I think we should teach both physics and magic and let the children decide which way they want to believe.
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Steve Leyton <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure I see a problem. He's the engineer of record and he decides > what the domestic demand is. Nobody else. And you are on a need to know > basis since you're not doing the plumbing. Therefore, you will know what he > decides it to be, when he decides. And he'll likely formulate an opinion of > just what does and does not flow downhill while he's at it. > > So when (not if) he boogers up your work beyond reasonable or immediate > repair, you will issue a request for additional services and hang him out to > dry. I understand that you're a timid person George, and not predisposed to > conflict, but sometimes you just have to step up and push back. > > Yours in playing well with others, > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: best PE email of the day > > This is an email I actually received today. I replied to his boss and told em > it’s a dinky $12,000 job, life's too short. And another of these, I'll > forward to the client- since they love us. > Funnier- the 55 gpm domestic came the day before from his boss! > glc > > > You need to get something straight, my friend: the domestic demand is NOT 55 > GPM. I repeat: the domestic demand is not 55 GPM. I don’t know where you > are getting that number, but it’s wrong. Do you understand? I am the P.E. > I am the Engineer of Record on this project. I decide what the domestic > water demand is, nobody else. You will know what the domestic demand is when > I tell you, and not before. > > Another thing: yes, I understand that PSI varies with K-factor and coverage > area. What I’m asking you is the following: > > what GPM do you require? > > what PSI do you require at the Base of Riser? > > Call me. > > (name excluded), PE > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
