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@dmyhill
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Joined: January 26, 2011 4:49 pm
Last seen: July 29, 2026 3:48 pm
Topics: 176 / Replies: 2912
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RE: Must be mellowing in the Autumn of my career

@dave-karoly People are crazy...but defending your homestead is a deep instinctual reaction that is quite normal. I have heard absurd things from the...

7 years ago
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RE: Football?

@dave-karoly I always tried to explain it this way when I coached: Refs define reality on the field of play. Lots of us do not like reality, but it ...

7 years ago
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RE: Discriminatory job posting (per Facebook)

@dave-karoly Someone in our shop was asking what the *&(#(&$( a Maintenance Hole was. I explained that the particular municipality had so muc...

7 years ago
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RE: Adding contours to CAD drawings

@fobos8 Contours are an expression of the model (typically). The model of the surface is typically a TIN. This is seen as a series of triangles, each...

7 years ago
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RE: SURVEYOR missed NAD83 by 191ft

@loyal I always try to indicate the what, when, why, where, who, and how of getting the coordinate. NAD83 using certain city's control isn't the same...

7 years ago
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RE: SURVEYOR missed NAD83 by 191ft

@rover83 Why not simply include the control in the boundary ROS? Why two?

7 years ago
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RE: Nail Driving Prism Pole

@adamw I hold the rod on the pavement, shoot it with paint, and the resulting shadow lets me put a nail at pretty much the exact tip of the rod. I am...

7 years ago
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RE: Move or Copy in Magnet Field

If I had a quarter for every time the guys said this to me, I would have a new car. My answer is basically, "You aren't in Carlson anymore, Dorthy." ?...

7 years ago
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RE: Vacation fun

Mr, Jones obtains the patent to the ne 1/4 of section 8?ÿ County (buys/condemns/???) road that is entirely in se 1/4 of section 5.?ÿ Mr. Smith obtains...

7 years ago
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RE: Nail Driving Prism Pole

My automatic power hammer is a dude in his 20's with big biceps. I point, he installs nails. Works great/

7 years ago
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RE: Old aerial photos

@hillsidesurveyor talk to That software is used in forensics. If you can get a couple of known distances, you might be able to gain useful knowledge ...

7 years ago
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RE: Lump Sum

For lot surveys, they are T&M, or at least that is our attempted policy. Too many variables on a small budget.?ÿ In practice, however, we need to ...

7 years ago
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RE: Magnet Field Layers

My understanding is that when you open a new job, the current job that you have open serves as a template of sorts. So, you could have certain layers....

7 years ago
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RE: Another first

@rundatline So, you needed to bill something against the job...how did that turn out? Cash the check and cut one back for the amount not spent?

7 years ago
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RE: When the neighbor calls......

@bstrand the value of getting a survey is directly proportional to the value of the property. Most lenders want extended coverage on the title policy...

7 years ago
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RE: Taxes

@bill93 zombie thread...

7 years ago
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RE: When the neighbor calls......

@norman-oklahoma I apologize for not being clear. I was simply agreeing with you.  🙂   The sit down is a great idea. It can take far lon...

7 years ago
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