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Rob Bachara
@rob-bachara
Joined: July 1, 2010 2:57 pm
Topics: 13 / Replies: 91
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RE: "True Corner"

Really?Were you the subdividing surveyor, or are you doing a retracement of the parcel? I was under the impression that our charge is not to "correct...

12 years ago
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RE: "True Corner"

He should have set one at the true corner and pulled the other two. Isn't that what his client hired him to do?

12 years ago
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RE: Client Wants to Create A Pin Farm

Just because you think it's bogus doesn't make it so. It means that you have a difference of opinion with the guy who put it there. What if you can'...

12 years ago
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RE: Client Wants to Create A Pin Farm

Just because you say it's not a monument doesn't mean that some else does.

12 years ago
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RE: Client Wants to Create A Pin Farm

From IL:(b) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and knowingly to remove, destroy, injure, or displace any geodetic control monument or prope...

12 years ago
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RE: Client Wants to Create A Pin Farm

I thought I'd get a lot more replies after lobbing that one in there.

12 years ago
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RE: Client Wants to Create A Pin Farm

Talk them into a flagged hub at the "true" corner instead; did that recently. At least then they can see what's going on without causing problems dow...

12 years ago
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RE: $698 for ALTA with Topo

You made a key point; engineering and surveying. I've worked for more than 1 company where surveying was the loss leader. It's hard to compete with ...

12 years ago
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RE: Footwear

2 years ago I bought a pair of Carolina Grizzly boots (Made in the USA). I liked them a lot better than Red Wings. I just checked, and apparently th...

12 years ago
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RE: Calculated Section Corners

I just did one where I came within 0.16' of a 1970 survey by a local guy who is long gone (but well respected by the "old timers"). Every time I've f...

12 years ago
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RE: Leaders in Carlson 2012 with Intellicad 7.1

Fight through it; I know it's the little things that really can peeve you off when you start using Carlson w/ ICAD. They will soon become habit. I d...

12 years ago
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RE: My favorite subdivision plat

Andy,That looks like either Lake Holiday or one of the old subs along the Fox in the St. Charles/Geneva area. Lots of fun (especially when the other ...

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RE: software purchase...

Andy,I used to do tech support for LDD/ACAD way back when, so I have always been an AutoCAD guy BUT, when I went out on my own I needed a cost-effecti...

12 years ago
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RE: Back support

I third that. Was always skeptical of the chiros, until I went to an area back specialist for an MRI and he said "I can't help you; I don't see anyth...

12 years ago
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RE: Stupid questions

Ah, the "Buttercream Highway". I actually did the Corridor Protection Map for that project. It's just sitting right now; they're widening 47 through...

12 years ago
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RE: Stupid questions

A couple of weeks ago, as I am locating the relatively new chainlink fence between the parcel I'm surveying and the north adjoiner:North lady: "Are y...

12 years ago
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RE: Anybody

I was having some really bad wrist pain about 10 yrs ago, and I switched to the Vertical Mouse. Took a while to get used to, but I would never use a ...

12 years ago
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RE: 43 years ago today...

70 years ago, my father was born. Happy Birthday, Dad!He used to work for Zenith. Every year, a truck would pull up and we would get "next" years br...

12 years ago
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RE: Field books ... why?

I use mine for:Setup/traverse infoTraverse sketchesNGS/GPS monument obs w/ deltasSketches of the subject parcel w/ controlling monumentsBuilding sketc...

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