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Daisy_Cutter
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May 23, 2018
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I don't know. Unless you are an itinerant calligrapher, travelling with a set of fountain pens and a travelling inkwell is precious in the same way as going scuba diving with a Richard Mille diver's watch.
Amafan
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May 23, 2018
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Daisy_CutterReally...precious? Obviously you've never traveled with a fountain pen. They tend to run out of ink in the least opportune times. Cartridges are easy to carry, but limited in the types of ink that are available. I saw a fellow passenger using this inkwell and decided to get one right away. They are a bit precious as they are relatively hard to find; impossible to find at any kind of discount. My recommendation is to get a fountain pen and experience the magic of writing the way writing was meant to be. The writing community on Massdrop is a growing and vibrant thing. Join us.
Daisy_Cutter
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May 23, 2018
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AmafanFriend, I'm already with you. I love FPs and have way too many for my own good. I would use FPs all the time if I could.
But let's face it. FPs are not exactly low maintenance. You'd always worry about losing or damaging them. Also, I can't imagine filling out an immigration card with an FP (unless this mental exercise makes you want get an EF nib, in which case you are more of a FP nut than I ever will be).
You don't even have to go on a trip to stop worrying about your FPs. One time I threw my shirt in the wash with a blue carbonesque VP in the pocket. God, just thinking about that makes me cringe.
All this has led me to conclude that when you're catching a flight with 1,001 things to keep track of, a FP is an unnecessary distraction. Better to bring a decent ballpoint. Maybe a Fisher AG-7.
But let's face it. FPs are not exactly low maintenance. You'd always worry about losing or damaging them. Also, I can't imagine filling out an immigration card with an FP (unless this mental exercise makes you want get an EF nib, in which case you are more of a FP nut than I ever will be).
You don't even have to go on a trip to stop worrying about your FPs. One time I threw my shirt in the wash with a blue carbonesque VP in the pocket. God, just thinking about that makes me cringe.
All this has led me to conclude that when you're catching a flight with 1,001 things to keep track of, a FP is an unnecessary distraction. Better to bring a decent ballpoint. Maybe a Fisher AG-7.
Amafan
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May 23, 2018
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Daisy_CutterLOL!
Been there, done that too. I'm glad to share views with a fellow FP devotee. Ink is a necessary evil, but gives the FP community much of its character, and tribulations. Write on!
Sellingsolo
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May 26, 2018
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Daisy_CutterAre you sure you are talking about travelling with a fountain pen and not Feather Quill? I travel for business (way too much) and only have fountain pens so filling an immigration card zero problem, leakage never, damaged never and to be honest they are pens not museum pieces. I use them on planes, have them in my computer case and drop way too much but to this day never broken one. I am sure I would have put mine in the washing machine but I never carry them in my shirts just in my sports jacket pocket or my computer case. Maybe stupid luck but the only issue I run into is running out of ink so I have to switch to another pen. This drop looks like it might solve that problem.
Daisy_Cutter
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May 26, 2018
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SellingsoloI don't travel all that often, and rarely for business, so thankfully this isn't so much of a problem for me.
In fact, my main problem is not having too little ink but too much - I used to ink a few pens and forget about them, leading to great frustration and self-loathing when they eventually dried out. These days I just ink one pen at a time.
Actually I'm curious - if you only have FPs, what do you do when someone wants to borrow a pen from you?
In fact, my main problem is not having too little ink but too much - I used to ink a few pens and forget about them, leading to great frustration and self-loathing when they eventually dried out. These days I just ink one pen at a time.
Actually I'm curious - if you only have FPs, what do you do when someone wants to borrow a pen from you?
Sellingsolo
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May 26, 2018
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Daisy_CutterWhen it comes to borrowing a pen when you hand it to them they take one look and they look like they are handling plutonium and usually say no thanks and look for someone else's pen to borrow. Over the years a few have used them but I don't ascribe to the myth that letting others use your fountain pens will alter the nib on the fountain pen. Letting someone borrow your pen to jot down a quick note or fill in an immigration form will not change the nib configuration or ruin it. Now I guess the danger could be them walking away with it (but not so much a problem on planes) but most people who borrow seem to take better care than I do.
Daisy_Cutter
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May 27, 2018
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SellingsoloYou seem to have better luck with FPs than I do..
Once, when I was a young associate, I was in a meeting with my boss. He asked if he could borrow a pen to jot down some notes. Confident that he was a sophisticated person capable of handling a FP, I handed him my Lamy 2000. He then proceeded to put the nib to paper sideways. Obviously no ink came out, and he proceeded to jab the pen harder and harder into the paper.
I quickly offered him my backup ballpoint instead, but by that point the damage was done; the tines were sprung. :(
I think that where I am, there is so little general awareness of FPs that most people, like my boss at the time, do not even realize what FPs are, let alone how to use them properly.
Once, when I was a young associate, I was in a meeting with my boss. He asked if he could borrow a pen to jot down some notes. Confident that he was a sophisticated person capable of handling a FP, I handed him my Lamy 2000. He then proceeded to put the nib to paper sideways. Obviously no ink came out, and he proceeded to jab the pen harder and harder into the paper.
I quickly offered him my backup ballpoint instead, but by that point the damage was done; the tines were sprung. :(
I think that where I am, there is so little general awareness of FPs that most people, like my boss at the time, do not even realize what FPs are, let alone how to use them properly.
Sellingsolo
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May 27, 2018
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Daisy_CutterOuch -maybe you should carry some of those small back of crayons that they give kids at restaurants for your boss, never thought foundation pens were so tough.
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