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Joe W. Byrd
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Topics: 2 / Replies: 88
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RE: Sayings that stick with you

"Sometimes the pig just walks himself to the slaughterhouse because he knows that is what is best for the farm"

8 years ago
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RE: Louisiana Comity by way of Texas

I can look at this situation from both sides the fence: someone who has applied for licensure in another state and also as someone who has looked at a...

8 years ago
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RE: Wild Hogs - sorry no pics

We have had wild hogs in SW MS for as long as I can remember, and I'm past the half century mark. We run into them occasionally while working, but the...

8 years ago
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RE: Confessions from an old surveyor

paden cash, post: 400624, member: 20 wrote: And I hear a lot of grumbling from surveyors that want to squeal there would be an increase in their liabi...

8 years ago
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RE: Confessions from an old surveyor

A couple of years ago I gave a presentation to a group of title attorneys about what they should expect from a survey. I was the only the surveyor in ...

8 years ago
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RE: Contest to Automate ALTA Surveys. WTF........

This contest does not consider that the cost of a survey, whether it is an ALTA survey or a "simple" boundary survey, is not based on my time, but the...

8 years ago
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RE: Questionable advice for homeowners

thebionicman, post: 396531, member: 8136 wrote: Owner 'fixes it himself', we win twice. We get to fix his fix and do the original job.Since the "reces...

8 years ago
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RE: cordless chain saws

We have been using pole saws (or limb saw) for over 6 years to cut line.[GALLERY=media, 24]IMG_0643a by Joe W. Byrd posted Oct 19, 2016 at 1:57 PM[/GA...

8 years ago
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RE: Can you "dig it"....No, you can't

Monte, post: 391046, member: 11913 wrote: Ah yes. DigTESS. Yes, they are trying to make it the rule that we, as surveyors, are considers excavators...

8 years ago
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RE: Hypothetical Expert Witness vs. Subpoenaed Witness

Had the same situation happen to me about 18 years ago and again 2 years ago. Same attorney both times. Client's attorney refers to me (and all survey...

8 years ago
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RE: RIP AARON NEWMAN

"Every conversation with Aaron usually involved him bragging on his family's accomplishments. He was a very proud papa."I completely agree with this. ...

8 years ago
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RE: "Two Acres Wide"

I get that kind of description almost daily, "I want 5 acres, 2 acres wide and 3 acres deep". I have even seen descriptions recorded in deeds like tha...

8 years ago
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RE: Wild Heerbrugg T0 Compass Theodolite

The T0 I have was given to me by a mentor of mine who also became one of my closest friends, so I will never part with it. He purchased it from a fami...

8 years ago
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RE: Through day 8

You'll never regret it! I "quit" several times, finally stopped on August 12, 1992 (the day my Dad passed away) after about 16 years. I still keep a Z...

8 years ago
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RE: Survey Washers with Stamping

We get ours from $0.29 to $0.59 each depending on material of disk and type of stamping needed. I order 1000 of the stainless steel 11/2" and get the...

8 years ago
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