tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post3979969505950700420..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Yes, I Am Officially Middle-agedJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51954805938261808772009-09-26T23:57:41.385-05:002009-09-26T23:57:41.385-05:00I'm still in better shape than you Beastly.
B...I'm still in better shape than you Beastly.<br /><br />BawahahahahaJim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15521653300784133582009-09-26T18:58:45.490-05:002009-09-26T18:58:45.490-05:00Man next it's the walker and a truss. This gu...Man next it's the walker and a truss. This guy is falling apart.Beastlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734235111057536747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2724024732161353932009-09-25T22:26:49.961-05:002009-09-25T22:26:49.961-05:00Wah wah, I'm older then you and have warn glas...Wah wah, I'm older then you and have warn glasses for some 35 years. The bitch I have now is that I have to take them off to read, that or look over the top of em.Ed Nephlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958699222877920332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71289255990971935502009-09-25T13:59:26.025-05:002009-09-25T13:59:26.025-05:00Alesia, my eye doc suggested them when they first ...Alesia, my eye doc suggested them when they first came out, probably about 4 years ago. I had mentioned I was getting annoyed with the readers I was using. B&L tweaked the tech on them since and the 2nd generation ones I've got now are wonderful.WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75558298981373821532009-09-25T00:22:23.897-05:002009-09-25T00:22:23.897-05:00I suppose I could get all smug about being that mu...I suppose I could get all smug about being that much older then you and having also finally fallen victim to presbyopia. But I won't because it still sucks. Maybe I should have tried for longer arms first...MikeBhttp://zedefrag.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12908311321587444662009-09-24T23:59:44.046-05:002009-09-24T23:59:44.046-05:00Agh... multifocal contacts, huh? *makes note to as...Agh... multifocal contacts, huh? *makes note to ask optometrist, next visit*<br /><br />I've been nearsighted almost all my life. Due to other aging, er, <i>problems,</i> I've been wearing glasses for the last year or so -- instead of the contacts I love. I've been tearing the glasses off my face to read and for fine needlework, it's just been getting worse and worse. I was resigned to bifocals until I read WendyB_09's comments. :)<br /><br />Who knows, maybe my iDoc can help with the burning/watering eyes, too.<br /><br />I'll be 48 in December, yo. I keep vacillating between the urge to age "gracefully" and to fight it, kicking and screaming, every step of the way. :)Alesia Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15519487703722156234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21752794742200908092009-09-24T20:17:15.823-05:002009-09-24T20:17:15.823-05:00nzforme, but all means, feel free to join in the c...nzforme, but all means, feel free to join in the conversation.<br /><br />Anonymous, I may get a couple pairs of the generic readers and place them around the house and shop as you suggest. My prescription is pretty standard, should be easy to find generic readers to match it. But I wanted to make sure I had a really good pair for extended reading that were tailored specifically to my eyes. I'm prone to migraines and about 80% of the time the headaches are triggered optically - so I'm a little leery of non-prescription eye glasses.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91386181974235506652009-09-24T20:02:29.474-05:002009-09-24T20:02:29.474-05:00Bah! I am 48 and took up "readers" year...Bah! I am 48 and took up "readers" years ago. I use the very fashionable $20 glasses from Wally world. After sitting on, crushing, and dropping them, I went cheap. You will also find that placing one in the bathroom, kitchen, garage, shed, living room and office is easier than carrying one pair around. Welcome to my world!<br /><br />Best comment on wearing them for the first time: "you look like a very sexy school teacher". Got to love that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26880871177432069162009-09-24T20:00:41.909-05:002009-09-24T20:00:41.909-05:00Hope you don't mind a random comment from a ne...Hope you don't mind a random comment from a new visitor. I beat you all on Starting Glasses Young. Had some eye surgery and got my first pair of glasses before age 2. (And you ask, "How did you read the chart?" I didn't. I saw a doctor whom I now know is considered by many to be the father of pediatric opthalmology -- he'd get you to focus on something and then peer inside your eyes.) But, having worn these things for nearly 40 years, I've developed some of those habits of glasses-wearing people to which Jim was referring. Taking care of my specs is second nature -- I always decline the insurance on them, because if they're well made, my prescription will change long before I break them. (We'll just ignore that one pair at the bottom of the Pacific. Never kayak without your croakie.)nzformehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982194544873836336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45492552289897876242009-09-24T18:58:36.798-05:002009-09-24T18:58:36.798-05:00timb111: My optician was able to get lenses made f...timb111: My optician was able to get lenses made for my out-of-date frames so that I wouldn't have to buy new ones. Plus he keeps fixing them for free - replaced the nosepads, a broken screw, etc. At the moment one of the earpieces is falling apart and kept getting caught in my hair, which was partly what caused me to try on my stash of older glasses. As it turns out, I have a pair of reading glasses that never worked well for me (think that was the first step away from bifocals) but the frames are lighter than what I'm wearing at the moment, so next time I have funds I'll try to talk him into making lenses for them.<br /><br />So to summarize, I guess the US is realer than Canada on some fronts after all. :D<br /><br />Also, up until this decade, despite how bad the eye doctors have determined my nearsightedness to be, I've always been able to see just fine. Just, not the details. I can see the walls just fine and don't bump into them, I can find individual objects, etc. I just can't read.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27985965287035752632009-09-24T18:37:55.535-05:002009-09-24T18:37:55.535-05:00Now that I'm in my 40s I've noticed that i...Now that I'm in my 40s I've noticed that it's getting harder and harder to read dates on coins, a habit I've had since collecting them briefly as a teen. Bowing to the inevitable, I'm already wondering what kind of frames to get when paperback book text begins to go blurry.