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RE: Salty adventure

Several reasons: Slow charge rates above 80%. For example, if it takes about an hour to charge from 40% to 80% on a 220V system, it'll take another ...

3 years ago
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RE: Under Promise ~ Over Deliver

Unfortunately land surveying is like automobile repair in that you have to keep your crew billing 40 hours a week or you'll sink and most clients want...

3 years ago
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RE: A Bad day for Ink Markers

Lumber pencil and a pocketknife.?ÿ Truly permanent for stakes that might not be used 'till next spring, works in the rain, tip doesn't wear out and be...

3 years ago
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RE: Revocation of License or Board Discipline

I can only think of two.?ÿ One was a grandfathered PE who became the County Surveyor and actually bartered favorable survey work including moving orig...

3 years ago
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RE: Published Coordinates for Section Corners

Whut??ÿ Coordinates are fabulous for searching but finding the original monument or restoring an obliterated corner position from accessories trumps a...

3 years ago
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RE: Ring Ring

I'll intercede here, but 10 years after getting licensed if you haven't risen to an employee situation @ 120k/yr including pension and health benefits...

3 years ago
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RE: Survey Textbook Author Pile-On

I consider Wattles and Brown definitive?ÿ and have adhered to their judgements for a fifty year career without repercussions.?ÿ Although I've several ...

3 years ago
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RE: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

I concur.?ÿ I'd emphasize interstellar distances, even for weightless photons at the speed of light involve light-years of delay, and anything that ha...

3 years ago
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RE: Anger management for surveyors

@mkennedy?ÿ Could have been worse. I was nine years old and my mother was driving me to some appointment in our '64 Jeep Wagoneer (pre seat belt era) ...

3 years ago
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RE: Refusal.....

Was surveying 19 miles of P-Line for a proposed County road through undeveloped high country and were required to set a hub&tack at every instrume...

3 years ago
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RE: Worth $40?

Had a couple Brit bikes before I saw the light and went Honda.?ÿ Lucas, the prince of darkness.

3 years ago
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RE: Forest Service Job

You will have no ability to purchase/upgrade, personnel and ability to hire.?ÿ As a new hire Party Chief, PLS, etc., those tasks are way above your pa...

3 years ago
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RE: Forest Service Job

I worked for a large State agency for a while and after a few weeks observed more than a few coworkers were pretty much worthless, away from their des...

3 years ago
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RE: Worth $40?

Hey you folks are pooping on pop here but really a simple pocket disto good to 1/8" could be useful for condo surveys and possibly other tasks.?ÿ Thei...

3 years ago
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RE: How to market one's self as an Independent Contractor

I too worked for the government (25 years, half my career) where moonlighting was permitted,?ÿ what you do on your own time is your business.?ÿ Severa...

3 years ago
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RE: Lehto's Law, and adverse possession

?ÿI've been following Lehto's Law for a couple of years and probably seen 50 or so of his 15 minute youtubes.?ÿ He's a car expert and a few of his vid...

3 years ago
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RE: PSA tiny tick bite

I surveyed in the PNW & AK but never detected one tick bite or got infected.?ÿ My sister in the same clime has to strip down and inspect after eve...

3 years ago
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RE: Title Company

Well then the title insurance company is liable for their ancient error.?ÿ That's what insurance is about, an actuarial examination of risk and the hu...

3 years ago
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RE: Title Company

@holy-cow?ÿ Sorry if I'm being repetitive and realize I work in States with a strong Title Company presence.?ÿ I'll just march down you assertions and...

3 years ago
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