Coytee Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Go to eye doctor...get exam... finally get orders for my first pair of glasses ever. I'm just shy of 50 so like to think that I'm at least reasonably responsible? Go to the eyeglasses store 2 weeks ago with wife....she picks out a frame. Put the order in. These are costing me about $275. Seems they have a correction for reading as well as some astigimtisim for long distance? (having never worn glasses, I'm not terribly sure exactly what is "wrong" other than age catching up with me) I go to pick them up today at 2:00. Head home to take dogs out. Leave home to help my brother in law with his PC. Finish helping him and we go out to dinner. Get him back to his place at 8:00 and I've already lost my glasses. I couldn't keep track of them for 6 freaking hours. Gone Kaput No sign/trace of them what so ever. Looked around his place, nada Searched car over, nada Called restaurant, nada sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Uh, you took a shower and left them near the bathroom? When did you see them last? Were they in your pocket and you bent over in the yard losing them? That was an expensive 6hrs of glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 You will learn my friend BUT, its never done. I picked up a pair of tri-focal progressive specs before leaving ATL for around $400. We get to the new place and the wife wants to take the kids to the beach at sundown. We get there, it's warm, its fun and the kiddos want me in the water. I take off the specs and t-shirt, roll up the glasses in the shirt and hand them to the wife. A little later I come up and ask for my stuff. I have shirt but no glasses. Flashlights and prayers later, no joy. I am at the mall the next morning spending $600 because I have already used up the insurance for the year. Sux getting old. Got my first pair at 44 and the boss used to call me up to his office just so he could laugh watching out the window as I attempted climbing the stairs. Yea, that was a hoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 23, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 23, 2010 Dufas Sounds like something I would do ! There probably in the yard. [Y] Or it was $45 per hour eye adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Look on top of your head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Soon to be 45 and I could see this future awaiting me![8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 23, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 23, 2010 Look on top of your head? [Y] If he only had some glasses to look for them. You might need a pair of them old lady style beaded things that go around your neck to catch them if they fall off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmboydoug Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Engrave your name and phone number on an inconspicuous spot on your next pair. doug PS. "Dufas" is spelled Doofus. [] doofus Main Entry: doo·fus Pronunciation: \'dü-f?s, -fis\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural doo·fus·es \-f?-siz\ Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1goof Date: 1960 slang : a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Look on top of your head? If he only had some glasses to look for them. You might need a pair of them old lady style beaded things that go around your neck to catch them if they fall off ? Yep the 1970 High School English teacher. She was NOT hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 People trust you with their money? Dang coytee i've kept up with the same pair of sunglasses since 1992. I guess the sun doesn't shine in Tennesee? LOL, just joshing with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Look on top of your head?Like me.....frantically looking everywhere in my truck for my cell phone. I was talking on it the whole time. [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 24, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 24, 2010 PS. "Dufas" is spelled Doofus. doofus Main Entry: doo·fus Pronunciation: \'dü-f?s, -fis\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural doo·fus·es \-f?-siz\ Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1goof Date: 1960 slang : a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person Now don't go gettin all techinical on us, were all dun with that learnin stuff ! [:S] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 At your (our) age, you most likely just need reading glasses. I bought 4 pair at the drug store for $19.95. You can loose them and not feel the monetary crunch of prescriptions. I just leave a pair wherever I normally need them (work bench, kitchen table, work) so they're there when I need them. I also have a pair to carry around if necessary. After about a year of wearing them I decided to have my eyes checked by a professional, just in case. He recomended the readers that I had been using for the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 You might need a pair of them old lady style beaded things that go around your neck to catch them if they fall off ? Ok, I'm really embarassed now... because I told myself this morning, "when I get these found or replaced, I need to get one of those things that go around your neck" hmmm.... Of course, I'd rather mine have plastic flowers rather than beads... [:^)] Good news though... I looked closer in the car and they had worked themselves under the seat. I had them in my shirt pocket so I have zero idea how they fell out...and wormed their way down. I looked everywhere last night (between seats) but, in the dark, couldn't really see under the seat. whew Now...where do I get one of those beaded chains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 At your (our) age, you most likely just need reading glasses. I bought 4 pair at the drug store for $19.95. You can loose them and not feel the monetary crunch of prescriptions. I just leave a pair wherever I normally need them (work bench, kitchen table, work) so they're there when I need them. I also have a pair to carry around if necessary. After about a year of wearing them I decided to have my eyes checked by a professional, just in case. He recomended the readers that I had been using for the last year. The Doc said I do need reading glasses. He also said something about astigmatism and I guess that affects