@holy-cow Right. With a Dixie cup of water in the morning at home before work and nothing else all day in 100 degree weather.

Indeed. Annoying like a hand grenade with the pin half pulled rolling around on the back seat floorboard. He’d be semi-humanoid and then BAM he’s call...

@holy-cow - Yeah, I found it interesting that folks who had met him said he was actually a pleasant and seemingly sane guy to visit with... very contr...

Ted Dura referred to Paul Plutae as "pull-toy". At the time I thought "what a stupid and childish insult". Yet decades later I remember it.

Now that they've posted his obit, here's a copy/paste of the text (I couldn't edit my original post to add it) I've surveyed in Oregon for 50 years ...

I passed my LSIT in 1986 thanks in part to his Mathematics of Land Surveying book. It also had good advice on test taking. RIP Ted, and thanks

Right right. Good chance didn't run past the 1/4* on the random line and then pencil whipped the notes to indicate they ran the entire mile to the eas...

I agree with @bill93 and @pls8xx that he indicates he took the temporary stake and moved it north to the true line, 25 links (1/2 the distance of th...

Shelby Griggs sent me thisobit for Jerry

Northern, I’m glad you’re doing well. Hang in there! To expound on the Oregon law that Mark posted, there’s a nuance in the wording that Oregon surv...

Paul - You aren't requiring ownership of a giant German Shepherd dog... I presume you supply one out of the company stable? I'm glad y'all state th...

@norman-oklahoma Mark, For some perspective, the "any information or requirement that is or may be subject to administrative change or variance b...

I agree. Plats (land divisions) that are recorded at the clerk's office (and a copy at the surveyor's office) are required to be 18"X24" in Oregon but...

I snooped around a little trying to find any references to Wiest and irrigation projects in Sheridan County (where he was County Surveyor for a while ...

Wow. Those would be fantastic to see. A potentially great historical resource as regards old roads, settlement, etc. If that was done here, and such s...

I still have my 3 ring binder notebook from when I took the class in 1989. The handouts included all the pertinent statutes, case law research example...