Thanks for sharing, Stephen!

> - I tell mr. contractor that I'm not interested in the project.:good: Saved a few bucks by not having to hire those greedy surveyors. They made t...

That's better than finding underwear in your Mag nail drawer!

> Based on the original poster's statements:> > > > "My client tells me that the pins were placed where he told the surveyor to put ...

> I read someplace that surveyors create gaps and overlaps?Keith, gaps and overlaps only exist on paper, they do not exist on the ground.

I don't see a problem with it unless you're moonlighting in my area 😉

Bill, the instructions say "the center of the front of the building".

Now we can all get our wives plumb bob ear rings for Christmas! Would she be impressed.

It's all relative. Use the job benchmark and move on. If it doesn't fit some pie in the sky benchmark 2 miles away, who cares!

"In case of emergency, save instrument""Have pipe, will pin cushion" (At least fellow surveyors will know what camp you're in)

Sounds like the raccoon has distemper; out during daylight, unaware of its surroundings, no regard for danger....This is a common sickness with raccoo...

Or, he could lay it all out there and start his own business. Find a bank to give you a loan, buy equipment and a vehicle, find insurance (business, ...

So where are the pin finders?> any monumentation found is good and you have to hold it.Dave, I don't remember anyone advocating holding ANY monumen...

Kevin, how did you use the serial number to find out what year it was made? Website?

I'm occasionally asked how I set corners in the frozen winter ground. My response is "I have a special tool for that.....It's called a sledge hammer"...