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jhframe
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: Leica Mimi Prism for traversing

I have one of those and use it on occasion.?ÿ It can be a bit tricky to hold it plumb while also punching buttons on the DC, but it's better than the ...

5 years ago
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RE: Leica Mimi Prism for traversing

According to the APE website, the one on sale ($189) is a "Swiss-style" mini, not the Leica GMP101.?ÿ Caveat emptor.

5 years ago
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RE: Leica Mimi Prism for traversing

I use the GMP101.?ÿ The GMP111 appears to be similar, but with a plastic support structure.?ÿ I don't know if the glass is the same. As important as ...

5 years ago
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RE: workmans comp

I've always been impressed at how low the rates for field personnel are, given that they're regularly exposed to so many hazards.?ÿ I always figured t...

5 years ago
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RE: GeoMax Zoom 80 Problem

I decided to try the wire connection before the BT unpair-repair effort, and the system worked fine over a wired connection.?ÿ Hooking up the wire mea...

5 years ago
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RE: Star*Net ANNOYING cut and paste behaviour

Another Notepad++ aficionado here. I'm still using an old Starplus version (v6.0) of Star*Net.?ÿ The only unusual cut/paste behavior I see is when co...

5 years ago
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RE: GeoMax Zoom 80 Problem

Good idea; unfortunately it didn't help.?ÿ The contacts were all shiny and clean, and the reseat didn't alter the behavior. I had a dream last night ...

5 years ago
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RE: Hotel Fun

On a visit to Chicago last spring we stayed in a nice little hotel downtown that was great save for one thing:?ÿ our neighbors.?ÿ We never did see the...

5 years ago
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RE: Title Reports

I believe the operating assumption is that it's okay because they're generating the paper and collecting the fees, but since it's a preliminary report...

5 years ago
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RE: Floor plans of the house - disto vs total station

In the late 1980s I did a room-by-room architectural survey of the Sheraton Palace -- an 8 (?) story hotel in downtown San Francisco -- in preparation...

5 years ago
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RE: Title Reports

Holding a title company's hand isn't my job, and I've mostly found that calling attention to TR errors falls on deaf ears.?ÿ I recently discovered, af...

5 years ago
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RE: Rate Increase

In general I don't raise my rates every year, more like every two or three, mostly because most (90%?) of my work is either lump-sum or at rates fixed...

5 years ago
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RE: Curious ashtech data set

It sounds like a GPS week rollover problem, in which the firmware incorrectly interpreted the date coming from the SVs.?ÿ You may be able to fix your ...

5 years ago
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RE: Did you meet your business or career goals for 2021?

It doesn't feel like I've worked all that much this year, but when I look at the books I see that net profit is about average.?ÿ I'm still a year or t...

5 years ago
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RE: Department of Labor and Prevailing Wages for Land Surveyors

It depends on what you mean by "exempt."?ÿ In CA an owner-operator (in my case, a self-employed professional) isn't required by law to pay himself pre...

5 years ago
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RE: Department of Labor and Prevailing Wages for Land Surveyors

In California it means you *may* have to submit a certified payroll.?ÿ It depends on the procedures of the agency overseeing the project.?ÿ I've done ...

5 years ago
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RE: Chains to feet conversion

Which begs the question:?ÿ is the map authoritative with regard to the ROW creation??ÿ Or is there a deed or other document that created the ROW befor...

5 years ago
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