I have a friend who worked at a couple of different companies before ending up buying out the records when his then current employer passed.?ÿ At that...

There is one surveyor in a nearby area that seems to like that all caps and string everything together format.?ÿ Not fun to read.?ÿ But unless we want...

@leegreen Was looking for a different old post and happened across this one.?ÿ 2 sections, one top and one bottom.?ÿ they were not a matched pair fro...

Found this: so would suspect rebranded Trimble instrument.?ÿ Might be able to compare specs with models of Trimble instruments to get an idea of wh...

The unplugged AIC album is still on of my favorites of that time period.

There are faculty who have never worked on a field crew, so they would not even know to mention something like this to the students.?ÿ It is all theor...

@party-chef I've often heard about the grumpy crew chiefs.?ÿ I was VERY fortunate that I started out with some really laid back crew chiefs who were ...

@holy-cow I agree with that one.?ÿ I know we (Kentucky) have had discussions about this.?ÿ I think (it has been a long time so I may be mistaken) tha...

That is why I wish the survey had defined entry level clearly when it was given. When you mention 3, 6, or 12 months, I think more in terms of probat...

@aliquot I agree, the potential is there.?ÿ Unfortunately there are still many surveyors in the boundary market who do not take advantage of the pote...

@larry-best I agree.?ÿ I expect there are some licensed folks making less than $50K/yr. If i were to guess a profile, I would expect that would gene...

A long while back, I bought 15 acres that were initially planned to be phase 2 of a subdivision development.?ÿ It is about half woods/half open and ri...

When the lake levels around me are down in the winter time, I've done similar in some of the muddy areas for a total station set-up.?ÿ Of course the d...

@ken-salzmann That's what I was thinking as well. ?ÿ Never seen one in person, but it looks like the ones they have worked with on episodes of This...

@loyal I don't remember that episode, but another great time based one was the guy who did meticulous upkeep on the clock because he thought when it ...

If it is four screws, try to level by moving alternate screws by the same amount as you get the bubble centered.?ÿ It has been a VERY long time since ...

Does that unit use four leveling screws?

When I was reading the responses, they did seem unusually nice given no professional license and someone taking ANY measurements.

@dave-drahn Addressing what you didn't ask, but many people want to discuss: Since the title "licensed Class A general engineering contractor" was o...