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[Inky Dan]

My name is Dan. I am living amongst what I believe to be a baron land for FP collectors/Users. I've only been in this hobby for less than 9 months. My first FP was a Crosshatched(?) Parker 75 - Late 60s model and I've been on an "Inky Binge" since then. They're all too nice, different in personality and much safer to collect than exotic snakes...

I hope to learn much here and find a "Balance" in my life.

[david i]

Welcome. You'll probably have some funhere.

 

-d

[Greg Minuskin]

Welcome Dan!

 

You will find the folks here the best with an excellent knowledge base, friendly atmosphere, and also a passion for the hobby! 

 

If there is something I can do for you, please let me know!
 

Greg Minuskin

www.gregminuskin.com

greg@gregminuskin.com

[Procyon]

Howdy Dan! I was born and raised near Sweetwater, so I am quite familiar with that country.

[Pensee]

Where abouts in West Texas?  Panhandle & red dust?  Ft. Stockton and... cresote bushes?  

Spent a summer semester at Sul Ross in Alpine.  Beautiful out there & went hiking every chance I got!

Methinks you're right about finding pens in the wild.  Don't know about big D or Houston (to my knowledge only cities with pen clubs) but nice pens are hard to find here in San Antonio.

Anyway welcome aboard!

--Bruce in San Antone

 

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"Go Spurs... Gone..."

[Inky Dan]

Allan,

Sweetwater is a wonderful town - "Capital of Wind Energy" it seems. I 'm just about 2 hours northwest of there in Lubbock where I have only seen one estate sale having only 2 fountain pens (a Bordeaux 144 and a very cheap Waterman) since I've become addicted to this fasciinating disorder.

Oh, the estate sale also had a bottle of Montblanc Black Ink in MB's old bottle...I left the pens and bought the ink.

 

Bruce,

Anyone who can survive Sul Ross has to be an OK guy - My brother got his Master's Degree in Violin there...Not the best place for Fiddlin'...

I am certainly in the red dirt country being in Lubbock and it is too often going by at 50 MPH or 50 ft high in a West Texas "Haboob" Translated dirt storm for anyone in Post, Texas. CW Post of the cereal dynasty settled there actually thinking it was Utopia. It's just 45 minutes from my home and Utopia it isn't. Mr Post seemed to be a bit flakey (Post Toasties).

 

Greg - I hear very good things about your work and very well may call on you some day hopefully before I ruin a pen trying to "tune" one.

 

David,

Thanks for the opportunity to get on this forum. I truly believe I have some Parkers and maybe a Sheaffer or two that are related to some of your pens. I understand if you will need to restructure your Last Will and Testament to include me as I am my Pens' only living care-taker.

 

To all that wonder... I am a Counselor here in the State of Texas. I have found that If I counsel any Pen Addicts, I would be practicing outside the scope of my license. I can however receive pens as gifts.

Just something to note...

So far there are many things I haven't a clue of when it come to pens but I know I am afflicted and will learn in time. May my wallet hold out!

 

I do hereby claim to have the biggest fountain pen collection within a 250 mile circle of Lubbock. PLEASE someone prove me wrong!

 

>Dan

[Procyon]

I am pretty sure counseling Pen Addicts would be a waste of time, anyway.  They are beyond help.