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sjc1989
sjc1989
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Joined: August 13, 2012 6:48 am
Last seen: July 3, 2025 9:47 am
Topics: 19 / Replies: 495
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RE: Stone Monument

John Evers, post: 429024, member: 467 wrote: How do we know it is a stone and not a rock...the graffiti!My favorite answer to a client when they ask t...

9 years ago
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RE: Its intern season

Andy Nold, post: 428564, member: 7 wrote: What's an intern? It's a creature that's supposed to be a slave, but often requires more attention than a t...

9 years ago
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RE: How it goes... the surveying business spectrum.

The simplest boundary I can envision will cost you $800. The only way it MIGHT be less is if I was there real recently... ... Nah, not even then. Gott...

9 years ago
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RE: How stupid can I get

Back in the days of pre-dominantly non-robotic total station surveying, especially rural areas, I left a couple of backsights on jobs. Thankfully rel...

9 years ago
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RE: Its a rough Gig...

Yup, sometimes you just have to suffer through.Steve

9 years ago
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RE: 1-800 Dig Rite - Gas line hit

Our design tickets do not automatically get marked, you have to wait a week and request it. If all else fails I check the box 'excavator' box when it...

9 years ago
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RE: Plat rules and Grid vs Ground

Also, you have 1/5000 + 0.26 ft tolerance in that state.Steve

9 years ago
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RE: Carlson printer tray selection

I have exactly the same printer (and love it) and had the same issue for a while a year ago. Had to set the default in windows to tray 2. Obviously,...

9 years ago
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RE: Leveling 20'x400' concrete forms

Fu3l3r, post: 420009, member: 11864 wrote: The finish is the easy part. We have great finishers. The setup needs to be perfect for this to be successf...

9 years ago
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RE: Leveling 20'x400' concrete forms

That is an intensely flat floor in addition to being level. Not that perfectly level forms are not a very important start, but how do you get a finish...

9 years ago
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RE: Anyone else receive this request?

Yup. Did it some time ago. NCEES sent it to the best looking surveyors first.Steve

9 years ago
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RE: 170 year encroachment

Andy Bruner, post: 418760, member: 1123 wrote: ... condemnations don't necessarily make it into the Grantee/Grantor dockets. I've had to search throu...

9 years ago
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RE: Ethics in estimates

Brian Gillooly, post: 417105, member: 12268 wrote: Send to both and there is no reason to tell them proactively. We don't hide anything if they ask, b...

9 years ago
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RE: Ethics in estimates

If the scope varies slightly or past experience indicates a large pleasure/pain factor discrepancy between client I would not hesitate to have differe...

9 years ago
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RE: Have you ever surveyed with a cut chain, or a broken tape?

PS: Don't confuse surveying with a broken chain (bad equipment ) and actually breaking chain.Steve

9 years ago
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