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FrozenNorth
FrozenNorth
@frozennorth
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Joined: July 15, 2015 10:49 am
Topics: 15 / Replies: 696
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RE: Differences in measurement

In resolving the dispute, the judge agreed with the farmer.

4 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous questions that make me question the ....

@jon-payne I think he meant "field" of knowledge as in "scope of knowledge."?ÿ Not fieldwork.

4 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous questions that make me question the ....

@jitterboogie To get a bit philosophical about it, how is it that you could even know what should be covered on the test??ÿ/p>

4 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous questions that make me question the ....

@jitterboogie Are you really contending that the FS exam is too difficult??ÿ I mean, come on...

4 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous questions that make me question the ....

Strongly disagree.?ÿ For most of my 20-year career, I have had to care about and have a working knowledge of insurance types and be able to communicat...

4 years ago
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RE: Ridiculous questions that make me question the ....

Born and raised in the Appalachian forests (and my dad a Penn State forestry grad), but practicing only in Alaska, the knowledge of dendrology require...

4 years ago
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RE: safety in heat

Great point.?ÿ The same is true at the other end of the thermometer as well.?ÿ Our bodies really will acclimate to the environment with sufficient wat...

4 years ago
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RE: Alabama studying Associates degree and 2 years experience for Land Surveyor license

This exactly.?ÿ Smart, motivated people should have non-university options to enter the profession.?ÿ I took the 4+4 route, and I still think it is be...

4 years ago
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RE: What do you look for in a resume? What are your thoughts on this as Surveyors, Survey Mangers or ones in hiring positions?

Reverse chronological, be relevant, show how you can help me, shoot straight. Sounds like you have a lot of relevant experience, don't gild the lily ...

4 years ago
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RE: Typical Construction Schedule

Seems like staking from "100% For Construction" plans is a rare luxury these days.?ÿ Sometimes it's Clearing Limits from 35% Plans, Excavation from 65...

4 years ago
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RE: Depth for Bluetops....

That is the custom here as well.?ÿ Red tops=top of subbase.?ÿ Blue tops=top of base (which is bottom of asphalt).

4 years ago
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RE: Horizontal flat projection distance vs true slope distance

@bill93 noted slope vs. horizontal distances, which may be what you're asking about.?ÿ However, it is also the case that over large distances with l...

4 years ago
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RE: Horizontal flat projection distance vs true slope distance

I don't find this to be the case at all.?ÿ Every surveyor I know DOES realize that we have the technology at our fingertips to "effortlessly recognize...

4 years ago
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RE: Micromanaging 465...

Yeah, welcome to construction surveying.?ÿ Playtime in the woods is over.

4 years ago
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RE: Where are all the up and comers?

True, but if they'd invested 40k in the S&P 500 index, it would be $9.36 million today. Edit to say:?ÿ The consumer price index is fatally flawed...

4 years ago
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RE: tps files to rinex

Should be able to grab it here, probably need to use/create a profile. ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: tps files to rinex

Yep, used to do it all the time.?ÿ Use a widget called tps2rinex.?ÿ Try a search for it here, might even be posted somewhere.?ÿ It's a weird little wi...

4 years ago
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RE: WA/OR job outlook

I was glad to read this on a related thread the other day, but it sure seems to be an outlier. In Alaska, the surveyors and firms who have decades of...

4 years ago
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