Lenses, that is. I'm bowing to reality and age, and going with the progressive lenses this year. Being extremely near-sighted, I can take the glasses off to read but why bother? These lenses (in theory) will give me distance distance, computer distance, and up-close-reading distance.
Such is the theory.
Also, I'm going to more stylish, symmetrical frames for my main glasses this time, a change from the aviator-shade-style frames I've worn for the past 25 or 30 years. But I'm keeping the aviator "Ray-Ban" style for my sunglasses. Which is as it should be. And which was the reason MacArthur and Thompson came up before. I mentioned to the (lovely, BTW) eye doctor lady that I need my sunglasses to look like Doug MacArthur/Hunter Thompson. Because I'm just that way.
Iz out!
2 months ago
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I went to progressives the year I turned 43, I think. When I hit 40 the eye doctor asked me if I had any trouble reading.
"No," I blithely answered.
"That's coming," he said.
Couple of years later I had to change a fuse in one of my instruments. I could see that the amp rating was etched into the end like they always are but I could not read it for the life of me - it just wouldn't let itself be read.
I heard myself say, "How in the hell do they expect people to..." and just stopped right there.
Sigh.
Love my progressives. But I need to update them b/c my vision has worsened a bit and I have to take my glasses off to do a lot of stuff.
I did the big Five-Oh this year, but I've managed to stave off the progressives/bifocals so far. But no longer. Just ain't happenin' any more.
Funny story about folks who never needed glasses until they needed them bacause of age:
My Mom and my Auntie were driving around the ranch once, and came to an exit gate from the property. Neither had her reading glasses (both were in their 60s at the time) and couldn't see the combination lock on the gate. Ultimately, one (I forget which) managed to work the numbers on the lock by turning around a pair of binoculars and looking through them the other way.
Me? I just take my glasses off and I can read anything within six inches of my eyes.
Glasses for reading only. So far.
(fingers crossed)
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