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Joined: July 12, 2012 11:30 am
Last seen: April 14, 2026 8:22 am
Topics: 130 / Replies: 2201
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RE: Title Commitment

Seriously? I don't see how the absence of a title commitment relieves a surveyor from meeting state minimum standards, including research

5 years ago
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RE: Calculated or As Set, Which Do You Use On Your Plat?

@murphy What, do you write plays in your spare time? Didn't read it all, but good effort I'll use my own numbers when they differ substantially fro...

5 years ago
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RE: Linetype issue

@peter-lothian Do you have another computer with?ÿ ACAD on it??ÿ Does it have the same problem with this dwg?

5 years ago
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RE: Linetype issue

@peter-lothian Type, LT

5 years ago
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RE: Linetype issue

Probably not the issue, but is the, Use paper space units for scaling, box checked?

5 years ago
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RE: Retirement and Professional Liability Insurance

@hpalmer I thought that courts have determined that having an Inc or LLC doesn't shield you from liability.?ÿ ?ÿ I think that statute of limitation...

5 years ago
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RE: Calculated or As Set, Which Do You Use On Your Plat?

@murphy The problem is that you're not always on hand to explain your survey.?ÿ A survey plan shouldn't need additional explanation, it should stand ...

5 years ago
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RE: Schonstedt vs Magna trac

I've literally tried them all, and always go back to the trusty Schonstedt 52Cx

5 years ago
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RE: I hate this

@mike-marks I'm with you, man.?ÿ Traverse closure error at 0.2' and someone's going to put measured value up against the record by an amount that's f...

5 years ago
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RE: Retirement and Professional Liability Insurance

Many policies, you're only covered if you continue the insurance and keep paying.

5 years ago
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RE: I hate this

That's actually backing up referencing monuments, since they've moved, but the boundary line isn't supposed to, in theory.

5 years ago
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RE: Calculated or As Set, Which Do You Use On Your Plat?

As always, it depends. Do you treat your own plats the same way??ÿ Say you're surveying an abutting parcel to one you'd done 10 years ago, and take s...

5 years ago
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RE: Son-in-law wants to become a surveyor

@aliquot I'd suggest engineering, nursing, and accounting, just off the top of my head. One problem in rural areas is that there may be only a few e...

5 years ago
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RE: Son-in-law wants to become a surveyor

@aliquot As said, I love surveying.?ÿ But it's tough, at least here in the rural NE.?ÿ I'm not going to move?ÿ to Boston.?ÿ And Burlington doesn't of...

5 years ago
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RE: I hate this

Used to be required on Mass Land Court plans.?ÿ Probably why this happens on a lot of Mass plans

5 years ago
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RE: New Guy from New Hampshire

Using your own equipment, under your own license, with knowledge of your employer.....of course

5 years ago
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RE: Interesting note on plat

May not stand up in court, but it's a start.?ÿ Probably going to get sued anyway, but at least there's a leg to stand on with this note.

5 years ago
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RE: Son-in-law wants to become a surveyor

@mike-a-horton I love surveying, but I wouldn't suggest it to my kids or many others.?ÿ The top salaries are lower than other professions.?ÿ The work...

5 years ago
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