A good run, Bruce, but I get it. Once I retired, I also quickly felt I'd become obsolete. Cheers, old friend.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM Fpdcdesign <[email protected]> wrote: > Best of luck > > > Todd Williams > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > 860-608-4559 > > > On Aug 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM, <Rick Matsuda <[email protected]>> wrote: > > You will be missed. Good luck to you wherever your life takes you. > Rick Matsuda > > > On Aug 13, 2026, at 2:56 PM, BRUCE VERHEI <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Fire Protection Specialists! > > > > I’m going to withdraw from the forum. I’ve been out of the business too > > long. I don’t have confidence any comments I would make would be current. > > > > I initially signed up after retiring, as I thought a plan reviewer’s > > perspective might sometimes be helpful. Many current reviewers are > > restrained by their city’s open documents policies. (In WA State payments > > can be $50/document per day.) The drives city attorneys to be conservative > > about participation, even off the clock. > > > > > > Best to All! > > > > I do want to acknowledge the helpful assistance from many of you over the > > years. > > > > I especially call out mentourship from two FM FPE’s, the late Joe Hankins, > > who’s sprinkler test work, from the residential sprinklers to early ESFR, > > was monumental, and John King, who was much more local to me. John moved on > > to be a global expert in industrial disaster planning and turbine power > > protection, but kindly gave me considerable assistance over the years. I’m > > not sure FM’s Bellevue WA office knew how much. > > > > Keep up the good work! > > > > Bruce Verhei > > Kent (WA) Fire Ret. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > SprinklerForum mailing list: > > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing > list:https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _________________________________________________________ > SprinklerForum mailing list: > https://lists.firesprinkler.org/list/sprinklerforum.lists.firesprinkler.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected]
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