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Topics: 3 / Replies: 84
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RE: Steel Tape Correction Assumptions

Back in the early 80's doing Florida DOT contracts we used to compare our Lufkin Highway Tapes to an invar Babbit(?) tape at "assumed" 68F with tensio...

10 years ago
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RE: Ho Ho Ho

Nice. Way more than I need but nice just the same. I'm teething on a John Deere 650 right now. We are using the sonar setup on our grader right now b...

10 years ago
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RE: Gas Price in Your State

$2.59/9 in Gainesville, FL.

10 years ago
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RE: Wharever Happened To Windows 9, AKA Threshhold?

Mistaking later versions for 95 or 98 seems unlikely for machines. The internal number that software installations check for is different from the mar...

10 years ago
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RE: PHANTOM LINES AND BOX

I think it's called "flyover, object snapping". At least that is what IntelliCAD refers to it as. It never seems to "snap" to what I want either. Anot...

10 years ago
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RE: Monuments and the Law

Thank you for posting this LRDay. The fact that it endorses my feelings on "pin cushion surveyors" does not diminish its underlying wisdom.:good:

10 years ago
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RE: Poll - What sidearm do you carry?

My avatar from the 80's is carrying a 6".22mag. In the 90's I carried a 4".357mag. Now I carry a much lighter and smaller Taurus Millenium PT-145 (.45...

10 years ago
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RE: Witness Monuments

Witless MonumentsI like that. This always gets me wound up so ... yeah witless fits perfectly.:beer:

10 years ago
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RE: Some Photos from the Alaska field season

Thanks for sharing some of the best photos I've seen full stop :beer: :beer: :beer: :pizza: :beer: :beer:

10 years ago
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RE: World's Smallest Traverse? good misclose too.

Thank you Conrad and Kent.You have both increased my wisdom.:beer:

10 years ago
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RE: Heat Shimmer with Robotics

500' is way outside the box. At 250'-300' confidence tapers dramatically.Treat it like the bench run it is. You are setting random elev on a hub at ea...

10 years ago
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RE: Elevation

117' on the "Great Sandy Ridge" of Florida. In north Marion county.The ridge runs from approx Valdosta, GA through Lake City, Gainesville, Ocala FL pe...

10 years ago
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RE: Heat shimmer

Very astute Paden.The ~620-680nm wavelength laser on that EDM cares not one tittle for convective refraction.It is only we lowly I-men who suffer this...

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RE: Heat Shimmer with Robotics

I have not had any problems but from your question I must assume that you are robo traversing with legs in excess of 600ft.Just make sure to stay on t...

10 years ago
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RE: Where have all the Surveyors gone?

This topic comes around now and then like a homeless dog looking for love. We all put in our $0.02 and move on.Surveying is dead. We're just licking t...

10 years ago
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RE: Ambiguous Easement Note?

I Believe It Is ClearLuke has provided a clear explanation on this. Verbiage trumps depiction. I second Luke.:good:

10 years ago
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RE: Well, hello!

/rant onI am sure that this is not the end of this behavior. Just how long until we are declared "redundant" at the closing table. Title Insurance Cos...

10 years ago
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RE: pic from the field

That is a very nice photo. Thanks for sharing.:good:

10 years ago
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RE: What's Special About This T2?

Well... It don't have those ugly lugs bolted to the top for EDM mounting.:-D

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