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MightyMoe
MightyMoe
@mightymoe
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Joined: September 22, 2010 9:13 am
Last seen: June 8, 2026 1:58 pm
Topics: 990 / Replies: 9552
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RE: Error sources of a total station measurment

Unless you meant it in the subcategories comment, HI and OH measurements are two big ones. Calculation errors which can include bad entries for coordi...

2 years ago
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RE: plat setbacks vs restrictive convenants setbacks

Show what's record, that's what a surveyor can do. It's not a good idea to violate HOA, PUD, covenant rules for the homeowner. It's also not up to the...

2 years ago
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RE: Zoning Riddle

Most of these rules have variances that will negate some of the more obnoxious ones. If it's presented to the planner with a letter they may or may no...

2 years ago
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RE: Starnet Users

The second base as a check is checking a receiver above a point on the ground. It checks the receiver, but not the point. To do that will require redu...

2 years ago
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RE: City Dedicating Land to Itself

There are many pumping stations/POD's/wells/treatment plants that fall outside the city limits yet are still owned by the city. In that case the road ...

2 years ago
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RE: Odd Rate Schedule

Some rate schedules are a result of negotiations with a major client. I've got over a half dozen rate schedules, at this point I only use three; it de...

2 years ago
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RE: NCEES work experience

I don't look at the obituaries, too many are younger than I am. 🙁

2 years ago
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RE: Why me

I've got one of those. As far as I can figure out no monuments were ever set by the original surveyor. I was dumb enough about 25 years ago to go out ...

2 years ago
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RE: Landlocked parcel

More like $2k for the property covering back taxes and get $2.2k back in a few months.

2 years ago
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RE: Sometimes you have to educate your potential clients

The 4 rules for engineers: 1. Where does the water go? 2. Where does the water go? 3. Where does the water go? 4. There are no other rules.

2 years ago
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RE: Geoid 09 to Geoid 18 conversion

Whenever FEMA produces new maps, then the change will effectively happen. Until then,,,,,,,,,,,,, The maps have to go through a political process and ...

2 years ago
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RE: Landlocked parcel

I have a couple of buddies from HS and they will buy up Sherriff sales and then hope they get redeemed cause they have to be paid interest on the sale...

2 years ago
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RE: Landlocked parcel

I don't think anyone has mentioned this. Check out your redemption statutes. I wouldn't proceed with anything till the statutory time has passed if th...

2 years ago
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RE: Really?

2,000m was the point the old top mounted Topcon DMs would recycle on mid distance shots. Yeah, 6600' was a middling distance back when. I'm surprised...

2 years ago
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RE: Control/traversing Commandments?

It's nice to work in the big country where never a traverse is heard.

2 years ago
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RE: Landlocked parcel

The new deed should follow the enclosing parcels. Unless monuments were disturbed they should be held since they are probably originals. I would also ...

2 years ago
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RE: Landlocked parcel

It's good you picked it up. Since you're an adjacent owner you are the perfect person to buy it. Sherriff's deeds sometimes can't be usefully transfer...

2 years ago
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RE: Geoid 09 to Geoid 18 conversion

"I don’t understand why this is not done more often." We've had a few local issues with mis-alignments of Geoid Models. The OP was going to shift the ...

2 years ago
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RE: Geoid 09 to Geoid 18 conversion

From long time using GPS and elevation control: Geoid 03 was a huge improvement over previous models. Prior to the 03 model the only option was calibr...

2 years ago
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