Best Laid Plans

Well, sometimes the best laid plans go awry. We began the T Shirt component of the 45th reunion well in advance. Designed the shirts, got them printed, tagged with names and even got some of them mailed out. Many classmates even stopped by and picked their T shirts up. So far so good, right?

Then a classmate washed one and to our horror and disbelief, we found out that the lettering was coming off. We initially thought that it was just the metallic glitter part of the lettering that we knew would diminish with time and laundering. What we didn't realize was that Nancy was talking about blue showing through the silver gray lettering.

A quick call to the vendor, a local Westside screen printer, confirmed that due to an equipment failure (a heater which raised the shirt temperature to 300 degrees to cure the ink and bond it to the cotton fabric) the shirts were improperly cured.

So how does a good Westside company react to a problem? They do the right thing. Whether or not the original shirt is returned or not, everyone that ordered a shirt will get a properly printed and cured T shirt at least by the time the ball game comes around. Based upon when the shirts are done, which should be early next week, we will reorganize the shirts, retag them and sort them. We will let you know how we are going to distribute them once we actually have them in hand and wash one to make sure they make the grade.

In the meanwhile, while the T shirt drama was playing out, everything else is falling in place and we only recently stopped getting calls from last minute folks. You will all be very surprised at the number of first time reunion attendees who will be there, and I am looking forward to meeting even more Reitz 67 folks this year. The 45th reunion is looking to be the grandest reunion of them all to date. We've got a very ambitious agenda planned and we intend that there will be plenty of time to talk and visit too. It's not too late to get in on the action either. Just let us know you want to attend.

We'll keep you up to date on all our organizing adventures as they unfold. Although we hope for no additional excitement, we know that there is always a way to overcome adversity. It just takes a little more determination and plenty of antacids.