I'm ok with shorts, especially when doing coastal work. I've surveyed in shorts and barefoot on the beach many times... 😎

[USER=1123]@Andy Bruner[/USER] Few years back, I did a survey in Smithville that the M&B description started as follows:"Starting at a stake on th...

Go to LinkedIn, YouTube, or Twitter and search for "Eric Colburn".

According to perspective clients in the area I reside, I'm the most expensive, and rarely get a project here.For example, I recently quoted a small bo...

Jp7191, post: 425364, member: 1617 wrote: We use to say the same about engineers that used Texas instrument (TI) calculators apposed to HP. 🙂 JpSpeak...

Not only have I located mobile homes, but on one particular project, the clients wanted the FFE on each mobile home..... I added a note stating the fi...

FL, GA, AL, MS. Earned in that order.Currently, I reside in GA, but the majority of my survey clients / projects are in FL.

I've received cash payments several times. I always count in front of the client.And when I make a large cash payment to someone, I tell them to count...

Just last week I was preparing a proposal on a boundary survey and I called another local PLS about assisting me on this project. After I told him whe...

I work primarily in SW GA, SE AL and NW FL.... SW GA, nope... NW FL, yes.....

James Fleming, post: 418755, member: 136 wrote: You train two of those dogs to lean on shovels and you got yourself a DOT crew there. ;)I have posted...

Robert Hill, post: 418564, member: 378 wrote: You really can't spin this.I was raised in a NE city that has very similar demographics that you state.I...

Well.... In my fair city, as a Caucasian male, I am a member of the minority group...The 2010 census places our population at 77,434 people.Caucasian ...

Several years ago, I remember seeing an article in POB magazine about a Surveyor who took a full size van and converted it to a mobile office.Probably...

I also missed this post until this morning....I prefer the online / correspondence courses. I live in an area that rarely hosts any live seminars. I m...

Reminds me of the time a Realtor called me and asked me to "just locate the corners"I started an explanation similar to Mark's, when the Realtor inter...

Ron Phillips, post: 415638, member: 11457 wrote: fixthatcalc.comAre they still in business? See the web site...

Several years ago, a GDOT (Georgia DOT) Engineer told me.... "The road itself is the controlling monument. Split the roadway pavement to establish the...