Celebrate with me on Friday

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10-19-2009, 10:32 AM
buzz

Celebrate with me on Friday

Hey guys,

I have been studying for an exam for the past 2 months and the exam is this Friday - It is the Fire Protection Engineering exam and I really hope I pass because it is only offered once a year. It is an 8 hour exam and open book, so it is pretty rough, but I feel prepared. I find out the results months later, but Friday night I will celebrate anyway with my wife and I would like to extend the invitation to all of you.

I am new here, and don't have much of a collection going right now, so it will be a BYOS night, but my wife makes some great fudge and I will gladly share it with anyone who wants to travel to Tucson, AZ!

If you can't make the trip I understand, but light up a good stick with me around 7PM MST and we can share a celebration smoke - no more studying!

Oh and if you wouldn't mind, send me some good luck Friday morning - I am starting to feel those butterflies... ugh, I hate tests.

-Buzz
10-19-2009, 10:36 AM
badwhale

Good luck on the test!

On Friday, I will certainly light one up for ya. I might even be on chat at that time:smiley2:

Will
10-19-2009, 10:42 AM
buzz

I'll log into the Chat too - hopefully I'll see you there.

-Buzz
10-19-2009, 10:45 AM
denver24

Good luck!
10-19-2009, 10:49 AM
ashauler

Good luck on the exam!!
10-19-2009, 11:03 AM
zappagar

luck to ya

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzz

Hey guys,

I have been studying for an exam for the past 2 months and the exam is this Friday - It is the Fire Protection Engineering exam and I really hope I pass because it is only offered once a year. It is an 8 hour exam and open book, so it is pretty rough, but I feel prepared. I find out the results months later, but Friday night I will celebrate anyway with my wife and I would like to extend the invitation to all of you.

I am new here, and don't have much of a collection going right now, so it will be a BYOS night, but my wife makes some great fudge and I will gladly share it with anyone who wants to travel to Tucson, AZ!

If you can't make the trip I understand, but light up a good stick with me around 7PM MST and we can share a celebration smoke - no more studying!

Oh and if you wouldn't mind, send me some good luck Friday morning - I am starting to feel those butterflies... ugh, I hate tests.

-Buzz

Best of luck open book should be a okay!
10-19-2009, 11:12 AM
buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by zappagar

Best of luck open book should be a okay!

Yeah, except it means I am bringing the entire NFPA set (18 volumes), the SFPE Handbook, NFPA Handbooks (2 volumes), a Reference Manual, and 43 pages of hand written notes and practice problems... the test becomes more about not what you know, but how quickly you can figure out where to find what you need to know.

It is funny to see everyone in line to take the exam, everyone has a handcart with stacks and stacks of books... bunch of dorks - oh wait.

-Buzz
10-19-2009, 11:17 AM
zappagar

test

sounds like my two day contractors test in S.C.

Aced it.
10-19-2009, 12:13 PM
mail man

Good luck Buzz, I will be sending good vibes your way this Friday.

Keith
10-19-2009, 12:24 PM
basil

Good luck. R&R and cigar afterward sounds like a good idea - you've earned it.
10-19-2009, 12:40 PM
MarineOne

Welcome to the forum from Idaho via the sandbox.

Kris
10-19-2009, 01:23 PM
Rugbysh9

Buzz is that test to become a fireman? Several of my buddies have taken that exam and I rememeber all too well how they fretted over it. Good luck, I'll gladly light a stick on Friday for you and let us know how you did when the results come in:smiley20:
10-19-2009, 01:34 PM
buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rugbysh9

Buzz is that test to become a fireman? Several of my buddies have taken that exam and I rememeber all too well how they fretted over it. Good luck, I'll gladly light a stick on Friday for you and let us know how you did when the results come in:smiley20:

Nah, my dad was a firefighter and I thought about going that route, but I don't do well with blood and when I started looking at the EMT training books I may or may not have passed out... repeatedly.

The test is an Engineering exam that (if I pass) gives me the ability to design Fire Protection systems and then stamp and sign them. Currently, I do FP sprinkler design, but the registration will allow me to market into other areas of Fire Protection (smoke control systems, etc.)

Basically, it gives me the ability to take responsibility for my designs, and then get sued when something goes wrong.

-Buzz
10-19-2009, 01:41 PM
mrtr33

Good luck with the exam, man.

What's helped me the most when taking standardized tests is trying to find some kind of sample test, so I get used to the types of questions asked and the types of answers they are looking for. I know the GRE was this way - hardest test I've ever taken.

Good luck!
10-19-2009, 01:49 PM
Rugbysh9

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtr33

Good luck with the exam, man.

