Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!)

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Posted by colleen, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro.

Posted on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST




i've got an interesting (wierd, informative, diverse, mind-boggling, maybe odd, non-conformist yet logical) idea:

i sit here often, sifting through these many messages (and of course writing a few).. and some of the people- andy, Mr. J, Mr B..and a few more- i know and have met, but most of you guys I've never met! i'll leave after these four years with many new friends, but most of the people i meet in FIRST i never talk to as much as with you guys!

so to get to my idea: what if..(you gotta love them).. we were to have a little meeting of the minds in Florida?? for all those frequent contributors to the forums, pick a time/place and introduce ourselves to one another.. so we can all put names to the faces of who we talk with, and can call them friends from now on?

what does everyone think?

colleen

(P.S. especially that Moe guy and your socks.. i'm sure i know who you are, but i'd like to know exactly what everyone's talking about!! i'm always out of the loop!!)

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Posted by mike aubry, Engineer on team #47, Chiefs, from Pontiac Central.

Posted on 4/7/99 4:58 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:




Colleen,
That's a great idea! So I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do - Since I'm just one of the many coaches of this Team 47 'CHIEFDELPHI' - I wil propose to the others that we set up a sign (www.chiefdelphi.com) outside of one of the tents and that we will host a little 'LIVE' chat session ! We will make nametags with everyones name or logon id or what every and we can all meet each other face to face! From all you ChiefDelphi Forum goers we need some feedback on -
The best day and the best time - I thinking that about 30 minutes is long enough ? How about it? Maybe, we should do it right after the giant group hug !
See ya in Florida ! Mike A.
(P.S. - I 'll show ya my Moe socks from last year, and even make it a point to introduce you to him!)

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Posted by Jon, Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Posted on 4/7/99 6:05 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by mike aubry on 4/7/99 4:58 PM MST:



How about during the lunch break thursday as an intro? Everyone will be settled in and (hopefully) the repair-madness will be kept to a minimum since little will have happened...
how about it?

jonathan

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Posted by Andy Grady, Coach on team #42, P.A.R.T.S, from Alvirne High School and Daniel Webster College.

Posted on 4/7/99 6:56 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Jon on 4/7/99 6:05 PM MST:



I'll be there. Lunchtime sounds cool. Cya in florida.
Good Luck
Andy Grady, DWC/Alvirne

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Posted by Andy Baker, Engineer on team #45, TechnoKats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 4/8/99 6:39 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Andy Grady on 4/7/99 6:56 PM MST:




I'll be there, although I've only posted a few times...
besides, I'm always into meeting new people on new teams.

I'll be the guy who will be shamelessly marketing his team's
robot and openly negotiating some really nasty backroom deals. ;)

*** whooop, whooop, sarcasm alert!, sarcasm alert! ***

Later,
Andy B.

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Posted by Raul, Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.

Posted on 4/8/99 7:02 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Andy Baker on 4/8/99 6:39 AM MST:




More sarcasm ***:

Hey, I thought we agreed (remember our deal) you were going to keep your awesome capabilities a secret so no one else but us would want to pick you?

Raul

:
: I'll be there, although I've only posted a few times...
: besides, I'm always into meeting new people on new teams.

: I'll be the guy who will be shamelessly marketing his team's
: robot and openly negotiating some really nasty backroom deals. ;)

: *** whooop, whooop, sarcasm alert!, sarcasm alert! ***

: Later,
: Andy B.

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Posted by Andy Baker, Engineer on team #45, TechnoKats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 4/8/99 1:35 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Raul on 4/8/99 7:02 AM MST:



:
: More sarcasm ***:

: Hey, I thought we agreed (remember our deal) you were going to keep your awesome capabilities a secret so no one else but us would want to pick you?

: Raul

Raul,


Well, now you did it... the cat's out of the bag (TechnoKat's, that is!).

Now, we'll have to fight off all of those top 16 teams who will be clamoring
around our pit, begging to partner with us. It could get messy. I can see it
now, teams will probably be showering us with free van door motors and
speed reducers along with free pizza and team shirts, just so we won't
reject them when our name is picked. We'll probably have to fire up TKO
(our robot) to help protect us from the masses.

See what you've done? I hope you're proud of yourself!

Shamefully,
Andy B.

ps. Your Jump & Jive shirts sure are swell, I'll take an XL.

:) :) :)

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Posted by colleen, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro.

