It is required in my state (non-recording) and from experience, I know that the number on a found cap is the most critical piece of information as to ...

I'm a six year veteran of that combination and have the same problem. I am rarely close to the gun as a solo operator but when I do get close, my fix...

My radio range ends at about 1200 feet with a TSC2 and sooner with blockages. I can get shots at least out to 2300 feet but getting a solid lock at t...

With the TSC2 I get from 400 feet to 1200 feet depending on obstacles, usually on the high side of those numbers. I was one of the unlucky ones to ge...

It is short and sweet which is great. It is easy to get that glassy eyed look if going into detail with laypersons. I was teaching a surveying class...

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 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.