Posted by mike aubry, Engineer on team #47, Chiefs, from Pontiac Central.
Posted on 3/31/99 8:33 PM MST
Hey just a thought about the great Florida weather and the effect it has on the native northern body. Wouldn’t it make sense to give everyone a break during the heat of the day (say 1 to 4) so that they could get out of the sun and relax a bit. If people wanted to go to the park they could - if they wanted to stay under a tree, or in the pits they could. If people wanted to go for a swim they could - and then schedule the matches to go into the evening hours - after the sun goes down when it gets alot cooler! Surely this may be a problem with the scheduling of resources and the Disney entertainers, but I thought it may be worth looking into. The sun tires people out and the heat makes people sweat, and get more irritable than they are normally! Just a thought !
Posted by Mike Kulibaba, Student on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional and Johnson and Johnson.
Posted on 3/31/99 8:51 PM MST
In Reply to: Hot days and cool nights posted by mike aubry on 3/31/99 8:33 PM MST:
I’m a very pale New Englander and I couldn’t agree more with Mike about this one. I must of spent about 30 dollars of those slush drinks they had because I thought I was going to get dehydrated from having that hot boiling sun on my body all day. I think having a couple hours off would be good, I think it would keep people and fans more enthusiastic if we do it when it is cooler. How do you come up with all these great ideas Mike??
Mike Kulibaba TJ² Team 88
Posted by Andy Grady, Coach on team #42, P.A.R.T.S, from Alvirne High School and Daniel Webster College.
Posted on 3/31/99 9:03 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Mike Kulibaba on 3/31/99 8:51 PM MST:
I just want to remind everyone to drink plenty of water and make sure that you don’t get too much sun. Heat stroke and sun poisoning have been a problem in the past with my old team. What can i say, I care 
Good Luck
Andy Grady, DWC/Alvirne
Posted by Reuben Hintz, Student on team #53 from Eleanor Roosevelt HS.
Posted on 4/1/99 6:21 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights, just a warning posted by Andy Grady on 3/31/99 9:03 PM MST:
Awww! How cute! Thanks Andy:-) It always helps to just take a break and go find some air conditioning every now and then too!
Posted by Andy Grady, Coach on team #42, P.A.R.T.S, from Alvirne High School and Daniel Webster College.
Posted on 4/1/99 9:33 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights, just a warning posted by Reuben Hintz on 4/1/99 6:21 PM MST:
Oh by the way, the pits are usually big enough and cool enough to take a short nap during breaks.
Cya in Fla
Andy Grady, DWC/Alvirne
Posted by Daniel, Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.
Posted on 4/2/99 12:41 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights, just a warning posted by Andy Grady on 4/1/99 9:33 PM MST:
Except when the air-con breaks. Last year I had to make a fan out of a power drill and some cardboard…
Prepare yourselves.
Posted by Kate Leach, Student on team #166, Team Merrimack, from Merrimack High School and Unitrode / RS Machines.
Posted on 4/1/99 8:53 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights, just a warning posted by Andy Grady on 3/31/99 9:03 PM MST:
Ok, I figure I’ll give you my advice too… I saw a team at the Mid-Atlantic regional that had green shirts with 3 with stripes on the sleeves, and v-necks… Make sure you put sunscreen where the v-neck doesn’t cover… If you don’t, you’ll have a nice little burn thing… It’ll be in the shape of a triangle… Just telling you from experience…
-KATe-
Posted by Tom Vanderslice, Student on team #275, ORHS/AST/Hitachi, from Academy of Science and Technology and Hitachi.
Posted on 3/31/99 9:22 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Mike Kulibaba on 3/31/99 8:51 PM MST:
: I’m a very pale New Englander and I couldn’t agree more with Mike about this one. I must of spent about 30 dollars of those slush drinks they had because I thought I was going to get dehydrated from having that hot boiling sun on my body all day. I think having a couple hours off would be good, I think it would keep people and fans more enthusiastic if we do it when it is cooler. How do you come up with all these great ideas Mike??
: Mike Kulibaba TJ² Team 88
All you northerners do nothing but complain. 
When you live in the south I guess you just get used to it…but here’s a hint…those slush drinks probably don’t help much when you’re actually thirsty…nothing beats water…or at least a cold coke…(oh sorry, wouldn’t want to endorse anyone without cash behind it… carbonated beverage).
Tom
Posted by Mike King, Other on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater Raynham and Johnson & Johnson Professional.
