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Larry Best
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Joined: October 12, 2010 5:26 am
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RE: In like a lion, out like a lamb

I haven't seen water in it's solid state for more than 20 years now, outside of a drinking glass. But next monday my wife and I are going to Cleveland...

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RE: Get Kids Into Survey -- should we become a sponsor?

The sloth is my favorite animal as well as my favorite virtue, but I'm not sure it's the best cartoon character to promote surveying.?ÿ

3 years ago
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RE: Roundabout

20 years ago the busiest intersection on St. John had to go. Trucks all had to back up to get through it. The Fed. Highway Engineers held meetings and...

3 years ago
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RE: Old school skills

Yes to all but the GPS. I didnƒ??t touch a survey GPS until about 4 years ago. How about this one? Plotting on linen with a pen plotter for Massachus...

3 years ago
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RE: Surveying Tattoos

I've surveyed lots of things, but never a tatoo.

3 years ago
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RE: How's business?

Real Estate sales on this island are already up over 100% over any previous year.?ÿ So, yes I'm taking only the jobs I want to do.?ÿ

3 years ago
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RE: I'm interested in practical geometry, including surveying and mapping

@camilla?ÿ No, why would I subject myself to fear. I also do not like tall cliffs or buildings. But I'm fine with airplanes or sailboat mastheads. Go...

3 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

Reflectorless? Extra setups and extra time. Client provides scaffolding? They won't want to do that.?ÿ

3 years ago
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RE: I'm interested in practical geometry, including surveying and mapping

I owe a good part of my career in surveying to my high school geometry teacher. I almost flunked everything else but aced geometry. It was the teacher...

3 years ago
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RE: Staking a Concrete Pad for Residential

I stake big complicated houses on 50-70% grades a lot. One house I staked for excavation 4 times before they got the first footing poured. Big house, ...

3 years ago
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RE: Title problem due to access

HC, that's an interesting idea. The adjoiner was interested in buying the lot at one time. They might be agreeable, but it would mess up their title a...

3 years ago
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RE: Title problem due to access

I will suggest trying other Title Co's. This manager has been handling the family's land for many decades, but things are tighter now and ownership o...

3 years ago
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RE: Typo of the day

A drawing I made included a septic tank and a leech pit. The customer called and said "are you telling me that on my property there is a pit full of l...

3 years ago
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RE: My mouth can still get me in trouble...

Despite media reports of more people being confrontational to the point of being as***es, I find myself having less of these incidents.?ÿ Maybe living...

3 years ago
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RE: 10' 1" Under Sidewalk

Maybe from previous work he believed it to be there. But the depth to the inch implies he saw the gun barrel and the sidewalk at the same time.?ÿ

3 years ago
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RE: Fall has fell

Hurricane season is more than half over!

3 years ago
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RE: Lately I have been curious about the Universe and how small we are

Heard on NPR recently: "Our universe is like one slice of bread in a cosmic loaf". So if you think you have your head around how big the universe is, ...

3 years ago
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RE: On the philosophy of chainsaws

I bought an electric saw after the hurricanes left tons of fallen trees and branches in the woods. It worked great but I don't need it much now that a...

3 years ago
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