Posted by Russell Pauley.
Coach on team #344 from Phoebus High School.
Posted on 1/25/2000 2:05 PM MST
Hello everyone, I though I should make a commit about this snow. I live in Hampton VA. We have not had snow in the last 4 years. Right now I have 8 1/2' of snow in my front yard. This is the 3 day in the last week and a half that we had to cancel our FIRST meeting. Also this is our first year back since 97 so we are haveign great luck this year. Well hope everyone stays warm.
Russell
Posted by Justin Stiltner.
Student on team #388, Epsilon, from Grundy High School and NASA, American Electric Power, Town of Grundy.
Posted on 1/25/2000 5:51 PM MST
In Reply to: Snow posted by Russell Pauley on 1/25/2000 2:05 PM MST:
Well we have had snow every year for as long as I can rember. On monday we had 12’ of snow and we still had our meeting but almost everybody owns 4x4s and were in the mountains of south west Virginia!! as I type this it is 16.6 degreese F
I know that this doesent compare to some other places but its just a thing we have learned to live with
Stay Warm everybody
Justin Stiltner
Team 388
Posted by Joshua Berthiaume.
Student on team #131, Chaos, from Manchester Central HS and Osram Sylvainia.
Posted on 1/25/2000 6:51 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Snow posted by Justin Stiltner on 1/25/2000 5:51 PM MST:
I agree you do learn how to live with it, and I come form new england, I know this sounds funny, but I guess this year I don’t mind the snow, that’s probably kind of funny but I actually like the snow. So keep on trucking and good luck to those teams that arn’t used to having snow.
Josh
Team 131
Posted by Al Peter.
Student on team #21, ComBBAT, from Titusville High School and Boeing/Nasa.
Posted on 1/26/2000 2:43 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Snow posted by Joshua Berthiaume on 1/25/2000 6:51 PM MST:
I moved down here in Florida from Eastern Ohio, where I had lived through a few blizzards. I can see how they would mess up your robot production and general team development. I feel really sorry for all of you teams up north and wish you all the best of luck. If it’s any consolation, there was a high of 55 degrees today… brr!
Best Wishes,
Al
Posted by Lora Knepper.
Student on team #69, HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering & Robotics), from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Company.
Posted on 1/26/2000 4:45 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Snow posted by Al Peter on 1/26/2000 2:43 PM MST:
55? You poor folks must be freezing! It was a balmy 6 degrees this morning with the wind chill, up here in Boston! 
All I can say about the snow and ice is…I can’t wait for the National and the Florida sunshine. Good Luck!
Lora Knepper
Posted by Keith Liadis.
Student on team #131, C.H.A.O.S., from Central High School Central and Osram Sylvania and Fleet Bank.
Posted on 1/26/2000 10:49 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Snow posted by Lora Knepper on 1/26/2000 4:45 PM MST:
Well, I say lets have the comp now... and go to Florida... where it might actually be warm...
I'm starting to dislike negative 20 wind chill factors... and having a full inch of ice cover my entire car... but that's just me... lol... Good luck everyone on the robot building...
Posted by Daniel.
Coach on team #483, BORG, from Berkeley High School and NASA Ames & UC Berkeley.
Posted on 1/27/2000 2:10 AM MST
In Reply to: Re: Snow posted by Keith Liadis on 1/26/2000 10:49 PM MST:
Well, we had a nice sunny day today. High - 57. It’s been raining for the past three or four days but I was still able to walk around with a t-shirt. Seems like the worst is over now, so it’s back to tank tops and board shorts! Oh how I love california…
Oh wait, that must have made you REALLY jealous. Sorry, that wasn’t my intent 
-DL
Posted by Lora Knepper.
Student on team #69, HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering & Robotics), from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Company.
Posted on 1/27/2000 4:25 PM MST
In Reply to: no snow here… =) posted by Daniel on 1/27/2000 2:10 AM MST:
Oh Daniel…if only I didn’t have to be a ‘gracious professional’…
Lora
Posted by Michael Martus. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.
Posted on 1/25/2000 6:32 PM MST
In Reply to: Snow posted by Russell Pauley on 1/25/2000 2:05 PM MST:
If you have your robot almost done you could mount a blade on the front and push the snow from inside the house.
Posted by Michael Martus. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.
Posted on 1/25/2000 7:16 PM MST
In Reply to: Snow posted by Russell Pauley on 1/25/2000 2:05 PM MST:
If you have your robot almost done you could mount a blade on the front and push the snow from inside the house.