There is a fair amount of elasticity in the industry about what information is gathered in the course of underground utility location. I am a fan of s...

The first scanner I saw was the size of a old fashioned TV, these new ones are smaller than camcorders were then. It makes a nice focal point for a pi...

Gregg Gaffney, post: 345493, member: 1111 wrote: I appreciate the feedback. I have to say in an overall sense I was more impressed with the Lieca and ...

The most helpful advice I have received regarding field notes is that they should tell a story. I use notes to record what I found, used and did, who ...

Out here the term "shiner" would be standard, if it did not have a number you would call it a washer, if it were numbers down you would call it a shin...

We run open open traverses through LS in tunnel work. The control points themselves are bolted and braced c-channel with a 5/8th threaded bolt and are...

Would have been easier on paper. Norman Oklahoma, post: 342314, member: 9981 wrote: Would you find any value is giving that test to a potential employ...

A plastic rebar cap on the end of the rod works as well, can even let a couple 100ths of the rod tip through for when you want to tie something with t...

Well that sounds pretty frustrating, perhaps you should try something more practical.

Perhaps the bridge is old and the column is new with demo of the bridge deck to take place as they put in the replacement.

CL roadbed vs CL structure discrepancy, sidewalk on one side throws it off.

Here is the best resource I know of Workbook TOC If you can do the workbook you should be able to pass the test IMO. Field time would help to get you...

I would be happy if the wetland biologists would make their flags a bit easier to find, I have followed some that seemed to crawl on their belly and p...

Also, it seems like everyone is talking about BIM now a days, do you use bim or calculate points from the plans and then use either a point stake or p...

Lots of geometry there. Thanks for sharing!

Travel time plus millage is the standard around here. As a field guy the only time I have seen my hours not billed is when standing by on office screw...

The TS12 tracks better than the 1200 guns.

Tom Wilson, post: 338942, member: 247 wrote: Yes all of the above BUT it won't cut line, buy coffee or clean the truck. When my last helper left, repl...

Threads can still be hijacked in this format, it just requires reading the thread to follow. For me the thing that forums need to be enjoyable is the ...

I had a friend in IT who would get calls at all hours related to tech support. If the call took less than 15 minutes he got payed for an hour, if it t...