02-01-2008, 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by leilaniguy
I talked to an old guy who had worked for the company that originally dozed Hawaiian acres in the fifties. He said it was "surveyed" by stretching a mile long cable marked with paint every 150' and pounding corner pins at each mark. Not the best method.
Ha ha! [
]Thanks for the history. I always wondered how they did it!We are havign a issue down here with the neighbor and trenching. SB is goign to be out in our yard -pulling mesurements off brand new surveys because yes our pins cant be found except for one front pin.
Thank goodness the two brand new surveys are there - and we have to pull less than 42' off them to get ours. The guy digging the trench tried to tell us yesterday that the trench is going to run pretty much in front of our carport. SB said "that aint happening". So you will find him tomorrow with transit, marker paint and a 100' tape in our backyard! In addition we are getting our friends very expensive GPS (but only good to +/- 3'). Will keep you posted. If you here all hell breaking lose down here in Kapoho.... that'd be SB vs. the bulldozer.