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If you are an FEP graduate, you have likely drunk a few beers and told a few stories about your field career. We’d like to read of your escapades (the PG-17 version, please!). We're sure you've said: "You can't make up this stuff!"

The Wit and Wisdom of Dietmar Breitkreuz: Wisdom comes in all shapes and sizes.
The Flood of Guatemala - 1969: Dave Lucier (FEP-1968) and field engineer Willy Brandt were sent to Guatemala in 1969 during a flood. The two gas turbines were flooded.
Different Strokes: A conversation with Bill Neenan of APC.
Old Age & Treachery Will Always Overcome Youth & Skill: Herb Hilburn Story
THE MOTHER OF ALL BACHELOR PARTIES: Field Engineers can be counted on to respond aggressively to the bekoning call of two words: FREE BEER!
Bill Lynn (FEP-1968) Finally Gets Hitched!: Having been recently married himself, Rob Sigond (FEP-1978) decides it is his duty to bring Bill Lynn up to speed regarding the secrets of married life just prior to the special day.
Yes, Baby! More!: The tall tale of MADMAN
Name that Field Engineer! Yee HAA!!!
The Coke Machine Mystery..Solved after 28 years…: Phil Todd can now sleep at night.
The “Girls” of Jakarta: The ride of your life!
Kaboom! One way to solve a vibration problem: Chris Doyle shares an Irishman's solution to a vibration problem.
The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965: Where were you when the lights went out?
I'll tell you a story: My first and best job
The Snake Ranch: An FEP class in 1980, comprised exclusively of GETSCO field engineers, rented a house for a couple of years after graduating from the FEP. Dubbed the Snake Ranch, for sexual reasons we are told (but can't confirm), it became the infamous home for about 9 field engineers. Use your imagination, go ahead, I dare you!
Where Do Field Engineers Go To Retire?: Field Engineers have many choices about where they will go to retire. Usually it is south or west, in search of warmer climes. But not all of us do so. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of some places.