@frozennorth no, that has not been a problem.

I am not quite the guy you want to hear from, but I bought a Geodimeter in 1999. It was a great gun! I hoped it would last until I packed it in (that ...

Good tips.?ÿ Here is another one: if you are crawling around on concrete footings 'pinning' corners, get some good knee pads, and use them! Ken

In case I am not the only one living under a rock; per Google: IANAL is a Usenet and chat abbreviation (initialism) for the expansion "I am not a law...

Some good advise so far.?ÿ Check with your insurance agent and your attorney.?ÿ These are busy times, is the risk really worth it to you if they go el...

@thebionicman?ÿ "FIRM panels don't tell us where flooding will happen. They tell insurance companies the rating to establish premiums. Hence the name...

Welcome. I went to Paul Smiths (72) too, and I still use my Zeiss level on occasion. Ken ?ÿ

@rankin_file?ÿ I have not heard that term in a long time; it brought a chuckle. We do lots of tree surveys in this part of NY.?ÿ I use 12 10 6 6?ÿ tr...

@jaro I think you have nailed it.?ÿ BStrand - Look on the underside, it should be hollow, with slots on the end for the cable and there are (may?ÿ ha...

be sure to watch to the end!

Very well done! ?ÿ thanks. ?ÿ

as simple as those times seemed, we still lost data!?ÿ I was pulled in from the field and was given a complicated road system with lots of curves to c...

As much as I used to enjoy drafting, I would not want to go back.?ÿ I was a wiz with my big mylar protractor and scale with the taped flag to hold the...

I've never used the Kern tripods, but there is a firm in Putnam Co. NY using them and they do excellent work. Ken

My first thought in reading this is to remember when that voice in your head says something is wrong, LISTEN TO THAT VOICE! Some good advice has been...