FIRST means ?

[Mike Schroeder]

Hello Everyone

I have been in first for 5 years, and all this fighting and arguing has really upset me, so i though that i would try to lighten the mood,

Please i want to refrain from turning this into an argument, but feel free to voice your opinion as long as its in accordance with CD and it's rules (veiw here: CD Rules )

In my 5 years i have heard quiet a bit of speeches from varios people., and most of them have inspired me to work towards Fufilling my objectives in FIRST to the best of my abilities.

I want to know from people what thing have various people said that has inspired you for example, Chuck Yeager: a National Icon, and the perfect representitive that FIRST could have (people may not agree with things he said, but take into consideration it comes from a person who has spent along time in the armed forces) He pointed out how we are the Test Pilots of today, we need break the current "sound barriers",

Dave Lavery is another person who has moved me, he gave a speech at Annapolis that showed how a student showed NASA up so to speak, these are things teams should strive to do and work towards, Make NASA say Darn i wish we thought of that

Woody Flowers pointed out that there is no bridges named after famous scientists, you do not see the Curie Memorial Bridge around many places.

Dean Kamen's Speech during Kick off, should be manditory reading material for all of FIRST, and another thing i will point out in my rant, LIVE ISNT FAIR!!!!!, oh well, your ref screwed you over, you didnt win, your robot didnt do as well, FIRST doesnt let you use the gage of wire you want to, Teams get more money/engineering help than others

Ranting and Raving on Cheif Delphi Forums is not going to get you anywhere (although people might disagree) if you want to change the world or rules you need to act not talk about acting sure its nice to get the approval of other people, but not important, i think that it was Mike Martus that said that FIRST was listening to us when we wanted rules changed, but i think that they were listening to the people who were acting on it, not the people who posted how unfair it was.

I think most people like to see healthy discussion/debates about things, but if people feel that strongly about things, they need to act. but when it turns into a flame war, screaming contest, that is when it becomes a horrible childish game.

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So what i want to know, is things that have enforced your beliefs in FIRST, things that have been said to you or that you have seen, Call it a FIRST spotlight. Feel Free to discuss any problems you have with anything i have to say via emai : jackal1084@msn.com or i have aim : bobo1084 . yahoo : volcano0025 , how about MSN Messanger :Jackal1084@msn.com[/email] any way you want to , feel free to talk

Thank you for your time and have a nice day