<br /><br />So, everyone who thinks guys in glasses are hawt, any kind of frames to get or avoid? ;)mensleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17435026995086707672009-09-24T16:31:08.749-05:002009-09-24T16:31:08.749-05:00I'm with Michelle and Jeri - men in glasses ar...I'm with Michelle and Jeri - men in glasses are HAWT. Rawr.<br /><br />I've been wearing glasses since I was eight, but I actually remember having 20/20 vision once upon a time. I was certain, though, that when I got my current pair of glasses I'd have to get bifocals because it was getting harder to read small print. I didn't - just got a better prescription. However, I think my next pair will definitely be bifocals. Small print is getting very tough for me to read. The odd thing is that moving the reading matter makes it worse - I have to lift my glasses and bring it closer to my face. I'm not sure what that's about, but I'll let my optometrist know so that I can get the correct prescription.Carol Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041453807217603422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79519069671788749782009-09-24T13:36:10.186-05:002009-09-24T13:36:10.186-05:00Dave, that's me snapped with the crappy cam on...Dave, that's me snapped with the crappy cam on my tablet under low light - sort of a snapshot of my near vision sans spiffy new reading glasses. <br /><br />Scalzi usually peeks in through the dog door.Jim Wrighthttp://www.stonekettle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78446709494839595002009-09-24T13:26:46.691-05:002009-09-24T13:26:46.691-05:00Mark- If you can tolerate contacts, see if your ey...Mark- If you can tolerate contacts, see if your eye care folks can get them for you. The trick is to get the right changeover adjustment (from distance to mid to close), it took me a couple tries to get the right combination of script & shift.<br /><br />The ones I use are the Baush & Lomb PureVision Multi-Focal, which are made with their Hydra-Clear technology (lets lots of oxygen through) and are extended wear. Lenses are good for a month, and only have to come out once a week for cleaning. They're doing a lot of advertising right now and if you check out the B&L website, they may have specials to entice new users. <br /><br />As I spend my life at a computer, these have been ideal with the midrange correction. I can read docs, easily view my computer screen and switch to check something in the distance without thinking. Very natural. And lest anyone think the close-up view is suspect, I can clearly read the entire lens package in front of me and it's maybe in 5pt mouse-print!!<br /><br />Good luck!!WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1678910908422181662009-09-24T13:06:53.543-05:002009-09-24T13:06:53.543-05:00Is that you wearing your new specs or is that Scal...Is that you wearing your new specs or is that Scalzi peeking through your letterbox?Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64059499863122030882009-09-24T11:45:58.676-05:002009-09-24T11:45:58.676-05:00I've worn glasses since about age 12, it would...I've worn glasses since about age 12, it would have been age 5 but my mother didn't believe in glasses for young children as long as they could see to read. <br /><br />I've always been able to read without them, although no longer in dim light, but usually wear them all of the time.<br /><br />Multifocus here, and I'm wearing the third set of lenses in the 8 year old frames.ntschttp://blog.charcuteire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91728621323478621302009-09-24T11:42:16.188-05:002009-09-24T11:42:16.188-05:00I think I was around 42 when I decided to get (a) ...I think I was around 42 when I decided to get (a) reading glasses and (b) multifocal regular glasses -- when I mentioned this to my regular doctor at the annual physical, he glanced at my age and said, "right on schedule." Cheeky old bastard. (grin)<br /><br />This last set of glasses I opted to go for "office glasses" -- these are reading bifocal glasses for close in reading and computer use. I specifically wanted true bifocals, because the multifocals with astigmatism correction make too many distortions, and I want my computer screens to be rectilinear, thank you very much.<br /><br />As for color, I have only ever worn real safety glass since the 3rd grade. My dad was a chemist. I've found that here in West Michigan, as a legacy of a GM plant, my eye doctor discounts safety glass considerably. The deal they have with the optical house is a bulk deal, so it doesn't matter if you are GM or not.<br /><br />As I used to be a semi-pro photographer, I have little tolerance for the quality of the view through plastic lenses. And more than once things have <i>pinged</i> off my lenses where I've been glad to have that extra thickness.<br /><br />Of course safety glass is heavy, so I have lightweight titanium safety frames. (double-vision-grin)<br /><br />Dr. PhilDr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2850029320527144302009-09-24T10:45:37.159-05:002009-09-24T10:45:37.159-05:00Those progressive lenses sound interesting. I have...Those progressive lenses sound interesting. I have good close vision and poor 'far' vision (far keeps getting closer). It plays havoc with using the computer as the keyboard is always close (and I have to look at it - Mario Teaches Typing failed me) so I can't wear my distance glasses to see the screen, ergo the screen is 12" from my face. I would like to move the screen back but then its blurry or with glasses looking at the keyboard makes my head hurt.<br /><br />have to talk to them about progressives.. I heard bad things though, that you end up tilting your head all the time looking for the tiny line of clear-focus in a sea of blur.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341711121542863377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27927454457555590102009-09-24T09:27:03.862-05:002009-09-24T09:27:03.862-05:00Stop it. I'm blushingStop it. I'm blushingJim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78596981153782060682009-09-24T09:25:26.036-05:002009-09-24T09:25:26.036-05:00I was gonna say that he's kinda cute in glasse...I was gonna say that he's kinda cute in glasses too. It's that geeky librarian look.<br /><br />Men in tool belts are hot too. :)<br /><br />And, I've been wearing my progressive bifocals (I need almost no distance correction, I just like having them ON all the time rather than trying to find them when I need to read something) for a couple of years now and really like them.Jerihttp://smugpuppies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81885089469133242882009-09-24T09:19:11.681-05:002009-09-24T09:19:11.681-05:00I think men in glasses are hot.
