[Fists] Keynotes

Fernando Quinones n2fq at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 23 12:34:57 EDT 2004


Thanks for the update.

I would not mind receiving it in pdf format  or have it someplace
where we can download it. Similarly to what others do, for example
the Flying Pigs have their newsletter (Bacon Bits) or K9YA's Telegraph.

My 2 cents.

take care

Nancy Kott wrote:

>To those who are not on the FISTS-updates email list and did not get my
>email regarding the labels on Issue 4:
>
>The printing place omitted the street address from the labels. Since I have
>"address correction requested" on the KN, most PO's kicked them back as
>undeliverable. Some post offices delivered them regardless.
>
>We didn't know the extent of the problem until about three weeks after I
>mailed them (the printer swore he checked the labels and they were fine, so
>we thought it might be an isolated "zip code malfunction"). By the time a
>few weeks had passed, it was evident that the problem was widespread since
>they were coming back to me by the hundreds.
>
>After a week or two of me raising heck with them, the printing place
>reprinted Issue 4 under the same cover as Issue 5 (at their expense) and
>that was mailed about 2 weeks ago. They are not getting one more penny of
>FISTS money.
>
>I found a new printing place, which wasn't easy because the KN has to be
>printed on a web press, and it is hard to convince a web press place (which
>are rare in this neck of the woods anyway) to do a small run (anything under
>10 or 25 thousand pieces). It can't be printed on a regular offset press
>because the cost would be about four times as much as a web press run. Take
>a Keynote to your local printer and get an estimate if you doubt me.
>
>Anyway, I found another web press place and was able to convince them to
>print the KN. They printed Issue 7, which was mailed Monday, and Issue 6
>will be mailed next week.
>
>I know they are out of consecutive order, but that's the way it worked out.
>Issue 7 is the photopages issue, so it shouldn't make much difference,
>except I'm sure it will confuse people and I'll get a lot of letters from
>people who will write and tell me that they missed Issue 6. I'm hoping Issue
>6 will arrive within a week of Issue 7 and it won't be too upsetting for
>most FISTS. Please help me out by telling people about the out-of -sequence
>mailing if someone mentions it to you, OK?
>
>This whole thing has been a nightmare, and I would appreciate your patience.
>I realize you want your Keynotes, and I want you to have your Keynotes. On
>the positive side, this new printing place is able to sort them in such a
>way that we will get faster delivery.
>
>To sign up for the FISTS update email list, pse send an email to Kathi at
>fistelist at comcast.net with your name, call and FISTS number.
>
>Thanks,
>73 88
>Nancy
>
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Fernando N2FQ/NNNØJYM 
San Jose, CA
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