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As usual I always have several pens in my pocket. I was at the check out desk, my wife lend my MB149 to a friend of her. It was so quick, I didnt catch the snatch (it is one of those senior moment.). well...you know the rest...This young muscular dude muscles the cap apart by pulling...as I watched in horror and the crackling sound of the threads...Oh well...fleabay again! and the BBB nib was saved.

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"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

 

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

 

 

Confucius

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see im bold as brass tacks I would have asked him , Im sorry did you just break my pen ? yes you did and here is my address where you can send the replacement and if I don't see it in 30 days you can see me in small claims court . Then walk off . I don't let very many people get anything over on me and have been known to be very confrontational when someone does something stupid like that .

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see im bold as brass tacks I would have asked him , Im sorry did you just break my pen ? yes you did and here is my address where you can send the replacement and if I don't see it in 30 days you can see me in small claims court . Then walk off . I don't let very many people get anything over on me and have been known to be very confrontational when someone does something stupid like that .

 

not when someone who should have known better handed it over freely to a third party

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not when someone who should have known better handed it over freely to a third party

 

He'll have to take it out of her pin money. :o

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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He'll have to take it out of her pin money. :o

 

I'm sure it will be handled privately and appropriately.

 

One time a goof from the office grabbed a pen and held it up to eye level to pretend inspect, then went to turn the piston end of it, which would have resulted in ink gushing onto his nice white shirt.

 

Half of me wished he did it, but I told him to put it back and he did...

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this stories always make me cringe so hard, it's common sense to always ask before you planning to take something from another person even if you are one family, my relatives even ask if they can take a piece of copy paper from me and waiting while i select one myself.
I see nothing wrong in carrying such pen, as long as it is under my supervision, but this exact same story could have happened not somewhere in the public but in your house after a couple of friends visit while you was away or in another room and thats even more awfull.

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And you're still married to her????

Sigh......how she can misjudge someone.............who didn't look that foolish in real life.

 

A thousand stories of why one needs a ball point pen with one always................

 

And the fool didn't even notice he did something wrong??? No puzzled look at you clutching your heart.....or asking why the tears?

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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This is exactly why I keep a platinum preppy in my pocket for the inevitable "do you have a pen I can borrow?" request. It's always amusing to watch people try to figure out how to write with it.

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This is exactly why I keep a platinum preppy in my pocket for the inevitable "do you have a pen I can borrow?" request.

My reply to that question/request is usually about the same as that to, "Do you have any change to spare?" on the street.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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okay just to be fair...i did have a rollerball pen next to the 149. i think she wanted to show off my pens...it is okay¡ she always replace my pens and she will add an Aurora Rifeless for me...as promised....really i dont mind at all!

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

 

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

 

 

Confucius

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really i dont mind at all!

 

 

Good to hear!

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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I was at the check out desk, my wife lend my MB149 to a friend of her. well...you know the rest...This young muscular dude muscles the cap apart by pulling...as I watched in horror

 

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And you're still married to her????

Screw the pen. Why's your wife hanging out with young muscular dudes? :ninja:

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seeing as the pull cap is so ubiquitous, whenever I hand anyone a pen, I always say "cap unscrews" or "cap pulls off"

 

It's compulsive. But whomever you handed that pen to was REALLY stupid to think anything should be capped that tightly.

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Who said I am not more muscular and where it counted most!

 

Besides I wasn't the only one who cringed at the sound...she knows how precious my pens are to me. And, she values my pen more than what can be bought.

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"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

 

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

 

 

Confucius

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Maybe send the pen to MB for repair. I expect you would end up with most everything on the pen replaced for the price but the nib and clip.

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Don't lend. Don't lend. Don't lend.

 

Whenever I am asked I respond "Not my expensive fountain pen" and send them off to look for another pen.

 

I mean, who forgets to bring a pen? Their bad.

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