👍 Definitely one to be extra cautious of before agreeing to take on the project. This is one of those odd instances where the guy may very wel...

"I’m just guessing when I say, the average PLS is not as good of a mentor as the average college survey instructor. Note I that I said average. If w...

"I feel that the Certified Survey Technician program doesn’t get enough love and it could be a good test of mentorship for the non-degree person." I...

"Yes, Jon-Payne, I understand there are experience requirements..." I was not suggesting you did not understand that. However, folks who oppose the 4...

I always put those type of jobs off because of the time of installing the operating system and running through all of the inevitable updates until it ...

"But if I wrote down the top 5 most arrogant, difficult, and non-cooperative surveyors I ever encountered, they would all be of the degreed strain."...

" but they can sit for an exam in any state because of that 4 year degree. Also, I see engineers that sit for the exam that have zero experience in ...

Been meaning to and keep forgetting, so I just ordered one as well!

"I just think it’s absolutely ridiculous that is what it takes for an experienced and licensed individual in a neighboring state. ... and they accep...

You seem set that you are not going to pursue meeting the requirements for the state(s) that call for a 4-year degree, but others may be in a similar ...

"It would be a hardship at my age with a family to quit a good paying job and go to school full time and take on the expense of tuition, books, etc,...

Reading through this thread, the "I think..." and "I feel..." statements are great as individual thoughts and feelings for general discussion and shou...

"California (along with 3 other states, I think) provides a non-degree route to the bar exam, similar to an apprenticeship. If it’s good enough for ...

Using the web address you posted, it opened right up to the NSPS site without any issues.

As just a guess I would say a metal ingot cast in a foundry in St. Louis. The word 'metal' might be part of the name (i.e. ACME METAL) and on the oth...

"I am wondering if it is just me making mistakes on installation rejecting options to give them access, like a lot of other installations seem to tr...

Not sure if this really addresses your question properly, but it might be something towards the path to finding an answer:/p> This setting lets you se...

Positive thoughts for HC. Looking forward to when he is actively posting again.