Posted on 4/8/99 3:12 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: More Sarcasm posted by Andy Baker on 4/8/99 1:35 PM MST:




someone's going to belive you too soon :-P

but these are tri-alliances aren't they?.. you'll need another partner **hint hint**

only kidding.. see you guys there..

colleen!

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Posted by Joe Johnson, Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 4/8/99 5:56 PM MST


In Reply to: Watch out!! posted by colleen on 4/8/99 3:12 PM MST:



Hey folks,

I wish I could be there.

Alas, I am not able to attend.

However, As Raul so aptly predicted, I have managed to mope around enough that my wife has agreed to do without my for 36 hours.

I am making the most of it!!!

My plane arrives late Friday night. I turn back into a pumpkin early Sunday morning.

But... I get to see the entire deal on Saturday.

If any of you are wondering what my mug looks like, look for the guy leading The Chiefs in our I-I-I-I Cheer (a.k.a. The Ooga Cheer). You'll know it when you hear it :-)

See you all at EPCOT!

Joe J.

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Posted by Vinny Buchemi, Student on team #386, The Cats, from Lyman Hall and CYTEK.

Posted on 4/8/99 11:06 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Andy Grady on 4/7/99 6:56 PM MST:



sounds good to me.

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Posted by colleen, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro.

Posted on 4/7/99 7:16 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by mike aubry on 4/7/99 4:58 PM MST:




thanks a million!! sound great.. i was thinking thursday would likely be the less hectic of days, but i could be wrong.. any time's good.. except for when i'm out driving our 'bot! glad someone else thinks this a good idea, i thought i might have been a nut in a herd of elephants (yeah, i made that one up..)

:-)
colleen

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Posted by Myder Ly, Student on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Oakland University and Pontiac Central/Delphi I.

Posted on 4/8/99 5:02 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by mike aubry on 4/7/99 4:58 PM MST:



Hey Mike. I should have taken your socks instead of Ben's. hehe
Looking forward to the Rumble if WE are still planning on going.
I am still wondering how you got MOE's socks. You know what to bring me back from Florida, rite.
Maybe you can make a trade off during the www,chiefdelphi.com meeting...
Ice
: Colleen,
: That's a great idea! So I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do - Since I'm just one of the many coaches of this Team 47 'CHIEFDELPHI' - I wil propose to the others that we set up a sign (www.chiefdelphi.com) outside of one of the tents and that we will host a little 'LIVE' chat session ! We will make nametags with everyones name or logon id or what every and we can all meet each other face to face! From all you ChiefDelphi Forum goers we need some feedback on -
: The best day and the best time - I thinking that about 30 minutes is long enough ? How about it? Maybe, we should do it right after the giant group hug !
: See ya in Florida ! Mike A.
: (P.S. - I 'll show ya my Moe socks from last year, and even make it a point to introduce you to him!)

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Posted by Tom Wible, Coach on team #131, chaos, from central high school manchester and osram-sylvania.

Posted on 4/7/99 7:40 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:




I'm there man!

Tom Wible
Team 131 'C.H.A.O.S.'

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Posted by Nate Smith, Student on team #74, Holland FIRST Robotics, from Holland High School and Haworth, Inc..

Posted on 4/7/99 8:04 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



Works for me...just let me know when and where...

Nate

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Posted by Mike Kulibaba, Student on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional and Johnson and Johnson.

Posted on 4/7/99 8:44 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



I am definately there, and MOE is on my team so I'll bring him!!

Mike Kulibaba Team 88 TJ²

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Posted by Mike King, Other on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater Raynham and Johnson & Johnson Professional.

Posted on 4/8/99 9:55 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Mike Kulibaba on 4/7/99 8:44 PM MST:



: I am definately there, and MOE is on my team so I'll bring him!!

: Mike Kulibaba Team 88 TJ²
I can't bring him (i'm not going)

But i can post a picture of him. :)

Give me a yell if you think I should.

Mike

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Posted by Chris, Coach on team #308, Walled Lake Monster, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW Automotive Electronics.

Posted on 4/8/99 6:46 AM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



Great idea. It will be a big time saver for me since I was planning on tracking everyone down to say 'hi'. And Thursday would probably be best for me as well.

:
: i've got an interesting (wierd, informative, diverse, mind-boggling, maybe odd, non-conformist yet logical) idea:

: i sit here often, sifting through these many messages (and of course writing a few).. and some of the people- andy, Mr. J, Mr B..and a few more- i know and have met, but most of you guys I've never met! i'll leave after these four years with many new friends, but most of the people i meet in FIRST i never talk to as much as with you guys!

