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RE: On the placing of nails in witness trees

SPCs do not trump a found original monument, and I'd argue an obliterated monument reset using witness accessories also trumps SPCs.?ÿ That being said...

4 years ago
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RE: 3 to 4 month backlog

I've worked with?ÿ a dozen or so Fresno State grads over the years and they were all top notch.?ÿ As we became friends I asked them why they joined ou...

4 years ago
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RE: First Flight

Flew a lot in the '70s.?ÿ Dad had a Cessna 182.?ÿ My favorites were Turbo Beaver float planes, Twin Otters, Dash-8s and JetRanger helicopters.?ÿ A few...

4 years ago
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RE: Testy Attorneys

@bill93?ÿ A lawyer friend of mine told me if he's sitting on the toilet and thinking about a case it's billable time.

4 years ago
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RE: plan folding

@geoff-ashworth?ÿ Dunno if it's still so, but one County I worked in required plan submittals be folded in a certain way or they wouldn't accept them....

4 years ago
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RE: How is centerline, and stationing defined?

I worked for County & State DOT organizations for 25 years and monumentation of R/W is very low on their punch list; concrete, asphalt, earthwork,...

4 years ago
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RE: Precision Altimeter ?

Wow, never heard of such a thing, probably because it's targeting the construction industry.?ÿ It's essentially a glorified water level with key impro...

4 years ago
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RE: Precision Altimeter ?

A High Precision Altimeter won't do the job.?ÿ "It should be possible to determine elevations of field stations with an average error of less than 2 f...

4 years ago
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RE: Centerline

In my twenties 40 years ago I was quite the bus rider.?ÿ I went from Miami to Seattle with no layovers which curiously passed through Chicago. The rou...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar ephemeris

@larry-scott?ÿ I stand corrected.

4 years ago
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RE: Residuals plot

That graphic example works great if you have one angle/distance blunder and can isolate the problem to a single observation & reobserve, been ther...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar ephemeris

I'm very confused concerning your question.?ÿ ?ÿMirror ?ÿcoronagraph (MICA) daily images at several observatories measure ?ÿthe inner solar corona wit...

4 years ago
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RE: Minor Site Plan

Hm, I've only performed a topographic/existing conditions and/or boundary survey for developers.?ÿ If subdivision is contemplated of course my role co...

4 years ago
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RE: Liability

Woo-hoo, I've done the same in State ROW, State & National Parks and even Military bases.?ÿ The key is to get in and out within minutes so the loc...

4 years ago
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RE: Liability

CalTrans has a permitting process if you set foot on their ROW while surveying, administered at the District level.?ÿ Haven't a clue on fees.?ÿ In man...

4 years ago
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RE: Certificate of Compliance Rejected

Been down that road.?ÿ An ancient lot merger/transaction which upon modern survey is noncompliant by a few hundredths.?ÿ Not our job; time for the app...

4 years ago
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RE: Old Surveys

I've been blessed by only working in recording States so when the rare phone call asks me for my records I'll quote Book & Page or ROS # and direc...

4 years ago
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RE: Time required to observation

Yikes establishing vertical control using GPS constrained by OPUS position(s) 550km away for a residential subdivision is insane.?ÿ Concerning drainag...

4 years ago
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RE: Troglodyte rant from the cave

I'm a Luddite too.?ÿ Never bought a new car, presently own a 2000 2 door Hyundai Accent base model @ 180k and a 2002 Wrangler 2 door with the inline 6...

4 years ago
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RE: Just an FYI, related to stolen vehicles, and key fobs

A serious?ÿ misstatement in this video is that the RKE fob is "always" transmitting its signal.?ÿ That would kill the fob battery in a matter of days....

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