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http://godssecret.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/heather-banana-spider-780243.jpg?w=360&h=321I can send one of my local spiders if he wants one. Edited by Ghost Plane
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Yikes :gaah: that gives me the shivers!!!!

 

Put it back where its mother can find it!!!! :sick:

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That is a beautiful spider GP! Though, if I remember correctly, the more colorful a spider is, the more poisonous it is :yikes:

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That is a beautiful spider GP! Though, if I remember correctly, the more colorful a spider is, the more poisonous it is :yikes:

 

I think you're thinking of snakes ... ;)

 

Although here in swampy North Florida, cottonmouths (AKA Water Moccasins) are pretty drab. At least the one living in my wild woolly back yard is.

On the other hand we have absolutely beautiful black and red N. Florida Swamp snakes that are completely harmless.

 

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And here's a little ratsnake that was hiding in the bushes just off my deck

 

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ETA Happy Birthday Esterbex!

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Banana spiders aren't poisonous, but they can take a chunk out of you! My dad used to nab a few of the 2-3 inch cockroaches, take them out and toss them in the web so I could get a close up and personal view of a predator in motion.

 

They're very pretty, but after coming face to furry knees with one on an early morning trip to the outhouse, thus reinforcing the need to carry a stick to carefully remove the web, I'm not fond of handling them.

 

Rat snakes, however, are beautiful and I have a great fondness for the ones that nested under my pool deck and helped keep down on the rodent invasion from bad neighbor's mess. :thumbup:

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OK, won't be coming back to this topic again after seeing spiders. I spend thousands of dollars a year making sure there are no spiders anywhere around the outside or inside of my home and office. Toxic effects of insecticides are irrelevant.

With the new FPN rules, now I REALLY don't know what to put in my signature.

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Relax, I'm going straight back to pens.

 

I keep wondering what the Spirit owners who DON'T post on here are doing with their pens :hmm1:

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I have visited this post several times during its development, but have not read the exchanges in their entirety, so I am somewhat lost regarding the later references. I was not lost this afternoon however, when I had the pleasure of chatting with the kind Mr. Simpole here in Columbus. I found a true gentleman, who was eager to talk with visiting penatics and share stories of development, production, product naming, and even a quick 'how-to' to maintain the finer parts of one of his creations. You see, I have a Chatsworth (Conway Stewart) and I believe Henry was pleased to see that a patron had brought a loved example of his work to visit its master. I was a bit embarrassed by the fact that my pen was a bit tarnished as I had not cleaned it before packing for the show. No matter - as we spoke Henry pulled out a cloth and spiffed up my beauty. Then he showed me the way to prevent the small terminals of the fine filigree from pulling away from the pen body.

He also was kind enough to let my wife take a picture of him with my (our?) pen. I hope he will not mind if we share my good fortune to meet him with the FPN community. The photo is attached.

 

Mr. Simpole, thank you for a pleasant and informative conversation, and for the wonderful pens you have made available.

 

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D.C. in PA - Always bitin' off more than I can chew.

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Hello Folks!!!

 

I'm glad to be able to post ten photos here.....sent to me by the lovely Neal, the 'before and after' shots of a very intricate repair that Henry (The Master) did on this Dunhill Namiki!

I'm hoping that Henry can fill in the details when he gets a moment! I do hope I have them in the right sequence :notworthy1: !!

 

Happy Birthday Esterbex!!!!!! Lots of chocolate, cake and pens I hope??? :cloud9: :bunny01: :cloud9:

 

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Wow, simply amazing the repair done by Henry. I can hardly see where it was broken in the first place after it was repaired! :thumbup:

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Henry, when you get a minute, what did you put on the inside to take the strain so it won't happen again?

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I saw Henry today at the Ohio Pen Show, and shook his hand! Wow! :notworthy1: He was very nice.

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Well His Nibs should be on the first leg of his journey home back yonder the pond.....along with the camera and pics I was able to nab. Hopefully dear Neal or other helpful soul will be able to upload them here for your viewing pleasure. Other FPN members also took photos, so they may pop up elswhere in the forum.

 

Again, Henry drew much attention, made quite an impression, and I'm sure will regale at length the details of his adventure. I am knackered, with the added frustration of a vehicle that has decided it would rather not cooperate at the moment, so I will be hitching a ride to work on the morrow....reality bites, so to speak.... :roflmho:

 

Chris I will email you tomorrow regarding the video ;)

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