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Howard Surveyor
Howard Surveyor
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Joined: June 18, 2014 8:15 am
Topics: 13 / Replies: 150
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RE: Buffalo trace property line

So were the distances on the deed by chains, feet, pole (perch) or "hoot & holler"?

3 years ago
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RE: Like Father, Like Son?

I was working on a project out of our area and came across almost 75 years of surveys with the same name. While talking to a title officer in the area...

3 years ago
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RE: OR and WA HISTORY YOU SHOULD KNOW

If you want to know about the GLO surveyors in Washington & Oregon, their background, contracts, families, and all the other information, you can ...

3 years ago
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RE: Surveying Tattoos

Band members (all over 50) were in a brewpub ordering lunch when I noticed our waitress had a tattoo on her forearm of one those things which were use...

3 years ago
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RE: Center of Section

Mr. Norman brings up a good point on the issue. What is the history of the stone at the center, and how can it be proved to be a local controlling mon...

3 years ago
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RE: Price shoppers

I had one call that wanted me to look for original corners in a subdivision plat. She hired someone else, but then wanted me to write a critique on wh...

4 years ago
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RE: FEMA Flood Certfiicate Question

I submitted a warehouse?ÿ for a LOMA with a similar situation which wasn't on fill. Finish floor 4' above BFE, HAG 8' above BFE, LAG (loading dock CB)...

4 years ago
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RE: Poison Oak

Zanfel. Worth twice it's weight in gold. I've tried many things during the years, a quick cleanup with detergent ammonia and wipe down with paper towe...

4 years ago
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RE: Why do property lines bring out the worst in people?

We had a judge come to one of our local chapter association meetings to discuss land disputes. He told us the only thing people get more emotional abo...

4 years ago
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RE: Revocation of License or Board Discipline

I worked a for a client who had problems with her neighboring parcel created by 4 different surveyors, one unlicensed, 2 licensed with not so good rep...

4 years ago
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RE: Stone planted 1860

We spent months looking for a "trap stone w/X" a surveyor set to replace the wood post at a section corner. Each search area (about 5) involved cuttin...

4 years ago
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RE: How to describe trees with "two or more trunks"

Calling the tree a twin, trio, or multi-trunk seems to work best in my book. I notice those on the east coast use the term ABH and us with lots of Dou...

4 years ago
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RE: Staff Compass "cross hair"

@mike-marks That is what it looks like and I know it was build before monofilament line was around. Being a fiddler for a time, and a constant bagpip...

4 years ago
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RE: Did you know?

Many know the Vancouver, WA area was originally settled by former members and associates of the Hudson Bay Company, but did the HBC convey land which ...

4 years ago
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RE: Elevation certificate for Flood Zone A

I usually tell the potential client he can fill out Section E on the EC by himself for starters. After first checking to see if it is really in a floo...

4 years ago
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RE: What the heck am I missing????

I do about 200-300 "mom & pop" estimates a year covering everything from finding corners previously set, boundary surveys, and FEMA work. I find a...

4 years ago
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RE: What are your feelings on the CFS? (Certified Floodplain Surveyor)

I've been a proponent for it in our state (WA) for many years but it has fallen on deaf ears.?ÿ After attending a webinar sponsored by the NC surveyor...

5 years ago
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RE: I'm sure this couldn't create any problems

And require you to show a distance and bearings on the plats since you are setting a monument.

5 years ago
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