Shipping Rules Date Question

[Sunshine]

Once it leaves you it is out of your hands

You have no control after the 19th. Your company will take it to dry storage and make sure that it gets to Milwaukee in time.

Just make sure the paperwork is filled out correctly.

[RoboMom]

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[Browzilla]

Originally Posted by Sunshine

Once it leaves you it is out of your hands

You have no control after the 19th. Your company will take it to dry storage and make sure that it gets to Milwaukee in time.

Just make sure the paperwork is filled out correctly.

So if it's postmarked by the 19th but somehow arrives late we're not DQed or anything?

Minnesota snowstorms can be brutal, and we want to make sure the burden of it being there on the 25th is not on us. Otherwise we would have to ship probably the 15th or something.

[Laaba 80]

The main reason of the ship rule is so teams have the same amount of time to work on the robot. I dont think they really care when it arrives, but just to be safe talk to someone regarding shipping from the regional crew. Sorry, I dont know who or where to find who it would be, can anyone else help. Our team is going to Wisconsin also, we will see you there.
Joey

[GaryVoshol]

In the past if weather caused teams to not meet shipping dates, FIRST gave special dispensation. That was in the past; what happened in previous years may not apply now.

Also I don't think they care that much when the crate arrives at the drayage facility. I'm sure that's more important for the first weekend events than for later ones, and probably applies mostly to teams that are shipping long distances or from remote locations - for example Newfoundland to Boston. If your box doesn't arrive because of a delay by the shipper, it can't be your fault.

JMO-ICBW (New acronym: Just My Opinion - I Could Be Wrong)