Fountain pens and fine writing instruments

[Revolver]

I spend countless hours on useless conference calls so Chicken Scratch instruments are perfectly paired with my present state of interest. I realize that an agreement can be effectively executed with the red pen borrowed from the Marriott front desk.

I like fountain pens for personal writing. Goals, to-do lists, notes, etc. I'll readily admit that they're not ideal for work. Anything at work that I would use a fountain pen for is done on the computer. Hell, at work I keep my lists on the computer as well. I still want that Vanishing Point though because I hate capping/uncapping all the time. I tend to think in-between sentences and list entries.

 

[Patronus]

BSB is the king of finicky- just do some Googling. The color is unmatched (so vibrant that it fatigues the eyes, according to some), but it's absolutely finicky. I think you're making the right decision. I would trade the pizazz of the BSB for a more non-descript workhorse ink in a second. BSB stains like a mother****er too. Get that on your hands and it's there for a day or so. Stains sinks as well and takes some effort to get it off.

LOL. That's something about fountain pens I hadn't considered until the first time I stumbled through filling a converter. I have dry skin and the ink SHOOTS through the loops and whorls of the fingerprints and every crack and crease in the skin like lightening. And then it washes off....eventually.

 

[Gadgetsrfun]

Next trip home to my folks house (85 and still hoarding) I am going to try and locate the fountain pens that my grandfather used daily. Perked my interest on what they are. Fun...

 

[Revolver]

I've stolen so many pens from my bank I singlehandedly lowered the interest rate on their CDs.

Just when you thought interest rates couldn't get any lower! Seriously savings/CD/checking/whatever interest rates are so low now, you might as well throw that **** in a hole. I'm gonna get that 401k popping here in a couple months when I start my benefits eligibility. 50% match up to 6% plus the tax advantages, and I can invest in index funds? Sign me up

 

[Patronus]

I like fountain pens for personal writing. Goals, to-do lists, notes, etc. I'll readily admit that they're not ideal for work. Anything at work that I would use a fountain pen for is done on the computer. Hell, at work I keep my lists on the computer as well. I still want that Vanishing Point though because I hate capping/uncapping all the time. I tend to think in-between sentences and list entries.

I've thought about that...capping and un-capping. But I think it is part of the experience. Like winding or setting a watch. The time spent doing it is part of the overall richness of the experience. Otherwise might as well buy a digital watch and disposable ballpoint pen. Now a screw on cap might be pushing it though.

 

[Patronus]

Just when you thought interest rates couldn't get any lower! Seriously savings/CD/checking/whatever interest rates are so low now, you might as well throw that **** in a hole. I'm gonna get that 401k popping here in a couple months when I start my benefits eligibility. 50% match up to 6% plus the tax advantages, and I can invest in index funds? Sign me up

If I don't stop buying pens my 401 is going to be a yard sale. Sigh.

 

[Revolver]

I've thought about that...capping and un-capping. But I think it is part of the experience. Like winding or setting a watch. The time spent doing it is part of the overall richness of the experience. Otherwise might as well buy a digital watch and disposable ballpoint pen. Now a screw on cap might be pushing it though.

I agree with you to some extent. Nothing like working the bolt of a rifle, or pumping a shotgun, or shifting a manual transmission, but capping and posting is something I can live without. I can appreciate a nice click mechanism as well. Still tactile, and honestly I like the action better than capping. I'm always afraid of scraping the cap on the nib during that process.

 

[Gadgetsrfun]

Just when you thought interest rates couldn't get any lower! Seriously savings/CD/checking/whatever interest rates are so low now, you might as well throw that **** in a hole. I'm gonna get that 401k popping here in a couple months when I start my benefits eligibility. 50% match up to 6% plus the tax advantages, and I can invest in index funds? Sign me up

Fortunately my kids are doing as I say and not as I did.. I went years not contributing to 401k. I was a poor kid, I didn't have anyone guiding me about 401k and the like. Well done.. Max it out for the rest of your working days IMHO ..

 

[Revolver]

Fortunately my kids are doing as I say and not as I did.. I went years not contributing to 401k. I was a poor kid, I didn't have anyone guiding me about 401k and the like. Well done.. Max it out for the rest of your working days IMHO ..

Call me a lazy, entitled millenial, but I don't want to still be working when I'm 50. Not even when I'm 40, really. I'm gonna try to get my savings rate up to 50% at the very least. Hopefully higher.

 

[DinkyDau]

Fortunately my kids are doing as I say and not as I did.. I went years not contributing to 401k. I was a poor kid, I didn't have anyone guiding me about 401k and the like. Well done.. Max it out for the rest of your working days IMHO ..

Well done and so have I with my Son..It's call raising your children to be respectful, responsible and a swift kick in the Butt if they don't..Responsible parents make sure their children are better prepared, then they were.