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Old 10-21-2009, 08:10 PM
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Default Happy Day!

As I went to the checkout line at OfficeMax after picking out some stuff for the office, I caught a glimpse of something but immediately dismissed it as being out of the realm of possibility. As I got closer, there was no denying the sight I beheld in front of me...or was there? Ever curious, I inched closer, expecting the vision to disappear in a blur...much as a mirage might disappear from a weary and thirsty desert traveler. After what seemed like an eternity, I was upon them - I reached out my hand, grasped at what I saw, and found that they were real!

Never again shall I purchase a four-pack, only to discard the three. And never again shall I be tempted to risk corrosion to my aluminum airframe from the carbon found in black ink...for I have found what I didn't believe possible: an entire container of BLUE fine point sharpy markers!

Today was indeed a glorious day!
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Old 10-21-2009, 08:25 PM
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Check the expiration date Chief they may be dry. Second year I am browsing my local Staples stores with zero results for those magic blue markers. Using green instead...
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Old 10-21-2009, 08:44 PM
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You guys just aren't looking in the right place! Try the Aircraft Toolbox, right on the front page!
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Old 10-23-2009, 08:25 PM
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Wow... a new level in corrosion paranoia has been reached.... carbon in black ink? If we could only all live that long.....

S
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Old 10-23-2009, 08:29 PM
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3 boxes of perfect blue sharpies are the ONLY thing I allow my mother to buy me for Christmas anymore. It drives her nuts, but she delivers each and every year.
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Old 10-23-2009, 09:31 PM
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Default Retractable Sharpie

My favorite are the retractable blue ultra fine sharpies.



http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/...nt_Marker.html

I got a dozen from an internet office supply company.
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Old 10-24-2009, 08:49 PM
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Wow... a new level in corrosion paranoia has been reached.... carbon in black ink? If we could only all live that long.....

S
I'll have to order up some black markers for the next RV project.
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