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Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

May 7, 2010 in Associate Membership, General, Land Surveying, Links

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Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations:

iPinda@iPinda – Edwards Twitter bio says “CAD specialist, AutoCAD trainer and Civil 3D addict” and if you visit his Civil 3D Peanuts blog, you’ll discover that he’s also a part-time freelance AutoCAD trainer and full time CAD application administrator for an international AEC company. You can also learn nice tips and tricks like Importing AutoCAD Objects as Surface data points.

cad_notes@cad_notes- Edwin is from Indonesia, is an AutoCAD and Revit user, and writes the popular CAD tutorials and best practices blog CAD NOTES. Definitely read yesterday’s post on How to: Draw an Arc with a Specific Arc Length?

wkfd@wkfd – WKFD is the Twitter account for the Kung Fu Drafter blog. They are drafters and geeks trying to share information with people with similar interests. I highly recommend visiting The Kung Fu Drafter blog, as it is a fun site and full of information too! This week I enjoyed reading Review: Kung Fu Drafter Reviews AutoCAD Freestyle … blog post.

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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Have You Ever Had Lyme Disease?

October 13, 2009 in Associate Membership, Business, Land Surveying, Surveys

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question Have You Ever Had Lyme Disease?

Blacklegged (or deer) ticks

Blacklegged (or deer) ticks

Take the survey and if you had (or have) Lyme Disease please leave a comment telling us your experience with having Lyme Disease: Did you get Lyme Disease while working in the professional land surveying field – verses hunting for example – how serious was it, are you recovered from it or are you still experiencing symptoms and lastly, maybe, what has been successful for you in keeping Deer Ticks off of you.

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Recovered Lyme Disease and US Track and Field Athlete Attends Movie Premiere of LymeLife

April 9, 2009 in Associate Membership, General, Land Surveying, Links, News

In New York City- Athlete and Lymelife’s writer and producer have something in common- Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease advocate and athlete, Perry Fields, attends first major movie about Lyme Disease. Wanting to celebrate the movie and to decide for herself if the potrayal of Lyme Disease is correct, she has a candid conversation with co-writer and producer, Steven Martini. He reveals to her his personal real life inspiration for the movie.

New York City, NY (PRWEB) April 8, 2009 — She missed the 2008 Olympics due to a chronic, late diagnosed tick bite, which gave her Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease, but that isn’t stopping this athlete. Perry Fields is gearing up for a comeback and has taken a short break from training to attend the first movie made about Lyme Disease on Wednesday, April 1st.

Perrys personal struggle with Lyme Disease.

Perry's personal struggle with Lyme Disease.

Fields attended the GenArt Film Festival along with the movie’s actors and directors to see the premiere of LymeLife. LymeLife stars Alec Baldwin, Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Timothy Hutton and Emma Roberts. Fields says, “I think I may of been the only person there who has actually had Lyme Disease!”

Fields had a conversation with co-writer, Steven Martini (brother of director, Dereck Martini) on why the film was made. “Steven was particularly interested when I told him I have recovered from Lyme Disease to continue my athletic career. He looked at me with intense interest. I had to ask him why exactly did he do a movie with a character who has Lyme Disease and he told me that his high school girlfriend’s dad had Lyme Disease and committed suicide.”

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Professional Land Surveyor Product Review: Sawyer Permethrin – Clothing Insect Repellent

March 23, 2009 in 3 RODS, Associate Membership, General, Land Surveying, Product Reviews, Rated As

It’s that time of the year again when things warm up and Deer Ticks decide that we make a good meal. This would only be a minor inconvenience, at worst leaving you with a case of the heebie-jeebies, if it weren’t for the fact that these little blood suckers carry and transmit Lyme Disease.

I recommend taking precautions to avoid getting Lyme Disease. I’ve had it a few times and it’s no fun. As a matter of fact, it comes with some serious symptoms, such as:

