What do you use today?

Takeda Shingen · 01-18-12, 05:13 PM

The ol' blue Bic Cristal ballpoint. Exactly what I have been using since high school. Serves me well enough.

Platapus · 01-18-12, 05:24 PM

Ball points only because I lose them, lend them, or have them stolen from me on a daily basis.

I am actually convinced that at my company there are only 6 pens and they just keep moving from desk to desk.

TLAM Strike · 01-18-12, 05:45 PM

I prefer a nice gel ink ballpoint. I mostly use the Pilot G2 or its generic equivalent from Staples (Sarasas):

If you like ballpoints but have never tried a Gel Ink pen: Get one. its like moving up from a Ford to a Cadillac.

01-18-12, 06:34 PM

0.7mm Mechanical Pencil

CCIP · 01-18-12, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Randomizer

0.7mm Mechanical Pencil

Same

Not a fan of pens! My handwriting is pretty bad and being able to erase it is a nice perk. Pencils are also more versatile when it comes to drawing/sketching.

Schöneboom · 01-18-12, 09:36 PM

I've got a Mont Blanc around here somewhere... (searching drawers) Now I'm so embarrassed... Well, when I do find it, it'll be in perfect condition!

This is why I use cheap ballpoints -- I never worry about losing them!

01-18-12, 09:53 PM

Keyboards.

My handwriting is so horrible its not even worth trying. The closest I can get to legible handwriting is to grab a bottle of ink and pour it over the paper.

magicstix · 01-18-12, 10:10 PM

I use a fude pen... fufu...

August · 01-18-12, 11:39 PM

I have a lifetime supply of drug company ball point pens from my days as a tech.

kiwi_2005 · 01-19-12, 06:20 AM

The good old ball point. But the only time I use a pen is to sign something, typing on the pc changed all that. I think every now and then its good to get out a pen and start writing on paper one time there I hadn't used a pen for a long time probably a couple of years when it came to sign my name on paper it looked like a 2yr old had wrote it. Its like I forgot how to write.

razark · 01-19-12, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Randomizer

0.7mm Mechanical Pencil

For some reason, I could never get behind the 0.7mm pencil. My implement of choice is a 0.5mm mechanical pencil, but I've had trouble finding ones I like.

Pens, I lose. My pencil, I've had for at least 7 or 8 years now.

Sailor Steve · 01-18-12, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

The ol' blue Bic Cristal ballpoint. Exactly what I have been using since high school. Serves me well enough.

Yep, that's what I meant with mine, only I have a thing for black and refuse to use the blue ones.

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I prefer a nice gel ink ballpoint. I mostly use the Pilot G2 or its generic equivalent from Staples (Sarasas):If you like ballpoints but have never tried a Gel Ink pen: Get one. its like moving up from a Ford to a Cadillac.

I have problems with my right hand and can't hold a pen for long anymore. I tried one of those and loved it!. I still don't have one, but it's only a matter of time.

frau kaleun · 01-20-12, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I have a thing for black and refuse to use the blue ones.

I knew I liked you for a reason.

Blue ink just looks... wrong.

RickC Sniper · 01-20-12, 05:05 PM

Most lefties like me don't get along with fountain pens very well.

I use a plain old Bic

01-20-12, 06:09 PM

Sharpie Ultra Fine Point if I can find one.
Crayons if I can't.

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01-18-12, 05:24 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,416 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ball points only because I lose them, lend them, or have them stolen from me on a daily basis. I am actually convinced that at my company there are only 6 pens and they just keep moving from desk to desk. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-18-12, 05:45 PM	#3
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I prefer a nice gel ink ballpoint. I mostly use the Pilot G2 or its generic equivalent from Staples (Sarasas): If you like ballpoints but have never tried a Gel Ink pen: Get one. its like moving up from a Ford to a Cadillac. __________________

01-18-12, 09:36 PM	#6
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I've got a Mont Blanc around here somewhere... (searching drawers) Now I'm so embarrassed... Well, when I do find it, it'll be in perfect condition! This is why I use cheap ballpoints -- I never worry about losing them! __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

01-18-12, 11:39 PM	#9
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,244 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a lifetime supply of drug company ball point pens from my days as a tech. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-18-12, 05:13 PM	#1
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	The ol' blue Bic Cristal ballpoint. Exactly what I have been using since high school. Serves me well enough.

01-18-12, 06:34 PM	#4
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	0.7mm Mechanical Pencil

01-18-12, 09:53 PM	#7
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Keyboards. My handwriting is so horrible its not even worth trying. The closest I can get to legible handwriting is to grab a bottle of ink and pour it over the paper.

01-18-12, 10:10 PM	#8
magicstix Captain Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Nuclear submarine under the North Pole Posts: 482 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I use a fude pen... fufu...

01-19-12, 06:20 AM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	The good old ball point. But the only time I use a pen is to sign something, typing on the pc changed all that. I think every now and then its good to get out a pen and start writing on paper one time there I hadn't used a pen for a long time probably a couple of years when it came to sign my name on paper it looked like a 2yr old had wrote it. Its like I forgot how to write. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

01-20-12, 05:05 PM	#14
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Most lefties like me don't get along with fountain pens very well. I use a plain old Bic __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

01-20-12, 06:09 PM	#15
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Sharpie Ultra Fine Point if I can find one. Crayons if I can't.