You nailed it Clearcut. I do a show and tell/career day at an elementary school occasionally and I tell the kids my job is like a treasure hunt. I u...

I frequently run into a self-contradictory description that will say, "thence with the creek ..... to an 18" sycamore on the west bank". You can't ru...

I did a boundary survey for a guy who was putting up a line fence and the Agricultural Extension office had a program in which 75% of the fence constr...

That same thing happened to me but I happened to be the fastest surveyor in town. I got a call at lunch after just setting pins on a lot job. Anothe...

I have to tell you that I am very surprised at the recommendations for using SPC to really nail down a location on a monument. I come from the coloni...

I am sixteen months into a build. Plans change regularly, much "custom" work going on and paying as we go. When done, I will be very happy with the ...

I feel your pain, also being in a non-recording state. Our association has been making inroads towards that but it is a huge step; many details to wo...

I talked to her twin sister last week. Bad news was that I did get the job.

We have the emerald ash borers here in northern Kentucky and you can clearly see the path of devastation. The price of ash wood products has not gone...

Great program with Cincinnati State/Northern Kentucky University with their articulation agreement. The surveying classes are done at Cincinnati Stat...

Certificate of Authority doesn't exist in Kentucky but to clarify what has been referred to, one can practice surveying under the title "Jimmy Clevela...

I think it depends on your long-range goals. "Having to expand" is different than having the opportunity to expand. If you are going to keep a very ...

"I pulled up the County Surveyors website to view the same plat she was looking at"I am so jealous of you recording states. That would be so handy fo...

Unlicensed County SurveyorsWe recently got legislation passed in Kentucky to require applicants for the County Surveyor position to be licensed. Ther...

The REGISTERED part has been changed in Kentucky to now read LICENSED.

The Kentucky Board of Licensure sends out the sample of exactly what the stamp is supposed to look like and it specifies "STATE".

On a hot sunny day, I've been able to drive a 5/8 rebar straight through asphalt and the seam makes it that much easier. On the other hand, in subfre...