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holy-cow
@holy-cow
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Joined: July 1, 2010 5:19 pm
Last seen: June 5, 2026 11:57 pm
Topics: 2257 / Replies: 23426
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RE: Squatters

Sneak in on Sunday morning while the squatter is at The First Squatter Church of Hermitville. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

3 weeks ago
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RE: Magnetic to True to State Plane Grid Bearing Conversion

I look forward to learning from the answers you receive. This is a weak subject for me, as well.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Let's discuss defining curves in tract descriptions

Curves created in new tract descriptions are frequently mythical. One, there may be no monument set at either end. Two, the end points are rough app...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Navigating in the forest with a compass

Another popular topic with nearly 2500 views over time.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Lawyers, guns and money

Years ago we had a fellow who was well known for leaving behind messes. He moved away. I heard he died When he left, every worker in every Register...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Let's discuss defining curves in tract descriptions

@david-baalman That is only used by surveyors in areas that border an ocean. 🤣 🤣

3 weeks ago
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RE: Compass Rule on an "open" traverse

This topic is clearly of great interest. This thread has had nearly 4500 views since it was started.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Lawyers, guns and money

Was chatting with a local attorney one day after wrapping up something similar. I commented that we would both probably be out of a job if everyone g...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Let's discuss defining curves in tract descriptions

@crashbox The chord bearing and distance have appeared in every survey including curves that I have ever reviewed. One of the great things about RP...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Let's discuss defining curves in tract descriptions

Most surveys I see attempt to define the center lines of rivers, creeks and other water ways in detail, including numerous curves. A recent example w...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Let's discuss defining curves in tract descriptions

It is rare to see the delta included in the verbiage of the description here. Not sure why. It is commonly shown on the drawing, however. Radius, a...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Witness Monuments

The following is taken from the current Kansas Minimum Standards and uses witness and reference interchangeably. "In such cases where the placement ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Measurement issues in providing reference measurements to locate existing monuments

@gene-kooper You have invoked both Loyal Olson and Pablo in a short message. They both have been great contributors to earlier versions of this sit...

4 weeks ago
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RE: State Plane and LDPs

@mathteacher The following is old news to you, as it is to the fellow septuagenarians and octogenarians who participate here. I tend to assume that...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Witness Monuments

To know there is a witness monument demands there be a map in hand at a pre-calculated location based on existing coordinates. The map will simply sh...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Measurement issues in providing reference measurements to locate existing monuments

@gene-kooper Based on a photo taken by my cousin in recent days of about 30 elk parading through her yard about 20 miles west of Woodland Park, the...

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RE: Measurement issues in providing reference measurements to locate existing monuments

@gene-kooper Gene, you are amazing. You clearly have a great set of lungs and general stamina. Most 40 year-old men could not keep up with you on ...

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RE: Measurement issues in providing reference measurements to locate existing monuments

At the time those stones were set, no one was worried about the length of a flea's penis. The entirety of the stone was the monument. Being able to ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Significant numbers

@joe-ferg I definitely miss Derek's participation here. I prefer to assume he is still surveying in Ontario and raising his purebred dogs. His ...

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