"No, there's no poison oak on the property."My own uncle ran that one on me once. ?ÿ

I don't do that many, maybe half a dozen or so in the last 10 years.?ÿ I can only think of one in recent times on which I set monuments, and it was un...

Note that a ROS isn't required for an LLA per Government Code ??66412, though under some circumstances a ROS will be required under the provisions of ...

Perhaps not necessary, but it's cheap insurance in my book.?ÿ My Seco rod is almost 10 years old and still in great shape.?ÿ I sleeved it by taking a ...

In CA a filed Parcel Map imparts constructive notice, same as a recorded document.?ÿ (Not so for a Record of Survey.)

The few times I've been asked for something like this (CA is a recording state, so mostly there's no reason for such requests) I've put a nominal pric...

I expect they're easier to find at night than during the day, as they probably glow in the dark.

The nearest iron monuments that I've found (so far) are a mile or more away and in good shape.?ÿ But this particular spot has a very gummy clay soil t...

It would have been about a 3/4" (nominal) pipe.?ÿ Search coordinates are very approximate right now (I haven't completely deciphered the 1925 map, it'...

I know there are local/regional differences, but they can change and fast.?ÿ My sister lives in a small town in Idaho (pop. 1000 or so) and they went ...

I understand that's the way it was at the White House, too.

@holy-cow?ÿ I went to a family reunion in Stafford about 15 years ago (dad was from Lawrence).?ÿ It was a super cute town, but showing marked signs of...

Around here Home Depot and Lowe's have driven most of the mom-and-pop hardware stores and lumber yards out of business, so for many products they're t...

This is a popular myth.?ÿ The code readsWhoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates...any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States......

Subdivision.?ÿ A Parcel Map, in California parlance (4 lots or fewer).?ÿ Done in 2006 by a usually reputable engineering/surveying firm.