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wayne-g
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Joined: August 17, 2013 12:02 pm
Topics: 47 / Replies: 922
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RE: Reporting area

I think the normal standard is 2 decimals, followed by a +/-. Gives you a little wiggle room since we ain't perfect. Some future super measurer may ...

10 years ago
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RE: Getting Old

foot feedOk, can't resist this one either. I lived in 'da UP for a few years and frequent back whenever I can. It is common in some unsophisticated ...

10 years ago
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RE: Getting Old

That kind of reminds me about my little get away place, a 32 ft trailer near Lake Mead. I have the infamous "rabbit ears", and they are not top of th...

10 years ago
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RE: Future Perfect Surveying Instrument

Some old band called Led Zepplin wrote a song about that in 1971:[flash width=420 height=315]//www.youtube.com/v/CPSkNFODVRE?version=3&hl=en_US&a...

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RE: Simple Question for RTK Users/Enthusers

> (f) other (specify).I thought you said "simple" Kent. My answer to my selection of F is that I always tie into some known point, typically at th...

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RE: Texas A&M Importing Grass Field From North Carolina

Interesting article. Spending a half billion on a stadium renovation, why not pop a few more peso's for a roof if it rains so much.But agree with the...

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RE: Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Cheers to ya mate RADAR. I knew I had the joke wrong, but the punch line is the delivery of funNow I'll go walk the plank and look for that beached m...

10 years ago
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RE: managing add adhd

Thanks for sharing that personal message and encounters, and solutions. At least your personal solutions that work for you.I think most surveyors hav...

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RE: Private citizen survey problem.

Looks like Mr. Dilemma is for real> That saying drives me sometimes. Natester,I can't resist this one. It has nothing to do with Mr Dilemma's issu...

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RE: Latin word for surveyor....

Please don't tell me I need to re-learn Roman numerals. Even the NFL changed Super Bowl whatever into #50. Pretty simple.....now where did I put my ...

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RE: Conditional Line

Mike, I've run across goofy stuff like that back in my MI days. Old deed written by farmers and other lay people, including assessors trying to "help...

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RE: Calculating the Radius of Curvature

Dave, the local retired expert on such things is Jack Kessler. He lives in Kingman too, and is pretty willing to help any surveyor.Me, I'd be throwin...

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RE: Private citizen survey problem.

That's what I suggested up the hill a bit. And to try and get the neighbors involved and hopefully help pay, but it appears the neighbors don't quite...

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RE: FIRE

Ima, ya you CA guys seem to get more than your fair share of fires. Odd, with all the rain we've been having none is blowing your way. Want some.

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RE: Private citizen survey problem.

Never do like these stories, and I don't know how funded you are. Calling the state board will likely not fix your problem, just get the guy in troub...

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RE: An architect, an engineer and a surveyor walked into..

Interesting read my fellow hockey geek. What I find intriguing is 1) the existence of a Federal agency for "procurement" of small business, when they...

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RE: Weirdest client you ever had

I recall all that Jim. What a dummy. Kinda like when Evil Kneivel wanted to jump the Grand Canyon. I've been to the bottom of it 4 times, very cool...

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RE: Serious Quandary so a Poll is in order….

With ya on that one Jim. Unless you have a family business to take over, or a wifey with significant income - the only way to advance in this profess...

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RE: What benchmarks do you use for elevation certificates?

Short answer is that FEMA requires all in NAVD 88 datum. In the note section you just state you used VERTCON or OPUS to generate to 88. Never a prob...

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