distance? The two however, blend within each other somehow (remember, I don't really understand most of this) and if you are going to have these issues, he said my issue was a good mix. He has an opthamolilc friend who is going to have laser surgery done. He is going to use the laser to bring his vision paramaters to the type that mine are because it is a good blend. I stopped... and reworded it. I asked him "you mean your friend is going to pay to have his vision shaped, similarly to what I already have for free?" Answer was yes. I don't know what does what but I think either the reading needs, helps the astigmatism or perhaps, the astigmatism helps the reading needs. Bottom line... I've gone from never wearing glasses to a bi-focal. I had them in while driving home yesterday and must say.... the distance vision is now laser sharp. I've always been able to read signs at a distance. My wife complained that I can see without glasses, better than she could WITH hers on. Now that I have that slight correction, it's a very interesting experience for me to flip back/forth (or look over them) and see the trees on the horizon or street signs 2 blocks down the road. Without them, I can still make out branches or signs down the road. I can even read some of the signs but honestly, it's more pattern recognition than 'seeing' the words. When I look through them, now I can actually make out the letters in the sign 2 blocks down the road. (and these aren't the HUGE billboard signs I'm talking about, I'm talking more about traffic signs, store signs...) Can't use them when I'm on the computer. They actually screw up what I see. This is an interesting experience. Doofas [8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Good for you, Richard. But you really don't have to be all that careful. They'll be happy to make as many pair as you need... My glasses are 20 months old. Six months ago, the anti-scratch coating got scratched (WTF???) and began flaking off. They'rer real fun to look through, now. I guess I should take my own advice (above)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 24, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 24, 2010 This is an interesting experience. Yes it is, it's called OLD AGE, but don't feel bad not everyone gets to experiance it, and the alternative is worse. [8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yes it is, it's called OLD AGE, but don't feel bad not everyone gets to experiance it, and the alternative is worse. 10 years ago I had my first real eye exam since high school. My eyes have always been good and they were better than 20/20 then. The Dr. asked if I've ever worn glasses and I told him no. He said that there were 2 types of people that he sees at his practice. People who wear glasses, and people who will wear glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNRabbit Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Coytee: If You Don't Feel Old Yet...READ THIS... "$5.37." That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with the Elmo hairdo said the harshest thing anyone has ever said to me: "It's OK. I'll just give you the senior citizen discount." I turned to see who he was talking to and then heard the sound of change hitting the counter in front of me. "Only $4.68," he said cheerfully. I stood there stupefied. I am 48, not even 50 yet, a mere child! Senior citizen? I took my burrito and walked out to the truck wondering what was wrong with Elmo. Was he blind? As I sat in the truck, my blood began to boil. Old? Me? I'll show him, I thought. I opened the door and headed back inside. I strode to the counter, and there he was waiting with a smile. Before I could say a word, he held up something and jingled it in front of me, like I could be that easily distracted! What am I now? A toddler? "Dude! Can't get too far without your car keys, hey?" I stared with utter disdain at the keys. I began to rationalize in my mind: leaving keys behind hardly makes a man elderly! It could happen to anyone! I turned and headed back to the truck. I slipped the key into the ignition, but it wouldn't turn. What now? I checked my keys and tried another. Still nothing. That's when I noticed the purple beads hanging from my rearview mirror. I had no purple beads hanging from my rearview mirror. Then, a few other objects came into focus. The car seat in the back seat. Happy Meal toys spread all over the floorboard. A partially eaten doughnut on the dashboard. Faster than you can say ginkgo biloba, I flew out of the alien vehicle. Moments later I was speeding out of the parking lot, relieved to finally be leaving this nightmarish stop. That's when I felt it, deep in the bowels of my stomach: hunger! My stomach growled and churned, and I reached to grab my burrito, only it was nowhere to be found. I swung the truck around, gathered my courage, and strode back into the restaurant one final time. There Elmo stood, draped in youth and black nail polish. All I could think was, "What is the world coming to?" All I could say was, "Did I leave my food and drink in here?" At this point I was ready to ask a Boy Scout to help me back to my vehicle, and then go straight home and apply for Social Security benefits. Elmo had no clue. I walked back out to the truck, and suddenly a young lad came up and tugged on my jeans to get my attention. He was holding up a drink and a bag. His mother explained, "I think you left this in my truck by mistake." I took the food and drink from the little boy and sheepishly apologized. She offered these kind words: "It's OK. My grandfather does stuff like this all the time." All of this is to explain how I got a ticket doing 85 in a 40. Yes, I was racing some punk kid in a Toyota Prius.. And no, I told the officer, I'm not too old to be driving this fast. As I walked in the front door, my wife met me halfway down the hall. I handed her a bag of cold food and a $300speeding ticket. I promptly sat in my rocking chair and covered up my legs with a blanky. The good news was I had successfully found my way home. -*-*-*-*-*-* -*-*-*-*- *-*-*-* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 24, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 24, 2010 Now that's funny........and scary at my age, I'm heading there fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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