[Rosiebotboss]

Thanks for painting the tech inspectors in a positive light. We are not a bad bunch of people.

My favorite story is at Championships last year. I do not remember the team number, but I was assigend a rookie team from NYC. The team consisted of a science teacher and I think 6 students. They obviously needed help from an experienced builder. Their wiring was a mess, the pneumatics did not work.

I spent an hour with them showing them what needed to be done, how to make it neater and to pass. I came back 3 hours later and everything was done and looked great. They were very excited that someone took the time to show them the correct way to route wiring, plumb pneumatics etc....Here was a teacher with little experience building machines, little resources, and little direction and she did the best she could inspiring the students to do the best they could. The students were grateful.