What's helped me the most when taking standardized tests is trying to find some kind of sample test, so I get used to the types of questions asked and the types of answers they are looking for. I know the GRE was this way - hardest test I've ever taken.

Good luck!

I shudder when I think of my week leading up to the GRE [insert me shaking]:smiley26:
10-19-2009, 03:44 PM
cinda

Good Luck!
10-19-2009, 04:36 PM
Roger

Good luck on the test Buzz! I hope you ace it!
10-19-2009, 04:51 PM
heftysmokes

Buzz, good luck on your exam.
10-19-2009, 04:59 PM
ggiese

Quote:

Originally Posted by zappagar

Best of luck open book should be a okay!

I thought the same thing - until the first "open book" exam I was given... :smiley11:

I've now made it my life's philosophy to not trust anyone that tells me "open book" and "take home exams" are a "piece of cake" :smiley40:

Good luck, Buzz... If I wasn't recovering from a nasty sinus mess I'd be all over smoking a cigar in your honor. My thought of smoking one will just have to do! :smiley20:
10-19-2009, 05:05 PM
ggiese

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzz

Nah, my dad was a firefighter and I thought about going that route, but I don't do well with blood and when I started looking at the EMT training books I may or may not have passed out... repeatedly.

The test is an Engineering exam that (if I pass) gives me the ability to design Fire Protection systems and then stamp and sign them. Currently, I do FP sprinkler design, but the registration will allow me to market into other areas of Fire Protection (smoke control systems, etc.)

Basically, it gives me the ability to take responsibility for my designs, and then get sued when something goes wrong.

-Buzz

Engineering... Bahh.... :smiley7:

Someone talked me into studying Engineering. I thought I was going to learn how to drive a train - instead I got hit with some SERIOUS math and physics... :smiley21:

Take home and open book exams were the absolute worse...
10-19-2009, 05:13 PM
buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by ggiese

Engineering... Bahh.... :smiley7:

Someone talked me into studying Engineering. I thought I was going to learn how to drive a train - instead I got hit with some SERIOUS math and physics... :smiley21:

Take home and open book exams were the absolute worse...

Math was the only subject I was ever any good at... and PE...

This is the second open book engineering exam I have taken (I took the Mechanical version in 2007) - I think closed book exams are easier.

-Buzz
10-24-2009, 04:38 PM
buzz

So the test is over and man am I relieved (and my wife too). Nothing like getting up at 5:30 in the morning to go take a 8 hour test... ugh. The good news is that I think I did pretty well, it was a tough one and I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't pass - but I think I did. They say we will get the results in 2 to 3 months... not sure why it takes them that long but oh well.

Anyway, I wasn't able to make it on the chat in time to hang out with any of you guys - sorry bout that. After the test I went to an Architect's party to do a little marketing. I did enjoy a cigar though when I got home - Ashton VSG, tasted great.

For fun, here are some pics of my study materials:

(NFC volumes 1 through 18, NFPA Handbooks volumes 1 and 2, SFPE Handbook, NFPA 13 Handbook, SFPE Reference Manual, 3-ring binder with 53 pages of handwritten notes, spiral notebook with more notes and equations, and my pocket ref)
http://70.167.203.164/fpe1.jpg

http://70.167.203.164/fpe2.jpg

I only used 75% of the material I brought, but I would have kicked myself if I had left something home and then needed it...

Thanks for the luck guys, I'll let you know when to light up the victory cigar!

-Buzz
10-24-2009, 05:12 PM
Mangyrat

I hope you passed the test:smiley1:

we missed you in chat Friday night
10-24-2009, 05:37 PM
MarineOne

I smoked a Camacho Triple Maduro for ya man. Wow what a good cigar!

Kris
10-24-2009, 05:55 PM
buzz

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarineOne

I smoked a Camacho Triple Maduro for ya man. Wow what a good cigar!

Kris

Thanks Kris! I have been wanting to try one of those - I dug the Camacho 10 yr. I tried. Do you know how that triple maduro compares to the 10 year?

-Buzz
10-25-2009, 07:43 AM
MarineOne

I've not had the 10 Year, but everything I've tried from Camacho at this point has been superb.

I suspect that the 10 Year will end up being just as good as everything else I've tried from Camacho's line.

Kris
01-05-2010, 03:16 PM
buzz

Well guys I got a letter in the mail saying that I passed the exam - Sweet! I was so excited when I found out but I waited all day without saying anything to anyone at work because I wanted my wife to be the first to know. Then I had to tell my dad, then I had to tell you guys. Thanks for the luck, I am so glad I don't have to take that test again.

A little celebration contest is in order: http://www.cigarsmokers.com/threads/...-Cigars-ablaze!

-Buzz
01-06-2010, 08:54 AM
Paddy

Best of luck Buzz !!