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Jon Collins
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Joined: January 30, 2016 6:46 pm
Topics: 9 / Replies: 386
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RE: Ficticious Ties in Mineral Surveys

Great subject and writing. I think you should submit this to American Surveyor. Luckily I have never had to resort to ties while surveying mineral sur...

7 years ago
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RE: What is your go to work boot?

My survey/hunting boots: Danner for summer and an 800 gram light winter. Cabelas inferno 2000 gram pack boots for really cold days.

7 years ago
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RE: Compacted fill

Skip the hubs, too much work. 3/8x8 in pole barn spike would work great, just don't hit them too hard as they can bend, many light hits is better than...

7 years ago
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RE: Compacted fill

Skip the hubs, too much work. 3/8x8 in pole barn spike would work great, just don't hit them too hard as they can bend, many light hits is better than...

7 years ago
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RE: Standard linetype

Maybe the one with a continuous line with little squares on 1 side?

7 years ago
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RE: Additional FS Exam Study Advice? (Sitting in North Carolina)

Buy the ppi book and study cover to cover. I spent a few months working through the book an hour or so each day. Study interest computation. Study tra...

7 years ago
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RE: No-shave november and other Misc.- (dead deer trigger warning)

MightyMoe, post: 456583, member: 700 wrote: The old-timers would smack me over the head for shooting a trophy-----"can't eat those old things, leave t...

7 years ago
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RE: 1857 GLO Stone

Found a good one a couple weeks ago. Buried by wind right to the top, 2 of 4 pits still clear as day, landowners have no idea it's there, they built f...

7 years ago
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RE: Major Theft, Folsom, CA

Dave Reynolds, post: 456210, member: 229 wrote: I feel at least some of their pain. In 2014, my Suburban with $45000 worth of equipment was stolen o...

7 years ago
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RE: PLS blew a gasket and pulled his hubs on Construction site

Why have all that liability for a couple hundred bucks to set a few hubs?

7 years ago
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RE: A different perspective

Tom Adams, post: 456034, member: 7285 wrote: In Colorado, the DOT gets a signed Permission to Enter form filled out for each property they need to com...

7 years ago
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RE: Base station ufh radios

To add. Height and locaton of antenna is far more important than power. Choosing a good base location and putting that antenna as high up as you can w...

7 years ago
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RE: cheap batteries-why don't I listen to my own advice

Empire batteries have always treated me right. But, If you run into an old version of them with blue writing, don't use them in robotic target, they a...

7 years ago
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RE: SLOW TIMES

Working private,I never had time to do anything unbillable, that was frowned upon. My superiors told me the best time to market is when you're busy, t...

7 years ago
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RE: trimble S6 life time?

jim.cox, post: 454148, member: 93 wrote: Does the S6 have the 'vision' option? - you are really going to want itYou REALLY want the vision option. I c...

7 years ago
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RE: Technician pay

15 to 18 for good help. A party chief here, aka a guy who can run solo, is about 20 to 24.

7 years ago
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RE: Let's get those survey monuments described

Loyal, post: 449939, member: 228 wrote: "Found Really LOUD Buzz in Intersection of County Roads" - REALLY REALLY Loud - Painted new dot on pavement.I ...

7 years ago
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RE: Let's get those survey monuments described

B. Made me smile, I found one of those a couple weeks ago, couple feet of platted distance, but occupation matched the rebar not the platted distance....

7 years ago
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RE: Good Morning From Colorado

Brandon Pulling, post: 448618, member: 12326 wrote: UPDATE: I passed the FS Exam in August.Will be submitting my PLS Application to sit for the exam ...

7 years ago
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