Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: of fountain pens and Leicas
From: thibault collin <tc-lnc@u-picardie.fr>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 20:30:30 +0200

If being nut is using MontBlanc and Leicas, I'm also nut....
Thib.


At 23:22 09/06/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>At 01:19 AM 6/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>><I mainly use fountain pens, non high end which gleefully renders my
>>handwriting compleatly illegab&^%le. Ballpoints, artless as they are
>>make it so I can occasionally read what I have written afterward. Having
>>multiple generations of Medical Doctors in my genetic code makes hand
>>writing an issue and thank god for this keyboard and spell checkers.
>>Mark Rabiner>
>
>I worked in Germany in the 70's. Around 4:1 Marks to Dollars. I bought a
>ton of Mont Blanc writing paraphernalia. Most of which, I have never seen
>yet today, available here in the US.
>
>For the most part, I have had little trouble with Mont Blanc. Had a .7mm
>pencil repaired once. Two years ago, my wife and I each bought a (new at
>that time) Mont Blanc Traveler Pen with a medium OB nib. These are great
>pens. Easy to fill, writes instantly even after months of sitting dormant,
>and doesn't leak. The OB nib is great.
>
>What's this have to do with Leica?
>
>Nothing.
>
>My three closest Leica friends also use Mont Blanc. Ernst Hartmann, Tom
>Brichta, and Jeff Alford.
>
>Now some LUG members will really think we are nuts. Both Mont Blanc AND
>Leica...
>
>How demented can we be!
>
>Jim
>
>
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