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Unread 08-03-2006, 13:57
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Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

Due in part to the deteriorating cardboard-like floor stuff at the NJ Regional, I've been sick since Friday during the competition. A lot of my team members are sick and so is my family.

We basically inhaled bits and peices of the floor dust for 3 days straight, and by Saturday night I was spent out. I'm sure everyone at Trenton knows what I'm talking about.

Has anybody else had the problems/experience?

sorry if someone already posted the same topic.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

I know for a fact that a letter is in the works and either has been or will be e-mailed to FIRST with this topic at hand.

I didn't personally get sick, but the material the floor was made from should be adressed in the future.

The field crew spent a considerable amount of time cleaning every field element before it was packed up and I'm sure it's not 100% clean.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

that stuff would be masonite? over the ice rink below the floor?

they use something similar at the Canadian Regional in Toronto.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

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that stuff would be masonite? over the ice rink below the floor?

they use something similar at the Canadian Regional in Toronto.
if i remember correctly the ones at the Toronto regional has a layer of carpet on top of it
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

Is it the floor, or simply the fact that the flu is everywhere right now? http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weekly...es/usmap08.jpg
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

What was on the floor of the arena was 3 layers (2 in some places) The base layer was ice, on top of that in some places there was a heavy duty plastic tarp covering, and on top of that was a layered cardboard. The cardboard quickly wears out after they have a 63 team pit on top of it. After several hours of usage you get a thin dust all over the place (you can actually dust off all the robots) I spoke with Paul Kloberg about it at competition and he said that Sovereign Bank Arena is supposed to have a new floor some time between now and next year, hopefully this one will be better.

I wouldn't say that the venue caused your sickness, it probably was just 3 days of being pretty close to 3000 people, during a part of the year when people tend to be sick.

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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

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I wouldn't say that the venue caused your sickness, it probably was just 3 days of being pretty close to 3000 people, during a part of the year when people tend to be sick.
that and the incredible stress to your system from being engaged in a 3 day / 4 day trip like a FIRST regional.

Lack of sleep
poor eating / nourishment
high adrenaline levels
pressure to perform under adverse conditions
excessive noise

all these things will drop your immune system ability to ward off illness.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

I contracted a terrible cold at Trenton Regional and now have to suffer it while taking the HSPA's!
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

Hopefully they are getting something like this:

http://www.stageright.com/3rdLevel.php?c=4&p=19&l3=1

This is what we use at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin over the ice for concerts and basketball. Its great stuff.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

It is Homasote 'ICE DECK'. MSDS here:http://www.homasote.com/msds.pdf

Per manufacturer, the material is made from ground up newspaper and held together with a wax-type bond.

I have had a sore/dry throat and nausea since Friday(but it is getting better), and my daughter has been to doctor(and out of school), but we believe she has cold/flue.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

Well, not sure if it was Sovereign Bank Arena/FIRST related or whatnot..but I've gotten the flu, which really sucks because I have to make up the HSPA (standardized exams for juniors in NJ) next week.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

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I contracted a terrible cold at Trenton Regional and now have to suffer it while taking the HSPA's!
me too. Thankfully i just finished the science field test and now I'm all done
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

About half of our team is down with some sickness, we've had kids out all week because of it. Ive had a small little cough/sniffle all week, but it seems to have developed more now. UGH.
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Re: Who's Sick after NJ Regional?

A bunch of us who were at BAE also got sick last week in time for UTC, and so the germs spread. Yes, I was careful about washing my hands frequently, etc. For fun, someone ought to spread out a bunch of petri dishes or something all over a regional and see what you bring home with you. Or not.
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