  • Rash. You may develop a small red bump initially and it may be warm to the touch and mildly tender. It may then form a rash as small as 1/4 inch or as large as 12 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter. This type of rash is most often identified as a “bull’s-eye” rash having a red ring around a clear area with a red center. This rash only affects about 70 percent to 80 percent of people infected with Lyme disease. I’ve had Lyme Disease four times, and only once have I had the “bulls-eye” rash.
  • Flu-like symptoms. A fever, chills, fatigue, body aches and a headache may accompany the rash.
  • Migratory joint pain. If the infection is not treated, you may develop bouts of severe joint pain and swelling several weeks to months after you’re infected. Your knees are especially likely to be affected, but the pain can shift from one joint to another.
  • Neurological problems. In some cases, inflammation of the membranes surrounding your brain (meningitis), temporary paralysis of one side of your face (Bell’s palsy), numbness or weakness in your limbs, and impaired muscle movement may occur weeks, months or even years after an untreated infection. Memory loss, difficulty concentrating, and changes in mood or sleep habits also can be symptoms of late-stage Lyme disease.
  • Less common signs and symptoms. Some people may experience heart problems — such as an irregular heartbeat — several weeks after infection, but this rarely lasts more than a few days or weeks. Eye inflammation, hepatitis and severe fatigue are possible as well.

If left untreated Lyme disease can become a serious and life threatening.

Sawyer Permethrin - Clothing Insect RepellentOne product I’ve had great success with keeping Deer Ticks off of me is Sawyer Permethrin – Clothing Insect Repellent.

Product Features

  • 6 OZ. Pump N’ Spray
  • Odorless Permethrin
  • Repels & Kills Mosquitoes, Chiggers, Mites & Ticks, Including Ticks Which Carry Lyme Disease & Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • A Treatment For Clothing. Do Not Apply To Skin
  • Effective Through 6 Washings
I’ve been using Sawyer Permethrin – Clothing Insect Repellent on my clothing and work boots when I’m working in the woods and I’ve found this product works as promised. On a couple of occasions when I forgot to apply it before going into the woods and then Deer Ticks were crawling up my pants legs, I sprayed them with Sawyer Permethrin – Clothing Insect Repellent and the Deer Ticks fell off and died immediately.
Having had Lyme Disease, from deer ticks, a few times – protection from these pest is important to me. Another benefit is that it also keeps away most other insects you will encounter surveying in the field.
I rate this product 3 RODS out of a total possible 4 RODS.

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LivingRheum.com Goes Live

October 27, 2008 in 4 RODS, Associate Membership, General, Links, News

My wife, Jo-Ann, has started her own website and blog at LivingRheum.com to write about her experience with having Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). She was diagnosed with RA at the age of 36 and has been courageously fighting this disease and finding ways to make her life better.

Jo-Ann writes on her About Me page,

“I wanted to start this site for people like me who not only were looking for support in dealing with the daily ups and downs of the disease but also as a resource for those of us who are looking for information on what can help us live healthier, happier lives with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” 

Prior to writing at LivingRheum.com, Jo-Ann has often helped others with RA understand the disease, finding a good doctor, discovering methods and strategies to live with RA - All important, but mostly being a good listener, friend, and sharing what works for her.

She also writes on her About Me page,

“My hope is that through this site that you can find ways to live with Rheumatoid Arthritis better.”

I rate this website and blog 4 RODS out of a total possible 4 RODS.

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Lyme Disease and associated tick-borne diseases: The Basics” 5th Edition 2007 by Douglas W. Fearn

October 8, 2008 in Associate Membership, Land Surveying, Links

The Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Inc. (LDASEPA) website is full of information about Lyme Disease. You can find their very informative booklet Lyme Disease and associated tick-borne diseases: The Basics” 5th Edition 2007 by Douglas W. Fearn for downloading. Read the rest of this entry →

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Permethrin Tick and Bug Spray

August 25, 2008 in 3 RODS, Associate Membership, Land Surveying, Product Reviews

Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray - 6 Ounce

Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray – 6 Ounce

Insect killer and repellent for your clothing is effective against ticks, chiggers, mites and mosquitoes for up to 6 weeks. Non-aerosol pump bottle contains 6-oz. of repellent, or enough to coat 2 full outfits; a full outfit consists of shirt, trousers and socks. Repellent should be applied outdoors and before clothing is worn; hang clothing and spray, let dry for 2 hours (4 hours in humid conditions). One treatment will last up to six washings or six weeks before clothing has to be treated again. Effective against ticks that carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Contains permethrin, the same active ingredient that is also used in Duranon™ and Permanone®.

I have used Sawyer Permethrin Pump Spray – 6 Ounce with very good results. Having had Lyme Disease, from deer ticks, a few times – protection from these pest is paramount to me. Another benefit is that it also keeps away most other insects you will encounter surveying in the field.

I rate this product 3 RODS out of a total possible 4 RODS.

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