So, this is a bit of a side-track, but someone mentioned gravity above, so I think it is appropriate. The whole concept of the various grid systems an...

And here I am at the office on a Saturday working away. That's probably because the previous 4 days were spend with the family in Disneyland. Ah well,...

dmyhill, post: 357083, member: 1137 wrote: Yep. In this day and age, I think that centerline monuments need to be rethought. I am not sure what woul...

Warren Smith, post: 356785, member: 9900 wrote: I have an 1851 map hanging in my office which shows conditions of that time. Anchorages, or head of n...

Dave Karoly, post: 356779, member: 94 wrote: The American River in Sacramento originally flowed through the rail yards north of downtown. It was move...

WA-ID Surveyor, post: 356771, member: 6294 wrote: If it is a low volume residential type road we'll just get it done. However, on a busy road we'll j...

I've signed and sealed plenty of topographic surveys that don't show any boundary information. Even when the topography crossed over boundaries. I was...

joabmc, post: 356576, member: 10395 wrote: Yep. We find a lot of good ones in our area. The term "stake" as a call was used pretty loosely. Plante...

imaudigger, post: 356600, member: 7286 wrote: Be very careful out there working in the middle of the road. Anymore, people are blind to signs and cone...

I showed this to one of my field guys. He wants to know when we're buying it. And changing the name of the company to "A-Team Surveying".

McCracker, post: 356442, member: 9299 wrote: In my area at least 60% of our section corners are in the middle of busy intersections like this one. Luc...

Oh, so THAT'S what a thingamabob looks like. I've been trying to get some here, but they've been back ordered since 2013. I a few thingamajigs, but no...

It looks like a piece of some sort of farm implement to me. Tractor, plow, harrow, trailer, disk, whatever, it's something. My field crew would probab...

SellmanA, post: 356410, member: 8564 wrote: I believe so. This tempts me to pull up that track and listen to it again...

I have lived within earshot of the railroad pretty much all of my life. There is something very soothing and comforting about the sound of the horn an...

Charlie Chaplin was a great actor. It's too bad that someone else had to come along and ruin his iconic mustache!

Can I just say that I love trains?

makerofmaps, post: 356319, member: 9079 wrote: Is that a pin cushion? lol Cool Thanks for sharing. Disney World has some cool monuments also. I foun...

Warren Smith, post: 356368, member: 9900 wrote: skwyd, It's still in the Vehicle Code, section 22500 et seq. But I have only noticed signs at airports...

James Fleming, post: 356347, member: 136 wrote: Stopping and standing are two different things I have not seen any traffic signs in California usin...