Pens

[da man]

Space pens are the greatest. You can take notes in the rain and they'll write no matter how cold it is.

 

[doublej]

When I took a sports journalism class in college the first day our professor told us to always use pencil instead of pens. We thought he was a nut job but maybe he was on to something.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Pentel Liquid EnerGel Ink 0.7 mm ballpoint. Locked and loaded.

 

[Bubbler]

Pilot V5

that's the badboy right there

I would like to third this opinion. The V5 is the ****. It's pretty much all I use (not counting, of course, as Michael pointed out, the many, many Marriott pens I inevitably have floating around).

Although I like the blue V5s better than the black, it's harder to find them in "Extra Fine"

Those used to be my pen of choice, I've gone over to Sharpie. It's a rainbow of colors!

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

When I took a sports journalism class in college the first day our professor told us to always use pencil instead of pens. We thought he was a nut job but maybe he was on to something.

Pencil points break and get dull, too. It's best to have a variety of things and better that none of them cost a lot, because you end up losing them.

 

[Twoback]

I'm still using Wynfrey hotel pens from SEC media days. When those run out, I'll turn to the 200 Hampton Inn pens I have.

I thought everybody in this business used hotel pens they picked up on the road. Learn something new every day, I guess.

 

[Moderator1]

Don't get me going on pens. My wife thinks I need to see someone. There's like 2,394,101 pens around the house from a variety of stores, hotels, etc. I know where all of them go and God help you if you mess with one of them.

 

[buckweaver]

I'm a southpaw. The moniker "ink-stained wretch" was invented for my kind. ;D

I use Papermates mostly, much to my chagrin. I'm not a big fan. When I get too frustrated with them, which is often, I switch back to Pilots.

Years of Pilot use has left the underside of my left hand in a permanent smattering of black and blue, with a little red mixed in from the occasional Sharpie.

Viva la lefty!

 

[PaseanaARG]

I use Bic Velocity Gel 0.7, red.

Can't find them locally. I mail-order my pens. How lame is that?

With that said, my pens > your pens. Unless you use Bic Velocity Gel 0.7, red.

 

[Mira]

$3.85 for a waterproof Reporter's notebook? I want to buy a dozen or so and expense them. I can hear my editor now, "You spent how much on notebooks?"

 

[ballscribe]

Uniball Visions and Pilot Hi-Techpoint. Ultimately, it's all about the smoothness of the roll so you can scribble as quickly as possible.
Sometimes, on the road, I expense them. Otherwise I bite the bullet because they're worth it.

As for hotel pens, the Four Seasons retractables last forever and write like crazy. On the rare occasions I'm in one, I thief every one I can find.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

It's definitely good to carry a pencil or two, especially for an outdoor event because the ink can freeze. Other than that though, I usually use free pens from hotels or pharmaceutical companies (my wife is in the medical industry).

 

[expendable]

I'm a southpaw. The moniker "ink-stained wretch" was invented for my kind. ;D

I use Papermates mostly, much to my chagrin. I'm not a big fan. When I get too frustrated with them, which is often, I switch back to Pilots.

Years of Pilot use has left the underside of my left hand in a permanent smattering of black and blue, with a little red mixed in from the occasional Sharpie.

Viva la lefty!

Amen. I haven't found a pen that won't stain a left pinky. Doesn't matter. I wear it as a badge of honor. As for Papermates...I tossed one across the room this morning. I used Pilots for the longest time but they always smeared not only my hand but the paper.

Now I use the Uni-ball Signo, but Im thinking about switching to something that twists or clicks. I'm getting tired of chasing the pen cap around.

We can expense pens, paper and the such, though they did say something to us recently about the price of pens, so I suspect that will be short lived in which case I'll have to start stealing pens from the ad department.

 

[audreyld]

I grade papers in orange Sharpie, and write in black. I'm also a big fan of the mechanical pencil.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

I'm a southpaw. The moniker "ink-stained wretch" was invented for my kind. ;D

I use Papermates mostly, much to my chagrin. I'm not a big fan. When I get too frustrated with them, which is often, I switch back to Pilots.

Years of Pilot use has left the underside of my left hand in a permanent smattering of black and blue, with a little red mixed in from the occasional Sharpie.

Viva la lefty!

Amen. I haven't found a pen that won't stain a left pinky. Doesn't matter. I wear it as a badge of honor. As for Papermates...I tossed one across the room this morning. I used Pilots for the longest time but they always smeared not only my hand but the paper.

Now I use the Uni-ball Signo, but Im thinking about switching to something that twists or clicks. I'm getting tired of chasing the pen cap around.

We can expense pens, paper and the such, though they did say something to us recently about the price of pens, so I suspect that will be short lived in which case I'll have to start stealing pens from the ad department.

the v5 is good for me

that's why i hate pencils. when i was a kid, i started doing math in pen and it would drive my teachers crazy. but i hated having the pencil hand because i was left handed. it was a good thing i was really good in math and rarely made mistakes, i guess.

gotta go with the v5 or uniball micro

i spend money on pens. can't stand cheap pens. curse of the lefty.

 

[tyler durden 71351]

Uniball micro, blue. That's how I roll.
Slight threadjack: I used to work at a dump where we bought our own notebooks...had to give some unpleasant troll of a secretary a buck then she would unlock a filing cabinet and hand over a notebook. Anyone hear of this crap?

 

[Stupid]

Pilot G-2 05. I can use the 07s but only if I'm writing notes and not keeping score. I keep about 6 or 7 in my bag and 2-3 in my pocket.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Bic four-color, medium point. Blue, black, red and green inks in one barrel. Can't beat it for football notes or baseball notes/scorebook.

 

[OTD]

Uniball micro, blue. That's how I roll.
Slight threadjack: I used to work at a dump where we bought our own notebooks...had to give some unpleasant troll of a secretary a buck then she would unlock a filing cabinet and hand over a notebook. Anyone hear of this crap?

Man, that sucks.

First job I had out of college, the paper didn't have the reporters' notebooks, just steno pads. So another guy and I went in on a case of reporters' notebooks from a supply house.

Before that paper got steno pads, word was that you took all your notes on copy paper. And you did have to turn in pencil stubs to get a new pencil. But you didn't have to pay for it.

 

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