Don't Tell My Wife!

[thygreyt]

its simple math:

If you have more ink than you will use in your lifetime on your CURRENT daily usage, then... You have to learn to use more every day.

 

Then you might realize you dont have enough ink to sustain such usage.... So you buy more inks, a BUNCH more.

 

Its a cycle, and like nature: equilibrium should be impossible, there is only Chaos.

[bfoutch]

If your wife is a quilter, she may well understand. I believe the quilter's motto is: "Whoever dies with the most fabric wins!"

[dr saleem ali]

one day I noticed that my turquoise ink bottle was emptier day by day and I was not filling at all . Later I knew my wife was using this ink as dye to cover a white patch on my sons jeans!

My (deceased ) mother used the royal blue ink to brighten the white clothes she washed herself.

[Barkingpig]

Another way to justify (altho WHY it is necessary to do so evades ME) is you won't have to face the obstacle of refilling from a "near empty" bottle when you have so many bottles to choose from!

[PAKMAN]

No wife right now but my girlfriend did question why I had so much ink the other day. I stuttered and stumbled very badly trying to think of an excuse that didn't sound so lame! Ha! She didn't mind me having so much ink just wondered why I needed so much ink. When I said it was more a want than a need thing she was satisfied. I'm actually limited right now by storage space, can't decide if I want to get rid of some ink to make room for new or clear off another shelf and have more ink storage!

[setriode]

I am sure I have enough to last me until the end. But I keep surprising myself with some stock currently in the garage and some of which which I had forgotten.

 

There is 30 year old Skrip in turquoise, yellow and green, several bottles of Omas grey, 6 bottles of Waterman red and at least as many of Montblanc/ Cartier burgundy; all these are pleasant 'finds'. More recent buys too have been forgotten: a bottle each of Edelstein Tanzanite and Sailor blue black that I can't remember buying.

 

There is much wisdom in keeping one's entire stock in one place, if space allows. I really should try and do this.

 

I don't have a wife at present but then I don't have any Diamine ink either. I can't end my days without buying some Diamine.

Edited July 25, 2016 by setriode

[praxim]

I am fully equipped with Wife 1.0

 

As of this week my ink supply may last me until my nib dries and my sac crumbles. However, I wonder whether there should exist an implicit assumption that it may be morally reprehensible to have ink supplies which may not be exhausted or 'worn through' before we go not gently. Do we hold the same moral stance on exhaustive usage of our socks, or knickers? At least someone after us may still use the inks.

[Arkanabar]

I don't have this problem. See, I'm not the one buying all the ink. My wife bought the last seven bottles to enter the house.

[inkstainedruth]

If your wife is a quilter, she may well understand. I believe the quilter's motto is: "Whoever dies with the most fabric wins!"

 

And the corollary is: "Whoever dies with the most fabric is dead.... When's the estate sale?"

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[KKay]

I will not admit this to my wife, but as I look at the ink I have....it's quite possible I have more ink than I could expect to use in my natural lifetime.

 

Actually, since my work is dominated by computer entry these days, I would say it's quite probable.

 

 

Kenny, if you enjoy the ink variety and can afford it, enjoy it. At least you have something to show for the money you spent. Some people spend a fortune on alcohol, gambling, or fine cigars. I bet your wife likes shoes, purses, or what not, that she doesn't really "need" either. Everyone has a hobby, or should. If people aren't married, find a partner who likes the same hobby you do. Then you won't hear them complain about too much ink, pens, or paper...lol.

[Ink_Stained_Soul]

Another anonymous inkoholik here... For 15 years, I have halved a bottle of blue Quink and a bottle of 4001 black. And I'm a daily writer (I enjoy other means of writing as well). The problem is purely financial - for just a week I now have several litres of expensive ink... And no, I don't feel like I have saved any money from not having to buy expensive ballpoint or gel refills anymore.

Edited July 26, 2016 by Ink_Stained_Soul

[Sasha Royale]

in my natural lifetime.

 

Of course, we are going to tell your wife, just as soon as you give an address or telephone number.

Have only as much ink as gives you joy. More over, since joining fountain pen obsession, your life has not been natural.

[kenny]

Kenny, if you enjoy the ink variety and can afford it, enjoy it. At least you have something to show for the money you spent. Some people spend a fortune on alcohol, gambling, or fine cigars. I bet your wife likes shoes, purses, or what not, that she doesn't really "need" either. Everyone has a hobby, or should. If people aren't married, find a partner who likes the same hobby you do. Then you won't hear them complain about too much ink, pens, or paper...lol.

 

 

Hey! Very true!

 

If she gives me a hard time about using up my current ink before buying more, I'll just tell her she has to wear out all the shoes, dresses and purses she already has before she makes another trip to the Chanel boutique.

[KKay]

There ya go.

[thejournalceo]

 

More than one causes more trouble than too much ink.

 

 

Unless all the wives buy ink, then it's all the more fun. haha