Children in the Pits!

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Carol

I remember at Atlanta a couple of years ago, while working as a ref, I had to ban a student from the playing field because she was wearing bedroom slippers. They did cover the toes and heels as specified in the rules, but still.....

Originally Posted by N7UJJ

Two years ago in Atlanta, one of our congressman showed up with his wife. They were invited onto the field area, but the woman had open toe high heels. To the rescue came our mascot, Fredy the Falcon, and she lent the wife her costume's bird feet. Quite a sight, this tall, beautiful woman in a nicely-tailored suit and falcon feet!

I guess the congressman's wife wasn't on Carol's field eh?

I kind of find it funny (and completelty appropriate) that when a field is also used as a stage, that the guests (for opening ceremonies most often than not while robots are set up to start matches) have to wear safety glasses & conform with the safety rules.
I guess if you want to come on the field when robots are on it, you have to play by the rules of the robot teams when it comes to safety.

On the flip side, how many times have you seen the judges not wear safety glasses while giving out awards on the field?

There should be a rule written & in place that only requires safety glasses or other footwear/etc. equipment ONLY when a robot is present on the field just to put in writing what is kind of assumed at events anyways.