pic: After The Atlanta Tornado

[dangerousdave]

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[Danny McC]

Well its good to know there will be no problems. Even though a hole in roof of C would look pretty cool because we'd be able to see outside from the pits.

[IndySam]

I am more worried about the downtown hotels that so many teams count on. What shape are they in?

[Danny McC]

Well I heard the only one that got affected was the Omni. And that just had broken windows. Shouldnt take very long to get that fixed. I am not sure if any others were affected.

[Uberbots]

Even though its kindof in shambles at the moment, looking at that picture makes me even more impatient for atlanta! i cant wait

hopefully, though, the damage to GWCCB wont pose too much of a problem... because though the championship is ~ a month away, thats not a lot of time to do repairs like that

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Danny McC

Well I heard the only one that got affected was the Omni. And that just had broken windows. Shouldnt take very long to get that fixed. I am not sure if any others were affected.

I hope you're right. Replacing windows like that aren't like going to Lowe's and picking up some panes of glass. I bet many of those rooms won't be available for months.

[dangerousdave]

Originally Posted by IndySam

I am more worried about the downtown hotels that so many teams count on. What shape are they in?

From everything we have heard and seen locally, it appears that the downtown hotels suffered primarily broken windows. Of course those rooms with no windows will have water damage. Plywood is temporarily being put in place to protect the inside and glass will very soon replace the wood.

The Atlanta tourism industry, GWCC, GA Dome and hotels can not afford to not bring their facilities back up to normal operations very quickly.

[Danny McC]

Yeah. You are correct. Wasn't thinking. I would hope if they arent available FIRST would do something to help those teams who were going to be there. I am down for letting people stay with the team. Don't know about my mentors though. Or the hotel for that matter.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Uberbots

Even though its kindof in shambles at the moment, looking at that picture makes me even more impatient for atlanta! i cant wait

hopefully, though, the damage to GWCCB wont pose too much of a problem... because though the championship is ~ a month away, thats not a lot of time to do repairs like that

As a matter of clarification -- the pits are in GWCC Building C. Damage in B ought not affect C's use, though there's some apparent damage to C, as well. The infamous staircase waterfall was in the Building C lobby.

[Cartwright]

I was on Wikipedia (which i know is not entirely a reliable source) and in its article on FIRST, it says that because of the effects of Atlanta's tornado, the 2008 Nationals (Championship) will be held in Las Vegas. It seems pretty unlikely. Do you think this is true?

Here's the link: Wikipedia: FIRST: First Robotics Competition The statement is the last sentence of the paragraph.

[Danny McC]

This seems very unlikely. Most people bought their tickets to Atlanta already and booked hotels. I believe this would cause mass chaos. The buildings should be fine by than.

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by Cartwright

I was on Wikipedia (which i know is not entirely a reliable source) and in its article on FIRST, it says that because of the effects of Atlanta's tornado, the 2008 Nationals (Championship) will be held in Las Vegas. Is this true?

Here's the link: Wikipedia: FIRST: First Robotics Competition The statement is the last sentence of the paragraph.

its wikipedia. no need to freak out- someone was probably trying to create minor confusion.

[T3_1565]

well nothing on the FIRST offical site says its changed.. so I wouldn't trust Wiki until there is another source to confirm!

[Erich & Posse]

Well, happy pi day

[IndySam]

There is no practical way for the Championship to be moved from Atlanta. To much money has been spent by teams already

The people of Atlanta will pull through, just bring your track shoes and expect more walking than ever.