updating. I'm seeing these current post dated "April 15". And the "Paden Link" appears, but...
Neil deGrasse Tyson on; "how to prove an alien abduction": "Grab something off the shelf that’s on the spaceship—an ashtray, it doesn’t matter what....
@bruce-small True that: "but in fact were imaginary". There is a terminology for AI's over-eagerness, it is called: "hallucinating". While I can...
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Is is there so your 'new guy' can loosen it midway through a topo and waste half of your day. 😱
Landbutcher is dead on. These ‘drill steels’ were run with compressed air hammer drills that also blew air through the hole running through the middle...
@squirl It sounds to me like the inspector probably deserved your “wrong response”. Based upon your tale, I would probably presently still respond to...
Just don’t be this guy! P.S. the locators will also signal to steel keys or folding knives in your pockets.
What those above have said about the Schonstedt is absolutely true, I have used them for decades and they are GREAT. I currently use a Schonstedt at m...
@lurker It looks like the black paint got you right in the eyes! 😱
I would have 'waded' until springtime to do that job. 🙃
@j-dub I’m always suspicious when equipment is missing it’s case. And in this instance, a battery charger as well? Add two more strikes to those you...
I'm still waiting to hear from my Trimble Rep as well (regarding my TBC 2026 renewal). I'm beginning to form the opinion that Trimble is good for lar...
I recently started my own business (an LLC), and as expected, I needed professional insurance. I also financed new equipment and, as a condition of th...
In my collection of oddities, I have a plum bob that has a mercury filled core. I have never used it.