[Carolyn Duncan]

I couldn't have said it better Andy. Last year, when I got to regionals I was totally blown away. Once I saw the size and felt the electricty of everything I was beside myself. When I finally composed myself, many of the teams were already having their crates taken away. As soon as I saw the robots some of the other teams made, and the stuff they brought for pits I was again amazed. It still awes me that a team brought a ceiling fan to VCU and had it set up and running! As if that weren't enough, the music playing was enough to distract you, so loud that you couldn't help but sing. Then buttons... WOW! We used a little hand punch, we thought we were doing well, we had tons of buttons. NOT! those were gone in the first day. Some of the other stuff people handed out was really cool too, keychains, water bottles, and who can forget the cameras at nats. Yeah, nats... Getting there was an even bigger shock. Whatever you see at regionals is dwarfed by nationals. Everything is wicked at Epcot! (wicked is a good thing for those who are wondering) It is really amazing to see stuff your rookie year. And with that I realize that I have rambled on too long...
So I could have just simplified by saying, as I have before, you are a very wise man Andy B.