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It is my understanding that Cyclone (core as it is now referred to) is on its way out. Register 360 is way easier to use. As Total said, Cyclone req...
@jph Those disks make it almost impossible to get a solid footing in vegetation. LoInk makes a nice step replacement similar to a tripod's foot tha...
I take mine apart and coat the threads with brake caliper grease (high temp silicone paste). It stays put and slows down if not stops the corrosion w...
I made the map. Of all things the pin is just a couple of blocks from my actual office. Seriously though, how long has this map been here?
Wow, I didn't know that feature existed.
The timing is perfect for this post. I'm in the process of going over my annual inventory for our 2023 business personal property taxes.
Stedi-Rest - low cost plastic gizmo handy for checking and adjusting the rod bubble Well, you learn something every day. While I check my rod bub...
@andy-nold Back when I still had employees, I paid for their cell phones.
@duane-frymire Your post explains itself. Having the line which controls commerce as a political boundary is perfect. Is places States on equal footin...
What is this 'not realistic' you speak of? I hear it from my wife quite often and do not understand what she means. I mean what are the 25 hours in ...
@murphy That is how I used to handle it, until they came down on me for it. I've come to the conclusion that if it is that important, the client ca...
@jitterboogie California gets really nasty about it. Years ago I had one of the locate providers threaten to sue me over it. Now I just have the c...
@norman-oklahoma Washington's law changed a couple of years ago. Now they will give you a list of utilities but that is it.
@hpalmer In my experience 811 locates cover only public or quasi-public utilities such as water, power, gas and sanitary. On-site private utilities...
@not-my-real-name Slope staking still has its place even now that machine control is common. Every once in a while I set slope stakes before constr...
I can't think why anybody would be messing with photographing paper sheets when a pdf copy can be downloaded from a public source for free. i work i...