Several years ago I was mapping a cemetery for a small rural church when our al.ost new metal detector just stopped working. The grave corners had bee...

You might consider the company name. "xyz Engineering and Surveying" or "xyz Surveying and Engineering" could mean a huge difference depending on your...

@david3038?ÿ Sadly enough, yes. His license lapsed in 2010 or 2012. I'll message you some info.

You know what happens when you don't check the compensator on every setup? You get to do the whole setup over as well as any dependent setups that fol...

@frozennorth?ÿ I recall a fairly recent plat prepared by Nettleman Consulting with Mr. Robillard's seal. I wasn't impressed.

@gary_g?ÿ I think they nicknamed it the "seniorita tree"

We used to see "PK nails" of all sizes at road intersections, etc. More common now are Mag nails or mag hubs of similar size as the PK. I don't recall...

Same problem in a different field. Went to pick up a car part that I ordered and paid for online. The kid looked and looked and couldn't find my order...

We never used "Sissy scissors" either. Years after ever having a need for one, an older surveyor that used to practice in my home county gave me his 3...

There's not much worse than dreading work every day. Sometimes the lessons about what not to do are just as valuable as those about what to do. The le...