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Joined: July 2, 2010 9:11 pm
Last seen: November 17, 2024 3:10 pm
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RE: How many retired surveyors keep their license active?

I will be "officially retired" on January 1, 2020. By "officially" I mean that I will have ZERO current licenses. I let my Wyoming expire years ago, m...

5 years ago
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RE: Weather Forecast for December 25-----share yours

About 3 inches last night, and still snowing lightly. Temp. a balmy 26?ø F. HoHoHo 🙂

5 years ago
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RE: Speaking of State Plane...

WOW! Very cool. I hope to have some time this winter to dig into this puppy. Thanks, Loyal

5 years ago
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RE: Weather Forecast for December 25-----share yours

High 27?øF, Low 10?øF, Cloudy, 50% chance of snow. ?ÿ

5 years ago
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RE: Submit a Christmas music video here

55 years! It seems like longer to me (sometimes). I saw the Beach Boys @ Lagoon several times in the 60s, along with some amazing "backup" groups.

5 years ago
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RE: State Plane Coordinates

Lost? No, I don't believe that is the proper terminology. Obliterated! Yes, but with conflicting "ties" to extant accessories (ie. nearby Corner Monum...

5 years ago
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RE: State Plane Coordinates

I agree with ya buddy. When I started to "seriously" deal with SPC data (and projects) back in the mid-70s, it was a bit of a grind. But nothing that ...

5 years ago
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RE: R.I.P. Mr. Red Top Optima 34R

Fired up like a champ this afternoon in the driveway, again @ Wally World (Printer ink), and again @ Kate's (Geezer Club Meeting). Home now building a...

5 years ago
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RE: R.I.P. Mr. Red Top Optima 34R

I'm going to ride the wave as long as I can. If it makes it through this winter, then it'll probably see 14 years (hell, it might out live me). I'll b...

5 years ago
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RE: California banking rules

A common topic of the "geezer club" is the fact that a $20 bill would pretty much cover the weekend back when we graduated from High School. According...

5 years ago
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RE: California banking rules

Look on the bright side Bruce, if it had been a $50, they'd have probably given you a colonoscopy! A $100 bill would probably have involved a trip to ...

5 years ago
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RE: R.I.P. Mr. Red Top Optima 34R

The Original (OEM) battery in my 2007 (delivered in October 2006) FJ Cruiser is still doing what it has always done (start the FJ) even on sub-zero da...

5 years ago
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RE: History of the Rectangular Survey System

When it first came out the BLM Public Room (Utah) was selling them for $10, I snapped one up right then and there. Loyal

5 years ago
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RE: Rialroad Curve problem

Leon, It appears to be a Searles Spiral, therefore the "spiral" is actually a compounding series of 5 simple (circular) curves, each one having a chor...

5 years ago
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RE: USFS plaques

Technically they are probably US Government Property, so I dunno bout selling them...

5 years ago
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RE: USFS plaques

Roger that! Back in my USFS days we only put those on recovered "original BTs," but I suppose that the contrary can be shown. If (maybe BIG IF) the Be...

5 years ago
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RE: USFS plaques

Only if they're nailed to a Bearing Tree!

5 years ago
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RE: High tech piling on

@mathteacher "So owning a Chromebook is a lot like owning a cat; you have to have a lot of self-confidence." I've been told that cats don't have own...

5 years ago
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