Do you keep a pen?  

Unfortunately i never do it but do recognise that its a good habit to carry a pen wherever you go koz most of the time i find myself if this category you mentioned above thats always borrowing from others.

I always keep a pen in my bag. It can be quite useful. Examples woukld be when I am at my daughters swimming & I need to record her times. Or when I meet other people with whom I need to exchange ohone numbers, etc.
It can be useful in post offices when their biros don't work.
Certain children in my house biro my pens & don't return them, so now I have told them to use their own. I am sure they are going to tellme they can't find theirs!

Yeah, I do keep a pen in my pocket or in my hand bag while I’m going out as well. I prefer to used my own pen in the bank or give my signature after paying by credit card in a restaurant, an outlet etc.

Once while queuing in a bank I saw a guy in front of me enjoy digging his nose with his fore finger for quite sometime. Later on I noticed that he signed with the public pen at the counter with his dirty hand. Yuk...what a disgusting guy!

Since then I dare not and never use any public pen again as I wonder whether it’s clean. I rather prefer to use my own pen lol...

im doing it now hehe...because of my parent's influence hehe..they told me that it's really useful to always have a pen and they're sooo right. 80% of the time i bring pen i get 2 use it hehe...

I always bring a pen with me because it is important for me to have it all the time. I also bring paper with me. Since I am a busy bee and I always have to remember many things, it will be difficult for me to go with out a pen and a paper.

I carry a pen with me whereever I go. I never know when it will come in handy.

I used to carry one until I lost it one day and it was one that had sentimental value since it had been given to me by my dad. I carried it because it was the only one I had that would write in any position, etc. Since losing it I haven't carried a pen and depend on ones being available at places where I need one.

I always keep a pen in my handbag as i need to tick the date in my bus season card.Even if i forget to take it i dont mind asking someone for pen.Nothing wrong in asking pen from strangers but good manners is to return the pen again to them.

But its always good that we keep one with ourselves since in crowded places like banks its quite difficult to get a pen from others as everyone will be in a hurry to complete their job and some dont show interest to lend pen to others.its embrassing sometime to keep on asking pen from one to another in places like this.I have seen some people voluntarily lend us their pen for us to use...

If I go out for shopping, or casually to meet my friend, I do not keep pen in the pocket. Otherwise, I always carry a pen, handkerchief, some cash too.

Funnily enough i never used to carry a pen around with me, but now i rarely leave home without one. what propmted me to start carry a pen with me was my bank going self service a few months ago. I'd gone down to the bank one day to deposit some money, the lines for the ATM machines was huge. So, i decided to use the drop box instead but there was no pen to fill out the envelope. So, i had to go buy a pen, which i then slipped into my bag after i'd used it. I must admit i've had to use it more than i thought i would when i put it in there.