Search results

I guess I would have to say that the lack of teamwork and the failures in communication were ultimately what bothered me the most. To be honest, I didn't realistically have any idea how to fix things when I was a participant in the industry. I've been retired for many years now, so perhaps the...

The Eclipse and the Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice of 2010 also occurs on Dec. 21 at 11:38 pm GMT. This is just 15.3 hours after the mid-point of the total lunar eclipse (08:17 am GMT). There is no special significance to this coincidence since a lunar eclipse can occur on any calendar...

The results of a poll taken at this forum early this year (2009), indicated that 52.17% of those who voted in the poll, felt that the economy would improve, Early poll results here. Being that the bulk of 2009 is now a matter of hind-sight. I am curious as to how the forum feels the 2009...

For every "Yes" give yourself 2 points then add up your points at the end to find out How Bad You Really Are? Questions: Have You Ever? 1. Smoked? 2. Been Drunk as hell? 3. Screwed someone of the opposite sex? 4. Screwed someone of the same sex? 5.Shoplifted? 6. Lied? 7...

Alright, who stole my post?

Prepress is stressed out by the pressroom. The pressroom is stressed out by everything and everyone. Sales is stressed out because they are at the mercy of everyone who is trying to meet their job specifications. The customers are stressed out because they have to trust those that they do...

Would you like to see a Web vs Sheetfed subcategory?

Most of the folks I have asked in person have responded that it was by accident or by chance that they arrived at the job they have now rather than a conscious choice. Perhaps things have changed since I stopped asking several years ago? Personally, I wanted to be a Restaurant owner or an...

For sheet-fed presses, whether you create a hand scribed side-register mark on a flat or create a digital side-register mark with an imposition application is of no matter. One way or another the side-register mark ends up on the plate. The question I am posing is "How far back and of what...

I spent roughly equal periods of my employment on both sides of the divide, starting in the pressroom, from there I weaseled my way into becoming a 4-color stripper, from there I demanded a raise before becoming a high-end scanner operator, and lastly I became an instructor with...