The reporter-style ruled notebook is a personal favourite as it can easily slip into a pocket yet has 192 pages - plenty for notes and observations - and this is what I use for my day-to-day work. My current one is a bit battered and held together with cloth tape and I can't wait to finish with it so I can start on a new one.
Sad, isn't it?
The other that doesn't quite get as much use is the extra-large ruled notebook which is reserved for surveillance logs only. While I keep an audio log as well, for a later transcript, I also keep a written one where I might make additional notes such as quickly jotting down registration plates for later checking etc.
Now, if I have one complaint (and I do) it is that the pages could be slightly thicker to accommodate the pretentious and wanky investigators amongst us who like to write with a fountain pen. The ink tends to bleed a bit and that can be somewhat annoying, especially to the OCD types.
Actually, I also have another complaint - or perhaps more of a suggestion - in that I would also like to see the pages numbered. If the contents of a notebook are ever required for evidential purposes, it would quickly show that pages of evidence haven't mysteriously disappeared.
On the other hand, maybe that's the last thing I need...
If anyone out there has any personal favourite notebook brands, please let me know.
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