Am I the only one that hates these introductions? I never know what to say. Oh well, here goes. I've been using fountain pens on and off for about 35 years. I was introduced to them in high school. One of my art classes we used calligraphy pens and rapidographs. I was hooked on them from there. I continued using them even during my time in the military. Sadly, they fell by the way side when I was a paramedic. Inclement weather and fountain pens do not make for legible reports I found. Currently, I only have a couple. One of them surprisingly came from a pharmaceutical rep as a freebie touting their product (Unasyn, in case anyone cares). It is quite a hefty pen that works well with Waterman cartridges. Anyway, that pretty well covers it. Oh, yeah, I'll be 50 next month (the 20th if anyone wants to send pens ). My wife and I have been married seven years this past Veteran's Day (Armistice Day for those overseas). She has three daughters from a previous marriage; and, we have five grandchildren. To see my wife, you'd have trouble believing she is a grandmother, more than one person has. Well, that's enough about me. Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.

Welcome to FPN, Lifesaver. Please look around, and you will find a lot of good info, and the opportunity to make a lot of friends.

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Sure the introductions are a little awkward, but now, it's done. You are free to roam about the network.

God bless you for serving your country. Hopefully, you've had some training that involves dealing successfully with addictions... FPs should have a "black box" warning for their addictive properties!

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