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Topics: 5 / Replies: 39
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RE: Long term employees-

I've been with my current employer for two weeks. I had over 21 years with my previous one, or about 8 years too many.

7 years ago
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RE: Need a bit of career advice

If you are looking to own your own firm one day, I would skip the less than reputable company. I am considering what I expect will be an offer from a...

8 years ago
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RE: Someone in Western Kentucky is Starving

Travel time would take up half that price and the other half would cover the travel time back to set pins.

8 years ago
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RE: 9:30 AM Rant

This is a continuous rant for me. Plans just plain suck. I think I saw it here, they aren't prepared to build anything from anymore, just to get a p...

8 years ago
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RE: Clients make life interesting

The plan was signed by the client on behalf of his LLS as the sole owner of the property to be consolidated. The deeds conveying the property to his...

8 years ago
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RE: Clients make life interesting

The client signed on behalf of his LLC buying the property. So far everyone seems to feel the same as I do. The plan should never have been recorded....

8 years ago
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RE: Clients make life interesting

The subdivision plan was signed and sealed, the ALTA we prepared for them was not along with other notes to show it was not official. The subdivision...

8 years ago
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RE: Useless Minor Subdivision Plat

We had one that was the remaining land of several subdivisions. The owner couldn't get insurance because there was no recorded description of only th...

8 years ago
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RE: Rights of Access for Surveyors

Unless something has changed without my knowledge, we do not have the right of entry in PA. If we are doing a survey in a residential neighborhood we...

8 years ago
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RE: What happened to the respected surveyor???

I believe it was stated earlier and agree, it is the general public's lack of knowledge. I have taken calls telling me it shouldn't take but half an ...

8 years ago
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RE: E-mail Ring-Ring (redacted to protect the innocent)

The three landowners were three separate individuals. Everything was prepared,approved and whatnot with the understanding our client would be purchas...

8 years ago
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RE: E-mail Ring-Ring (redacted to protect the innocent)

My ALTA story for the day is a little different but still left me scratching my head. Client had us do three ALTAs on adjoining lots, three different...

8 years ago
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RE: Unseated Land in PA

Is there any evidence on site that there is a conflict between it and the parcel you are working on? Maybe the adjoining landowner can provide some in...

8 years ago
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RE: Technology watch, where are we headed?

I already know people who have gotten the Lat & Long from the county GIS and used a store-bought Garmin to mark their corner.

8 years ago
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RE: Civil 3D and Description (NOT POINT CODE) Labels

To do that in C3D 2010 I would set my description key code to "RB" and have the description set to "Capped Rebar $1). As long as you enter it into the...

8 years ago
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RE: How do you bid a Topographic Survey?

For our company, I use a spreadsheet and enter in the information. For topo, I go by the acreage with different types of property be it residential, ...

8 years ago
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RE: Someone in Western Kentucky is Starving

We gave a price a few years ago between $20,000 - $25000 for six separate parcels about 4 hours away. They went with the company doing it for $6000. ...

8 years ago
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RE: That's What I Get For Being Sociable

There is name for that. I'd tell you what it is but there aren't enough punctuation marks on my keyboard.

8 years ago
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RE: Civil3D Point Styles

Honestly, I have yet to create a block on my own, just use the standard ones we have on the server at the office. I don't think it matters what the s...

8 years ago
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