> There was a huge amount of mental energy devoted to coming up with patentable designs for barbed wire.No kidding. Between 1853 and 1897 there wer...
Frentress.Frentress Split Diamond, Patent No. 171008, December 14, 1875 by Henry N. Frentress of Dunleith, IllinoisVery similar is Scutt’s Arrow Plate...
Is the Darwin Award Legitimate?I used the phrase "Darwin Award" to attract attention, but, as my friend Bill correctly points out, to be eligible for ...
A Water Tower for the Urban SurveyorsOne of my favorite water towers is located in Gaffney, Georgia.From this angle, it looks like a giant peach.From ...
I have a waywiser ...> So 1,650,000,000 feet. The thing would have fallen apart long before you could have pushed it that far.Not to mention a fai...
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Cadillac DesertCadillac Desert by Marc Reisner, published in 1986 and revised in 1993, is an interesting read about water policy and land development ...
Surveyors Historical Society would also be interested. Email me if you don't find any other takers.
> At one point Lincoln discusses the compass he used during his surveying days. "A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it’ll – it’ll point you...
Meeting up todayLunch with David Ingram at Fox Boro Sports Tavern in Naples, Florida.(That's the SurveyorConnect logo on the phone.)
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James Randi with the 2013 Mayan calendar. Guess the Mayans haven't heard the news.
Very sorry to hear this. My condolences to Sinc's family and friends. I hope their good memories will give them comfort and bring them peace.
It won't matter, after HOT FRIDAY!James Randi with a 2013 Mayan calendar. Apparently, the Mayans didn't get the memo.
> Also, I would like to list my credentials as PLS, PE, as I am a surveyor first and foremost. I am not sure how it works in NJ though.I don't hav...
