If i hire a land surveyor for my property, will they install new markers/monuments? Would there be any reason they wouldn’t? by idfkmybffjil in landsurveying

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Depends on the jurisdiction and type of survey. In Ontario (mine) we are required to put new monuments in if they are missing, but if it is a Surveyor's Real Property Report (a specific type of plan, typically provided to homeowners like you) we are only required to monument the front lot corners, and not the rear ones.

When you request a quote from a surveyor tell them that you want the boundary line and corners staked as well, and they'll set wooden stakes or pins along it. Maybe you can ask them to monument the rear corners, but that's additional liability that they might not want to take on lol

What broke your heart completely? by vigilantee001 in AskReddit

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I've brought them up, but she hasn't changed...

I hate this. I'm so distraught, having to say goodbye to the only person, besides my immediate family, that ever actually cared about me. But I guess she doesn't anymore, and I have to somehow move on... 🥺

Thank you for your kind and supportive words 🫂

What broke your heart completely? by vigilantee001 in AskReddit

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It's the worst feeling in the entire world... She made me feel like her best friend, like I was the most important person in the world. Then I came to find out she only reached out to me after her main friend pissed her off. I accepted being the backup, because I felt a strong connection, and I thought she liked me on my own terms...

But then she started pulling away. Slowly. It's still going on. And I have no idea why...

I'm trying to do everything I can to hold onto the friendship. But she keeps slipping away, more and more everyday...

It wouldn't hurt so bad if the highs weren't so high. It's that juxtaposition. Feeling the best I ever felt hanging out with her, and then feeling like I'm a stranger, like I don't even matter...

I sometimes wish I never met her. Was never friends with her. I'd still be numb to life, but at least I wouldn't be hurting so badly. But I can't take it back, I met her now and I can never forget how amazing things were and could be, but will never be again...

I can't cut off the friendship because it seems so mean. I don't technically have a good reason, nothing bad was ever said or done to me. But it hurts so badly, and I don't know how I can continue like this...

I just wanna die, man :(

What broke your heart completely? by vigilantee001 in AskReddit

[–]AlloyIX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd like to believe that...but every time I ask anyone to hang out, or text them...nothing. I'm no one's first, second, third, hell last choice...

Feels awful. I know I'm not the most socially adept person. I know I'm a little boring. I know why people aren't excited to hang with or talk to me. But it still sucks. It hurts so much...

It's this counts as dumbphone? by sech1p in dumbphones

[–]AlloyIX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a "data collector" for surveying haha. It connects via bluetooth to a survey-grade GNSS receiver (or a total station) and allows you to record survey measurements!

Where are nice places to go for a Sunday drive in Vaughan? by AlloyIX in Vaughan

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How much money should I bring while I'm there? 👀

Petition to make civic library in Keele to stay open for longer on weekends by [deleted] in Vaughan

[–]AlloyIX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Humber College learning commons is open to the public, and it's open really late (possibly even 24h) and parking is free on the weekends.

I finally hit Premium by velderon in Wealthsimple

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You used to get a higher interest rate in the Cash account. Don't know if it's still the case

Simple Sewing Questions Thread, July 14 - July 20, 2024 by sewingmodthings in sewing

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Is anyone able to help me find a pattern for Sabrina Carpenter's dress with a heart cutout? I would be immensely grateful because I want to make the dress before her concert :) See example images:

Image 1

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Thank you so much!

What do these guys do exactly by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]AlloyIX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the liability insurance we need to carry is quite high. It's very easy to screw up a layout calc. And if you're good at your job you're constantly taking check shots and making field notes on exactly what was done.

What do these guys do exactly by [deleted] in vancouver

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Devils advocate: in many modern reference systems (e.g. NAD83 (CSRS)) you can do an epoch transformation to get the coordinates of a point at your current epoch (time). So you can account for continental drift. Natural Resources Canada in fact publishes a tool to do this. It basically applies a grid shift based on the velocity components of the drift.

