When was the last time you thanked a land surveyor?

[sniffa]

I'm sure they'd greatly appreciate not being taken for granted.

[flvegan]

1. Every day.

Not personally, though.

[sniffa]

5. As you should

You need to get some clients up here. With my connection we won't overcharge you that much.

[flvegan]

10. If I had any pull at all over who my MA agents used

you know I'd have them calling you. Get you those marketing duckets, too.

[sniffa]

14. If you know what companies they use

I'll have more companies to send the resume too. Tough times right now. x(

[flvegan]

16. I'll be happy to find out.

I assume you're interested only in offices located near Casa de sniffa?

[sniffa]

23. Pretty much but

things could change in a big way if I'm one of the layoffs that is coming but not spoken about by the boss. I could probably do Western Ma. if I finally get cut.

[CreekDog]

2. You should do a survey to find out

:D

[sniffa]

7. Okay, hold on

I'm checking my zero.

[TZ]

3. I stopped and let two surveyors cross the street in

Front of me today without harrassing them . How's that...:rofl:

[sniffa]

8. Were they wearing vests?

If not you have legal authority to run them down. If that's guilt you don't want to live with then just run down their instrument. If they didn't have an appropriate cone set-up then they end up having to pay you for any damage to your car or psyche.

[AlCzervik]

4. in my prayers every night.

[sniffa]

13. In Latin I hope

Otherwise it doesn't count.

[AlCzervik]

17. nice call out. I know what you're doing!

[sniffa]

19. Sometimes things have to be done

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Never. They make my job far more difficult than it should be.

And...they don't thank me for helping them do their job correctly. :)

[Mr. Ected]

9. My favorite land surveyor passed away a couple of years ago

...and as a real estate closing attorney, he kept me out of a lot of trouble with his sage advice and observant notes.

[sniffa]

18. Aw, I'm sorry

The older surveyors are the best - they just know so much more by experience alone. Their advice on property is invaluable.

[Mr. Ected]

21. Small Community in North Georgia

And the 3 very best surveyors died within a year span.

Another one was in an auto accident and became a quadriplegic.

It was an uncanny coincidence.

[sniffa]

25. Oh that's rough

:(

Are their records well kept? Or hopefully they had apprentices/ as well?

They most likely knew each other and had many of the same surveying ties.

[Starry Messenger]

11. I just plumb forget.

[sniffa]

12. Heh. I love surveying humor.

:D

"One man's keil is another man's lumber crayon."

[mcctatas]

15. I was relieved when I found out that "survey ahead"

did not mean I would have to pull over and answer questions, so thanks for that :toast:

[Orrex]

24. How relieved do you think the Head Examiner was when he found out what his job really entailed?

[LostinVA]

20. They didn't put down the property corner stakes on our property, even though I paid extra!

:cry:

[sniffa]

27. Are you saying you'd like to hire me?

You don't want stakes unless they're just for putting in a fence or something; permanent markers are the way to go.

- Big Surveying Lobbying Firm, LLP

[LostinVA]

28. That's what they said they would be -- I paid $700

[sniffa]

31. $700 should have been your first tip-off

I'm sorry you got screwed with that (if you want your property monumented properly and able to have a favorable chance of holding up in court it costs a few thousand, sometimes much more depending on the circumstances). Any bid for any job (no matter how small the property) under $1000 is almost always a fraud - they won't be meeting state regs and judicial rulings which will place the liability on the owner, who can then go after the surveyor. If the contractor was a PLS or under a PLS they should have a complaint lodged with the New Jersey Board for violating whichever NJ law (which will include many ones about public health, being honest, no conflict of interest, no fun).

Yes I'm taking property law affecting the survey profession.

ps: A huge problem in our industry is undercutting. Undercutting has always been a problem with weekend surveyors undercutting actual companies/PLS's with clients not appreciating the liabilities they're putting on the line, but with the economy as it is many companies are now undercutting themselves as well as their rivals. They're losing money to stay afloat another month.

[LostinVA]

41. This was a surveying company two people recommended, too

[mitchum]

22. A floor plan is a science; a site plan is an art

And this former site surveyor couldn't agree more

[sniffa]

26. +1

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

- Master SurvCadd Artist.

[no name no slogan]

29. Nice work, stake boy

You don't mind if I call you stake boy, do you?

[sniffa]

32. Not at all

However, I contusioned my radius so I have to be careful now while banging stakes.

[kentauros]

30. When I was still employed, I would thank them often

since we had to rely on them for the data sets, fieldbooks and sometimes drawings of the areas we were mapping. All part of the job :)

[sniffa]

33. I'm sorry you're not still employed

We'll be the first ones back prior to the general comeback... or so I'm told. :hi:

[kentauros]

38. Thanks

:)

I was laid off almost a month ago. Even in a industry that wasn't predicted to get hit very hard (pipeline design) because of how far out they have to design them before building and opening for product, we still had clients shutting things down. It goes back to the banks and what the investors are willing to part with for development.

I didn't know you were a surveyor, so that's cool :)
So, how many dicks do you have to work with on a daily basis? :P
I've met a fair share as well as downright incompetant, only out to get paid and don't care how badly they take notes or where they collect data. I don't need ten thousand NG points. I do need to know where all the utilities and obstacles are! lol

[Debi]

34. A what?

:shrug: What do they do?

[Texasgal]

35. The only land surveyor

I love is Dave... sorry man. :P

[Spacemom]

36. I not only thank mine

I sleep with him. :evilgrin:

My husband. :D

[bicentennial_baby]

37. ...`

:fistbump:

[Spacemom]

42. You gotta give it those surveyors

they sure know all about hills and valleys. :D :evilgrin:

[PVnRT]

39. I'm glad I don't have to go through the professional licensing

The PE exam was hard enough, and I only had to do it once.

[Bucky]

40. My favorite land surveyor

.... later became POTUS

[LynneSin]

43. My father was a land surveryor, so I would think I get a pass on that one

I have the first plot of land he every surveyed framed and hanging in my office over my monitor. He worked for the PA State Game Commission as a land surveyor.