Too funny Nate. I love the part about Power cord NOT INCLUDED, unless pictured.I bet most of us surveyor geezers have a plethora of used parts in our...

Interesting parallel ppm. Here in sunny AZ if you set a monument, you have to record your map at the county, per state statute. If you find all acce...

have found as many as 5 nails inside of an area a trash bag would cover. I love the trash bag analogy. There used to be a guy around here who would n...

Yes, but there is a push by some to kind of shy away from that. They call it a "due diligence" report, and not a survey. To me it sounds like a mort...

Not sure of the S6, but my 5600 robot has an internal battery that needs Dr Trimble to replace every few years. It gets a bit flaky before it pukes o...

Very interesting thread, with some great comments. I'm kinda on Prof Cliffs side though. A question that does come to my mind is what exactly to you...

I'm going with Mr Lines here. Also the comments made by our Mr Sacred Cow. All good stuff.Keep up the good work fellow surveyors and we may actually...

Many of us feel your pain. I've learned over the years of constant struggles with such issues that the key is to keep all your control points in one ...

Should I file a monument record? duhWhen in doubt, file it. No harm no foul.I really do not understand these kinds of questions? Are we professional...

Actually C, I did exactly that and always do. I'm working for the general contractor with I have a good background with and knew the site was already...

Just an outside observation and comment from a guy who has opened and got quite personal with literally thousands of various manholes. Storm, sanitar...

Thanks for some quick replies. I'm also of the mind set to well define your scope, and everything else falls in place. I also feel a professional re...

CeleryHey Roadie, long time no gossip. Tough to be a hockey fan nowadays, eh. Maybe we'll both back our way in.... god forbid. Bigger hill for your...

I have no knowledge of PA laws, but back in MI, here in AZ a contractor can do his own layout. The caveat is that the control must be established by ...

Set monuments in rocky terrain? Reference corners!!We have a very similar issue here in AZ. Lots of rocks, cliffs, major washes, very non-practical t...

I do 8 or 10 of these a year, but my area is blessed with a County Flood Control Dept that is extremely helpful, and they are the administrator for FE...

That's not negative Jim, it is what it is. I had a C corp in MI for 14 yrs, it took me 3 yrs to finally dissolve it when I moved to AZ. At one point...