@bstrand indeed. And if they knew about this, why no tell me.

I use static only. It was the only technology available when I started. Still valid. Two antennas to collect data at ideally four-hour duration, and...

Here is another story. We surveyed a property, and the owner, who had been fairly peacful, went absolutely crazy, ripping out stakes we had set alon...

I just tell them to call the police. There is no time or effort that will make crazy people not be crazy. On one project we were set up in the cente...

Whenever we see excessive flagging and paint on a corner mark, I am apt to say, 'That was done for the blind surveyors.'

We put tall stakes near the marks we set or find. The stakes do have flagging on them tied tight with no dangling tails. We also record each map wit...

May expire in thirty days is what is written in my proposals. I don't know if that is typical.

I don't get annoyed when potential clients ask ignorant questions. I move on instead. An ignorant client is a potentially bad client. They don't tru...

@jim-in-az exactly!

@peter-lothian it's funny how the people that ask for a timeframe are usually the ones that wait the longest to return the signed contract. It also ...

Tough one, but I think like the others who think it's a fused bar, and pipe. Good luck with your investigation.

I asked AI if robots were planning to subjugate humanity and they said, "No, of course not."

Long ago I realized that software updates amount to extortion. The updated software simply moves the location of menu items, and hides commands while ...

Due, true, 0 degrees, and 90 degrees are all semantics. Every deed description can be interpretted or misinterpretted. What reall counts is the analys...

How about 'Thence due north 123.45 feet'?

@norman-oklahoma Thank you. I do always record the map. The cost is only slightly more than one hundred dollars. In our jurisdiction a map my b...

What about writing a short paragraph that simply refers to the survey map? I really don't see why a surveyor should be responsible for writing a 'lega...