Jump to content

Hoi uit Maastricht, Nederland

Paul

By Paul
in Introductions

 Share

Recommended Posts

Paul New

Paul

Posted
Posted

Hello Everyone,

 

I'm a new member on this board and I just wanted to briefly introduce myself. I am from Ohio, but I am currently living abroad in the Netherlands. Although I'm not yet a collector, I enjoy writing with fountain pens. I first learned to use a fountain pen in conjunction with teaching myself to write in italic -- both have helped the legibility of my handwriting immensely.

 

I'm partial to Pelikan, mainly as my first pen was a (pre-reunification of Germany) Pelikan M150 that was given to me as a gift. I like that the piston is actuated without disassembling the pen.

 

I also have owned (and subsequently lost) a Pelikan Go! (75). In the not so distant future I hope to acquire a Namiki Myu as well as one of the really nicely designed Vanishing Point pens. (This will happen once I cease being relatively poor.)

 

Best Regards,

Paul

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 9
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Flere-Imsaho

    2

  • Paul

    2

  • Elaine

    1

  • DrPJM1

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Flere-Imsaho Rare

Flere-Imsaho

Posted
Posted (edited)

Hei Wim, nog eine oet Mestreech.......

 

Hoi Paul,

(I guess you know this limbo greeting by now :) )

Welcome. And you are very lucky to be able to live for some time in the most beautiful city in the world :lol: Specially now that the Vastelaovend is coming.

Great to have you on the board.

Enjoy,

/:) Hans.

 

http://home.hccnet.nl/boike.j/karnaval03/01/ms15.jpg

My daughter France on the St Servaasbrug in Maastricht during Karnaval 2005.

Edited by Hans Geelen

smilehttp://home.kpn.nl/geele160/pinno.gifand enjoy the moment

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Elaine Donor Pen

Elaine

Posted
Posted

Hi Paul and Welcome!

 

I'm an American wishing I could live in the Netherlands.

 

I predict that there will be a Mad Dutchman in your future! You are very lucky to be living so close to him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DrPJM1 Collectors Item

DrPJM1

Posted
Posted

Welcome!

 

As you may know by now, the Northeast & Ohio River Valley are under a LOT of snow!

Pedro

 

Looking for interesting Sheaffer OS Balance pens

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Paul New

Paul

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Elaine:

 

You're probably suffering the same snow storm that DrPJM1 mentioned. I'm heading your way in June when I'm finished here for an internship in Freehold, if all goes well.

 

With regard to a certain Mad Dutchman, he is actually how I found this board... Googling for anything related to fountain pens and Maastricht brings up a number of his posts.

 

 

Hans Geelen: That's a great picture. I'm very much looking forward to Karnaval here.

 

DrPJM1: I knew about the Northeast, but I didn't know how much it had snowed in the Ohio River Valley. Thanks for the heads up.

 

 

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
southpaw Donor Pen

southpaw

Posted
Posted

Welcome aboard!

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8, NKJV)
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 4 months later...
Dillo Donor Pen

Dillo

Posted
Posted
Hei Wim, nog eine oet Mestreech.......

 

Hoi Paul,

(I guess you know this limbo greeting by now :) )

Welcome. And you are very lucky to be able to live for some time in the most beautiful city in the world :lol: Specially now that the Vastelaovend is coming.

Great to have you on the board.

Enjoy,

/:) Hans.

 

http://home.hccnet.nl/boike.j/karnaval03/01/ms15.jpg

My daughter France on the St Servaasbrug in Maastricht during Karnaval 2005.

Hi,

 

Welcome!!

 

And, oh, the quote, how old is you daughter Hans?

 

Dillon

Stolen: Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red ends Medium nib. Serial number 1216 and Aurora 98 Cartridge/Converter Black bark finish (Archivi Storici) with gold cap. Reward if found. Please contact me if you have seen these pens.

Please send vial orders and other messages to fpninkvials funny-round-mark-thing gmail strange-mark-thing com. My shop is open once again if you need help with your pen.

Will someone with the name of "Jay" who emailed me through the email system provide me an email address? There was no email address provided, so I can't write back.

Dillon

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mannenhitsu Vintage

Mannenhitsu

Posted
Posted

Hi Paul, and welcome aboard. I like listening to Radio Netherlands on my shortwave radio quite often. I really like that country a lot, since my ancestors came from there in the 1600s.

Sincerely yours,

 

Ronnie Banks

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

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26750
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...