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RE: Monuments move, landowners lose: A surveyor‰Ûªs dirty little secret

Tom Adams, post: 363320, member: 7285 wrote: I agree with you wholeheartedly Leon. The guy even referenced Jeff Lucas. He does have some kind of clu...

9 years ago
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RE: US Survey vs. International Feet

The list is correct with respect to SC, International Foot.

9 years ago
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RE: Plumb bobs are not common anymore

I still carry one out of fear that I may one day run into the man that I got my start with.

9 years ago
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RE: This is a shame

Painted hack with flagging (you can see old paint at the top).....Witness trees with hacks at heights that reference the distance from the corner...

9 years ago
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RE: Need a HP48 SurveyPro overlay

I have one. If by some miracle I run across it I'll send it to you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

9 years ago
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RE: FS exam questions

As stated repeatedly above, we really need to know a state to be able to answer the requirements question. With that said, you already have the degree...

9 years ago
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RE: How do you tie flagging to a nail?

JTLAPOINTE, post: 362028, member: 11401 wrote: Fold a length of flagging in half then fold the end opposite of the loose ends a few times and push the...

9 years ago
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RE: Flag or not?

Property corners around here are like magnets for utility companies. On the residential surveys all you have to do to find the corners is look for tel...

9 years ago
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RE: Thought of Richard Schaut today.

I am of the belief that I don't know WTH is going on in this here thread and I would love to keep it that way, but the first sand hill I run across is...

9 years ago
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RE: PS exam Curves

I agree with the previous 2, but will add: 1. Called for monuments rule2. There's no such thing as a lost corner (Obliterated? Yes. Lost? No, sir.)3. ...

9 years ago
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RE: This is a shame

There's often a hellofalot more than meets the eye to a situation. Perhaps TN is like SC in that it is a 3 x's damages state where the cutting of timb...

9 years ago
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RE: Another fine mess you've got us into.

Looks like a perfect example of County regs creating a nightmare out of an otherwise simple task.

9 years ago
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RE: Chumlee arrested on drug, weapons charges

Can you do $40,000 on that bail?

9 years ago
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RE: What kind of rod cap do you use?

Why bother surveying if there's no monuments?

9 years ago
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RE: This is a shame

Cameron, in most cases here there's a hack in the tree that accompanies the paint. I have used old hack marks that were decades old countless times. T...

9 years ago
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RE: What control points do you use?

60d nails with flagging.

9 years ago
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RE: Maladies afflicting Surveyors

Driving down the road looking over to the side and knowing the R/W goes from 50' to 66' right there then runs 617.87' to a #5 rebar at the SW corner o...

9 years ago
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RE: Precision in Total Station

There's a good reason why every parcel based GIS has a disclaimer you must acknowledge before viewing the map.

9 years ago
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RE: ...so please get your dope in shape...

Shooters should be familiar with the term "dope" as well. I worked at a firm where it was called "poop".

9 years ago
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