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Published on Leave a comment on November Chapter Meeting w/ Guest Speaker

Come on out and join your fellow Central Coast Chapter members for dinner at AJ Spurs in Grover Beach on Wednesday Nov. 20, 2024. Our Guest speaker for the evening will be Joseph Padilla, CLSA President- Elect. For all the details, visit the Event Calendar.

Published on Leave a comment on CalTrans Employment Opportunities

The California Transportation Department - CalTrans - has Transportation Surveyor Opportunities throughout District 5 (San Luis Obispo, Monterey and Santa Barbara Counties). For all the information and how to apply visit https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=445187

Published on Leave a comment on YOU MIGHT BE A SURVEYOR IF…..

your last thank-you note was filled out yellow keel crayon.
you actually know what “keel” is.
you painted your mobile home or truck with upside down spray paint.
your Christmas packages have florescent lime ribbon and blueprint wrapping…and you
recognize the job on the blueprints.
you open a beer with a plumb bob…..through the side of the can.
one of your favorite pickup lines is “Wanna check out my stake collection?”
your new baby girl’s room has pink wallpaper…with tripods on it.
you think getting “set up” with a blind date involves a tripod.
you can’t talk to someone without a set of plans in your hand.
your idea of a sexy outfit involves snake leggings, or an orange vest.
you have the County Surveyor on your smart phone’s speed dial.
your favorite hat has a tripod, plumb bob or a target somewhere on it.
you have at least one item of clothing with “safety” in the name of the color.
you actually stop to look at machetes while touring the swap meet.
you have at least one broken sledgehammer head in your garage.
you buy TechNu poison oak lotion in one gallon containers.
you can tell when there’s poison oak nearby by smell alone.
you send your kid to an Easter egg hunt….with a shovel.
you encourage your kid to dig a 3 foot wide hole during an Easter egg hunt party just to
make sure no other kid will find the egg.
the last book you bought was at the CLSA auction.
you have, somewhere in your garage, a bunch of old pipes or stakes with somebody
else’s LS number on them.
you get moody when someone calls you an “engineer”.
you have one or more lock combinations written on the dash of your truck.
you know the LS numbers of all the local surveyors, but have a hard time remembering
your wedding anniversary.

-submitted by Robert Reese with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy