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Waski_the_Squirrel
April 26th, 2013, 09:54 PM
I've been visiting the Fountain Pen Geeks website for a while, but I never noticed before that there was a forum. Maybe it was my withdrawal from FPN during the issues that forum has been suffering.

I teach math and science in a rural school in North Dakota. I collect fountain pens as well. I look at them as a tool to use, so none of them sit as pretty objects.

My fountain pen life started when my parents got a pen catalog as junk mail when I was in fourth grade. I saved up and purchased a Parker Vector. Late in high school I added a Cross fountain pen to be its friend. Since then, I've slowly added a few pens. This past year, I discovered Noodler's pens and I also purchased a Pilot Custom 823, the real treasure of my collection.

I look forward to seeing what this forum has to offer.

ETA: here is my collection

http://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/2012-2013-Public/Local-Events/Crazy-Pen-Pix/i-tZ4ZW9S/0/L/20130422_9999_14-L.jpg (http://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/2012-2013-Public/Local-Events/Crazy-Pen-Pix/29053796_gHPzRg#!i=2472070775&k=tZ4ZW9S&lb=1&s=A)

KrazyIvan
April 26th, 2013, 10:45 PM
Very nice collection. Welcome to the Dark Side.

tytoalba
April 26th, 2013, 10:51 PM
Wasaiki do you have the soft fine on your 823? How do you like it?

dgator
April 26th, 2013, 11:04 PM
Great collection! Welcome to the forum.

Bogon07
April 27th, 2013, 12:35 AM
Hi Waski the Squirrel and welcome to the FPG forum.
Nice selection of pens you have there. There appear to be a fair few Creapers & an array of Konrads.

caribbean_skye
April 27th, 2013, 06:23 AM
Welcome welcome.

Thanks for sharing the photo of your collection, we like photos here. I especially like the glass dip pen in the bottom right hand corner.

MarneM
April 27th, 2013, 06:38 AM
Hi Waski!

I grew up in Moorhead, MN. Been all over ND too, naturally. :-) My parents still live there, and my dad owns a company in Fargo.

Pretty collection!

cedargirl
April 27th, 2013, 07:23 AM
Welcome. Nice pens.

thagbert
April 27th, 2013, 08:19 AM
Welcome to the fold!

southpaw52
April 27th, 2013, 08:53 AM
Greetings and welcome to Geekdom. Very nice selection of pens.

fountainpenkid
April 27th, 2013, 10:40 AM
Welcome!

Waski_the_Squirrel
April 27th, 2013, 11:36 AM
Wasaiki do you have the soft fine on your 823? How do you like it?
I'm not sure if it's soft or not, but it is the fine nib. I like it a lot. Writing with the pen is amazing. It's easily my favorite and even flexes a little.

Also: the vacuum-filler is just cool!