> you should be able to find a decent one-second theodolite for under $500.I second that, having recently purchased a nice T2 for about $320 delive...

If it's a Leica GMP104, it'll be one thing; if it's a Chinese knockoff, it might be something else entirely.

>and just the seal with initials and date on subsequent pagesDoes the rule state that the initials have to be wet? Why not just create an image of...

Thanks for posting that -- I wasn't aware of it. I hope it's still in effect when my son graduates high school in 2016!

> I mean, everything else on the survey was apparently done with obsessive care, so why would the reference marks not have been set that way as wel...

> There was this 18" birchI've reached an age at which I'm pretty sure my elbows would give out long before an 18" birch fell to a machete, no matt...

> was it directly beneath the surface stone?If by "surface stone" you mean the chip that was lying on top, the answer is no. In the first photo ab...

> The more distant original RMs have never been recovered; both are in heavily cultivated fields that may have been ripped. I rate their survival ...

I generally wake up between 6:00 and 6:30. Sometimes on the weekend I'll try to get back to sleep, but that only works if I've been up past midnight,...

> Asking $450.Most of these selling on eBay are going for less than $150, many for under $100, complete with stand. It might make more sense to do...

Offshore scammers take advantage of the fact that U.S. residents are accustomed to the rule of law; when something goes wrong in a commercial transact...

> This was printed on a 3D printer at a local computer store and cost us $0.00.What computer store offers 3D printing services (and materials?) for...

I won't say it's a scam, but I can point you to a couple people who did:Complainantt No. 1Complainant No. 2Caveat emptor.

> The seller usually pays for the survey. This time he was intentional about telling me three or four times that the buyer was responsible for the ...

> Is there any easy way to find out if there is any damage other than the normal 2 location test? A lot depends on what it's worth to you. Having ...

> Sounds in my AutoLevelI'm not familiar with the AZ-1, but every auto level I've used -- including digital -- has a compensator apparatus that can...

> I've pretty much forgotten what it is like to get paid for not working.I wonder what percentage of employees actually get paid for holidays. For...

> Ozalid is a brand name, it is Diazo backwards with an L added to make it more pronounceable.I didn't know that - it's a nice bit of trivia!

I cut my teeth on an assortment of theodolites (and even a couple of transits) that got shuffled around from crew to crew, so I got in the habit of tu...