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Comics for Land Surveyors

Drive Thru
Many surveyors don’t like “mortgage surveys” for several reasons. Probably the most prominent reason is due to their incredibly low…

It’s A Girl!
Please help us welcome the newest data collector to the Total Station family! She’s apparently an advanced model because she…

Who Knew?
As demonstrated in Whoops Multiplied, it’s important to thoroughly search for property corners and other evidence. In this particular case,…

Oil Pans Beware
Don’t try this at home (or on the job). Yes, it’s frustrating when jerks run over your cones and this…

Silly Me
It’s funny how you might be able to make quick decisions in the field with just the right encouragement.

Surveyor of Liberty
Would you believe that prior to France gifting us the Statue of Liberty, Sweden sent us this gem?

Some Other Guy
The whole Three Surveyors & Some Other Guy thing has been around for as long as I can remember. When…

Neener Neener
Is it just me or are these new surveying instruments getting way too smart?

Always Take Good Notes
If there’s one thing I learned during my Land Surveying career, it is the importance of good notes. Even with…

Button Pusher
These young whipper snappers today have no idea the struggles of their forefathers. They just happily push buttons all day…

Oregon vs. Arizona
I’ve surveyed in California, Oregon and Arizona (in that order). One thing I found during those experiences is that Oregon…

Bear Leg
Surveying can be a real bear at times. Literally. This poor guy (not pictured) got stuck on the wrong side…

Beer Leg
We all know the proper definition of a beer leg (don’t we?). But what about this version? Just don’t let…

Too Close For Comfort
Been there, done that. But why?

Nice Guns
Might not be so creepy if that dude put his shirt back on.

Happy Julian Day 2455927.5
I can see why these guys are confused. It’s a pretty odd number to celebrate.

Holiday Bearing Tree
Not only are these crucial objects of evidence disturbed, so is the person that decided they’d make great holiday decorations.

Whoops Multiplied
It’s critical that you search thoroughly for evidence of property corners before assuming nothing exists. Not only is it important…

Tree Survey
Plumb Christmas Tree, Plumb Christmas Tree,How level are your branches! Plumb Christmas Tree, Plumb Christmas Tree,How level are your branches!…

Survey Tree

Frosty the Surveyor
Frosty the Surveyor, was a crusty sunburned soul,With a brass plumb bob and a gammon reel, and a beat up…

Santa Reading

Rudolph GPS
You know George and Abraham and Henry and Edmund,You know Thomas and Daniel and Benjamin and James,But do you recall,The…

Claus Surveying, Inc.
You better set right,You better not bump,Better not bustI’m telling you why,Surveyor Claus is coming to town. He’s reviewing a…

Wrong Points
Wrong Points was the fourth and final comic published in POB Magazine. It appeared in the November 2003 issue. Here…

Survinator 2
Survinator 2: Construction Day was the third comic published in POB Magazine. It appeared in the October 2003 issue. Here…

Pin Cushion
Pin Cushion was my second comic published in POB Magazine. It appeared in the September 2003 issue. Here are scans…

Drive Thru (the original)
Drive Thru was my first-ever published comic in POB Magazine. It appeared in the March 2003 issue and would be…