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I'm a newbie from the "dry side" of WA, meaning east of the Cascades. I grew up in Seattle, two hills over from the U-dub. I have two siblings who were Dawgs. I have lived in the Columbia Basin for 27 years. It's where my husband and I raised our three kids. I am a grad student in Env Science at WSU. A Cougar in a family of Dawgs.

I've been writing with fps for years. My current collection includes 1 lamy safari with Levenger gemstone green ink, 1 Lamy vista with Levenger smoky ink, 2 Lamy Al-stars - one with blue ink and one with pink ink, 4 Phileas fps - with turquoise, purple, reddish, and blue ink. I also have a Pelikan M200 with Noodlers brown ink and a Pelikano Jr with Noodlers Apache sunset ink. I also have a collection of Pilot varsity disposable fps left over from my substitute teaching days. I could write with a fp and if it was stolen, which happened regularly, it was no big loss. I prefer the fps with larger diameter barrels. The Pelikan M200 writes nicely, but it's too skinny.

The 3k after my name is for the weight hammer I throw in Masters track and field competitions. (And yes, I use a fp to record my results and personal bests.)

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Welcome Sharon! It sounds like you have a nice little collection going already. Glad to have you here.

 

Does throwing the hammer keep your fingers supple for fountain pen use? :)

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Welcome aboard. May I ask which 2 hills away from U-dub you were? I'm over in Wallingford, right by Dicks on 45th (which I think was there 27 years ago).

 

Nice collection you have there, though it looks like it could use a vintage pen or two. ;)

 

John

So if you have a lot of ink,

You should get a Yink, I think.

 

- Dr Suess

 

Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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Welcome to the nuthouse - yay! another Washingtonian!

Geaux Tigers! Visça el Barça!

WTB: MB Kafka, Lamy Safari 2009 Orange, Pilot MYU (Black or Clear/White Stripe), Seiko FrankenTuna SKZ253 / SKZ255

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Actually the two hills are north - I grew up in View Ridge. BUT - I know the Dick's on 45th - when my Dad got paid, my parents loaded the four of us into the DeSoto and we went to Dick's for burgers.

Sharon

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Welcom Sharon, nice to see multiple Lamys and some Philiasess (Philii?) in your collection.

 

You sound capable of liftiing up those large barrelled pens with ease; just hope you don't chuck them too! :P

Roger

Magnanimity & Pragmatism

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Howdy Sharon and welcome aboard the FPN Choo Choo. If you find the M200 as being too small like I do, then you may like a M600 or M800 series pen from Pelikan. I have admit that the M800 I have is one smooth pen, with great ink flow. However, someday, I want to take the plunge and buy an M1000 for posterity.

Sincerely yours,

 

Ronnie Banks

"Like a prized watch, a good fountain pen is a trusted companion for life."

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Greetings Sharon!

 

Dan

"Sweating is the bodies way of weeping with desire," he said. "Five more cry baby, five more", she said.

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Hello and welcome to FPN!

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8, NKJV)
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