just curious but.....

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#5

Posted by Josh at 1/21/2001 11:14 PM EST

Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by Michael Martus on 1/21/2001 10:59 PM EST:

: Yuck!

: I have had pizza every day for the last two weeks. I am sure my veins are getting clogged.

: I did try to get the students to eat some salad. NO WAY! Only the adults would eat that.

: There must be another food of choice that students will eat that can be purchased as cheap as pizza.

: Ideas?

#6

Posted by Josh at 1/21/2001 11:17 PM EST

Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by Josh on 1/21/2001 11:14 PM EST:

How bout ice cream?

Josh
Team 419
“Um, Yeh…riiiighhht…”

#7

Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/22/2001 12:45 AM EST

Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by Michael Martus on 1/21/2001 10:59 PM EST:

have Mom bring in some home-cooked meals :slight_smile: cheap, easy, and better than anything!!

Saturday is CRUD night… Sunday is Mom’s food night… what a wonderful world… no if only java didn’t take hours and hours on end…

#8

Posted by Josh at 1/22/2001 1:13 AM EST

Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

In Reply to: Mom :):):slight_smile:
Posted by colleen - T190 on 1/22/2001 12:45 AM EST:

: have Mom bring in some home-cooked meals :slight_smile: cheap, easy, and better than anything!!

: Saturday is CRUD night… Sunday is Mom’s food night… what a wonderful world… no if only java didn’t take hours and hours on end…

At our house, we have coined the phrase, “You kill it, you grill it.” That is used on the nights that my mother doesn’t have anything planned for diner because she has to go out. It usually entitles us all going and getting cereal for diner.:stuck_out_tongue: but there is a rare occasion that my father will pull up venison steaks (that he shot hunting) and make them on the grill…

Those are the nights we love the most…mmmmmmm…steak…

Josh
Team 419
“I don’t know where on earth i am.”

#9

Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/21/2001 10:59 PM EST

Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.

In Reply to: just curious but…
Posted by Josh on 1/21/2001 10:51 PM EST:

i wonder what a pizza with 5 extra orders of cheese toppings will taste like.

wanna try it tomorrow?

meeting is at the same time…kid. call me or something. :slight_smile:

-anton

#10

Posted by Jessica Boucher at 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST

Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.

In Reply to: just curious but…
Posted by Josh on 1/21/2001 10:51 PM EST:

This is a question in response to the strangely OT stuff that has been posted lately turned into an actual FIRST-related question!

So…I hear Josh craving pizza, Colleen raving about food from Mom, and Mike definetley sick of pizza (and it’s only week 3!)…how do the rest of the teams provide sustenance to their hungry members?

I know on our team, we rely on a carefully set plan before Kickoff made by our Sustenance Coordinators (yes, trust me, we have two people on our team with that title, I had to make it on business cards for one of them because I refused to let her come to the Womens Forum without something to hand out).

They take a big piece of posterboard & create a make-shift calendar for the 6 weeks, and about 2 weeks before Kickoff adults can sign up with their name & phone number for any specific day. Luckily, we don’t need to strain the parents too much because this year the local high-end supermarket has offered to cater each monday of the 6 weeks :wink:

Since every year we take into account the fundraising that is done by each student, the adult that cooked that night can put that money towards a student…soo, everyone wins out. Parents can cook a meal for 50 people and then accredit that money to their child on the team, and the hungry robot team members have a variety of home-cooked meals each night. Plus, noone is taking time away from their work to figure out food each night :wink:

Anyone, feel free to steal this idea. Now that we have perfected it, it works beautifully. Just be sure to call it the “Sie-H2O-Bot Sustenance System” :wink:

-Jessica B, #237

#11

Posted by Justin at 1/22/2001 11:00 AM EST

Other on team Blue Lightning Alumni Association from RWU sponsored by FIRST-A-holics Anonymous.

In Reply to: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST:

All I know…

Is I wish that we had ppl soley in charge of providing us with free home cooked meals. Basically our shop was within walking distance from a pizza/sub joint and McDonald’s so it was usally one for lunch and the other for dinner. I guess we never had enough parents who cared enough to consider cooking for us.

-Justin

#12

Posted by Jessica Boucher at 1/22/2001 11:40 AM EST

Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.

In Reply to: Re: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Justin on 1/22/2001 11:00 AM EST:

…until you try. Give it a shot! You’ll be saving money that you can put towards things like…well, I dont know, but you’ll surely come up with something!

-Jessica B, #237

#13

Posted by Ken Leung at 1/22/2001 3:36 PM EST

Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.

