Man, * So * Close To Being My Turn At " Lost Pen "...

[Chiyoko]

I'm glad you found your pen, Bruce! I'm sure it missed you

[Lou Erickson]

I'm glad you found your 45. I've had a couple of close calls, always with a Lamy 2000 for some reason. It's no fun at all.

 

(If you do need a replacement 45 someday, I'd always suggest Peyton Street Pens over ebay.)

[Kataphract]

Thought I had lost my Twsbi, complete with a hole in my pocket. It was in the car seat. Bought a cheap Pilot Metropolitan as a knockabout pen - nice pen for the $13 I paid for it. Anyway, gotta love happy endings!

[FayeV]

So glad this story had a happy ending.

[daintydimsum]

Very, very glad you found it. My heart still bleeds when I think of my lost Nakaya.

[LamyOne]

Hello Bruce,

 

This very same thing happened to me a number of years ago - only with two minor differences.

 

It was a Waterman Laureat, not a P45 and instead of hiding under the seat, mine clipped itself to the seat belt. I always wear my pen in my front shirt pocket; on warm days, I naturally do not wear a jacket or coat and the seat belt had scooped up the pen and pulled it out of my pocket when I unlatched it to get out. Later, I found my Waterman dangling in mid-air, clinging to the belt for dear life.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

 

PS: I'm glad you were able to track it down - I know the feeling.

Edited November 4, 2014 by LamyOne

[ScienceChick]

Crisis averted That sinking, pit of the stomach clutch when you can't find it - gruesome.

[dojocho]

^{I once forgot my Duofold Intl in the staff room at school, after which it disappeared. About two or three years later, a colleague came up to me, pointed this very pen at me and said 'I think this is your pen, isn't it?' I replied that this was the case and asked how she knew. She didn't, but the colleague who found it was quite sure this could only be my pen.}

[sharonspens]

I've misplaced a lamy safari with rohrer und klinger morinda in it. I know it's somewhere in my house... just not where.

I've misplaced my Visconti Eco-roller, which I think (hope) is currently uninked. I am trying to not panic and try to replace it, because the minute I do the original one will turn up. I am not sure how long it has been on the fly, so I can't begin to guess where it could be.

 

I noticed my purple leather business card holder missing well over a month ago. I resisted the urge to replace it, though I was "sure" I'd lost it in DC in August. Imagine my surprise at opening my lunch bag yesterday and finding the card holder in there, next to the lunch I had just packed. LOL

 

Sharon in Indiana

[vickiehof]

I lost my Parker Vacumatic last week and searched for days. It was eventually found without its cap after an unexpected trip through the washing machine. The cap was found after it had gone through the dryer cycle!!

 

I was amazed and very grateful that the nib wasn't damaged in the wash and the cap wasn't damaged by the heat and bouncing around in the dryer. For a pen that's over 70 years old, it still looks and writes like a new pen.

 

I love happy endings.