Boundary Survey and a Big Ugh!!

So there I am last week doing a boundary survey around 32nd Street and Camelback.

I did a bunch of research and found some surveys in the area thanks to the guys at GDAC and using the official plat I calc'd everything and went right to town.

I arrived at the site and promptly found a couple of monuments and got started. The rear corners landed in an alley so I had to bail the block wall and do some recon.

I found all of the monuments and some adjoiners and everything checked real nice. I also located the walls and they even checked really well and everyone was happy.

Now I have spoken quite often about things that a person sees in the field and frankly I have come to a point where nothing surprises me and this particular experience lacked surprise but absolutely increased my amazement and I mean a WTF!! Holy S*&T!! kind of amazement. People can definitely be very wrong at many levels.

Below are some pic's I snapped while on site accompanied by a brief narrative of each thing.



1) How cool is this? When is the last time you saw a Sears Chain Link Fence?

I love this old stuff and really enjoy seeing it. It's a throw back to a simpler time. Kind of makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

2) I think it must be a pre-requisite that an alley have a gratuitous shopping cart full of porn. I support this on the basis that street people need porn to.

3) Now for the most disturbing of all things ever. The public restroom. UGH!!!

Yes that's right I said it. I  think every bum within a mile radius of this alley must dump here. All along my clients wall looks like this.

I was so thankful that the property corner landed about 5' East of that bent rebar. I dug around it with arms fully extended with a long nose shovel. Fortunantly no one pooped on it.

I will tell you this boys and girls, this amazed me and made me laugh. Where else can a person enter an alley, grab some porn and take a dump within 200 feet?

I wonder if they use the honor system on returns to the library cart??

BEWARE OF ALLEYS AROUND 32ND AND CAMELBACK!!!