I'm in no way against carrying a firearm for protection, but I find an extra crew member is more useful as it is a form of deterrent. I like to chat ...

Everyone gets thrown to the wolves eventually so there's no point in doing it on purpose. Just like your generation was different from your teacher's...

I've had decent luck getting 811 locates by telling them I'm planning on pounding a 24" long piece of rebar in the ground.

Start calling Carlson/Leica dealers and you might get lucky or find someone in the shop who knows a guy who knows a guy.

@aliquot To be clear, I am only talking about retracement surveys and not subdivisions. Mandatory recording provides the impetus for future exploi...

I've found scribed Xs but won't set them without a witness monument or for a traverse or turning point. I've stopped setting monuments within public ...

I performed a survey similar to what you've described and ended up deciding that there was no better evidence than the house. I had parol evidence fr...

Just the change from PLSS to Colonial must be a bit overwhelming. I have no experience in the PLSS, but from what little I've learned on this forum y...

This could have been avoided if Tennessee land surveyors didn't have the the self defeating idea that surveys shouldn't be recorded?ÿ?ÿ ?ÿ I think...

@norman-oklahoma?ÿ Thanks for sharing the plats.?ÿ I love the narrative, particularly the procedure and monument table.?ÿ I've?ÿ considered providing...

I can see how this would be difficult if you're not used to dealing with lots that have never been surveyed or monumented.?ÿ How long ago was it logge...

What a joke.?ÿ As if anyone has time to speak with a dozen people after, hopefully, being paid for the survey.?ÿ My letter will consist of the text of...

Take some comfort in the thousands of folks working at waste water treatment plants, without masks, who go on to live long lives.?ÿ If you're convince...

I recently reviewed some processed data from a site where a PLS had provided bad GCP data.?ÿ Relative to itself, the data was +- 2ft horizontal.?ÿ Ver...

GCPs are located to a high degree of accuracy relative to the themselves and often the SPCS or local datum.?ÿ Checks are not inaccurate but tend to be...

@aliquot?ÿ I'd be interested in discussing this with a lender specializing in commercial real estate.?ÿ I've performed a good amount of ALTAs and the...

I think all that adding a a name does is reduces the steps the named party needs to go through The key word is "all".?ÿ I don't minimize or devalue ...

Yes, I adjust them frequently based on my needs at the time.?ÿ Usually I set them in Trimble Access based on the class survey I'm performing.?ÿ Class ...