It's called blackmail - plain and simple. Happens all the time in Virginia as well. They will claim that their approval is the comensation. Sure yo...

Catalog entries for Vara chainsI went through a bunch of my old catalogs today and the 1874 Gurley catalog is the oldest one I have that lists Vara ch...

Sources of vara chains and/or a vara standardI have heard that as well and I think there were times that it was actually included in the manual. Howe...

John Borden's instructionsThat's all true, but calibrating a link chain is something that should be done on a regular basis. And I can assure you som...

John Borden's instructionsI always love instructions like that, but the question is - "What was the standard?" Today you could take the cheapest yar...

Sources of vara chains and/or a vara standardYes, there were other makers of vara chains - I have several catalogs that list them. I chose Gurley for...

I would say it depends on who your client is and what / how is being insured.If the client is the condo association and they are buying flood insuranc...

Sources of vara chains and/or a vara standardHave you done any research into sources of vara chains? Or a source for a standard accessable to the eve...

I'm curious, and I suppose this is the reason for your quest, but was every body using the same vara? I've heard stories about quite a few different ...

I think to a large extent the quality of the maps depends on where you are. I know that the 2 counties that are my practice area have maps that are g...

Until the banks quit accepting $25 junk just to fill in a box on the paperwork, nothing is going to change. If you want change, get bank regulations ...