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I used to be that way until I moved to the actual East Coast. Apparently there is a lot of stuff between the Rockies and New York. Who knew?

Yeah, and "upstate New York" does NOT begin at the Bronx/Westchester county line. (My husband and I argue about where it does start -- I say "above Poughkeepsie" and he says "Oh, no -- it doesn't start till you're north of Albany!"

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I moved from Virginia to Colorado almost 25 years ago and am still amused by the fact that people here call Chicago "back east".

 

That, and the young man (high school age) who was baffled by the fact that I said "Y'all" and was from Virginia, because, as he explained to me, "Virginia's not in the south!" This caused me to wonder about the state of education in Colorado (if you define "south" as "states that are south of the Mason-Dixon line", Virginia is definitely in the south).

Heck, most of West Virginia is below the Mason-Dixon Line. Which may explain why people at my church growing up thought my mother had a "southern" accent. She hadn't lived in West Virginia for over 3 decades at that point: Pittsburgh and Philly in the mid-late 1940s, and southeastern New York State for at least 25 years at that point....

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Looking forward to some reviews of the new inks! Even if minimal reviews.

“I admit it, I'm surprised that fountain pens are a hobby. ... it's a bit like stumbling into a fork convention - when you've used a fork all your life.” 

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Yeah, and "upstate New York" does NOT begin at the Bronx/Westchester county line. (My husband and I argue about where it does start -- I say "above Poughkeepsie" and he says "Oh, no -- it doesn't start till you're north of Albany!"

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Upstate New York begins at 96th Street. You and your husband are both wrong.

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Heck, most of West Virginia is below the Mason-Dixon Line. Which may explain why people at my church growing up thought my mother had a "southern" accent. She hadn't lived in West Virginia for over 3 decades at that point: Pittsburgh and Philly in the mid-late 1940s, and southeastern New York State for at least 25 years at that point....

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Where I grew up in WV is actually just a bit north of Pittsburgh and I live due west now. There's a huge dichotomy in WV which is pretty interesting. I don't have an accent at all and yet people think my mom does even though she's lived in/around the northern panhandle for 40 years. I don't hear it, but I did grow up with her.

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Hi all,

 

Mine arrived today. Can't wait to try them. :puddle:

 

 

- Sean :)

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"Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven." - MT. 10:32

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Upstate New York begins at 96th Street. You and your husband are both wrong.

Don't tell that to anyone in Harlem.... :rolleyes:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I used to be that way until I moved to the actual East Coast. Apparently there is a lot of stuff between the Rockies and New York. Who knew?

 

 

A lot of stuff but not a lot of people :P

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Hi all,

 

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Unfortunately, there was a lot of feathering and bleeding. The paper was a Tops Legal Pad. This is an ink you might only be able to use on premium grade papers.

 

The pen was a Parker 95 with a medium nib.

 

I haven't tried the other two colors yet.

 

 

- Sean :)

https://www.catholicscomehome.org/

 

"Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven." - MT. 10:32

"Any society that will give up liberty to gain security deserves neither and will lose both." - Ben Franklin

Thank you Our Lady of Prompt Succor & St. Jude.

 

 

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Upstate New York begins at 96th Street. You and your husband are both wrong.

 

We live in Washington Heights and call it "Upstate Manhattan".

 

Re: Virginia, I'm from Washington and my family is from the Shenandoah Valley. We always said "Youall", as one word, but never "y'all".

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