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Dan Patterson
Dan Patterson
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Joined: February 3, 2011 7:29 am
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RE: How Cold is too Cold?

Around here it hardly ever goes below 0°F, so it hasn't gotten too cold for me. I'd rather work in the cold than the heat...

11 years ago
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RE: Employee working on the side.

That is a very valid point about giving 100%, and it requires a lot of discipline not to answer the phone or emails during the day, but it can be done...

11 years ago
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RE: Employee working on the side.

Go for it, but do it right. Create an entity other than yourself as the side business and get your own insurance (general liability, workers compensa...

11 years ago
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RE: Horizontal control lines for non-surveyor use

Believe me, I just want to stake it out the normal way, but I work directly for the construction contractor as an employee. They are concerned about ...

11 years ago
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RE: Horizontal control lines for non-surveyor use

Your right about the protruding rebar having to be right. That's what the concern is. Maybe I will go back to my original advice of using the string...

11 years ago
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RE: Horizontal control lines for non-surveyor use

It's funny, my initial response when asked was to use a string. That's how I've seen it done on pretty much every other job, but they didn't like tha...

11 years ago
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RE: Carlson Survey

"FILEDIA" always worked for me in AutoCAD when this would happen. With regard to the monitors, make sure there is not a third monitor selected in you...

11 years ago
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RE: Data Collectors - Tablet vs Keypad

Thanks, Gregg. I'm also wondering about durability as well. I get nervous about having basically a huge piece of glass attached to the pole while wo...

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RE: retracements of old compass and chain surveys

Round HereDon't forget to bust out the isogonic chart. You probably have different declination than the original.

11 years ago
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RE: Twice today

This is actually pretty messed up. I thought another surveyor took over the job. This is really just a misrepresentation of your work. As far as "l...

11 years ago
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RE: Seven States With Low Percentage Of Bachelor Degrees

I say this all the time about the subject. The field has grown immensely more complicated since the old days. The required knowledge to have minimum...

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