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jhframe
@jim-frame
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Joined: July 1, 2010 10:44 am
Last seen: October 11, 2026 6:08 pm
Topics: 465 / Replies: 7012
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RE: Surveyor Job Function and Salary Prospects (USA)

In California, being a surveyor in one county does not necessarily mean that you have the right knowledge base and experience to competently survey in...

4 years ago
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RE: Shingles

I got a very mild case sometime after I got the old vaccine.?ÿ It was a small patch on the back of my right shoulder, and it was pretty painful.?ÿ I l...

4 years ago
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RE: Project down payment?

I only ask for a retainer when the client is a non-local entity that's unknown to me.?ÿ It doesn't happen often.?ÿ Everyone else is net 30 days unless...

4 years ago
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RE: Robot calibration

My Zoom80 is set to pester to check and adjust me every 6 months, as I recall.?ÿ I probably do it more like every year.?ÿ In the 7 years I've had the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Stolen equipment

Most of the "untested" ones just need their internal batteries replaced and the firmware reloaded, which is not a big deal if you're handy with a sold...

4 years ago
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RE: Stolen equipment

Today you could get it for about a hundred bucks.

4 years ago
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RE: What is this???

Hard to tell what it came off of, but it's an Acme thread (possibly square thread) drive screw for a pretty hefty piece of equipment.?ÿ That thread de...

4 years ago
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RE: Cool Tool

I can see using something like this when you know you're going to encounter a bunch of swamped monument boxes, but I only encounter them every once in...

4 years ago
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RE: Merging forums... fishing for opinions and ideas

"Recent" user here, too.?ÿ Sometimes when posting a new topic I have a hard time figuring out which forum would be best, so some consolidation probabl...

4 years ago
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RE: Neighbor slain during survey

On a recent nasty neighbor project, when the neighbor came out and started yelling at my client -- and he back at her -- I quietly slipped away, mindf...

4 years ago
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RE: Do you also do topographic surveys?

The approach also depends upon accurate data collection.?ÿ When a bad description or bad HR accidentally gets recorded, that has to either be correcte...

4 years ago
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RE: Do you also do topographic surveys?

I wouldn't put it quite that strongly, but F2F sure takes the sting out of drafting topos.?ÿ I spend most of my drafting time arranging grade text so ...

4 years ago
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RE: Do you also do topographic surveys?

I do a fair bit of topo work, mostly for public agency clients.?ÿ It's not super exciting, but it's not real stressful and they pay well.?ÿ I wouldn't...

4 years ago
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