@on_point I'm constantly reminded that I'm not building a clock or a nuclear reactor... unless we are.... Haha, same. "Not aligning the comp...
@bstrand I interpreted "stubbed" to be the same as "bucking in". some call it "wiggling in". I may be wrong, but that's my interpretation. I don...
Please tell me he wasn't using those notes to justify setting a mathematically correct center quarter corner and ignoring or removing a previously rel...
My heart used to stop when I got phone calls from a super. Slowly I learned to ask some questions, like Q: "What factor did you use to convert from...
A contender for the most misspelled word on this forum (right after parol): Your crew would need lath, not a lathe. Yes. I do have a wood lathe i...
For some reason surveyors have begun to use rhe term "thalweg" to mean "thread". The use of the term "thalweg" makes no sense in reference ro a water ...
I'm troubled with finding monuments that seem to be the corners but are feet off the record dimensions. Really? That's pretty normal for me. I su...
My dad was a PLS. In the normal course of working together, I would criticize his work, and ask for an explanation. His sometimes comeback was "Nathan...
For some reason surveyors have begun to use rhe term "thalweg" to mean "thread". The use of the term "thalweg" makes no sense in reference ro a water ...
As it turns out, surveyors have to share words with everyone else, and we don't get to redefine things just because they enter our sphere of influence...
@jitterboogie Maybe... Don't know about you, but I started making mistakes on day one (and in other jobs before surveying). Recognizing them for what...
I'll guarantee you the know-it-all in the OP will lie to you if you accuse him/her of doing something wrong. Yes. I have found the following inter...
For this purpose, I think Datum=Reference Frame [or maybe even reference system] Some of the confusion you see might stem from the definition of dat...
It's good to know how to slope stake with a rag tape and a level, just to be firm on the fundamentals and to be able to knock out the occasional quick...
I'm a Javad fan. Well you've been playing that awfully close to the vest.
