Hi From C.T--I am already on FPN....

[fountainpenkid]

Hi everyone, I have been on Fountain Pen Network for some time now, and thought that this would be another interesting forum to join. I see that some other FPN members also have an account on here. This is great!


Thanks,

Will

[Struthious]

Ah, Connecticut, home of the best German restaurant in the USA. Do you ever get to the Eastside?

[fountainpenkid]

no--but i always see cheesy bilboards for it.....!

[Struthious]

Don't let the billboards fool you, the food is great, the beer is great, the atmosphere is genuinely festive. Emphasis on genuine. It's a great slice of life, but not like a Hallmark card. Try it just once if you can.

[bomgd3]

Interesting! I skipped a trip to that place last month because the prices were scary. I'll have to check it out sometime. I'm also a FPN member and from Hartford, CT. Do you go to Plimptons?

[Struthious]

I'm not from CT and I don't actually get there often. What's Plimtons? Describe it?

[bomgd3]

Plimptons is a little pen shop in West Hartford. They have a decent selection of Lamys, Pilots, Watermans, Pelikans, Montblancs, Viscontis, and a couple other brands. Most things they sell are retail price though, so I only buy cheaper pens from them since the online discount becomes hard to ignore for higher-end pens.

[AndyLa]

I'm in ct a few times a month and usually make a trip to plimptons. I just look at the pens there, don't buy them. I usually go to pick up ink and paper (clairfontaine and Rhodia). My only issue with them is they only sell j herbin ink and twice I've gone and they haven't had the colors listed on their color swatch.

You guys know of any other pen stores or antique/pawn shops that have pens around the Hartford area? Would be cool to check out.

[Kristian]

Do they serve Eis bein?

[eriquito]

Or Schweinshaxe?

I'd even settle for a good Käsespätzle and a Colaweizen!

Yum!

Eric
Son of Ragnar