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P.L.Parsons
@plparsons
Joined: July 1, 2010 5:31 pm
Topics: 19 / Replies: 733
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RE: An old Friend

As the man once said, what a long, strange trip it's been. It is always good to touch base with someone who helped you out in the past, when you can l...

10 years ago
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RE: Robotic Total Station

I own a Leica 1103 that has served me quite well for the past 5 years, and have run other identical units for almost 15 years. I've also run Geodimete...

10 years ago
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RE: Leica TCR1105 update

If you are interested, have a TCRA 1103 robotic setup with Hayes radios and a Ranger data collector that could be had. Email me at plp@zebra.net if in...

10 years ago
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RE: $%(*&@%# Cold Weather

Horrendous here, have 5 vehicles stuck in ditches within sight of my front door. As has been stated, we are ill equipt. Everyone that tried to get on ...

11 years ago
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RE: $%(*&@%# Cold Weather

Mobile area is at a standstill, according to my unofficial probe depths we got 5" between about 4:00 yesterday and about 5:00 this morning when I got ...

11 years ago
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RE: Do you speak southern?

85%, but then again I was born in Indiana.

11 years ago
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RE: Another Ring-Ring!

Survey insuranceMajor bummer, so sorry you went through that. The hassle of getting the chariot fixed pales in comparison to the trauma of the acciden...

11 years ago
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RE: Got our Low Power FM Radio Station approved!

Outstanding! Love to hear any win/win situations these days, who knows, maybe you have put the tools in the hands of the next Paul Harvey. Major kudos...

11 years ago
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RE: A Caterpillar scraper toward the two-man survey crew

What a tragedy. I'm sure every one of us has close call stories, know I have more than my share. I will say having been in one or two toolbox meetings...

11 years ago
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RE: Sanitary Sewer Manhole Invert Elevations

Ditto here, had a 2 meter GPS rod with a framing square bolted to it. If it was deeper than that, we just screwed another section to it. It was much e...

11 years ago
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RE: Pet Peeve - Leave my @#$% CAD Files alone

The very reason most smart contractors only recognize the paper set as contract documents. The flip side of the problem is when someone emails a copy ...

11 years ago
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RE: Ring Ring TTT

I've watched contractors build great quality stuff for years using sticks, rocks and plumb bobs. Sometimes what we think, what we say, what others hea...

11 years ago
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RE: Supplies in the Las Vegas area

Ditto for Monson, got all my stuff from them when I was there. Great folks and the local Leica guru (sorry I don't remember his name) was top notch.

11 years ago
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RE: Good Belts for Surveying

Psssst, check your local army/navy store and look for rigging straps. I had one for years until a 31" waist was no longer an option. If I recall, I cu...

11 years ago
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RE: Headrests and Hard hats.

Ditto, the hardhat goes in the seat when inside a vehicle. Common sense dictates the roof of the vehicle is far more protective than the hardhat.

11 years ago
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RE: Carlson 2013 w/Intellicad

Anyone watching Gunbroker.com has seen exactly that, .22 ammo that was bought in bulk for about 2 cents a round 6 years ago now selling for 15 and 20 ...

11 years ago
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RE: Surveying is .....

In the philosophical realm, art is subjective. I've always viewed what I personally do as a technical skill, in that it can be reliably reproduced by ...

11 years ago
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RE: Can your GPS give you a solid, fixed solution,

Nate, the sad but true fact is that RTK is a crapshoot in the woods. Wish it weren't so, have too much of my day that would be easier if I just took t...

11 years ago
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RE: So I was looking for a new total station

Does the case at hand have the front locks? I tend to leave the annoying tabs flapping in the breeze and find the front locks more than adequate.My ca...

11 years ago
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