Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 618946)

Please tell me this is a joke, FIRST asks each year that teams not take the pit signs and considers it steeling if they do. If this isn't a joke then please package and send the signs back to FIRST with an apology. Also that fire can can cost over $100 for one that size and the chemicals that it contains and probably did not belong to FIRST but to our very accommodating and amazing host the Georgia Dome and World Congress Center.
It is not gracious or professional to steel anything from anyone.


What I took away from Atlanta was one of the best and most inspiring events of my life and I will never forget the amazing people and teams that I had the pleasure to interact with.

Originally Posted by Otaku (Post 618943)

Our team took both of our pit signs (nothing like a little memento)

I got (non-button-wise):
3 Bandanas (67, 111, & 375)
3 pens (238, 138, 2228)

Originally Posted by Budda648 (Post 618965)

Wait... were we not supposed to take the team number signs? One of our awesome engineers was packing up our pit and stuck one of the 648 signs in our bucket and the other in my computer bag... I'd gladly package them back up and send them to FIRST if this is a problem. BTW, I knew about not taking the pit signs.
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Originally Posted by triggerhappy336 (Post 618959)

who cares about the signs when you have one of our awesome pens!?

Originally Posted by 4throck (Post 618958)

Oh dear, we seem to have a humorless man here. No, this is not a joke. But it is a joke, if you follow. We asked for and got permission to take the signs, as Kelly has stated. We did NOT steal a fire can, nor did we steal the fire extinguisher that is shown in the picture, it is one that we keep in our shop for safety purposes. It is neither gracious nor professional to assume the worst of your fellow FIRSTers.

And that is not all you took away. Not everyone got a Chairman's award to remember championships by.

Finally, we did not "steel" anything. We did not even steal anything. Except for the toilet paper. And the kid on the left.

Originally Posted by Kyle (Post 619000)

I was only going by what I saw in the picture, I admit that I did jump to the conclusion that the signs and the fire extinguisher before asking if you had permission to take the signs that I am sorry for and you are right that I should not think poorly of fellow FIRSTers before asking questions.

Side note, I am a Fire Fighter and I call them all Fire cans just a wording error, and for the "steel" and steal thing, I am really really really bad at spelling anything if Firefox fails pick up that I spelled it wrong or used a word the wrong way then I'm screwed and look like a moron like I did above in my last post.

Just to clarify I didn't take the Chairmans award home my whole team did I was just a part of the puzzle.

So once again I am sorry for jumping to conclusions I have learned not to do that and I hope that you will forgive me.

Originally Posted by At the Event "Section 3"

3.12 SITE RESTRICTIONS
Please read the following restrictions and adhere to them in order to promote an orderly, safe, pleasant, and exciting competition. As a group, we all should honor agreements with the venue and help promote the spirit of good partnership. Please:
• Do not bring food on the site. If you bring food, do not bring it onto the property.
• Do not use noisy devices, such as floor stompers, whistles, or air horns.
• Do not save seats. It is not fair to other teams or the public we hope to interest as team sponsors/volunteers.
• Do not deliver or ship robots directly to the competition site. All shipments go
through the drayage company.
• Do not arrange for Internet access on the site or attempt to connect to the Internet.
• Do not sell any products. This includes food, hats, shirts, or any promotional products.
• Do not give out any free food products, such as candy, water, soft drinks, or fruit. You may trade team pins, however.
• Do not sell raffle tickets.
• Do not remove any FIRST or Team number signs. This is stealing! We use signs for multi-event and multi-year applications.
• Do not bring helium tanks. This is a safety concern.
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