pic: Atlanta Welcomes Us!

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That was very nice

[Travis Hoffman]

Did anyone manage to score any of the "Atlanta welcomes FIRST" buttons a lot of the airport and hotel employees were wearing? I got three from the reservationist at the Marriott Marquis. They had boxes of them in the back....

I was quite impressed by these professional gestures. My opinion of the whole Atlanta experience was elevated this past weekend. Thanks to FIRST and the city itself for all of the hard work they do to improve the quality of the event for teams each year.

[ahirsch2589]

atlanta welcomed us as well as the homeless, it was so sad/scary, walking out of your hotel, and have about 3 people watch you walk down the street. i for one had to put my class ring, and my wallet in my front pocket whenever i was on the street

[dangerousdave]

I am happy to hear that almost everyone had a great time but sorry to hear about the experiences of "ahirsch2589". Our team walked to and from the dome daily from the Hyatt and as far as I know encountered nothing like Adam did.

Dave

[ahirsch2589]

yeah, we were travelling to a dunkin doughnuts, and one of the 2 other people i was travelling with decided to buy a dozen doughnuts for the rest of the team. it wasnt the best neighborhood, and we were getting stared down, and someone apporached us and gave us a sob story. since i didnt feel like getting mugged i gave him the 2 bucks i had in my pocket, cause i didnt feel like pulling out my wallet...