Topic: THE EYES HAVE IT (Read 3348 times)

KevinH · « **Reply #30 on:** June 20, 2019, 06:33:27 AM »

TOD: "Be careful what you wish for..."

When I was in elementary school for some reason I envied my classmates who wore glasses. Flash forward till I was about 23 and I finally needed them for distance. I only wear them when driving and for movies, plays, etc. Or if I have to read a menu in a takeout place. I can still read very small print without glasses but I've noticed that the lighting must now be brighter than in the past.

KevinH · « **Reply #31 on:** June 20, 2019, 06:33:42 AM »

Page 2!

Amy · « **Reply #32 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:23:27 AM »

TOD:
I first got glasses when I was six years old. I couldn't see the chalkboard from the back of the room when I was in the first grade. And, yes, they've gotten much worse over the years. When I was 16 years old, I could still drive without them, but I shudder to think what would happen if I tried to drive without them now. :-) I started wearing hard contact lenses when I was in college and eventually switched to soft lenses and eventually switched to bi-focal soft lenses, which are really amazing. I'm not constantly scrambling to find one of many pairs of reading glasses that Mark leaves strewn all over the house, and yet he can never find them when he needs them.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:34:03 AM »

We need to see photographic evidence of said New Spectacles.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:34:34 AM »

More rain.

It's not what I want - it's what I got.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:35:07 AM »

I am horrified by DR GEORGE's description of what he saw last night....not for me.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:37:11 AM »

And even though I am NOT the prop person, I brought a few things in last night.

Of course the lead said of one of the items: "That's not right....what we need is this...."

So of course I said: "Then you go get it, dumb ass...." Of course I said this only in my head.....but he ain't gonna get anything else from me....even if I have it on a shelf at my house.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:37:35 AM »

And I have A LOT of stuff on the shelf at my house.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #38 on:** June 20, 2019, 07:40:12 AM »

I sat close to the TV and of course couldn't see the blackboard....I didn't know what I was missing.

I got glasses in the eighth grade. And my experience was like the one DR CHAS SMITH wrote about. Suddenly I could see!

I of course had my Clark Kent glasses frames and always got those for many years.....

My eyes have indeed gotten worse as the years went by. I used hard contact lenses and I now have soft contact lenses which I wear sometimes onstage. But I can't read or see close with them....so I don't wear them much.

Now I usually use my prescription and get my glasses online.

John G. · « **Reply #39 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:23:09 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #40 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:23:46 AM »

Long morning of meetings.

John G. · « **Reply #41 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:24:13 AM »

A road runner just ran onto the patio. And raced off again.

Jane · « **Reply #42 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:43:36 AM »

Cool.

Jane · « **Reply #43 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:47:44 AM »

I hate wearing progressive lenses and have the reading portion kept very small. To read I take off my glasses and put whatever fairly close to my face. My glass frame needs to be small which contributes to my issue with progressive lenses, plus my sensitivity to motion sickness.

I love my contacts except reading is a problem and reading glasses to fit me are difficult to find.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #44 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:53:23 AM »

Well, I'm ready for an exam (have been for a while now...) and new glasses, contacts, cataract evaluation, etc. For now, it's at the point where when I'm just reading at home, I take my glasses off and hold the book or iPad or whatever right up to my face. That's become my most relaxing and clear-sighted method of reading. For reading music at the piano I make sure I learn the music enough that following what's on the page is more a reminder. When REALLY reading (and God forbid, sightreading) I simply have to lean in a bit to catch as much as I can.

John G. · « **Reply #45 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:54:16 AM »

I got glasses in the tenth grade when a teacher noticed i couldn’t read the board. I’ve been though my contact period. I do like them but the vision insurance I’ve had for most of the past 25 years haven’t covered the cost well enough, so I wear glasses.

John G. · « **Reply #46 on:** June 20, 2019, 08:54:43 AM »

I don’t wear glasses for reading.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #47 on:** June 20, 2019, 09:06:56 AM »

Feels like a Friday. At least there's a reason for it. We have our added performance tonight (the entire run sold out), so this evening we'll be off on a four-day weekend of Disaster!

John G. · « **Reply #48 on:** June 20, 2019, 09:51:10 AM »

Great news on Disaster! ticket sales.

John G. · « **Reply #49 on:** June 20, 2019, 09:51:50 AM »

Time for a nap. Except I can’t take a nap.

Jane · « **Reply #50 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:05:44 PM »

DR TCB did you send me a video through messenger?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #51 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:07:39 PM »

I am home from City Center with an envelope of work for tomorrow-Sunday. I need a nap.

Druxy · « **Reply #52 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:30:59 PM »

This is the movie that Hollywood was afraid to make.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1074052668/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

elmore3003 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 20, 2019, 12:39:28 PM »

DR TCB, did you send me a video link on Facebook? If not, you've been hacked. And . . . I won't open it until I know it's from you.

bk · « **Reply #54 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:08:35 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - ten hours of sleep.

George · « **Reply #55 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:35:47 PM »

Quote from: TCB on June 20, 2019, 03:15:02 AM

I am surprised that the theater company didn’t reach out to my friend Micheal to take over the role of Don Quixote. He just finished a run of the show a couple of months ago, se he could have easily gotten back into the role with eight rehearsals.

They may not know Micheal and someone may have known this guy...and maybe they wanted the cachet of saying that he's from Ashland.

George · « **Reply #56 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:35:55 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on June 20, 2019, 03:52:31 AM

Annabelle arrived around 4:15 to crawl under the blankets and snuggle up next to me to get warm. She's eating again, so I think the medicine is helping.

Good news, Larry!

George · « **Reply #57 on:** June 20, 2019, 01:38:11 PM »

Quote from: Jane on June 20, 2019, 12:05:44 PM

DR TCB did you send me a video through messenger?

I was going to ask the same thing!

George · « **Reply #58 on:** June 20, 2019, 03:15:49 PM »

Topic of the Day: I can remember taking an eye test in 5th grade at school and "cheating." I squinted and winked both eyes to be able to see the letters, so I didn't get glasses then, but I really did need them. It wasn't until I started college that I actually got glasses. I did wear soft contacts for several years and didn't mind them on my eyeballs, but I just got tired of the hassle of (then) cleaning them every day. Then when disposable contacts came out, I didn't like the idea of having to pay all the time for what is essentially a subscription to being able to see. So, with the vision plan at work, I now just get new lenses every year (as needed) and new frames every two years.

George · « **Reply #59 on:** June 20, 2019, 03:16:11 PM »

As for my prescription, it changed every time for a while, but they haven't changed very quickly over the last several visits. I last needed new lenses two years ago, and I didn't need to update them at my appointment last month, so I'm good for at least another year.

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