> Is there any value of old/previous (mortgage) surveys?Possibly some value to another mortgage surveyor in your area. Those other people you menti...

> It needs to be in January 3, 2011.If not for the schedule I would suggest coordinating with a photogrammetrist for this.

> Why are we grounding our Fleet? I didn't hear about this.Why? Because the newest one is 18 yrs old. The oldest is 26. Only 3 more flights, maximu...

> Didn't someone come up with a pole that held 2 prisms? You shot the 2 prisms and it would calculate for you, the XYZ at the end of the pole...Tha...

> Wouldn't there be a certain "swaying in the breeze factor" to compensate for?Not sure, but that may be some guy wires I see bracing the "tower".

> That's a good one.If it's too deep and dark to see well- When the flagging is slightly below the top of the pipe you can lift the rod a little an...

Eyeball the pipe and guess. Then tie a wrap of flagging around the level rod at the point you guess will correspond to the top of the pipe. Put the bo...

Low cost version - a steel builders square and a roll of duct tape to attach it to the rod. Measure the invert, then the top and subtract. Remember to...

> I am pretty sure we can do 50 to 60 per day easily after thinking about it. 1 every 5 minutes with about 10 minutes out of every hour for distra...

> It will only get used a couple of times a year for this type thing. Looking at sinking a 1/4" holes a couple of tenths deep into poured concrete...

> Well turns out I have a K&E that I used in college in 1972...When I was in the 8th grade the science teacher handed them out and we spent a p...

On-call Services contract> Looking through my contracts file, here are some other terms used for the same type of arrangement...One of my clients d...

> ... for an on going services hourly contract?The phrase we use around here is "on-call services".

> Anybody know where to get a pair of those drywaller stilt's, cheap?;-) That what that orange box is for.

> What's distressing about this is they are dictating the fee.Evidently the client has a bid in hand but would prefer to use 6th PM. At least he is...

> .... We surveyed this tract and gave the engineering firm a drawing and description....Chances are that the department that finalized the acquis...

Oh No -- Not a Monument Box!> I always dread digging down a foot through pavement and finding a box cover. I beg to differ. That's like striking a ...