December 2009 Blog Posts (7)

Customize Your Land Surveyors United Profile In a Flash

I've been meaning to make this post for quite sometime , so with the new year on the horizon i figured it is about time to explain how to customize your LSU profile so that we can all start off with a fresh look. This should take no more than 5-10 minutes and when you're finished, you'll have a more unique profile page, ready to represent you, your company or location for other surveyors across the world to admire.

First, log in (if you haven't already) and click on the tab… Read more →

Submitted by ePalmetto on December 30, 2009 at 10:51pm — Comment On This...

Google Wave Invites for LSU Members

Happy Holidays Surveyors!

Just wanted to mention that there are a few Google Wave invitations available if any of you are in need of one.

I have 25 available so here's the deal: Kindly drop a comment under this post with a simple statement about your opinion of Land Surveyors United and how you think it is changing the way surveyors communicate and I'll send the invitation right out to you.

If you are Already On… Read more →

Submitted by ePalmetto on December 25, 2009 at 11:00am — Comment On This...

Find Land Surveyors United Elsewhere on the Web

Myspace Group for Land Surveyors United

Myspace

Land Surveyors United on Facebook

Facebook

Land Surveyors United Field Support Group

Field Support…

Land Surveyors United on Twitter

Submitted by ePalmetto on December 21, 2009 at 6:05pm — Comment On This...

6 weeks in the swamp ...

We've finally finished 6 weeks of cutting line in the central Florida swamps for a 100+ acre tract that had almost no open areas. I've been unemployed for 6 months when an old employer called me up and offered me a field position again ... I've been getting soft in the office as a manager for about 5-6 years and he wanted me to head a crew up and go line-cutting. I needed the money badly and jumped on the chance to get back out into the field with gusto. Man how 5 years of sitting on your butt… Read more →

Submitted by Chris Root on December 17, 2009 at 6:30pm — 12 Comments

Another Wild and Wooly Alaska Season under the belt

Well, Jaime, Susan & I made it back to the warmth and safety of our Corpus Christi digs on October 3rd.

This years Alaska adventure was like none other. I've lived and worked in the "Last Frontier" for almost twenty years now and this season we got to go to places I've never even heard of much less seen.

We arrived at our base camp in Nome the last week of May. We could have postponed that a few weeks as there was still 3 to 4 feet of snow still standing on the ground on arrival.… Read more →

Submitted by Robert S. McClintock Sr. RPLS on December 14, 2009 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment

I'm gettin' chilly looking for these Balloons!

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Submitted by Kim Noblitt on December 5, 2009 at 5:19pm — Comment On This...

Save BIG Money on Year End Surveying Equipment Specials

We just posted a huge list of land surveying and construction equipment Year End specials to help our fellow LSU members save some much needed cash this season. You can view the full list of available equipment and software by the Specials Page on our website. If you find an item to be so cheap that… Read more →

Submitted by ePalmetto on December 4, 2009 at 9:13pm — Comment On This...