Celebrate with me on Friday

**buzz** · 10-19-2009, 10:32 AM

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

**badwhale** · 10-19-2009, 10:36 AM

Good luck on the test!

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

Will

**buzz** · 10-19-2009, 10:42 AM

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

-Buzz

**denver24** · 10-19-2009, 10:45 AM

Good luck!

**ashauler** · 10-19-2009, 10:49 AM

Good luck on the exam!!

**zappagar** · 10-19-2009, 11:03 AM

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!

**buzz** · 10-19-2009, 11:12 AM

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

**zappagar** · 10-19-2009, 11:17 AM

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

Aced it.

**mail man** · 10-19-2009, 12:13 PM

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

Keith

**basil** · 10-19-2009, 12:24 PM

Good luck. R&R and cigar afterward sounds like a good idea - you've earned it.

**MarineOne** · 10-19-2009, 12:40 PM

Welcome to the forum from Idaho via the sandbox.

Kris

**Rugbysh9** · 10-19-2009, 01:23 PM

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

**buzz** · 10-19-2009, 01:34 PM

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

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

**mrtr33** · 10-19-2009, 01:41 PM

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!

**Rugbysh9** · 10-19-2009, 01:49 PM

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]

**cinda** · 10-19-2009, 03:44 PM

Good Luck!

**Roger** · 10-19-2009, 04:36 PM

Good luck on the test Buzz! I hope you ace it!

**heftysmokes** · 10-19-2009, 04:51 PM

Buzz, good luck on your exam.

**ggiese** · 10-19-2009, 04:59 PM

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...

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"

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!

**ggiese** · 10-19-2009, 05:05 PM

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....

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...

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