[Cory]

Originally Posted by MrBasse

I've been annoyed by this thread for days, but this is the first time I have been offended a bit. Not every community has the support that you might have in California. We have made the payment deadline every year by days at most and by hours at the least. Every year is a challenge and every year is hard work. We make it, but $5k is a season changing amount for us when our budget is typically user $10k. Also, when your state starts to grow FRC at a rate that can shake the most steady hand, sponsors start to run a bit thin.

The kids who work hard for days on the application might also take offense to the "free money" comment too. After all, time is money. The fact that it is a 16 year old students time doesn't change that.

I guess I hope you do feel terrible for teams who rely on funding like this, because there really isn't time for much else now.

I feel for anyone who is in a scenario where this grant could make or break their season.

I don't feel any compassion for someone who has to go on the internet and be a giant tool about FIRST's largest and most committed sponor taking "too long" to decide whether or not to give them free money. That's just absurd. This isn't life or death. Waiting 3-5 days won't kill them.