You city fellers crack me up! Don't ya know I just carry this little portable power unit behind the front seat of my truck: It only takes a coupla mi...

Is that for clearing unwanted deposits off of your lawn? 😉 Sorry about that, I come from the land of caliche!A comparable tool for this area:;-)CV

You brought up the subjects of the client with the paint can, the fence contractors, and the comments overheard in your first post. If it was not ger...

HalfSometimes it is best to let a sleeping dog lie. In other words, you get the survey done, send the neighbor a certified letter giving them construc...

GunManI followed your link to the wood workers page. I like working with wood. Not so much framing and such, but precise detailed woodwork. A person I...

GunManThat is what I would hire a surveyor for. Each situation is different. Original monuments could be in place at each end of the line, the monumen...

I guess the GIS part comes into play (in my mind) when the pieces of data can be utilized together and relationships shown. Yes much easier to create ...

Not arguing, but how does this differ from mapping?

HalfI'm not so sure I agree with the whole "shaking hands with the adjoiner" business.I'm trying to envision this if I were in the clients position.Sa...

I think that the example of what is wrong with the profession today is accurately shown by this thread, but for entirely different reasons than stated...

Talk about hackles on the back of your neck!What do you say to the judge when he/she asks you if you have tried to resolve the case before taking it t...

I agree. I have been involved in surveying since I was 12, never did get paid big money :(When I am doing construction staking, I am always very caref...

First of all, I would be dang sure I did not make a mistake or miss some records during research. I would be very sure there were no past boundary lin...