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Larry Best
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Joined: October 12, 2010 5:26 am
Topics: 58 / Replies: 677
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RE: Tips for avoiding big mistakes

My biggest mistake in 22 years from a liability aspect was on a topo, where I thought the liability would be less, but maybe that's why I f**d up.?ÿ ...

3 years ago
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RE: Things you wish youƒ??d known long ago

When did we start buying plastic bags to put our garbage in? At one time I found that idea offensive. Now?

4 years ago
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RE: Tips for avoiding big mistakes

Recorded surveys here have to include a legal description for each parcel.?ÿ After writing the legal, I print it out, then use it to draw the parcel ...

4 years ago
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RE: Rising Cost of Doing Business

Is my understanding correct that in a Recording State a paper Record of Survey is added to a file for each parcel whenever a surveyor does anything co...

4 years ago
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RE: Text mask problem.

CDC tells me now that I'm vaccinated I don't need the mask but I still have the same problem.?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Nervous about possible scam

Email is definitely not secure. Mine was recently hacked, probably because my password wasn't very good. The bots trying to hack into email accounts a...

4 years ago
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RE: MA Count

I didn't see any MA licenses living in the VI. When my renewal came up last summer,?ÿ the BOR was shut down and I couldn't get their website to work. ...

4 years ago
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RE: GNSS Offset?

@larry-scott?ÿ ?ÿ Shared Solutions for DL3595 and DL 3598?ÿ say observed 2020-12-02

4 years ago
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RE: GNSS Offset?

To further complicate this, the construction co. surveyors miss my work by N 0.8', E 0.0'.?ÿ But I found that there are 2 OPUS Share points right nex...

4 years ago
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RE: Oddball street names

Many streets in the Virgin Island have the old Danish names. Both St. Thomas and St. John have Centerline Road. St. John has Fry Fish Road and Pocke...

4 years ago
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RE: World's first ship tunnel

Maybe if they had a few less containers, they could see where they were going.?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Covid vaccine

My wife & I got our 2 shots of Pfizer in January. No side affects at all for either of us.?ÿ But one thing about it bothers me. At the risk of se...

4 years ago
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RE: From Surveying for Beginners...

I too like working with engineers.?ÿ I never much liked working FOR engineers.?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Realtors, and Recertify with new date

Lawyer for the buyer "Larry, that's a steep price for an update of a survey you did 2 years ago. You know, you we can close this with a owner's affida...

4 years ago
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RE: How many of yƒ??all own an EV?

An EV might seem ideal for a small tropical island like St. John. Plenty of sun, expensive gas (about $1/gal. above mainland), nowhere to go further t...

4 years ago
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RE: Fun activities to keep elders busy! Today, Colonoscopy!!!!

What I remember most was the big rack of plumbing mounted on the wall. It went as well as could be expected (at Cleveland Clinic, FL)?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: GNSS Offset?

I'll just move mine to match. It's kind of backward - construction has started but no one knows where the property lines are, so easement acquisition ...

4 years ago
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RE: Anyone Still Using Kern Centering-Rod Tripods for Real Work?

@jim-frame?ÿ ?ÿ I have a DKM2 that I got from someone on this board about 6-8 years ago. It's perfect except the prisms inside have some coating on th...

4 years ago
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RE: 1% error from Dc measurement to field

I know what it is. It's Danish feet.?ÿ?ÿ From Wikipedia: The?ÿDanes?ÿstarted with a?ÿsystem of units?ÿbased on a Greek?ÿpous?ÿ("foot") of 308.4 mill...

4 years ago
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