: so to get to my idea: what if..(you gotta love them).. we were to have a little meeting of the minds in Florida?? for all those frequent contributors to the forums, pick a time/place and introduce ourselves to one another.. so we can all put names to the faces of who we talk with, and can call them friends from now on?

: what does everyone think?

: colleen

: (P.S. especially that Moe guy and your socks.. i'm sure i know who you are, but i'd like to know exactly what everyone's talking about!! i'm always out of the loop!!)

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Posted by Chris, Coach on team #308, Walled Lake Monster, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW Automotive Electronics.

Posted on 4/8/99 2:41 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



When everyone comes to a consensus on the time and the meeting place, could someone please make a post. Please make it a new post with an obvious heading so it can be found quickly. In other words, please don't stick it in the middle of this big thread.

Thanks a lot,

Chris

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Posted by Jon, Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Posted on 4/8/99 4:17 PM MST


In Reply to: Final Details posted by Chris on 4/8/99 2:41 PM MST:



Hm... he's right...
no scheduled break on thursday... how about the friday lunch break (which will most definitely be busier, but it's the obvious choice...)?

jonathan

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Posted by Andy Grady, Coach on team #42, P.A.R.T.S, from Alvirne High School and Daniel Webster College.

Posted on 4/8/99 3:53 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



I just thought i would let you all know that there isn't a lunch break on thursday. Original thoughts of meeting at lunch on thursday will not be possible now. Any suggestions?
cya in florida
Andy Grady, DWC/Alvirne HS

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Posted by Raul, Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.

Posted on 4/8/99 5:15 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Andy Grady on 4/8/99 3:53 PM MST:



before the pits open on Thursday? Or at 10:30 before the practice rounds on Thursday

Raul

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Posted by Myder Ly, Student on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Oakland University and Pontiac Central/Delphi I.

Posted on 4/8/99 4:52 PM MST


In Reply to: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/7/99 3:58 PM MST:



Hey since I won't be there...can someone post up a summary for me. I would really appreciate it. I would really like to meet Colleen. You seem like a good new friend to meet. Your messages are always interesting and full of it all!!
I have to say, this is a very good idea.
Myder

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Posted by colleen, Student on team #126, Gael Force, from Clinton High School and Nypro.

Posted on 4/8/99 5:18 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Myder Ly on 4/8/99 4:52 PM MST:




thanks! that's soo nice!


i'm not sure if my team will be internet connected from Florida, but i know many teams who will be trying to.. so we'll do our best to post some messages about it all up here for you!

too bad you can't be there yourself!

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Posted by Mike King, Other on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater Raynham and Johnson & Johnson Professional.

Posted on 4/8/99 6:16 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by colleen on 4/8/99 5:18 PM MST:



:
: thanks! that's soo nice!

:
: i'm not sure if my team will be internet connected from Florida, but i know many teams who will be trying to.. so we'll do our best to post some messages about it all up here for you!

: too bad you can't be there yourself!

Can someone take pictures and post them.. with captions.

Mike

(I'm not going to be there either, stuck in cold massachusetts)

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Posted by Jon, Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Posted on 4/8/99 8:08 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Mike King on 4/8/99 6:16 PM MST:



Count on nightly updates with pictures and everything from Team 190 at the very least. I'll make sure to take pictures of the Chief Delphi forum regulars and post those as well.
If they're not going to be on the 190 team site, i'll post a link for them.
Jonathan
(managed to get himself a ticket out of cold massachusetts :)

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Posted by Nate Smith, Student on team #74, Holland FIRST Robotics, from Holland High School and Haworth, Inc..

Posted on 4/8/99 8:54 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Mike King on 4/8/99 6:16 PM MST:



Our team is hoping to be able to do at least daily updates, if not more...watch our site on the 21st...if we end up being able to update, I'll post a message to this board and our site that night...

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Posted by Myder Ly, Student on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Oakland University and Pontiac Central/Delphi I.

Posted on 4/9/99 3:56 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Interesting idea (only for fun, not to do with rules!) posted by Mike King on 4/8/99 6:16 PM MST:



Thank you. I'll just be an alumni sitting at a computer checking up on all the updates you all will send. I am wishing all of this year's teams best Of Luck!

: (I'm not going to be there either, stuck in cold massachusetts)
How did you get a ticket out of the cold mass.???
Myder