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Old 10-02-2020, 12:58 AM
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When did you last "use" a pen ?

My son can't remember using a pen, ever, except for his signature on a form.

I was making some notes the other day, what I needed to get photography darkroom paper, developer, batteries for my solar scope mount, all in my "Filofax" with my Cross fountain pen.

My son said, do it on the computer and print off.

Last year I sketched the Sun and some flares.

Am I alone in my use of a pen, I even bought some new ink to try this week, Sheaffer green Skrip



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Old 10-02-2020, 05:51 AM
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Hi Jeremy,

Don't worry you're not Robinson Crusoe, I too use a pen for notes, lists, calculations, etc. I occasionally even whip out a calligraphy pen for greeting cards and gifts. I have though on occasions scanned a page full of such notes where I wanted to make sure I had a second (security) copy.

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Old 10-02-2020, 07:33 AM
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Playing the MYST series of games, manual note taking is an absolute must. Keeping a handwritten journal, utterly essential.
As a consequence of that, I have a bottle of Monteverde USA blue ink for the dip type pen from the MYST 25th anniversary Kickstarter, and a Daiso cartridge fountain pen using brown Pelikan ink cartridges.
And the journal itself? The ultra sized journals from the Paperblanks Old Leather Classics collection.

edit: fix typo, something somewhat more difficult to do with pen and ink and paper.

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Used a pen just last night to make some notes...

I own three fountain pens, a Montblanc (with matching pencil), my father's fountain pen (that is probably close to 80 years old & an el cheapo Daiso special.

I also own two Caligraphy pens for use on cards, invitations, etc... (depends how special you are.. )

To me, there is nothing more polite & courteous as a hand written note...

Even though we had emails in the Navy & I did use it to forward tasks, etc to my staff, I always sent them a hand written note about the task they had been allocated, just seemed like a respectful thing to do...

Couldn't imagine not using a pen (or pencil) in my life...
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I use a space pen on a daily basis, being able to write on anything is very handy on the fire field.
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Jeremy I use a pen all the time, about 3 minutes ago actually, the only way to make notes of stuff to do.

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Every day in school - yes we still use them!
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Playing the MYST series of games, manual note taking is an absolute must. Keeping a handwritten journal, utterly essential.
As a consequence of that, I have a bottle of Monteverde USA blue ink for the dip type pen from the MYST 25th anniversary Kickstarter, and a Daiso cartridge fountain pen using brown Pelikan ink cartridges.
And the journal itself? The ultra sized journals from the Paperblanks Old Leather Classics collection.

edit: fix typo, something somewhat more difficult to do with pen and ink and paper.
Lets see the pen


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Old 11-02-2020, 02:06 AM
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I use a space pen on a daily basis, being able to write on anything is very handy on the fire field.
I have three

Great to write with so smooth


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Jeremy I use a pen all the time, about 3 minutes ago actually, the only way to make notes of stuff to do.

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I wonder if it is an age thing
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I wonder if it is an age thing
The pen is used less than it used to be; however: it is not an "age thing", it is a technology thing. Technology has surplanted the use of the pen in many areas across all ages:
- emails instead of letters,
- emails instead of corporate memos,
- type written or computer based manuscripts instead of those written in pen,
- debit or credit cards instead of cheques,
- electronic bank withdrawals instead of withdrawal strips,
- text messages instead of notes, etc...

Had it not been for such technological change , pen use would have remained more prevalent. On the flip side, Young children are still taught to write and aspire to their "pen licences", students still use pens for their lecture notes and on examinations.....

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Being a teacher, pen use is still huge, I also encourage students to take notes and summaries using pen and paper as exams etc are still written not done on computers. One tends to retain more when writing things down than when popping things on a laptop/tablet/phone.
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Forget the Computer ......I use a Pencil....!!

I'm a member of the ' Lead Pencil Club....!!

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Why dose that not surprise me Col.

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Hi Jeremy,

I use a pen everyday for writing job cards. I recently acquired this one from my tool supplier and as with the rest of my tools, touching my pen is liable to end up in hand removal...
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The pen is used less than it used to be; however: it is not an "age thing", it is a technology thing. Technology has surplanted the use of the pen in many areas across all ages:
- emails instead of letters,
- emails instead of corporate memos,
- type written or computer based manuscripts instead of those written in pen,
- debit or credit cards instead of cheques,
- electronic bank withdrawals instead of withdrawal strips,
- text messages instead of notes, etc...

Had it not been for such technological change , pen use would have remained more prevalent. On the flip side, Young children are still taught to write and aspire to their "pen licences", students still use pens for their lecture notes and on examinations.....

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I agree................ to an extent.

However, I see people using phones to do things as simple as a shopping list, taking notes on tablets, yet it is faster with pen and paper, also how many have "used" a "fountain pen".

It is a really nice experience, like playing vinyl, try it.
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Old 11-02-2020, 06:33 PM
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being a teacher, pen use is still huge, i also encourage students to take notes and summaries using pen and paper as exams etc are still written not done on computers. One tends to retain more when writing things down than when popping things on a laptop/tablet/phone.
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