[6260] in APO Printshop
Re: Birth announcements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Henning Colsman-Freyberger)
Thu Jan 27 23:59:54 2011
From: Henning Colsman-Freyberger <henning@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinEQHa7rBaRVNi1s59oGRJRB461HZXr5ds=6NqR@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:59:50 -0500
Cc: apo-printshop@mit.edu
To: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@mit.edu>
Hi Kristin,
thank you for the reply and thank you for addressing openly the issues =
at hand.
While everyone was waiting to respond, our son decided it was time: he =
was born Tuesday. All are well!=20
As of today, he has a name, so that all necessary information for the =
birth announcements is determined. :-)
As the printing of the cards next weekend would not hinder us from =
addressing the envelopes in the meantime (and that is our bottleneck in =
this process), I would be very happy to use the APO printing services. =
Who would be the operator with whom I could get in touch with to sort =
out details and specific questions I have.
YiLFS,
Henning "Smmmmqith" '96
On Jan 26, 2011, at 9:32 AM, Kristin Kuhn wrote:
> Hey Henning,
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> I'm really sorry about the lack of contact. There has been some =
question recently about
> a) what kind of jobs we are able to do
> b) who gets to decide this/make these calls
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> So it was a classic case of everyone waiting for somebody else to =
respond. We'll definitely get the chain of command worked out for the =
future.
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> Anyways, thanks for the contact, and congrats on the new baby! :)
> We've shown you how flaky we can be, but if you still want to use our =
services, we're totally up for it. The only stipulation is that this =
weekend we'll be printing schedule cards for Registration Day, so I =
don't think we'd be able to print your cards until next weekend.
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> I know this is pushing the due date, so let me know if this still =
works for you.
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> YiLFS,
> -Kristin
> Press Shop Operator
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> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Henning Colsman-Freyberger =
<henning@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> Greetings, all on this list!
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> Thank you for the two responses I received - both fellow brothers from =
the mid-1990s saying hi. A nice surprise.
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> Unfortunately, there was another surprise. I did not receive any =
answer from anyone active in the printshop. I must conclude that the =
printshop is completely overworked, to the point of not even sending an =
email saying so. As a brother knowing how thinly stretched the press =
journeyman skill is these days, I can understand. But it would =
unfortunate if non-APO people receive the same lack of attention after =
contacting the contact email address listed on =
http://web.mit.edu/apo/www/printing/ ("The sooner you contact us, the =
sooner arrangements (and timeline) can be made.")
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> A simple "Sorry, your job does not qualify." or "Sorry, we cannot =
honor your request at this time." would have been fully sufficient.
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> YiLFS,
> Henning "Smmmmqith" '96
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Henning Colsman-Freyberger <henning@alum.mit.edu>
> > Date: January 8, 2011 12:25:16 PM EST
> > To: apo-printshop@mit.edu
> > Subject: Birth announcements
> >
> > Greetings, journeymen!
> >
> > My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of January =
(due date January 29, 2011). Being at MIT again this year and as a =
former printshop apprentice, I was thinking of printing birth =
announcements on the APO press. Reading through the FAQ at =
http://web.mit.edu/apo/www/printing/ , I am unsure of whether the job is =
suitable. What is your opinion?
> >
> > Henning "Smmmmqith" '96
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