Daetrin

The two most memorable trooping moments for me were 1) The first time I ever went to Emerald City Comic Con. This was before the event was big and when my garrison was pretty small. No one wanted to troop it so my fellow TD Brian Sasaki & I went on our own. We got all of 5' inside the door and were mobbed for photos by at least 10 minutes, and couldn't even move. I've never been so mobbed for photos since. They ended up using our pix in promos on their website. This was 2006. 2) Rose Parade, 2007. Being flown out to California for a week, 4 men crammed into a room with 2 beds, Germans, Brits, and Belgians trying to see who can stay up the latest at the bar. Not much for sleep but yeah being able to march 5 miles in full armor with 200 other troopers from around the world. And as you can see all the memories, the impromptu football, etc. Nothing else has come close.

Battery should arrive on Monday, I'll update to how it goes.

100%. But if it's not in full armor, doesn't count.

Captain Pedantic says TK-8020 had a black pauldron ;-)

Thanks Tony. I ordered one from AMZN and it will be here Monday, and will update this thread. Just caught me off guard was all.

I don't think I ever posted it. As ever, you were very gracious with your time. It was from Celebration 8, at least that's what the photo says! ‎Saturday, ‎April ‎15, ‎2017, ‏‎6:52:10 PM

Thanks Adam I'm going to go with the AMZN solution for now.

My iComm system from ukswrath makes a ticking sound that increases as I turn up the volume. I haven't touched the system since my last troop - anyone know have any insight why it's not longer working? I recharged the battery and that's not it. Everything is connected.

I'm just replying so I can say a big "Hi!" to Dean, whose White Armor Chronicles were the godfather of FISD.

Updated for future use.

Almost there!

FWIW, In the old days it was 100% elastic, everywhere, all the time. You can always double it up to make it less stretchy, but there are only a few places where nylon wins out.

Fabric gaskets ftw in many scenarios: lighter, more flexible, and from more than a few feet away most fans don't notice. I wonder what the Disney folks do, does anyone know?

Always good to see people return.

hahahaha - nicely done!

Glad to know I'm not alone here...

Sometimes it's OK to take a break.

You'll also want to register on the Garrison Titan boards (271) Garrison Titan - Garrison Titan as that is our local garrison. I'm in Seattle too, hope to meet up soon.

Doesn't have to be that bad. We had like 3 SQL queries that made it about a 5 minute process. Also, once as a younger person, I wrote a desktop app that automated the Legion web site. I'd just get a list of IDs from the FISD database and it would automatically click the links for me. Good times. What I'm trying to say is if you are doing something manually, why? It should be automated and not take more than 15 minutes a year.

Also, AFAIK, it's only ever used once a year and that is during detachment elections. So not much to-do until next cycle (which is why we only updated it annually), or am I missing something?

Well done guys! It would be my privilege to troop with you someday

Way to go Joseph! As you know being a DL is a marathon, not a race, and you've been training for this for years. I'm sure you'll be a stellar, amazing, and highly effective leader for this detachment. The fact that you ran unopposed is a testament to your dedication, and the positive relationships you've built throughout the years. Your contributions to FISD are noteworthy and of singular accomplishment. I can't wait to see what you do next. Seems like I'll need to go to FL for a staff breakfast in 2024!

Ack - I need to get on one of these - I have Discord open all the time. :p

In the past we did bulk updates to the both the forum database and Legion database via SQL queries and updates. I'm not sure who owns that process anymore, but it would be good to get that info transparent to avoid future confusion.