I behave like a scared female child..........Where should I send my man card??ÿ Spiders are like snakes; my reaction is proportional to their proximit...

Not my part of the world either, but around here older deeds calling for stakes are a mixed bag.?ÿ Some are rebar or pipes, others were wood stakes th...

It's a trap for people who ask questions.......they get to carry it to the next pedestal. ??ÿ

I've run Topcon TopSurv and Carlson SurvCE on an FC-2500 with WinCE (similar to TSC3).?ÿ In 2015 I demoed both the Trimble TSC3 (Windows Mobile) and t...

I've been told that due to the move to computer based testing, that they've had to remove the plat, legal description, and sample contract writing.?ÿ ...

I'd move it to a different spot everyday just to mess with the mailman.

If they're reverse curves, I'd start with the assumption that they're all tangent.?ÿ With Calrson you can use the draw arc menu.?ÿ It has practically ...

Their DC's use the same file so I believe there's more in there than coordinates.?ÿ

Striper vs. Stripper, LOL....... one character makes such a huge difference in meaning.?ÿ Great example of Mark Twain's quote?ÿ?ÿ ƒ??The difference be...

I keep my active prisms set to semi-active for just that reason. Semi-active tracking will track in active mode until you take a shot then switch to p...

I thought the rounds should've cancelled the error as well.?ÿ I wasn't running the instrument so it's possible that the instrument man blundered a cou...

No, we were mixing prism types (360's and Flats) bet we consistently kept the 360 on foresight?ÿ and the flat glass on the backsight.?ÿ Backsight dist...

Same reason I switched to Carlson's SurvCE when I ran Topcon equipment.?ÿ I got tired of being the beta tester in a production environment.

Locally ours have recently switched so that instead of getting the FIRM and creating a FIRMette online we just get a GIS version of the flood map over...

I had one recently where I was the retracing surveyor. The left front corner fell on a manhole.?ÿ The plat didn't indicate an offset and the deed was ...

I tend to set them on line and within a couple of feet because if they're not called for on the deed or plat the next guy may not be able to find them...

@stlsurveyor?ÿ ?ÿThank you for that link.?ÿ I'd wandered what kind of?ÿ advancements/changes that they'd made that allowed them to penetrate the water...

I'd probably set reference corners on each line near the storm manhole.?ÿ Then I'd communicate with both lot owners to be sure that they understand th...

This is a bit of a hijack but the Navy is now using an airborne lidar system to scan the water for mines.?ÿ The story wasn't real specific but I belie...