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james-vianna
james-vianna
@james-vianna
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Joined: July 2, 2010 6:21 am
Last seen: June 3, 2026 6:39 pm
Topics: 42 / Replies: 640
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RE: Help! My HP 41CX has finally bitten the dust

@comerpepls Its not a repair site. It's a app you put on your phone that mimics the real thing. They work great or at least the ones I have. I have b...

5 years ago
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RE: Help! My HP 41CX has finally bitten the dust

Go to the Google play store and download a 41cv app for your phone

5 years ago
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RE: Why is there such a weak signal from some iron rods?

I drilled out the bottom of my engineers hammer and glued in a magnet so no fumbling around looking for it. Beat the snot out of the rod or pk then fl...

5 years ago
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RE: Are you asleep yet?

It?ÿ happened to me exactly as Wendell's cartoon. Went back and got it in my PJ's at midnight.

5 years ago
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RE: Schonstedt vs Magna trac

I think just the opposite. It has been the standard of the industry (at least in my neck of the woods) for 30?ñ years. That tells me its still the go ...

5 years ago
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RE: Legends

I also customize. Once long ago, I had a lady complain that an item in my legend was not on my map.

5 years ago
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RE: Happy New Year, Ring Ring!

Here in NY it would be against the NYSAPLS cannon of ethics to supplant another surveyor actively engaged (as you are).

5 years ago
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RE: Carlson SurvPC 6.09

Sounds like they are following the Autodesk route, hence why I have never used either product nor ever will.

5 years ago
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RE: bad architectural plans

Sounds like the same guy I had to call. He had no clue what I was talking about and had a holler than thou attitude with me. I finally asked him which...

5 years ago
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RE: Snacks and Lunches

@williwaw well back in the day we would put a can of something or other on the exhaust manifold. Worked great except for when we forgot about it or f...

5 years ago
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RE: Proofing is vital.

Two things that "help" for me. The first is the hardest to do with deadlines but works the best. 1. Write the description and check it. Then wait abo...

5 years ago
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RE: Can anyone identify what kind of chain this is

disregard above. I just checked two of my chains and both have tallies after 10 links

5 years ago
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RE: Can anyone identify what kind of chain this is

the giveaway that it is an engineer's chain was the four pointed tally = 66' which obviously would not be on a surveyors chain

5 years ago
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RE: deed description

Any time we used deflection angles it was in relation to the foresight (left or right) Also made it easy to compute offsets to the line you were runni...

5 years ago
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RE: Old Surveys

just this afternoon had a call from a homeowner asking if I could do his survey. Upon gathering the specifics, I found out he needs a proposed plot pl...

5 years ago
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RE: Drafting Consultant

Personally I would no sooner outsource my drafting than my fieldwork. Both are equally important to me.

5 years ago
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RE: Topographic Map Art

I've always been kind of partial to this older version of "topographic map art" ?ÿ

5 years ago
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