Where are you staying for IRI?
 

I'm going to have to get a hotel room for myself, and I was curious as to where people and teams are staying down in Indianapolis. Maybe I can get a room at the same place as some college FIRSTers or something not too far away.

Does anyone have any plans?

Matt Foley needs FIRST
 

It sounds like the "roadtrippin-northeast-college-FIRSTers" will be staying in a van down by the river... unless something better comes up. :D

I am staying at DJ's Resort and Casino!

Hey thats until its time for the IRI....At IRI I think I should be at the omni....oh and Sean will too since im his babysitter for IRI ;)

i might be staying inside the school again this year. :ahh:

School/Omni
 

On Thursday night I'll probably stay in the school like I did last year, but for the other nights I think I'll get a room at the Omni hotel again (it was pretty nice). :)

/me crys.

I'm not going to IRI....

Why not, Matt?!

And as for John and myself, we have no plans (and I don't know if I am going to have money for a hotel...), so it looks like we are going to be sleeping in our cars. Well... who do we have to contact to sleep on the bleachers at Lawrence North?

and John... I don't know what kind of car you have, but I have a Thunderbird, so that's excellent sleeping room. :) You're welcome to my passenger seat!

I'll be wherever 47 is staying. I think.
I suppose I should figure that out soon. :)

hotel package from website

this is a link for teams to close hotels from the IndianaFIRST website. last year i stayed at the super 8. it wasn't bad...plus i got to share a bed with david ;)

...already been there before I posted the thread. I think that link is also on the IRI thread.

I meant, where are all the independent FIRSTers going to stay?

eeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkk!

No idea where I am staying at. They say they will "take care of me". I suspect it involves a sleeping bag, a towel-rolled-up-pillow, and a tiny storage room for janitors equipments in the school for about 3 hours a night with no heating equipment and a leaking ceiling. Man, I am having nightmare of the leaking ceiling already. I can almost hear the watch dripping from the edge, and the little wind whisling noise from the corner of the window.

At least it will be better than the backyard of Chatsworth High School two years ago when I watched the sun set and raise the night before qualifying rounds. Oh yeah, for those of you who never done it, don't sleep near a grass field next to the high school basket ball court. Aparently they water the grass during the night. Man I thought those bleachers were safe. Oh yeah, I remember from far away there were the noises animal makes when they wake up. Yeah... good times....

I'm still unsure about where I'm staying. I'm going to try and hitch a ride with Rob Jenkins from 47, so I know I'll get there, but I don't know what I'll do when I'm there. I suppose I should probably figure that out...

Just a thought...
 

I just wanted to let anyone who is seriously contemplating sleeping in your cars - it is illegal in Indiana to sleep in your vehicle at a place such as a school. I'm sure that no one in FIRST would mind, but I'm just thinking incase of the Lawrence North Police Officers...just a thought.

i think it will be a little better than that...at least i hope because i'll probably be in the same situation :eek:

Yup, I dont know where I'm staying either. I guess I'm splitting a hotel room with some other college FIRSTers?? ;)

But either way, I'll bring my infamous internal framed backpack, a sleeping bag, pad, and tent. So just leave me on somebody's lawn off a street somewhere... and I'll be content.

ByE

erin

Re: Just a thought...
 

...It's only illegal if you get caught! ;)

My place of sleep is still unknown. Any other FIRSTers driving in want to get a hotel room with complete strangers? :D


Wetzel

Jeff,
I might be interested. I'm gonna have a crew of about 4, and we'll all be needing some place to stay. Ken L is in the same boat.

Unless of course, I actually end up sleeping in my car.

John

I may be interested, too. I'll know better on Monday, probably, but as of right now, I don't have a hotel arrangement.

To me, a much simplier solution is (when everyone is planning to sleep in their car) to ask the IRI officials and see if we can stay in the high school gym for the night. We can lay out sleeping bags next to the field ;p. Much better and safer than staying in the cars individually. Just a thought of course. ;)

That sounds great!
So... what "IRI official" do we ask?

TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL RESPONCE
 

last year we were allowed to stay at LN thursday night but not friday night. i'm not sure why it changed from night to night. i would contact scott ritchie or andrew baker or libby ritchie via e-mail, phone, or david kelly to get a more official answer.

[edit]this was only for people who were on the field setup crew last year because we were there so late[/edit]

If you actually want to go in on this sleeping on the gym floor stuff, count me in.

(Just don't forget that I look like the little girl from 'The Exorcist' when I wake up!)

Would people actually sleep?

I certainly hope so, for the sake of our health. It is a 2 day even, with 1 set up day. If we get 0 sleep I doubt I will get back to California alive.



Have you guys considered staying at hotel? According to the IRI package, the Super 8 motel have a 6 person family suite that cost $69 a night. If we can fit 6 person in, that means about 10~15 dollars per person, per night. That's $45 for 3 nights. Not a bad deal.

Beat gym floor just a little bit, plus it have shower and bathroom.

Hmmm...ken and I were just talking about this a few minutes ago...conicidence? I think not? :) Anyway, pending the reply to my latest e-mail sent to the powers that be at IRI, count me in...

anyone still got a spot in their room open? i'll sleep on the floor willingly. but at this point, i don't have a ride yet either. Going to ask Big Mike first and then my dad about borrowing his car. Lemme know ASAP please? because if i get hotel space my mom might buy me a plane ticket for my birthday (tomorrow!).

thanks much in advance.

Sara

Omni
 

I'll be at the Omni hotel on Friday night w/ my brother and DJ :D

DJ: Since you'll probably read this before I talk to you I got the room today so we should be all set for Friday.....

the omni :) ;)

Re: Omni
 

Score! :cool:


Hotel reservations are set :D

Cooney is going cheap at Super 8....;)

The scorekeepers (me and Nate) are staying at Omni as well. If you want #1 seed, you know what you have to do ;) ;) ;).

That's right. Do you best at the qualification matches ;).

Look forward to see everyone at IRI this year!

OMNI OMNI OMNI!!!!

After a 24 hours and 15 minute bus ride I get to stay at the omni hotel.

...So between the Ultimate Pool Fighting Championships and random chaos that always happens at FIRST events, it definately seems like everyone and their mom are staying at the Omni.

I suppose it's the place to be!

47 will be at the Super 8

team 888 will be at super 8 also, 47 remember us from last year regionals? looking forward to the same sucesses again.

Hehe... and at least a couple of the referees (myself included) will be there. But don't expect anything ;)

My house :)

I'll also be at the Omni. (I'll be the person running to the pits to tell you your team is due up at queing when your late :D )

Yep, I'm in the Omni too!

...do they have a hot tub? :D


ByE

erin

http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/def...rvices&h_id=15

Kinda, on there site it says they have a "Large" indoor pool and a sauna

Large enough for a *giant* pool fight? :p

I sure hope so... I need to start getting in shape for the pool fight tournament that I've been thrown in (thanks DJ)

It says complimentary shuttle service within 5 miles... is the school in that radius?

The IRI hotel info says it is. Mapquest says the Omni is only 1.2 miles down the road from Lawrence North.

Omni
 

The Omni is easily within that 5 mile radius and so is pretty much all the other stuff.

The area around LNHS and the Omni has many other hotels, resturaunts, and "the largest mall in central indiana". If you need to find something you'll be able to.

For some reason i want to say that the Omni is a little more than 1.2 miles to LNHS, maybe closer to 2. It's also not a very good walk because the main road (82nd Street) is a VERY busy road.

Re: Omni
 

Well, Mapquest has been known to be wrong, but I put in the addresses, and that's what it gave me.

Don't be so hasty Jeff...
At least see what everyone has to offer. :D

Alright, folks... We're leaving here in just a bit.

See you in three hours!