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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
An Italian Field Engineer from Nuovo Pignone!: Sometimes it is best to stay home and not travel. This field engineer can't get no respect!
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!