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PSA: That talk with the old surveyor changed how I check elevations
Was on a site last week in Greenville and this 60-year-old surveyor named Gene pulled me aside. He said I was relying too much on the digital readout and not checking my benchmark against the actual curb. He showed me how a 0.3 degree tilt in the rod throws off a whole slab pour. Has anyone else had an old timer point out a bad habit you didn't even know you had?
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miles2791mo ago
That 0.3 degree thing Gene showed you is wild. I've been checking my rod bubble like crazy ever since a similar heads up from an old mason on a sidewalk job.
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alice_hart1mo ago
Jesus, 0.3 degrees? That's insane. I would've never guessed such a tiny tilt could wreck a whole slab. It makes total sense though, math doesn't lie. That's the kind of thing that keeps me up at night now.
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