In Reply to: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST:

We have a similar system where parents come in every night and bring us free dinner, and also free lunch during weekends and holidays. We have a calendar online where parents log in and sign up for supervising, and along with signing up to bring food in for the entire 6-week period. Beside the refrigerator that usually stores our left over food, there is another cabinet where students can pay to have snacks during the day. We started this system ever since we found out the correlation between the amounts of food we have vs. time students willing to spend in GRT. So there are no worries about what to eat, or when to eat since parents take care of everything. And finally, this method eliminates unhealthy food because the parents have all the power in what food to bring.

Parents really contribute their time and effort to make sure the kids really have a great time working with the team, and I thank them deeply for that…

#14

Posted by JVN at 1/22/2001 5:59 PM EST

Student on team #250, GE Dynamos - Capital District Robotics Team, from Shenendehowa High School and General Electric.

In Reply to: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST:

: .how do the rest of the teams provide sustenance to their hungry members?

We mostly just order out for pizza (Mama’s Pizza) and bill it to the sponsor… probably
unhealthy, but hey…whatever works… We get a discount on the pizza to because we are
affiliated with the school…

I dunno if your systems would work for us… tooooooo complicated

~John #2

#15

Posted by Josh at 1/22/2001 6:44 PM EST

Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

In Reply to: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST:

: This is a question in response to the strangely OT stuff that has been posted lately turned into an actual FIRST-related question!

What’s so bad about being strange? (you thought i would say OT didn’t you? DIDN’T YOU?! yeh, that’s what i thought.:slight_smile: )

(the following section is if you want to read about WHY some of these have been OT, viewer discression is advised:)

But seriously, we’re engineers, not librarians, and i for one am not going to sit around being boring all day.

The general section IMHO should be used not only for FIRST related business (as it is a FIRST forum) but it should also be used as a chance for us to have fun and get to know eachother. We are, after all, striving toward the same goal, why not use this to our advantage and not only work on our engineering skills as well as our social skills (ok, so i’m still lagging in both areas…shoot me why don’t ya).

Yes i’m proud to be one of the 419 ninnies with powertools, and yes, we do pots a lot here. I joined this year and that’s the first thing anton told me to do, he said, “GO HERE, and pots a lot so that we can meet people from other teams and interact with them, make some new friends.” So i do, and i have fun doing it, and it helps me clear my head when i’m thinking too hard and i start to smell something burning…

That is the reason for my OT pots at least, and also the reason for the strange and somewhat confusing links i put on the page, so that i am not completely turned into social vegetables and can have a little fun with this outside the technical content. And in the process, i hope i give a few other people a laugh while i’m at it.

by now you’ve been reading and thinking, “this guy is a jerk” or “is he serious?” or maybe even, “he’s overreacting”. If you think i’m overreacting, then i’m sorry, but i do tend to get a little sickened when i see pots that say “I skip lunch because then i don’t have to be with kids who talk about non-first topics” (paraphrased of course). and i would hope that at least a few of you feel it too…

Sorry this was so long, i don’t think it will happen again, it gave me a headache writing this much…:slight_smile:

Josh
Proud to be on Team 419
“Is he NUTS?!” -Yes, yes i am.

#16

Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 1:51 AM EST

Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.

In Reply to: non-authenticness has it’s benifits (however you spell it)
Posted by Josh on 1/22/2001 6:44 PM EST:

hehehe…

well, these forums are only great when a lot of people post here.

i wub u all…

-antoninny

#17

Posted by Jessica Boucher at 1/23/2001 3:08 PM EST

Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.

In Reply to: non-authenticness has it’s benifits (however you spell it)
Posted by Josh on 1/22/2001 6:44 PM EST:

Woah, Josh, now, I dont think you’re a jerk or overreacting, and I know youre serious. And I am the last person to be calling people strange or prejeudicing because they are strange. (if you’ve ever met me, you would know)…

But. Everyone at one point has a valid question (or two, or a dozen :wink: ) to post on the forum, and it should be answered. But, with totally OT posts that look serious, people are going to skip over your posts and glean out the stuff they know is serious, and read only those. Its human nature.

So, what happens when you have something serious to say?

I agree that this forum should be used to get to know eachother, but it should totally be on a FIRST-related basis. And using that as a basis, we are growing stronger bonds with eachother. There is one thing that ties all of us together: we are passionate enough about FIRST to spend hours in front of a computer reading posts and answering questions for people.

I like the links, the links show character, and I am now way trying to curtail anything that you do (trust me, I’ve been in your shoes, last month I was yelled at by the principal for making the morning announcements too “personal” and “informal”, even though I was reading them word for word).

:If you think i’m overreacting, then i’m sorry, but i do tend to get a little sickened when i see pots that say “I skip lunch because then i don’t have to be with kids who talk about non-first topics” (paraphrased of course). and i would hope that at least a few of you feel it too…

I agree, that is a tad sickening, but…there are different ways to go about it.

: But seriously, we’re engineers, not librarians, and i for one am not going to sit around being boring all day.

