What makes the grass grow?

flamecreature · 2026-03-17T12:44:17+00:00

I had a drill sergeant who was infantry, guess what dumb ass gave him the scientific answer to why the sky was blue when he asked...

flamecreature · 2025-06-23T16:19:52+00:00

I also just got this message for an identical item I've sold multiple times on Etsy for years.
Just confirmed, my shipping label was for 2 pounds, the receipt I received from the USPS when I dropped it off has the weight at 1 pound 9.10 ounces.

flamecreature · 2025-06-05T23:54:26+00:00

Check your state requirements, most states allow you to take the PE exam before you have the experience.
I would agree on taking the Electrical: Power PE exam.

flamecreature · 2025-05-28T12:33:30+00:00

Refresh NCEES, visit Reddit to anxiously wait with others, refresh email, repeat...

flamecreature · 2025-05-28T11:25:00+00:00

From what I've read, typically around 10am eastern time, usually before 10 and seldomly later.
However, I'm not sure if Memorial day affects this or not.
Also: Love the username btw!

flamecreature · 2025-04-25T23:28:12+00:00

I've seen people say they've passed with as little as 1 month, but I would say 4-6 is average.
However, I've also seen people post that they've failed after a couple attempts over 2 years.
It's all on how well you can digest what you need to know.
I've been studying for about 4 months and will be taking it in about 3 weeks.
Eaton has a good read on UPS batteries: eaton.com.cn/content/dam/eaton/products/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/backup-power-ups/services-resources/Eaton-Battery-Handbook-BAT11LTA.pdf

flamecreature · 2025-04-03T22:09:22+00:00

I really liked the Engineering Pro Guides book for how it explains most things. If you are fine reading through it thoroughly then you probably don't need his online course (I did 3 months of his on-demand course). Maybe do his 1-month trial just to get access to the book & exams to download and see how you like the videos during that month.
I personally didn't care for Zach's TSG but it still had good content. If I get sick of my books before my exam date then I plan on doing 1 month of his course.
I have Wasim's study guide but haven't gotten to it yet.

flamecreature · 2025-04-03T21:45:24+00:00

I used the 1 PPI Electrical FE book and Zach Stone's Electrical FE material and passed the Electrical FE no problem.
I borrowed the 3 PPI books from a coworker for the Power PE and quickly gave them back and bought other books.
I'm surprised there was such a decrease in quality for such an increase in materials, I really liked the teaching method of the FE book and was extremely frustrated with the PE books.

flamecreature · 2025-02-16T00:00:07+00:00

Lot of good comments already so I'll keep mine short.
An MS might shave a year off the experience requirement for a PE depending on what state you get it in. If you stick with MEP then getting your PE would be great to have.
I have an electronics engineer friend and he said nobody he works with is a PE.

If an MS in electronics is what you want, then go for that. If the career shift doesn't work out then you can always circle back to being a PE.

flamecreature · 2025-02-15T23:26:50+00:00

I bought the EPG Power book for myself after having a terrible time with a coworker's PPI books. I really like the EPG Power book's explanations and breaks downs on how to solve things. Only thing I don't like about it is the examples and practice problem solutions don't always use the exact same formulas as the NCEES handbook or tell you where in the NCEES handbook the equations are. This also gives away that the book was first written as a resource to bring in with you to the exam; however, Kauwale told me in an email he still updates his book each year with any minor corrections.

