I was licensed by apprenticeship in 1989. What my mentors taught me, with few exceptions, was pure junk, and they all disagreed and argued about what ...
@jitterboogie I offer this story every time it comes up: I entered the MSCD 4 year program even though I had been licensed for 5 years, took night cl...
I apologize to all my fellow surveyors for stating my opinion other than strictly surveying. I live in the country but own property and often work in ...
No survey, but in Feb 2002 I walked with skis I brought from Colorado to the top of the volcano, and skiied several runs. Did not see another soul. Al...
My best advise is to take all the plats that you have and make several scale paper copies. Budget yourself several weeks of time to use a tape and sca...
1 you will get the best advice available here, from the most experienced in the country. 2 don't set silly pincushions, beware of some companies that...
I chased and wrestled with gremlins around one site for about 2 years. Multiple trips to site to recheck everything with GPS and bot.made it all work ...
@jamesf1
Here is what I've learned: do exactly what you promise and when you promise, for what you promise it will cost. Do not make unforced errors, do not ru...
Agree. This ALTA is actually an upgrade of an existing plat where in my opinion, several of the old established record bearings were important and mea...
I do not purport to being a professional. I passed a test and have a stamp and for whatever reason, these lawyers want to pay me for these documents. ...
Of course, I am always tempted to say "I am trying to help YOU sobs get out of YOUR legal predicament, and you are trying your damndest to SNAFU it al...
Not long ago, I surveyed an area of totally screwed up meted and bounds parcels from the 1960s, first red flag. Wound up carving out a piece from one ...
For years I gave up and tried doing what I'm told as the easiest way to get a check. Still got denounced for my "errors". These descriptions are hijac...
Sorry for the spelling. Meted is metes, staked is stated, etc
Cringing.....