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james-fleming
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RE: Unexpected

Problem I have is all I my old ones fit some skinny dude and not my fat a$$. I used to say that I avoided the tan Carhart coveralls in the field be...

2 years ago
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RE: illinois Licensing procedure

I've of the conclusion that 90% of the ease or difficulty in dealing with licensing boards comes down to the attitude of the one state employee whose ...

2 years ago
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RE: Ring Ring

@dougie A popular reply on this forum's predecessors back in the day.

2 years ago
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RE: Some surveyors should stay away from Construction work

I've mentioned this before, but around 2007 I was called in by the owner on a quarry expansion project to check some anchor bolts for three materials ...

2 years ago
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RE: Drafting with non-standard scales?

@dave-lindell Yes. I did a few boundary surveys on property owned by The Smithsonian Institution and they wanted the surveys in metric, because...scie...

2 years ago
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RE: Tripod "Features" you don't want

When I was in the field, the main feature I looked for in a tripod was how well a 7-Eleven coffee cup balanced here.... That must have been awhile ...

2 years ago
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RE: Tripod "Features" you don't want

When I was in the field, the main feature I looked for in a tripod was how well a 7-Eleven coffee cup balanced here....

2 years ago
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RE: illinois Licensing procedure

I've seen a few situations where a candidate has to apply to the state board for approval to sit for the exam; and apply separately to the testing pro...

2 years ago
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RE: Best network adjustment software

There is no best...unlike all men, all networks aren't created equal. What's best for a 500-acre development site or a 3-mile linear project may not ...

2 years ago
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RE: Conference Promotional Items

To be honest, I used attend conferences yearly in multiple states and I have so much of that stuff that I just never use and is sitting in a box somew...

2 years ago
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RE: Conflict within a deed

Whichever one, in your professional judgment, best conveys the intent of the grantor.

2 years ago
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RE: Words

0.03' N & 0.05' E of True Corner?

2 years ago
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RE: Put me in coach....

Why, after 130 years, do they think they need to change it? Will it affect any records? This is how I feel every time I see non-Leroy lettering on...

2 years ago
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RE: Anyone familiar with these quotations?

Been sitting on a bookshelf, unread, for quite a while now. Thanks for the nudge.

2 years ago
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RE: Who takes care of this where you are?

When I used to do land development related work in the DC suburbs, I always noted in my proposal that processing the documents, obtaining signatures, ...

2 years ago
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RE: Solo Operators dealing with injuries

So thirty years later I learn that I wasn’t indestructible after all. Your fifties are when you pay for acting in your thirties and forties like yo...

2 years ago
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RE: Solo Operators dealing with injuries

@gary_g Been off my back since 2003; but still burned into my psyche

2 years ago
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RE: Solo Operators dealing with injuries

This is why I went back to working for a big company in 2012. I had some lower back issues that just wouldn't heal; there were times I couldn't even ...

2 years ago
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RE: California Survey Records

Be sure to add in a record of survey checking fee to that proposal, so you can add to that list. PLS Act 8764(b)(2) I've got one of our PLS's work...

2 years ago
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RE: Contractor job site disagreement

@gary_g Our procedure was always Set the nails. Check the nails. Take the foundation plans and paint the wall configuration at every nail (especiall...

2 years ago
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