What?I think men in glasses are hot.<br /><br />What?Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62033444450902076992009-09-24T09:13:55.947-05:002009-09-24T09:13:55.947-05:00Jim, it's good the rain is gone... ("I ca...Jim, it's good the rain is gone... ("I can see clearly now...").<br /><br />I also wore glasses from an early age. At 12 I was catcher on a Little League team. Things were fine until I missed a wild pitch that went back to the backstop. While I was looking for the ball, 3 runs came in. I was taken to the optomitrist the next day. That started "glasses any time you are awake."<br /><br />24 years later, contacts, then disposable contacts, then extended-wear disposables. Then a corneal scratch led to the discovery that my eyes weren't getting enough oxygen through the "gas-permeable soft contacts". I was told the only contacts I could wear were the ones you had to take out every night, and put back in the next morning. Nope! Not for me.<br /><br />LasIK! (that actually is the correct way to write that. Laser Intrastromal Keratotomy) Woot! 20/200 right eye corrected to 20/20. 20/60 left eye left alone. Natural monovision with readability (or would that be read ability?). No need to wear glasses or contacts, or to mess with my eyes first thing in the morning. Double woot!<br /><br />But I now need readers, too. Just magnifiers, and really just for low light or small print. Which I do enough of. But not enough to take the magnifiers with me when I leave the house.<br /><br />Instead of having "arm extensions" to enable me to read, I now use "brain extensions". I ask someone else, "does this say xyz?"<br /><br />I'm good with that.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64393928864059409452009-09-24T08:38:07.287-05:002009-09-24T08:38:07.287-05:00Welcome to my world.
I've had glasses for di...Welcome to my world. <br /><br />I've had glasses for distance on and off since the 3rd grade. About 20 years ago I switched to contact lenses, then as the distance correction got stronger I had to compensate with readers for close up. With the contacts out, my close vision is perfect. <br /><br />Then they came up with multi-focal contact lenses. OMG, it's a miracle! Don't need the readers any more!!! <br /><br />Now, bi-focal contacts have been around for awhile, but they were hard to deal with and if they got out of position they'd play hell with your vision. However the advent of mass computer usage brought about the need for mid-range correction and the multi-focal lenses do exactly that. One of the few commercial on air where the product does exactly what it claims to do!<br /><br />I'm now on the second generation of multi-focal and actually was able to reduce my distance strength. Right now though I'm trying to retrain my left eye to take a contact, a hairline scratch scar on my inner eyelid is not cooperating so I'm doing mono-vision with a multifocal lens in the right for distance. <br /><br />Bottom line - which you can now see - glad we're finally in focus.WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28156201561555128662009-09-24T08:33:00.376-05:002009-09-24T08:33:00.376-05:00"lifetime frame and lens warranties". Ha..."lifetime frame and lens warranties". Ha!<br /><br />The "lifetime" of a glasses is about 6 months and then they don't make those frames anymore because they're out of style and the lens technology has changed and the new lenses won't fit your old frames. Glasses warranties are about as good as a politician's promise the day after the election. Tape on the bridge still works though.<br /><br />I speak from bitter experience wearing warrantied glasses with unmatched temples. My "progressive vision" glasses cost $900 and they're not covered by health care in my phony country (I'm looking at you MWT), Canada. Also, apparently to get the military discount you have to actually have served in the military, watching all the MASH episodes doesn't count. Who knew?TimBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128235274340905534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33225189868775820182009-09-24T08:31:13.419-05:002009-09-24T08:31:13.419-05:00The summer I turned 40 I got my first pair of bifo...The summer I turned 40 I got my first pair of bifocals. I loved them pretty much instantly (after I learned how to walk down stairs without falling on my face, that is...). I still love them. <br /><br />TheHusband needs bifocals, but he is resisting with all his might. That must be because he's a pig-headed, stubborn former Navy crypto.neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.com