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RE: Determining my Chord bearing and distance

With only the information shown, the chord bearing cannot be calculated. Seeing the entire map could possible reveal missing info, as others have said...

2 years ago
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RE: So, this is pretty humilating...

When I moved into my house 26 years ago, the back fence (wooden) didn't span the entire rear line. I knew I would want to close it at some point, so I...

3 years ago
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RE: NAD27, is it US survey feet or International feet?

This NGS Special Publication is pretty comprehensive on all things SPC:

3 years ago
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RE: California CRTN Users-A few questions

Did you contact Dr. Bock and the CSRC/CRTN team? Yehuda Bock <ybock@ucsd.edu>' gregory.helmer <gregory.helmer@psomas.com> Rich Maher &l...

3 years ago
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RE: Travel on the 18th

I can't believe how many people I see driving alone in a car with a mask on. Do they just enjoy suffocating? Do they think it is fashionable? Is their...

3 years ago
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RE: Old Surveyors Corner ƒ?? Covid Shot reactions

One of my staff and a good friend was in critical condition in ICU yesterday. Fully jabbed and boosted. Thought he had the flu all last week after a n...

3 years ago
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RE: For the older crowd: How much money is enough to to retire?

I have no worries. Worked for the state for 31 years plus SS. Tidy sum in savings and IRA accounts. We live pretty simple, but plan to take some very ...

3 years ago
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RE: The Geodesy Crisis

I was on the grading and exam development teams for the California State specific exam before it went to multiple choice, computer based (2011 was the...

3 years ago
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3 years ago
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RE: Calling all FS takers

Funny, I went through the engineering program after I got my California PLS. When the finals schedule came out, my much younger classmates would freak...

3 years ago
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RE: Best Procedure for Surveying UAS Targets for High Accuracy

Good on you, Jim. One of my pet peeves. Even NGS violates this in various documents. If you want to test the speed of your computer, then it's a bench...

3 years ago
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RE: Dentist

I have all of my "regular" dental work done with no numbing or gas. Novocaine gives me horrible headaches, so I would rather be uncomfortable for a bi...

3 years ago
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RE: Have you ever "abused your plumb bob"?

Many years ago I was hired by an attorney who was handling a property line dispute. The neighbor had paid for a survey which "our" client disagreed wi...

3 years ago
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RE: Private well distance from property line

One of my staff (a PLS) recently discovered a new well on his dad's 20-acre parcel in a rural area of the county I live in. To be certain, he and anot...

3 years ago
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RE: What Does a Note like This, Mean to You?

Very consistent distance and direction for both. Looks like a case of not best fitting calculated data to the measured monuments via rotation/translat...

3 years ago
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RE: Dog names

A guy invites a buddy over for dinner at his rough cabin. Before they eat, the host apologizes that the dishes aren't spotless, but were as clean as c...

3 years ago
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RE: Caught the Covid

Five of my staff have tested positive in the past month. All were double jabbed and boosted. None experienced anything more than a bad sore throat and...

3 years ago
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