[neoshaakti]

As captain of team 2554 I would like to clear up a few things:

FIRST never said they wouldn't replace our bill of Lad. We were misinformed by a superior, and therefore made this post in reaction to the prospect of not being able to get our robot the New York. I apologize for our reaction to this spurious information.

I don't know how our Bill of Lading was lost. Our team was quick to jump to the conclusion that the Bill was 'stolen'; however, I think that is was honestly misplaced, or accidentally thrown away.

Lastly, I would like to thank FIRST for understanding our situation. It has been a long and rewarding six weeks, and I'm glad FIRST was generous enough to help us finish what we have started. I look forward to seeing many of you at the NYC Regional! Be sure to stop by the pit of 2554!

Thank you all

-Neel