Trust me on this one too, have you ever met anyone on these forums in real life besides the people on your team? The last word I would use for anyone that posts here is boring. Even you. All I am trying to do is make a case for efficiency around here.

Because after all, don’t we all have a robot to build?

-Jessica B, #237

#18

Posted by Josh at 1/24/2001 12:39 AM EST

Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

In Reply to: Woah…
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/23/2001 3:08 PM EST:

: Woah, Josh, now, I dont think you’re a jerk or overreacting, and I know youre serious. And I am the last person to be calling people strange or prejeudicing because they are strange. (if you’ve ever met me, you would know)…

: But. Everyone at one point has a valid question (or two, or a dozen :wink: ) to post on the forum, and it should be answered. But, with totally OT posts that look serious, people are going to skip over your posts and glean out the stuff they know is serious, and read only those. Its human nature.

: So, what happens when you have something serious to say?

: I agree that this forum should be used to get to know eachother, but it should totally be on a FIRST-related basis. And using that as a basis, we are growing stronger bonds with eachother. There is one thing that ties all of us together: we are passionate enough about FIRST to spend hours in front of a computer reading posts and answering questions for people.

: I like the links, the links show character, and I am now way trying to curtail anything that you do (trust me, I’ve been in your shoes, last month I was yelled at by the principal for making the morning announcements too “personal” and “informal”, even though I was reading them word for word).

: :If you think i’m overreacting, then i’m sorry, but i do tend to get a little sickened when i see pots that say “I skip lunch because then i don’t have to be with kids who talk about non-first topics” (paraphrased of course). and i would hope that at least a few of you feel it too…

: I agree, that is a tad sickening, but…there are different ways to go about it.

: : But seriously, we’re engineers, not librarians, and i for one am not going to sit around being boring all day.

: Trust me on this one too, have you ever met anyone on these forums in real life besides the people on your team? The last word I would use for anyone that posts here is boring. Even you. All I am trying to do is make a case for efficiency around here.

: Because after all, don’t we all have a robot to build?

: -Jessica B, #237

/a tear dribbles down me cheak

Wow, I’m touched, thanks. I’ll try to be a little more on topic or at least make the headers with OT if they are completely off topic.

Josh
Team 419
“Wha?” -my usual question

#19

Posted by Veronica at 1/22/2001 9:07 PM EST

Student on team #27, Team Rush, from Osmtech and Textron.

In Reply to: Authentic FIRST-related question!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 1/22/2001 8:31 AM EST:

: We have the parents sign up for different food nights. they bring a meal for the team and it is usually great! i eat better (and more) during the season than the rest of the year put together lol. i swear this is a fatning thing to do but who cares!! i love it and the parents are great! thanks to all the parents supporting us!
V

#20

Posted by mike o’leary at 1/22/2001 9:30 AM EST

Student on team #419, rambots, from bc high.

In Reply to: just curious but…
Posted by Josh on 1/21/2001 10:51 PM EST:

: is anyone else really hungry for pizza right now?
: Tell me what you want on it and maybe we can order one or two.

: Josh
: “What the…?!” -You, upon reading this message

hawain (i think i spelt it right)…pineapple and ham…

#21

Posted by Deej at 1/22/2001 10:04 AM EST

Engineer on team #190, Gompeii, from Mass Academy and WPI.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by mike o’leary on 1/22/2001 9:30 AM EST:

: : is anyone else really hungry for pizza right now?
: : Tell me what you want on it and maybe we can order one or two.

: : Josh
: : “What the…?!” -You, upon reading this message

: hawain (i think i spelt it right)…pineapple and ham…

That is the best pizza that can be bought, although it always seems to go so fast…

#22

Posted by Josh Vetter at 1/22/2001 2:55 PM EST

Student on team #548, Robostangs, from Northville High School and BOSCH.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by mike o’leary on 1/22/2001 9:30 AM EST:

I’ll have three pieces of hawaiian and some bread sticks too.

: : is anyone else really hungry for pizza right now?
: : Tell me what you want on it and maybe we can order one or two.

: : Josh
: : “What the…?!” -You, upon reading this message

: hawain (i think i spelt it right)…pineapple and ham…

#23

Posted by Veronica at 1/22/2001 9:03 PM EST

Student on team #27, Team Rush, from Osmtech and Textron.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by Josh Vetter on 1/22/2001 2:55 PM EST:

: Pineapple hold the ham:)

#24

Posted by Josh Vetter at 1/23/2001 6:40 PM EST

Student on team #548, Robostangs, from Northville High School and BOSCH.

In Reply to: Re: just curious but…
Posted by Veronica on 1/22/2001 9:03 PM EST:

That defeats the purpose of a Hawaiian pizza, and you can’t have a pizza with just pineapple!

: : Pineapple hold the ham:)