Does any else think that magazine use too small of a font?

[Vince_nj1]

I used to have 20/20 vision. Now I'm 46 years old and need reading glasses to see anything within 2 feet of my face.

I was reading Boating magazine the other night and got increasingly frustrated trying to read some of the articles. Between the glare from the high gloss paper the 6 pt fonts and printing articles across pictures I found it extremely difficult to read. I can accept this from a magazine like Maxum, but I would think that Boating magazine has a slightly older audience and they should pay attention to this stuff

Am I nuts or does anyone else think that they should use bigger fonts?

 

[hack4alivin]

it’s an age thing. Hate to warn you of what comes next

 

[KayKook]

Get Bi focals

 

[Vince_nj1]

it’s an age thing. Hate to warn you of what comes next

I think I know the answer to this... You either loose your wife or your erection? Or is both? :grin:

 

[hack4alivin]

I think I know the answer to this... You either loose your wife or your erection? Or is both? :grin:

I think you know the answer… But here’s the thing, they make a pill for one, and the other…. Well who cares.

 

[hack4alivin]

When all else fails you can try Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XT1twrauJQ

 

[wish2fish]

buy a pair of freaking reading glasses

 

[mrsrobinson]

You are in big trouble if/when you need the reading glasses to see your erection!

42 here, I now need the magnifying glasses for all reading, and I hate it.

 

[Vince_nj1]

buy a pair of freaking reading glasses

A pair? Just one pair?

I must have 20 pairs. I leave them everywhere. I put a set my tool box, a set on the boat, a set on my motorcycle, in my office at work, in my office at home, in the master bathroom at home, in my computer bag, in the arm rest of my truck, in the glove compartment of my wife's van, in the pockets in my coats. AND I STILL CANT FIND A PAIR WHEN I NEED THEM!! I hate having to wear glasses!

Ok.. I feel better now..

 

[midway]

I have the variable lens glasses and still have trouble reading some of that stuff between the font size, colored pages, printing across pictures and glossy pages. What the heck, after staring at a computer screen all day, I can't half see anyway. :smt024 :huh: :smt021

 

[mrsrobinson]

A pair? Just one pair?

I must have 20 pairs. I leave them everywhere. I put a set my tool box, a set on the boat, a set on my motorcycle, in my office at work, in my office at home, in the master bathroom at home, in my computer bag, in the arm rest of my truck, in the glove compartment of my wife's van, in the pockets in my coats. AND I STILL CANT FIND A PAIR WHEN I NEED THEM!! I hate having to wear glasses!

Ok.. I feel better now..

Same here, I have 5+ pair, even a pair on the boat, and I can never find a pair when I need them...same goes for those damn fingernail clippers.

 

[tmhudson2]

I have a much harder time reading the artsy layouts, such as printing over pictures and white type over dark background, than I do with small fonts. The small type is more easily dealt with with reading glasses than the other stuff. I don't think it's limited to Boating, though.

 

[timinfla2]

I've heard that getting older means never trusting a fart and never wasting a boner.

My grandpa was a bit more eloquent - Every fart is a gamble, and every stiffy is a miracle.

 

[Mr Salt]

It sucks to get old, but it is better than the alternative

Mr Salt
2001 540 CPMY
Caterpillar C-12s
Cape May, NJ

 

[fc3]

And the print has been getting smaller every year since I past 40 or so.

Two things.

1. Never, ever, ever admit to reading Boating.
2. When using Firefox or Safari <cmd>+ (or <alt>+) is your friend.

Best regards,
Frank

 

[Four Suns]

I actually put reading glasses in my ditch bag this year... It would be a real bitch if rescuers found you dead with a full complement of stuff in the life raft but you couldn't read the directions....

 

[Woody]

A pair? Just one pair?

I must have 20 pairs. I leave them everywhere. I put a set my tool box, a set on the boat, a set on my motorcycle, in my office at work, in my office at home, in the master bathroom at home, in my computer bag, in the arm rest of my truck, in the glove compartment of my wife's van, in the pockets in my coats. AND I STILL CANT FIND A PAIR WHEN I NEED THEM!! I hate having to wear glasses!

Ok.. I feel better now..

If you could remember where you put the glasses it would be easier to find your hearing aid in the morning.

 

[Newbie]

I've heard that getting older means never trusting a fart and never wasting a boner.

My grandpa was a bit more eloquent - Every fart is a gamble, and every stiffy is a miracle.

Well, I heard getting old means dry dreams and wet farts. I started getting old around 14 or so apparently :huh:
SB

 

[kpetry]

As an Optometrist I'm quite thankful for presbyopia (the aging process that causes you to need bifocals/reading glasses)! I deal with it all day long, every day - both professionally, and personally! Just be thankful we have a way to fix it!

But, it has helped me pay for my Sea Ray!

 

[Bridog]

I remembered this thread and found it very amusing especially after seeing the current issue of Boating magazine with an advertisment for penis enlargement in it. I suppose they need advertising dollars anyway they can. On the cover was a 38' Fountain so they are probably going after the "go-fast" guys.