Birmingham Small Arms Company Puns

A while back, I posted some inks from Birmingham Pen Co. and talked about a particular sheening ink that was not performing up to thd sheening standard. Originally, I wasn't going to do anything about it and just deal with it, but after some inner turmoil, I decided to contact the company (Nick, Owner and it seems like he is one of two employees) and he responded very quickly and helped me figure out if it was an ink mixture being off or my pens just not running wet enough. After some conversation and some swab sheets, it was determined that it was an ink mix issue. The issue revealed, he asked me to confirm my address for a new bottle of Aquamarine and we'll see how it goes after it arrives!

Also, the amount of shimmer in their shimmer inks is WILD! I've got almost an inch of particulate in a 60ml bottle. Love it!!!

 Tokyo, Japan

#"JSDF opens new contract bidding program for small arms overhaul, major Japanese companies prepare to ramp up production capability"

The Japan Times | Issued March 1st, 2023 - 12:00 | Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO - The JSDF has announced a new series of contracts to begin development of next-generation firearm solutions to be standardized across primarily the JGSDF and JMSDF-Marine forces. With that in mind, new weaponry including Standard Rifles, LMGs, Sniper Rifles, and etcetera have been put forward.

The biggest requirements can be seen with the Standard Rifle Category (Next Generation) which requires some form of ETC technology being used in the firing process of the rifle itself. Additionally - two companies have taken this a step further by applying it to sniper rifles as well.

At the same time, a unique LMG proposal from MinebeaMitsumi has also been put forward, utilizing a combination factor of back-mounted magazines with exoskeleton supports.

The JSDF has yet to make a selection on which will be standardized, further, Howa is pushing its own Type 20 as part of the "Current Gen" category under the standard rifle program.

The primary companies putting forward contracts includes Howa Machinery, MinebeatMitsumi, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Miroku Corp, and Armscor. Development time is expected to be complete around 2027 - 2030 with subsidiaries of $1 billion put forward.

#Full Specifications Below

##Standard Rifle Category

I am starting to see more mentions of Birmingham Pen Company Inks so I visited this site which is quite snazzy!

I like wet flowing inks so I looked at their “swift” line and their colors look pretty vibrant and unique.

1. Your experience with their inks generally or “swift” specifically?

2. Your favorite colors?

3. How are their pens?

So, around 4 years ago my wife and I purchased several very young fruit bearing trees/plants and began to grow them from pots on our apartment balcony. My thought behind doing this was that we should be able to afford a home in a couple of years and could allow them to mature in the meantime.

Since then, we purchased a quaint home on a tiny lot near the city of Birmingham around 2 years ago. This home has a deck but literally (yes, literally) no backyard. Consequently, we have several large pots that we (or more realistically, I) carry to our balcony when the temperature is sufficient and then back inside when temperature drops. These pots are filled with mandarin trees (pictured below), apple trees, blueberry bushes, etc.

However, we would really like to be able to begin to grow a larger number of fruit/nut trees while we are still in our mid-20's, so that we and perhaps our future family may enjoy them later in life. So, now that we have built back up our savings I gave thought to purchasing a small parcel of land within an hour or so of the city, which I could keep even if I eventually sold my current home. But two things greatly surprised me: 1. I had no idea that most land is sold by the hundreds of acres. 2. I had no idea how expensive cleared land would cost somewhat close to the city. I don't have any family wealth or land, but a decent income between my wife and I (plus no kids yet). Does anyone know of a way I can achieve my seemingly ill-considered goal?

Our tree may not look great, but he produced 12 mandarins this year, which is 3x what he yielded last year.

Has anyone found a retailer that sells Birmingham Pen Company inks in the EU, or at least ships them here? Birmingham themselves seems to have stopped shipping here thanks to the new EU regulations (or so I'm guessing, these new regulations have certainly ruined enough other things...).