Field evidence gets a high priority for sure, but when fitting the curve to it I generally like to hold the radius if I can -- it's the one dimension ...

> I pointed out that while I would walk across a site and never spot the visible evidence, a trained archaeologist would see the pottery shards.If ...

> Check with your professional liability insurance carrier before you sign this thing guys. Your fanny will be hanging pretty far out in the breez...

Be sure to add an extra fee for the HUD cert. I've found HUD reviewers to be very picky, causing lots of correspondence, phone calls and revisions.

> So we selected what we though would be the safest spot and buried it a foot down.I've done it, too, but only when there's no better option availa...

> I might feel comfortable will either process if I was the original surveyor. Not being I don't see how someone can. I don't either. I'd advise m...

> Never figured out why the rest of the country puts them right in the middle of the roadThe "why" is easy -- in most subdivisions, if you can nail...

PhoneThat phone looks like the one that's in my kitchen:It came from the house I grew up in -- I took it with me when my Dad sold the place in 1972.

Thanks for the link, Nate! I've reposted it to the CLSA board, crediting you with the find. The piece describes the situation we face in many jurisd...

> bad knees from hidden holes and speed barkWhat's speed bark? I've never run across the term before.

Yeah, aging can be pretty unkind. I get a lot more tired now from work that never used to bother me, especially in hot weather. The best defense, in...

Looks like you've got a bit of subsidence going on near the first one.

> Nice workmanship. How did you mark the scale lines so nicely - special fixturing or just a steady hand with a chisel or scribe?Special fixturing...

> Interesting tool, Jim. Nicely made. How do you use it? Not with a total station, right? I use it to brace the prism pole. Walk up to the poi...

> It's not just the bubble, though, Jim. You can have a 10 minute bullseye bubble, but if the bubble is out of adjustment, the 10 minute feature i...

>I wouldn't trust a bullseye bubble for much better than 0.02'Depends on the bubble. Most prism poles are fitted with 40-minute bubbles, and they'...

As of May 16, any lithium-based battery -- even cell phone batteries -- are prohibited in international mail to or from the U.S.

> And Kudos to Topcon for making a top notch product that the small guys can afford."And Kudos to Javad for making a top notch product that Topcon ...