Not much has changed for the surveyor's assistant / chainman / poleman, especially where GPS isn't used in smaller survey firms - It's still a lot of walking, holding a pole, doing some digging, doing some more walking, bushwacking, navigating barking dogs, climbing precarious fences. Although it's slightly inaccurate: Surveyors then, doing any kind of triangulation work, would have had access to the Troughton and Simms or Repsold theodolites, usually weighing up to 100kg a piece. And it was the surveyor's assistant who had that job. In fact, before the modern total station, and even in the days of the plane table, a survey crew would consist of a surveyor, a poleman, at least one (often two) chainman. For larger subdivision surveys, there may be an additional observer, while the surveyor and a computer would sit, often for weeks at a time, flipping through logarithmic tables and calculating the positions of boundaries, and computing the setting-out data for placing beacons on those boundaries. It was a monumental undertaking, the glory days of surveying.
Stefan van Veenendaal I’m a chainman in Georgia (the US state) and all of what you said is true. I’ve had many days where I came home covered in sweat, blood, and dirt.
GasMaskManifesto I'm right now studying to be a professional surveyor in South Africa and when I started my practical training my boss made me chainman. It's not an easy job, and I appreciate any man who will do it tirelessly and efficiently. But I have also been spoilt to have a boss who has a fantastic relationship with his regular chainman.
Stefan van Veenendaal good deal! I have some years in the field before I start thinking of school. In the meantime my practical education has been great, and my boss is starting to train me on the total station. I have major respect for anyone who can go out there and get dirty day after day.
Did Tony come up with a way to be paid (probably a large sum) for doing immersion therapy for his phobia? Well played. It's working, he's a lot calmer when climbing than he was in the beginning.
How is it nearly every episode has some segment with poor Tony climbing some perilous height? It makes my palms sweat just watching him. Actually now that I consider it, there's nearly a formula to each episode. Perilous height, piss, shit and something smelly enough to induce vomiting.
I can't stop watching Tony documentaries.. 💜💜💜
These documentaries with Baldrick are really good
He's one heck of a good sport
Watching tony attempt to wash the sheep made my day
2:17 That "What are we doing?" is just perfect
Even today agriculture is one of the most dangerous and risky professions in the UK, claiming an extraordinary amount of lives.
Tony rides a sheep! Made my day!
10:42 That is NOT the right way to use the scythe!
No, I know. It was kinda painful to watch him try to use the scythe, and the other man not correcting him and teaching him how to really do it!!!!!
I got nervous just watching Tony climb the spire.
The thresher did it for me. *Shudder*
Oh, and the sin eater. Eww, gross!
Miss Capri Later thresher used a drop scale, instead of keeping the twines.
I fucking love how scared he is of heights 😂
Tony always makes laugh unexpectedly lol
thanks that was brill!
Not much has changed for the surveyor's assistant / chainman / poleman, especially where GPS isn't used in smaller survey firms - It's still a lot of walking, holding a pole, doing some digging, doing some more walking, bushwacking, navigating barking dogs, climbing precarious fences. Although it's slightly inaccurate: Surveyors then, doing any kind of triangulation work, would have had access to the Troughton and Simms or Repsold theodolites, usually weighing up to 100kg a piece. And it was the surveyor's assistant who had that job.
In fact, before the modern total station, and even in the days of the plane table, a survey crew would consist of a surveyor, a poleman, at least one (often two) chainman. For larger subdivision surveys, there may be an additional observer, while the surveyor and a computer would sit, often for weeks at a time, flipping through logarithmic tables and calculating the positions of boundaries, and computing the setting-out data for placing beacons on those boundaries. It was a monumental undertaking, the glory days of surveying.
Stefan van Veenendaal I’m a chainman in Georgia (the US state) and all of what you said is true. I’ve had many days where I came home covered in sweat, blood, and dirt.
GasMaskManifesto I'm right now studying to be a professional surveyor in South Africa and when I started my practical training my boss made me chainman. It's not an easy job, and I appreciate any man who will do it tirelessly and efficiently. But I have also been spoilt to have a boss who has a fantastic relationship with his regular chainman.
Stefan van Veenendaal good deal! I have some years in the field before I start thinking of school. In the meantime my practical education has been great, and my boss is starting to train me on the total station. I have major respect for anyone who can go out there and get dirty day after day.
Fantastic, keep at it!
This seems like a very difficult job. I would totally mess up
Did Tony come up with a way to be paid (probably a large sum) for doing immersion therapy for his phobia? Well played. It's working, he's a lot calmer when climbing than he was in the beginning.
Yes... washing steeping in filthy, muddy water. That really works...
@Celto Loco wrong again.
Whats the intro song?😊
42:02 That's it . .
That's the one, yeah..
How is it nearly every episode has some segment with poor Tony climbing some perilous height? It makes my palms sweat just watching him.
Actually now that I consider it, there's nearly a formula to each episode. Perilous height, piss, shit and something smelly enough to induce vomiting.
There were no nettle harvesters in this episode despite the announcement.
There was, a very short mentioning is at 20:18
That's because he was referring to an earlier episode.
@@oceanelf2512 no.
"primitive chemistry" ... its piss isnt it?
Nah, it's shite
rural special. tony robinson finds the up market rural jobs
I’m a farmer’s daughter and helped my dad castrate piglets back in the 70s..... in Lincolnshire
Sheep bleating is actually rather ugly sounding. Lambs sound cute, but adult sheep, not so much.
Miss Capri our five sheep bleating is more of a "Maaahhhn" so sadly I have a habit of going "Hatten" in reply.
one of my great grandmothers was killed in a threshing machine. not a nice way to go, especially with the rest of the family there too
Imagine having 2019 allergies and working on that wheat thresher
@Celto Loco hey we still call it yay fever, good to know where the term comes from!
Sin eater. Gross. And just plain weird.. They sure had some strange superstitions back then.
Threshing machine, terrifying.
Music too loud.
Is that Tony Robins a famous dancer that makes 15 000 people events where people pay him $10K per ticket to dance with him at his events?
No. Tony Robinson from "Blackadder"
The loud music all the way through ruins this series.
sa is going through online schooling