We used to work out of 3/4 ton suburbans, but those are all used for kid haulers now... I believe that 3/4 ton is a good idea for a number of reasons....

Who would it cause a problem for if they made the incorrect assumption about the gutter being included? Oh you sweet innocent. I wish I was too. Four ...

(don’t ask) I do not believe that this is a reasonable request to make of us.

Norman is correct. Around here, you can ask the county for a determination whether a lot is a "legal lot of record" or not.

John has the right idea. At one point in history the answer was a very large plumb bob + 150' feet of wire + a bucket of oil. A Wild ZNL would be the...

I want to create an FCL (Feature Code List), but I don’t have access to any computer that has Carlson Survey IntelliCAD on it. We have several worksta...

Now to soapbox a little: carlson xport does not create a fbk with reduced angles from any sets turned. My opinion is that this incorrectly represents ...

I agree with @BStrand The FBK process is painful, you can still import a .txt file in through the (Civil3D Toolspace) database, so your tech should h...

does anything like this happen in the 50 states?The 50 state's land records are actually a patch work of counties. And, depending on state laws, they ...

I am so old I remember when reviewers understood what this meant.

Have you done any plat reviewing out of curiosity? Yes.

haha OK, now this has got to be the first time I’ve heard that literally copying the surveyor’s work, word for word, is considered “showing power”.No,...

Seriously. Sloppiness should not be tolerated. Make the effort to remember that the bearings used in a metes and bounds description on a survey plat s...

1. Great luck! 2. We all hope you put that pin back where you found it. 3. Now that you have a pin, you have something to adjust your search grid to ...

I used Zelle once and didn’t have a problem, but I read something, I dunno, 2 or 3 months ago that said it was kind of susceptible to fraud or somethi...

It’s good that you’re uncomfortable. Seeking comfort is the surest path to dissatisfaction.Started a new challenge after 20 years in one place, and I ...

Don’t say something is the same as at some earlier time unless you know for a fact that it is. 100% on this one.

One other thing, people often become office hobbits by habit. When a crew guy is out sick, do you volunteer. Are your boots and vest there ready to go...

The office work is a necessary phase for becoming a fully rounded surveyor. That said, I know plenty of PLS's that end up back in the field full time....