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Re: Inspection Stories

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Originally Posted by jgerstein View Post
I convinced a team that was finishing their second district event that they needed to bag up their robot in case they got a slot at DCMP. They thought I was out of my mind, but did it anyway. Next weekend, I got to inspect them at DCMP.
This just reminded me of a time at North Star... We were busy doing finals reinspections. It was just before Alliance selection, and one of my inspectors comes up and asks how we get the big door to the loading dock open. When I asked why, he said a team was trying to leave. So I run up there and start talking to the team. After all, alliance selection hasn't happened yet, why not wait just half an hour?

The team was very straightforward - they knew their robot capabilities and knew they wouldn't get picked. They had a long drive home ahead of them and wanted to get started. I could understand their reasoning, but still didn't really want to let them to leave and miss out on a potential opportunity to be playing that afternoon.

I finally asked what their ranking was, figuring if it was dead last I would give up and let them leave. Nope, they were ranked 11. My mouth dropped open, and I probably looked like a fish gasping for water after it was caught. I told them they would probably be alliance captains, to get back to their pit and put together a pick list. They were captains of the 7th seed and had a great time that afternoon.
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