Because I need to share with someone who understands (part 2)

[Constance Wood]

Thanks, Eric, for sharing. WE know what you are saying as you just hit the tip of the iceberg of what went on in Seattle. Congratulations again on winning the Chairman's Award at MSR...

Connie

[Rick TYler]

I hear that Eric told his team that if they won Chairman's he'd get a shave and a haircut...

(Congratulations to 360 and its mentors. Even the newly-groomed Eric.)

[EStokely]

Originally Posted by Constance Wood

Thanks, Eric, for sharing. WE know what you are saying as you just hit the tip of the iceberg of what went on in Seattle. Congratulations again on winning the Chairman's Award at MSR...

Connie

Coming from a Skunkwork's member means a lot. I know what a power house you guys are in ALL categories.

[Anders Horn]

Congratulations on getting the Chairman's, my mantra throughout the whole regional was "well it looks like 36O's going to get the chairman's this year".
I loved the "just like portland" cheer when the match was reset. I loved the mini rave at the seattle science center. I loved how Deb Mumm-Hill got rickrolled/serenaded by martin and marshal. I though it was hilarious how everybody from tacoma booed when [I can't remember the name] said that the key arena was a much better location than where it was last year.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Anders Horn

I loved the "just like portland" cheer when the match was reset.

This was the low point of a great event. You cannot begin to understand how depressing this was to a field crew that had been running on-time or ahead of schedule for the whole event. The only delays to that point had been speeches that had caused us to start late. We finished Friday six minutes ahead of schedule, and when we had to reset the field we had already made up four minutes of the late start. When we restarted the field we were still one minute ahead, meaning the reset cost a total of three minutes.

The chanting was disrespectful and the people who did it should be ashamed of themselves.

Sorry to sully Eric's thread. On with the rejoicing!

[Vikesrock]

Anders,

I would strongly encourage you to reevaluate your regional experience. Boos are rarely ever hilarious, they are almost always disrespectful. As Rick has already expressed, jeering at the field problems is an insult to the field crew and all the hard work they do. Someone getting rickrolled should not be a highlight of one of these events.

The first post in this thread has some amazing examples of the great experiences and memories that can be take from a FIRST competition. If you think hard I'm sure you can come up with something better than boos and condescending chants.

[MCahoon]

We first met when we (2046) were rookies and you took us under your wing. I watched in wonder that year when you won the Woodie Flowers Award.

A big part of why I continue in FIRST comes from those first experiences. Your team has continued to support and encourage us and with time grow a little common history together (We're still waiting for the next chapter in the travels of Chandy. Thank you Paul).

This weekend, we got to play together again - and it was just as much fun as always (our kids treasure those aprons).

And this weekend, I had what I consider the most special FIRST honor I could recieve - of being nominated by my team for Woodie Flowers Award - doesn't matter that who won it for the regional - for me, I won it right there.

And that is the rest of the reason I continue with FIRST.

And like you said - I want to share that with someone who understands.