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meaty_matt: You cannot perform the property survey. While there are plenty of bounds in the area, there is no way for you to say with certainty that you are within the offsets for the new system. You can perform a TOPO survey and locate all existing structures and elevations, but without...

I would jumping for joy with the amounts you folks have carried. I signed on the dotted line for about $50K - am on the 10 year track to eliminate it. Family couldn't help out financially and made too much money for any sort of government assistance. The payments are just a part of life now...

Does your company do any sort of advertising or have a marketing department? How does new work roll your way? Our office's work is all based upon word of mouth and while that is great and keeps a steady work flow, I have been looking for new ways to try and get our name out there. Any input...

I was thinking last night about an interview I have coming up and I started to go over questions that may be asked. I have all the technical and managerial experience needed to land the job, but what about the abstract and wholesome questions? The one that I am having trouble nailing down a...

I think Mr. King would be appauled at how civil rights activists have turned moral issues into big business.

I understand the exceedance of TMDL for hazardous materials as it may find it's way into drinking water, and I am all for trying to curb the environmental impacts of large site design projects, but when I have had projects get stopped because the wetland scientists and the Town Con-Com agent are...

Man that this is beautiful!

Speeding tickets!! I can attest to that.....

My first suggestion would be to learn, and more importantly, understand layers and databases and their applications in ArcGIS. Read up on geodatabases, group layers, and shapefiles to start (lots of free text available online to read). I'm not sure if you use AutoCAD, but if so, understand...

My signature is not that legible but you can clearly make out my first and last initials. My boss writes his name in fine cursive and I have seen a few other professionals sign documents with grace, others in the office have a signature that looks like someone was having a stroke while signing...

I honestly feel like college has A LOT to do with this. I went to a local state university to try and save a penny, but still left with around $600/month student loan payments. My father makes enough money on paper, but with four kids to feed and trying to keep his business in the green, there...

I appreciate the adive - the DPW director is a P.E. for my state. That being the case, I am not too worried about getting my experience, even if the municipal work does not qualify. I got the 4 years already so I will be good to go whenever to take the test (again planning on grabbing it next...

I currently have been working at a small design firm (anywhere from 8-10 employees given the time of year) and I like what I do. I have 4 years under my belt and currently studying to take my PE next year. That being said, where I am at now, I have a lot of responsibility and freedom in my...

My dog - yorkshire terrior - is famous for the reverse sneezing. If she gets too excited, she begins doing it, if she drinks water too quickly, she begins doing it. We were concerned when she first started doing it so we took her to the vet and we were reassured that she is not uncomfortable...

Find a local small/mid size company and give the Owner a business card - let them know you are available to take on some work load if they get in a pinch. Most companies with >15 employees will have busy swells every now and again. It makes more sense for them to sub out a little work here...

Woke up from my nap yesterday to see this: ever get that feeling someone is watching you?

For some, it is just easier to offset a line instead of drawing a line perpendicular and copy and pasting along the reference line. At a 1:1 scale, there is no real trouble, but when you start distorting the profile (lets say 40:4), then it is not as simple as drawing a perpendicular line the...