I have become very concerned during the course of the competition season about the number of bins that were breaking during the matches, and the associated cost to FIRST of all the broken bins. To minimize the expense per competition event, we are seeking ways to reduce the consumption of bins. I'm currently working on design for a bin made out of concrete that will not break for next year's competition...
-dave
p.s. in re-reading this, I realize that some things (like smart-a$$ comments) just do not come through with full impact via the written word...