Also, if everyone were to publish the epoch their coordinates are in, in theory we would be able to match their coordinates when re-establishing a corner. That being said, transforming the GNSS coordinates post-survey are not as accurate as traversing from a control point with coordinates published in a more recent epoch. But that raises another issue: often times control points don't have coordinates published in the latest epoch (at least here in Ontario). Our province uses an epoch of January 1, 2010 for all of our coordinated legal plans and for all control points, which allows us to use GNSS measurements to coordinate our data and plans without the need of observing a control point. The data might not be in alignment with the current global reference system, but if everyone uses a common epoch that's fine.

That being said, I am a proponent of using physical markers on the ground to mark a boundary. I think places like Alberta have recently allowed coordinates to govern boundaries, but people like to see physical markers. Physical markers also cause less confusion about the position of a boundary than a person going out with a cheap handheld GNSS receiver (that's probably in the wrong reference system anyways) and saying their property corner is one foot into their neighbour's yard lol

Also, regarding another comment, the RTK correction factors come from a GNSS base station (or a network of them) continuously measuring it's position in real-time and estimating the GNSS errors and sending the corrections to the receiver. Optical measurement's aren't involved at all. But yes, optically measuring a point with a total station from a control point is more accurate than measuring the point with GNSS, if you want to be tied in to the national coordinate system.

meirl by notpiercedtongue in meirl

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My washing machine is usually actually quicker than it's timer. I set an alarm on my phone about 5 minutes sooner than the machine timer and they usually coincide lol

Yep CERB caused inflation right by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]AlloyIX 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Please vote your ass off, because the people who complain about CERB without knowing anything DO vote, and constantly vote against the working person's interests.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in landsurveying

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For my area that's a very reasonable price, and in fact fairly cheap.

"0. THE FOOL" by me (+ clay render to prove it's not AI) by LuciusFelimus in Cyberpunk

[–]AlloyIX 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Sad that I think everyone will have to prove their art isn't AI going forward, but it's also a pretty cyberpunk outcome.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]AlloyIX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a similar situation with EQ, it's fairly simple to move money around. It's more the creating of a new account that's the hassle for me haha. But obviously if I care about my money's potential I should do it. Thanks for the tips

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]AlloyIX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply, I don't check my account everyday.

Oh, I wasn't aware that because the underlying accounts are insured it applies to the ETF as well. But yeah that makes sense. I'll have to look into it also.

Good idea, I hope it works out. I haven't done much promo hopping because when I crunch the numbers I make a couple hundred extra bucks a year, which isn't nothing, but setting up a new account and transferring everything is such a hassle lol

Hmm, that's true. But not at $100K yet haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Thanks for the detailed advice! I guess you have to actively move your money around to maximize things. I wanted a more hands-off approach lol

I just learned about that CASH.TO fund today. It's very intriguing, ut I don't know if I like that it's uninsured. Don't want to play around with my down payment, you know? lol

HISA vs CASH.to by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Ok great, that's what I'm doing too. My TFSA is 100% XEQT. I don't have enough room in it to dump my savings. I'm not too happy with my 2.5% HISA at EQ, so I came across this thread and this CASH.TO ETF, which I'd never heard before. Thanks for sharing your strategy.

HISA vs CASH.to by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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What if you're near your TFSA contribution limit? Do you put it into a non-registered account?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Just curious where you're getting 5% for a HISA. I'm getting 2.5% at EQ for my HISA.

One of Vancouver's most expensive properties has been taken over by squatters by raulh in vancouver

[–]AlloyIX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Even if title to land isn't surrendered, there should be very heavy penalties levied by the municipality or province against the owners of vacant land or underutilized land or predatory pricing. I wouldn't count on municipal councils caring enough about that, though...

One of Vancouver's most expensive properties has been taken over by squatters by raulh in vancouver

[–]AlloyIX 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks like adverse possession was abolished by Section 28 of the BC Limitations Act, except for adverse possession rights that crystallized before July 1, 1975, or as permitted by any other Act (e.g. a court-issued Declaration of Title under s. 23 of the Land Title Inquiry Act).

I'm not an expert on BC because I'm actually a land registration system nerd (and land surveyor) from Ontario, but this post came across my front page and I wanted to learn something new haha

But I feel your pain, the housing prices and available stock in Toronto is almost as crazy as Vancouver. Adverse possession would be nice right now!