Fall - Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association

You Might be Married to a Surveyor ... If©Written by Curt SumnerEVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT JEFF FOXWORTHYS, “YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK ... IF”To honor those who are married to surveyors (especially to us guys), it can be said that, “YouMight be Married to a Surveyor ... If: “- You‛ve cooked a hot meal that goes cold before it is eaten!- Your family‛s primary vehicle is a suburban!- Family outings often include looking for survey monuments!- You have held the “zero end/dumb end” of a measuring tape in public!- You‛ve paid a credit card bill for surveying equipment when you really needed a new washer anddryer!- You know what business your husband is in, but have no idea what he does!- Your husband can use complicated equipment and computers, but gets lost while just drivingaround!- You‛ve been driven through a snowstorm, or on a really hot day, to get to a meeting you care nothingabout!- You have spent all day learning arts & crafts that you will never use again!- Your husband‛s friends are more eccentric than he is!- You have waited all afternoon in a hotel lobby, after check-out, until your husband‛s meeting isover!- You have sat through endless awards ceremonies and boring after-dinner speeches!- If the luggage with the pink flagging tape on it coming along the baggage claim carousel belongsto you!- You have received field boots as a Christmas gift!YOU MIGHT BE MARRIED TO A SURVEYOR!!!!There may a couple of things among those above with which surveyors‛ wives can relate.On the other hand, I‛ll bet they can also relate to being married to a surveyor if:- You think your husband is the most caring person you know!- Your husband cares more about getting it right and not being perceived to have cheated anyone,than about how much money he makes!- Your husband respects his peers, even when he thinks they are wrong!- Your husband cares about what happens to his profession, even after he is gone from it!- Your husband feels a responsibility for the lives of his employees and their families!Yes! if you are married to someone with integrity, you might be married to a surveyor!Curtis W. Sumner is Executive Director of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) - www.acsm.net288 SLSA Corner Post Fall 2006