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Thanksgiving Blessings!

thank•ful•ness: – the feeling of being happy or grateful

Farmers, Hang On To Your GPS

Surveyors are not the only professionals who sometimes need to guard their field equipment.  In this recent "Seen & Heard" collection by GPS World (see the 2nd story from top), farmers in the UK are the target of organized gangs of thieves who steal GPS/GNSS systems from ag equipment.  We know from experience how frustrating it is to have equipment stolen, and now the ever-dwindling portion of our population that grows food for the rest of us is being targeted as well.  GNSS has become an integral part of modern agricultural technology, so this hurts almost as much as stealing the entire piece of equipment.  Farmers, we salute your work.  Be careful where you park your tractors and combines!

Merry Christmas!!

It's time to bring back our favorite Surveyor Santa to wish all of our clients and vendors a Very Merry Christmas!  We sincerely thank each of you for supporting our business during this very busy year.  Our wish for all is a simple Christmas spent with family, and a productive and prosperous New Year in 2020.  There are some big changes afoot here at Charles Rothe & Associates.  If you haven't heard the details yet, you will soon enough.  Blessings to all as we wrap up one year and move boldly into the next decade!

The “Ah Ha” Moments

In this 2-part series, Scott Martin shares some of his personal learning experiences, notably those times along the path when the light came on.  We all have those moments at some time or other, and hopefully when it's all done we will have learned something useful that will stick with us for at least a little while.

In Scott's context, these moments have to do with his surveying career, and are an enjoyable read for anyone with interest in the surveying profession, either past or present. This Part 2 article in the series covers his 3rd and 4th "moments" and the experiences surrounding them.  Personally, I appreciate his linking of past knowledge and technology with the current set of tools.  Here's a photo shared from his Moment #3 from 1984, which really wasn't all that long ago.  While not the actual drafting machine he used in the field, it's representative of the technology of the day.

Note in particular his comment at the end of Moment 4:  "The measuring tools may change, but the sound procedures and practices of applying them properly never will."  It's a given that technology changes around us, but quality work never goes out of style!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wow!  What a year 2018 has been!  Seems that it was only about 6 months long as it flew by – but that's probably because we have been blessed with plenty of work to be done, and good clients for whom to do it.  May 2019 be a good year for all, but especially during this holiday season, may we also take some time to focus on what's really important in life:  our relationships with other people.  Good work has its merits, but work by itself becomes meaningless without good relationships.

Blessings to all!