Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

COME !! We LOVE having you guys at our regional !!
You're always helpful, spirited, and fun to be around.
Plus, generally are good competitors ~__^

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Oh yeah!!!! Is it March yet guys??? Lmao. I cannot WAIT to get back to Trenton... meet some new friends, and find the old ones again. Haha

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

108 will be there! This is our first time there and have NO idea what to expect. We, being a Florida team, are really curious to know how cold it is on the first of march? snow even? cant wait!
Evan

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Does that mean we'll get SOAP vids of NJ? :p

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I do believe so, we SOAPify every event we attend, so unless something drastic happens NJ will be SOAPed. :cool:

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Team 1807 will be attending the NJ regional for the second time.

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It is great to hear that you are coming. As for snow, there was plenty of it last year. On the thursday of the event, a massive snow storm prevented teams for showing up or delayed them significantly.

1403 will be back for our 4th year.

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Wow, half our team has never even seen snow! This will be a great experience for everyone. Although its going to be hassle getting everything prepared. Oh well, we are looking forward to it!

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Your team would most definitely want to invest in some warm clothes...

And now for your weekly "Visiting New Jersey" PSA

In NJ, we have these things called "pants". At this time of year, most people in NJ are wearing these devices that cover the entirety of their leg, including the lower extremeties. While this may sound a bit peculiar, covering the entir e leg, it helps keep one comfortable when the chilling winds blow on you at 7:15 in the morning outside of the venue.

Additionally, our feet are covered with these things called "shoes". "Surely you jest, as we wear shoes as well" you may be thinking, but there is a bit of a difference. While our shoes are similar to yours, there is a difference in that ours cover our toes as well. Once again, this is for the protection of your feet from the cold as the arena sits on top of an ice-skating rink.

Last but not least, you may want to invest in what we in NJ call "winter coats". These are generally noticable in that they typically contain a zipper and a modicum of filling to insulate the body in our sub-50 degree temperatures, which we are quite occustomed to, though you may not be. Please be sure to find one that includes a "hood", which is an attachment that helps protect your head from the wind. Consider it similar to the notion that we, as New Jersians, feel obligated to wear sunblock everywhere we go in your beautiful state, even on cloudy days (I don't get it, either).

Keep these tips in mind and I'm sure you will find your stay in New Jersey quite pleasant!

This message has been brought to you in part by PANTS.

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Leave it up to Mr. Gregory to make a PSA on pants.

Just an FYI, I'm working on content for the NJ Regional page on the new NJ/NYC FIRST site. So if there is any information that you would like to see, please PM me !! So far I've included local hotels, local restaurants (within walking distance), and I'm considering local drugstores/hardware stores also.

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

Don't invest your time in $200 coats that'll do nothing anyways! Get a thermal, layer your robotics T-shirt, get your shorts on and just run around like crazy! And you'll have a few bucks left over for additional stuff like more SHORTS! Remember, Jersey is cold, pants don't make too big of a difference.

This is brought to you by SHORTS, inc, aka the Devoted Short Wearers of the Chesapeake

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

That whole PANTS thing was off the cuff....

Sorry- just had to let it out.


:cool:

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Oh man, that was so funny, I'm bursting at the seams.

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That reminds me of an old-school chant.

"Hey! Do you like pants?"
"No!!!"
"Down with pants, up with rankings!"

It was all randomness in the name of good fun of course. :p

Anyways, I got word Team 237 will be joining the CT factor along with team 716 going to NJ again.

CT pride makin' it's way back to Jersey after a year off!!

<side note> Sara, I have something to add to your list. The Trenton Train station is about a mile from the venue. I took the train in the last 2 years, and it wasn't that far of a ride. A simple less than $20 cab ride worked out for the best. (I'm thinkin' it was even less than 10 bucks.) 10 bucks, 3 minute ride, and I was good to go without having to lug all my stuff a mile or 2 across a major highway.
Always a good thing.
</side note>

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 

The current registered teams list on the FIRST website indicates that the CT teams that will be reppin' it in Joisey are: 177, 237, 716, and 2114, a rookie from New London. Additionally, 1991, a rookie from Hartford, is pending.