What would you do if FIRST was canceled?

[Josh Goodman]

I would hunt Dean down!

And then I would have about 4 more hours each day to do something useful!

[mtaman02]

I hope that when FIRST stops for any reason that I will already be dead. FIRST plays a key role in what I do as an extra curricular activity. Without that role there's nothing else for me to do but to ride my bicycle in circles/go back to fixing computers - extremely boring nowadays, and working. I hope that Dean, Woodie, Lavery and the rest of the FIRST Org. has a contingency plan in place to keep FIRST going when they can no longer maintain their positions. I hope they're children take over and keep FIRST going. Shockingly though I don't see FIRST going anywhere for at least the next 10 years. Simply because the funding they recieve from the Teams and Sponsors keeps them afloat year after year. Unless the membership decreases and the sponsorship stops FIRST should be here for quite some time. Although it wouldn't hurt to have an additional hobbies as well as being apart of FIRST.

Long Live FIRST 4 Ever !!!!!

Has it been that long? FIRST has been around for what 15 years? This Organization will continue to grow and attract more sponsors and teams year after year. Do Deans homework and you can help FIRST keep running.

[Branden Ghena]

I would take up a sport or something?
Maybe just go sit in a corner and wait for something new to happen.

[KelliV]

If FIRST went away I would probably cry for a bit, then get back to life.
You guys all seem pretty set pn bringing it back so I wouldn't have to worry to much. FIRSTers can do anything.

[Pat Arnold]

If there was no FIRST I'd:
-Stop looking at new businesses in our area as uninformed potential sponsors.
-Quit asking friends and family in my XMAS cards to visit & critique our team's website.
-Refrain from cornering Jupiter High's teachers and Principal asking for more yearbook space or team support.
-Have fewer reasons to drive a 7-seat Expedition rather than a mini-cooper.
-Have less appreciation, awe and respect for hardworking, tech-savvy high school students and the amazing engineers and other professionals who inspire, create and give so much to this world.

(Tim- interesting thread you started and your mom's April Fools prank was obviously genius! )

[IndySam]

Play a lot more poker!



Long Live FIRST!

[Steve W]

Watch a lot more hockey games, find other worth while time consuming projects that can take up the rest of my life.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by Steve W

Watch a lot more hockey games...

AGREED!!

But seriously, that would be really bad. I would have WAY too much free time during the winter... my parents would probably make me do work!! AHHH!!!! (although getting sleep would be nice).

LONG LIVE FIRST!!!! (Although judging by the responses on this thread, I don't think FIRST will ever die for lack of support.

[Pavan Dave]

Disappointed because FIRST is a MAJOR driving force for robotics education outreach. Although it is not the only one it is a great help to the spread of engineering at a younger age.

[GaryVoshol]

OCCRA (Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association) would have to change to OCRA (Overall Competitive Robotics Association).

[Rosiebotboss]

Three words-

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam.

[Erin Rapacki]

Get some people together and start another FIRST.

[Zerobran]

ive no reasonable clue as to what could be done with my life without and involvment in first. ide probly keep building robots and just take over the world or something, or like it has been mentioned before go get some sleep.

[Libby K]

-be ridiculously sad.
-get sleep. [definitely needed.]
-figure out another way to spend my time. [hopefully involving something nearly as cool as FIRST.]


=]

Long Live FIRST.

Although, I really don't think there's a lack of support out there, I mean, just look at this thread.

[i like dirt]

I can't even imagine a world without FIRST. I would probably fall into spiralling depression temporarily and then eventually go back to doing what I did before FIRST: build robots for fun and with no competition aspect whatsoever.
Yes I Know, I have no life.lol.