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david-livingstone
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Joined: July 22, 2010 10:44 am
Topics: 47 / Replies: 1076
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RE: Worst Instrument

We had a level, brand name, I think Wild, that someone from another office won somewhere. ?ÿSomehow we ended up with it. It had what seemed like 4x op...

4 years ago
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RE: 1981 - 40 years ago

I was a freshmen and then a sophomore at SIU Carbondale. ?ÿMy only mode of transportation was a 10 speed bike and all my stuff would fit in a car. ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Where does the line run today?

B, little doubt in my mind. ?ÿI know itƒ??s not perfect split or a straight line but so what. ?ÿIf I read it right the quarter quarter corner was set ...

4 years ago
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RE: Old Surveys

I always gave them to the original client. ?ÿSomebody else it depends, if it was a good client probably. ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: HELP NEEDED: Looking for some referencing/display help for GPS stakeout w/ Trimble TSC7 data collectors...

Like others I always just used the azimuth and distance. ?ÿI have a compass app on my phone and just learned to figure out where north was on each pro...

4 years ago
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RE: Topcon Hiper II Legacy Firmware

I think the best thing is to leave the older Firmware in there, but if you notice these posts are from a couple of years ago so that might be old info...

4 years ago
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RE: Expected differences in measurements

Iƒ??ve seen newer stuff that didnƒ??t check much better than 0.2ƒ??, it all depends on who did it.

4 years ago
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RE: When title and boundary disagree

I had this almost exact situation a few years ago but the adjoiner wasnƒ??t a relative. ?ÿ I contacted the adjoiner and knew he was just going to swap...

4 years ago
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RE: Expected differences in measurements

I know this kind of thing varies by area but those kind of measurements would be unheard of in my area. ?ÿA few hundredths ?ÿover a half mile? ?ÿA pro...

4 years ago
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RE: Seeking advice from the awesome RPLS Today members

Wendell, yes you are over reacting. Just pull the plug on Fred, trust me, he calls me all the time about my car warranty expiring. ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Burnt Out

I recently retired after 36 years. ?ÿYes it can be a grind, I probably had my ups a downs over the years. ?ÿI would actually say I liked my job the mo...

4 years ago
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RE: Mystery aluminum spikes and washers

Alabama Lectric Company. ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Today's oddball phone call

I have had a couple people come in the office and show an interest in becoming a land surveyor. ?ÿWhen I explained the process, the college degree the...

4 years ago
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RE: Following this site compares to this years ago

I grew up with a party line and my dad was pretty cheap so he kept it well into the 1970ƒ??s. ?ÿI also was pretty young but you phone number head a wo...

4 years ago
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RE: Trimble R12 opinons

We got a set of R10-2 which were upgradeable to R12 with a software install. Iƒ??m pretty hard to impress a was pleasantly surprised how well the R12 ...

4 years ago
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RE: Hurricane in Iowa?

We got lucky, just brushed us. ?ÿI saw pics where large corn fields were just layed flat. ?ÿI know northern Illinois got it much worse than we did.

4 years ago
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RE: 105 Ac ALTA

I once did a survey of a little over 10,000 acres, in about 6 different parcels. ?ÿA very rural area, and after I was done they asked how much to make...

4 years ago
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RE: External Base Battery Recommendation

We used deep cycle marine batteries also. ?ÿTell cell batteries are smaller and lighter weight but cost more. ?ÿA quality automatic charger is just as...

4 years ago
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RE: Laser level

I doubt it corrects for curvature, they are normally a transmitter and receiver type setup. ?ÿI wouldnƒ??t push them out to anything near 2000 feet.

4 years ago
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RE: Location of the Sun

Yes she did before she went to the GIS department.?ÿ

4 years ago
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