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Topics: 18 / Replies: 259
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RE: Conflicted Helper

The realtor should mind their business. They are not in the position to be offering advice. Now, if the purchaser was the signing surveyor, I'd refer...

5 years ago
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RE: My take on solo surveying

Downside of solo. We are not training someone younger than us. We are not passing on our knowledge. There will be an institutional gap. We will retir...

5 years ago
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RE: Dead 48GX

You can also put the batteries in backwards and hit the on button. Nothing will visually happen. Then flip the batteries back around and viola. It's ...

5 years ago
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RE: I might be caught in a 'tight' situation

Sometimes it's best to be at arm's length. Doing work for friends puts you in a tight spot if something pops up.

5 years ago
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RE: Scheduled the FS

@jmh4825 I tested with the HP35s. I used the HP35s at work after the exam but the dreaded low battery boot loop wiped my programs. I went back to my ...

5 years ago
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RE: Scheduled the FS

@jerrys I tested in 2017 in New Jersey. The FS and PS had 5 PLSS questions at most. I probably got lucky on the random pull from the pool of possible ...

5 years ago
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RE: National Geodetic Survey - SIX entry-level openings

The salary slot is huge. 60k difference... Can one expect 112k if licensed already? I'll take government work with that salary.

5 years ago
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RE: Investments, IRA's, 401's etc.

Those who held in 2007/8 have outgrown those who tried to time the low. If you're not day trading, on a margin account and have time, sit tight. ?ÿ ...

5 years ago
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RE: Pet Peeves- American "English"

@squirl I had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse.   So does capitalization  

5 years ago
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RE: Hard to compete when you are the part of the few following the rules

?ÿ So, no one else is following the rules, and the city doesn't care. And the "typical of other single-family lots" leaves it up to me to knowingly p...

5 years ago
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RE: Cash Flow woes

Getting work and getting paid are not equal. ?ÿ How many outstanding invoices do you have?

5 years ago
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RE: The last survey in that block........

Life is like toilet paper. The closer you get to the middle, the faster it goes. - unknown

5 years ago
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RE: Out of town surveyors, out of town crews

And never be afraid to contact local surveyors for local knowledge. The side benefit of names being on caps...

5 years ago
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RE: Easement question

Calling to the center of the drive creates confusion down the road and leads to ambiguity when the road is no longer in the same location. There is no...

5 years ago
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RE: Easement question

@bstrand you would need to do a minor subdivision in my state to accomplish this.  

5 years ago
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RE: On line Professional Development Hours

My state has a habit of cutting some courses in half. Meaning a 4 credit class on line becomes 2. So 500 dollars turns into 1000. If you go through t...

5 years ago
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RE: Title by Divorce

@nate-the-surveyor In my state, paying taxes doesn't convey title as your example implies. However, the true heirs would not be responsible for back t...

5 years ago
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RE: Most valuable State License to hold?

New Jersey pays well in the private sector. Most folks in NJ also get PA and NY licenses to work in the bigger towns along the bordering areas.

5 years ago
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RE: Property boundary dispute with lawyers involved

@holy-cow Right of entry exists for when no one is home or no one answers door. Once a homeowners tells you to get off their property, you have no le...

5 years ago
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RE: Converting .CR5 files

Civil 3d. ?ÿ Create ground data ?ÿ Data collection ?ÿ Convert ?ÿ Pick cr5 in and txt out.

5 years ago
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