Posted on 4/1/99 7:54 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Tom Vanderslice on 3/31/99 9:22 PM MST:
Now everyone knows that Coke makes you thirstier.
Mike
Posted by Brandon Martus, Other on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 4/2/99 11:00 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Mike King on 4/1/99 7:54 PM MST:
Yea, everyone knows that.
now…Mountain Dew … thats the real thirst quencher
heh
: Now everyone knows that Coke makes you thirstier.
:
: Mike
Posted by Jerry Eckert, Engineer on team #140 from Tyngsboro, MA High School and New England Prototype/Brooks Automation.
Posted on 4/2/99 11:46 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Brandon Martus on 4/2/99 11:00 AM MST:
: Yea, everyone knows that.
: now…Mountain Dew … thats the real thirst quencher
Actually, any drink with caffeine, which includes Mt. Dew, is a bad
choice in hot weather. Caffeine is a diuretic, which causes you to lose
fluid via urination.
Your best bet is good ol’ dihydrogen oxide.
- Jerry
Posted by Susanne Krussell, Coach on team #163, The Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/Eaton/ITT.
Posted on 4/2/99 9:52 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Jerry Eckert on 4/2/99 11:46 AM MST:
That’s dihydrogen monoxide, Jerry Susanne Krussell
Posted by Susanne Krussell, Coach on team #163, The Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/Eaton/ITT.
Posted on 4/2/99 9:49 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Brandon Martus on 4/2/99 11:00 AM MST:
Hey Brandon, How you kids can drink that radiator fluid is beyond me. S. Krussell
Posted by Brandon Martus, Other on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 4/2/99 10:03 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Susanne Krussell on 4/2/99 9:49 PM MST:
: Hey Brandon, How you kids can drink that radiator fluid is beyond me. S. Krussell
its not just the kids
unless you consider Joe J. a kid, trapped in a grown-up body heh
Posted by Bethany Dunning, Coach on team #163, Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/EATON/ITT Industries.
Posted on 4/3/99 11:16 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Brandon Martus on 4/2/99 10:03 PM MST:
Actually, Brandon…
: unless you consider Joe J. a kid, trapped in a grown-up body heh
Posted by Joe Johnson, Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 4/3/99 12:03 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Hot days and cool nights posted by Bethany Dunning on 4/3/99 11:16 AM MST:
Speaking as someone who has been more or less sleep deprived by FIRST for 4 years now, I can say with some authority that:
FIRST does not work without Mountain Dew!
Coke, Coffee, etc. are just sorry substitutes
It’s Mountain Dew or it’s just sleep walking!
Joe J.
Posted by Kate Leach, Student on team #166, Team Merrimack, from Merrimack High School and Unitrode / RS Machines.
Posted on 4/3/99 12:50 PM MST
In Reply to: FIRST & DEW posted by Joe Johnson on 4/3/99 12:03 PM MST:
‘It’s Mountain Dew or it’s just sleep walking!’
Well, I hafta agree that Mountain Dew and FIRST go together, but I can think of something else that works and you’re not sleep walking… JOLT!
-KATe-
Posted by Justin of team #146, Team Blue Lightning, from West High sponsored by Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
Posted on 4/3/99 5:38 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: FIRST & DEW posted by Kate Leach on 4/3/99 12:50 PM MST:
All I have to say is that you haven’t lived until you’ve tasted the new
Citrus Flavored/Cherry Bomb Jolt. Myself and a friend will have some cases
of it in FL so we may perswaded (not even gonna try) to give some up.
Posted by Bethany Dunning, Coach on team #163, Quantum Mechanics, from International Academy and Quantum Consultants/EATON/ITT Industries.
Posted on 4/3/99 7:33 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: CITRUS FLAVORED JOLT!!! posted by Justin on 4/3/99 5:38 PM MST:
shudder yuck!!
: All I have to say is that you haven’t lived until you’ve tasted the new
: Citrus Flavored/Cherry Bomb Jolt. Myself and a friend will have some cases
: of it in FL so we may perswaded (not even gonna try) to give some up.
Posted by Mike Kulibaba, Student on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional and Johnson and Johnson.
Posted on 4/3/99 10:08 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: CITRUS FLAVORED JOLT!!! posted by Justin on 4/3/99 5:38 PM MST:
: All I have to say is that you haven’t lived until you’ve tasted the new
: Citrus Flavored/Cherry Bomb Jolt. Myself and a friend will have some cases
: of it in FL so we may perswaded (not even gonna try) to give some up.
Dude, hook me up!!!
Mike Kulibaba Team 88 TJ²