Meeting FIRST People in odd places

[DarthXar]

I met a mentor and a team member from team BAD ROBOT at a summer camp I attended. I had no idea who they were, until in one of the last days, they did a presentation of sorts of FIRST. It was cool. I'm still keeping in touch with them sometimes.

I saw both of them again in Pittsburgh this year.

[BuddyB309]

I saw hella's angles (team 650) shirt walking around. I walked up to him to greet him and he wasn't very open as i was to strangers. I should have thought about what to say before hand. basicly our conversation went like this.

Me: "Oh Hey! Your from Hella's angles?! Im from team 1625, Winnovation. We played you in St. Louis!"

Team 650 kid: "Oh yeah.....uh, who are you?"

"Oh im sorry, Names Peter, and you are?"

"(forgot name), so.....uh..what do you want?"

"Um, just to say hi i guess........" (realiseing my mistake)

"Oh...uh...hi i guess." (completly uninterested in me)

"Uh.....see you around i guess..." (walk away in defeat)

"yeah, later."

A few months ago I realized I share a dentist with Mark Leon, California accouncer. I just happened to have my team shirt on, and as I walked in, he walked out, and we just stared for a moment. Then we talked about FIRST, and then left. Best day of my life (almost).

[Ekcrbe]

A couple students from our team and our mentor ran into a couple students from 2337 at the U of M Flint Math Field Day last week. We got a little chance to talk since they were sitting right behind us at the awards ceremony.

[nitneylion452]

One of the people I work with is a FIRSTer. He came in one day wearing a FIRST hat and we had a good 10 minute conversation about it until I had to help some customers.

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Ekcrbe

A couple students from our team and our mentor ran into a couple students from 2337 at the U of M Flint Math Field Day last week. We got a little chance to talk since they were sitting right behind us at the awards ceremony.

Hahah, that was me (and a friend)!

[Karibou]

I never knew this thread existed. I like it.

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

A few months ago I realized I share a dentist with Mark Leon, California accouncer. I just happened to have my team shirt on, and as I walked in, he walked out, and we just stared for a moment. Then we talked about FIRST, and then left. Best day of my life (almost).

That's awesome beyond words.

[Elyse Holguin]

at lunch with my mom and aunt for mother's day a guy from 1000, wheeler bearcats was our busboy :-D

[Tytus Gerrish]

Originally posted by RogerR
met a guy while camping at hart springs, whose brother had been the team captain for a miami team (not sure of number)

Either Race 212 ,or Ramtech 59

[ChrisH]

I ran into one of the engineers on a team we mentored in the local Home Depot. I just can't image what he would be doing there in the off-season.

[Sophey Chan]

Well, I was at an anime convention, AFO, and I ran into someone who was on Team Pink 3 years ago, that was really odd, he was like "Before they were Team Pink" and stuff, and he started to talk to me about it...Then one day in Fashion Square I ran into one of our Engineers at Subway, whicfh we constantly ate during the season...

[Ashley Weed]

hmm.... as I think I mentioned in another thread.. oddest place.. was in the local Hooters.

I am interested to see if anyone (besides 222 ) will be on campus this fall.

[AlbertW]

Vivek and I (both Harker Robotics people) saw Jim and 2 other (presumably 258) FIRST people at Valley Faire.

and then 30 seconds later saw Akshay from MVRT.

[Ken Loyd]

This summer, while waiting for our 8:15 pm flight back to Arizona (which did not leave until 2:10am) I noticed a girl from team 460 (Xavier College Prep) sitting with her parents. We spent a few great hours explaining FIRST to an ever growing crowd.

Ken Loyd
Team #64
The Gila Monsters

[Tytus Gerrish]

i see lots of first people, But i seek them out