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My name is Ron Garland and I live in Raleigh, NC. I'm interested in anything that writes ... the 3 "P's" -(Pens - fountain & ballpoint, Pencils, & People) I'm not smart enough and not nearl;y informed enough to be a collector, I am just an gatherer! I hope I can learn from everyone else. I've learned in about 50+ years to keep my mouth shut, most of the time, but I just cannot control my fingers when they get around a keyboard. If I ramble, ya'll (that's one word meaning one or many people) shut me down. I'll go now and read what ya'll wrote!

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Welcome to the group. I'm pretty new myself, but the flow is easy here. :)

 

I'm like you in that I don't collect but gather, however my reasons for doing so is that I'm a user. I collect to use the pens but not to collect.

 

What sort of FPs (fountain pens) have you gathered so far?

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Ron, welcome!

 

Many of us here are users and not collectors. Hope you find the community warm and friendly!

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Hi Ron,

 

Welcome to the FPNuthouse!

 

Please share what you''ve collected so far, we're all anxious to know!

 

I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here, it is a great little place!

 

Warm regards, Wim

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Welcome to the group, Ron.

 

Anyone who can properly use and define the contraction "ya'll" is okay in my book.

 

KCat the Verbose Texan - also a user/gatherer.

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Hi Ron and welcome to FPN :D

(wow, another FPN member from North Carolina!! :o )

 

You are very welcome here, whether you are a collector, a pen user, a repairperson, a pen dealer, someone who is interested in learning about pens but isn't a user/collector yet...or some combination of the above!

I hope you enjoy browsing through the forums...

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(wow, another FPN member from North Carolina!! :o )

Yep....didn't I tell you that it's a conspiracy to take over the world? We're starting with FPN... :lol:

 

Meanwhile....welcome to Ron!

 

kathy wc

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Hi, Ron!

Nice to meet you.

 

I can relate to this comment -

I just cannot control my fingers when they get around a keyboard. If I ramble, ya'll (that's one word meaning one or many people) shut me down.

 

I think it's safe to ramble here; so far, nobody had told me to shaddup! :lol: Not that they would, anyway - everyone here is really nice, which is why FPN is a great place to visit! :)

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I think it's safe to ramble here; so far, nobody had told me to shaddup! :lol: Not that they would, anyway - everyone here is really nice, which is why FPN is a great place to visit! :)

exactly, vanessa... i've just joined and i think i'll be staying for quite a while... :lol:

 

Welcome, Ron!

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