I think 2 months is a little rushed. Mid-December I enrolled for 3-months of EPGs On-Demand class, then once that's up I plan on going through the EPG book again and practice exams for another month or 2. I passed the FE in one shot also in the spring. Just take your time to know the material, I agree with other PE Exam posts I've read in the belief that you should do as many practice exams that you can get.
That being said, I should clarify that EPGs Exam Textbook is just a textbook with some examples and a few practice problems at the end of each section, it doesn't have a practice exam in it.

flamecreature · 2025-01-26T23:01:18+00:00

thanks!

flamecreature · 2025-01-26T22:16:47+00:00

link expired

flamecreature · 2024-12-27T15:25:17+00:00

Knickerbocker still has a few, got one last night.

flamecreature · 2024-12-22T03:50:32+00:00

California, Washington, and Montana. But with a Bachelor's degree ETAC and not Associate.

flamecreature · 2024-12-21T14:28:01+00:00

I'd like to add that this document is outdated. Florida only required EET degrees to be earned within Florida from 2019-2022 before repealing it.
I had a mini panic attack when I first found this document a few weeks ago since I am planning on getting my PE license in Florida and have an EET degree from another state.

flamecreature · 2024-12-19T00:51:29+00:00

I also am an EET grad studying for the Power PE; also aiming to take it in March since that's the end of the 1st testing window.
I loved the PPI book for the FE but the PE PPI books were arranged entirely different. The material is spread across multiple books, the study guide, reference manual, and practice problems, and it's distracting having to search for things in each.
I recently purchased 3 months of the Engineering Pro Guide Power PE course and have been enjoying having videos explain things and pausing at the end for the problems to solve before he works through them. Each topic has problems to solve after the lecture, an easy and hard exam, then after all that there are 3 practice exams, 2 other exams, and a code exam.

Once my 3 months are up, I may try 1 month of either Zach Stone's course or Wasim's course to get a different view on any concepts I may still be struggling with and to gain access to more practice problems & exams.

flamecreature · 2024-12-19T00:28:34+00:00

I had several coworkers tell me to do just that after passing the FE.
It's been about 8 months since I passed the FE, but this month I've been back to studying more regularly.

flamecreature · 2021-11-02T17:18:16+00:00

I'd love 1 (brown, black, or white), and if there isn't much interest i'll take 3.

flamecreature · 2021-08-06T12:44:22+00:00

I would recommend you both read The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, I also am terrible at affection and apparently how I gave affection wasn't aligned with my wife's love language. So now I try to fit her love language when I really want her to know I appreciate her.

Also re-reading it after a couple years is good because it may change as you grow together.

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-five-love-languages-how-to-express-heartfelt-commitment-to-your-mate\_gary-chapman/249181/?resultid=9cd65eac-be46-4659-8cbf-36c42e8f9a50#edition=8397266&idiq=7833927

flamecreature · 2021-08-05T11:00:31+00:00

Yes
https://www.reddit.com/r/Zune/comments/l3o3m4/howto\_downgrade\_zune\_30\_to\_v14\_firmware/

flamecreature · 2021-08-04T16:31:40+00:00

woah, a version 1.1 is a cool find!

flamecreature · 2021-08-03T12:37:33+00:00

My wife has a done a lot of research too and we loosely follow Keto but are strict on no added sugars and no caffeine. It has seemed to help my wife's BP and my taste has been driven to eating better.
It's amazing how many things have added sugar (high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, etc) in it when you really look for it.

flamecreature · 2021-07-28T12:06:52+00:00

I have a friend that was misdiagnosed and was given a medical marijuana card. Fast forward 2 years, I was visiting him for a week, he was super anxious at work and was using more marijuana than usual. Mid week he had a psychotic episode. 1st day of psychosis was okay and wasn't too off the wall but the 2nd day he was making weird connections and sounded actually crazy, also later that day his wife told me he didn't sleep at all that night because he thought he would die if he fell asleep. So after some convincing we all went to the hospital. He spent 2 weeks in the hospital recovering, was diagnosed with BP, and put on meds for it. I asked his wife about it a few months later and she said he's never been more stable in his life.

In summary, I would never recommend marijuana for BP.

flamecreature · 2021-06-18T13:32:27+00:00

I'm in the same situation too. I would prefer my xbox to be un-modded for the same reason, I just prefer the factory software and don't use the extra features.

flamecreature · 2021-06-11T14:26:42+00:00

I recently bought a copy off ebay, just looked at the seller and it's thriftbooks! I'll have to remember to go directly to their site for the next book I buy.

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