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A couple of years ago 20 wanted to go to the Hawaii Regional so badly, but our administration said we could only go to one really long distance trip each year (meaning St. Louis OR Hawaii).

This would very much solve that problem :D

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44. Know your pedestrian right-of-way laws. For example in Las Vegas if you jay walk and get hit by a car you can get penalized as the pedestrian.

45. If you are opening a garage door on days that rain/snow and people have hoods and umbrellas - open it all the way they might not see it (yes I think my forehead still has a mark).

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maybe the champs could be held on the west coast...

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After reading these threads, I think the only solution is the cancel the championship and all FIRST events. The world is just too much of a dangerous place.

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very good..

In fact, come to think of it, I will just sit here in my bunker......just push my food through the slot in the front door......

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Hopefully FIRST teams have enough foresight to avoid the fate of lemmings.

In fact maybe a real test for FIRST teams is who can survive the Championships in the best shape and include the team's membership :).

I can see the discussions now...Team A only lost 3 students...Team B is still looking for their mentor...Team C has gone literally off the map.

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How to be maximize your safety in any area:

1. Be aware of your surroundings and use common sense

/endlist

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Common sense is the best distributed thing in the world, for we all think we possess a good share of it.

RENÉ DESCARTES, Discours de la Méthode

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You may be right. Not one of the declared gang-areas in Indy overlaps with the Stadium.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer...E42VRiTY&hl=en

In addition it's only 4 times above the national median for violent crimes committed. On a crime index of 1 to 100, with 100 being the safest, Indy is rated "3". Mmm warm fuzzies.

If you're feeling upset - don't. This is all tongue in cheek. We love going down to Indy for IRI and other events and have never had an issue and will continue to travel there at every opportunity. However, as long as people choose to continue to bring up this ridiculous safety 'issue', I'm going to continue to have fun with it.

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I made it a point to get Poutine in Toronto when I went there. Even Wendy's and Burger King sold it.

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When they had a list of some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America there were a couple of listings of parts of Indianapolis.