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    Hello pen pals (thanks Goldspot for the pun),

    I'm an active duty service member stationed in San Diego, CA, I'm leaving the Marine Corps after 9 years of service this fall to finish my degree and come back as an officer. Many of my coworkers do not understand the hobby and thing I'm crazy for my pens, but I appreciate nice things and craftsmanship. I recently got promoted and bought my original grail, a Visconti Homo Sapien Bronze Age, and have been loving it.

    Besides pens I also love motorcycles, I'm an MSF rider coach. If anyone is in San Diego and would like to meet up to talk pens or grab a beer shoot me a message, I have a few more months down here before I move.

    Also, I initially made my account on here to see if anyone has any reviews/feedback on the Visconti pen cases, I'm torn between the silk printed one and the original leather one. Does anyone know if the silk one is printed on top of the leather or has leather under it? I'm interested in seeing if it's more durable or not, and why it's cheaper than the original leather one.

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    I have a three pen Visconti leather case, but itīs more than 20 years old, I have no idea about the new ones.

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Hello and welcome. Do you write much with your pens, perhaps via letters to pals, penpals!?

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Hello and welcome to FPGeeks.
    Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Welcome!!
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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Quote Originally Posted by Wahl View Post


    I have a three pen Visconti leather case, but itīs more than 20 years old, I have no idea about the new ones.
    Oh wow, I'm guessing the original "dreamtouch" Leather ones are pretty durable then! Thanks, I'm mainly looking for something to protect my pens more than just putting them in my pocket or backpack.

    Quote Originally Posted by Morgaine View Post
    Hello and welcome. Do you write much with your pens, perhaps via letters to pals, penpals!?
    I try to write more now that I've fallen down the rabbit hole. I use them to take notes and make corrections at work, notes/homework for school, and have been practicing my handwriting with them. I haven't written letters since a few years after bootcamp, I enjoyed writing letters to a few of my friends that wrote to me while I was in bootcamp, but as life got busier for us it became harder to keep it up.

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Welcome

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    I've no clue about visconti cases but welcome to our crazy corner of the internet!

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Welcome to FPGeeks. You're among kindred spirits here. And THANK YOU!

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    Welcome to FPG. Pens and motorcycles? Sounds like me!
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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    Quote Originally Posted by monkeywithoutbrain View Post
    ...I'm crazy for my pens...Besides pens I also love motorcycles....
    If you carry a case full of pens in your top case, be sure to latch it or they'll fall out, never to be found again. BTDT Welcome to a crazy fun informative forum.

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    Default Re: Hello from San Diego!

    From the Texas High Plains: Welcome to the forum and thank you for your service !
    "Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine

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    Last edited by Bisquitlips; June 11th, 2019 at 11:46 PM.

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