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[Taxi_Driver]

Something i have been putting off for ages.....actually probably a few years now  
It came to a head last Sat night.....when i was working....
I was sent a job on a new housing estate.....and I didnt know where the street was.......when i tried to look it up.....even with the interior lights on, i couldn't read my A2Z and ended up asking the base operator for a fix on the road  

So......ive been to specsavers today......and ended up with reading glasses......its actually quite nice not having to hold everything at arms length to read it!! (and that was in daylight, dim light, no chance!)

Daft really, dunno why i was putting it off now  

[STMO123]

Something i have been putting off for ages.....actually probably a few years now  
It came to a head last Sat night.....when i was working....
I was sent a job on a new housing estate.....and I didnt know where the street was.......when i tried to look it up.....even with the interior lights on, i couldn't read my A2Z and ended up asking the base operator for a fix on the road  

So......ive been to specsavers today......and ended up with reading glasses......its actually quite nice not having to hold everything at arms length to read it!! (and that was in daylight, dim light, no chance!)

Daft really, dunno why i was putting it off now  

What! £1 shops sell perfectly good reading glasses, from +1 to +2.5. I've got them all over the house so I dont have to look for them.

Our local chemist sells Foster Grants for £9.99, the exact same ones as in the £1 shop.

[Richie London]

Something i have been putting off for ages.....actually probably a few years now  
It came to a head last Sat night.....when i was working....
I was sent a job on a new housing estate.....and I didnt know where the street was.......when i tried to look it up.....even with the interior lights on, i couldn't read my A2Z and ended up asking the base operator for a fix on the road  

So......ive been to specsavers today......and ended up with reading glasses......its actually quite nice not having to hold everything at arms length to read it!! (and that was in daylight, dim light, no chance!)

Daft really, dunno why i was putting it off now  

it'll be a hearing aid next, then not long till you get a stairlift  

[beemerdevil]

 8-) who said that???

[beemerdevil]

tell me about it....i am findin it hard to drive in the dark.. seem to get disorientated more easily - need a couple of spotlights on the front of the miggy  

has anyone got any tips for helpin to see better at night/ - and no wise cracks you buggers lol  

[jereboam]

tell me about it....i am findin it hard to drive in the dark.. seem to get disorientated more easily - need a couple of spotlights on the front of the miggy  

Don't think spotlights will help me - radar, perhaps, or echo location like bats use.  Problem seems to be that as you get older, your eyes can't react quickly enough.  I get blinded by the headlights of the oncoming vehicles.  Used to to be able to deal with it, can't any more - hit the curb this evening - not good.

[Richie London]

i cant drive in dark without glasses, same thing headlights are brighter and everything gets blurred. i can see a nat having a dump at 50ft with me specs on. ive eye sight test on friday as i sat on me specs and one side is broken, may go for monthly disposable contacts yet, most i know who wear recommend them  

[Welung666]

has anyone got any tips for helpin to see better at night

Yellow or rose tints Only slight tint though, I use a rose pair of clear glass for night driving, helps loads!

[beemerdevil]

ahh yea....like those yellow lensed 'night' glasses advertised in the paper?? - do they work? - cool, i will try them....if i drive any slower at night i will cause a 20 mile tailback  

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Something i have been putting off for ages.....actually probably a few years now  
It came to a head last Sat night.....when i was working....
I was sent a job on a new housing estate.....and I didnt know where the street was.......when i tried to look it up.....even with the interior lights on, i couldn't read my A2Z and ended up asking the base operator for a fix on the road  

So......ive been to specsavers today......and ended up with reading glasses......its actually quite nice not having to hold everything at arms length to read it!! (and that was in daylight, dim light, no chance!)

Daft really, dunno why i was putting it off now  

What! £1 shops sell perfectly good reading glasses, from +1 to +2.5. I've got them all over the house so I dont have to look for them.

Our local chemist sells Foster Grants for £9.99, the exact same ones as in the £1 shop.

Yep .....he is right......mind you according to his stats STMO is 107 years old.....so needs all the help he can get.

I Actually thought he was older than that.

[beemerdevil]

tell me about it....i am findin it hard to drive in the dark.. seem to get disorientated more easily - need a couple of spotlights on the front of the miggy  

Don't think spotlights will help me - radar, perhaps, or echo location like bats use.  Problem seems to be that as you get older, your eyes can't react quickly enough.  I get blinded by the headlights of the oncoming vehicles.  Used to to be able to deal with it, can't any more - hit the curb this evening - not good.

ahhh.....i'm not the only one then? - lol

[Welung666]

I tried the yellow tints first and couldn't get on with them, found the lightest pair of rose tinits much better (my optician suggested the rose because the yellow was giving me headaches).

[Richie London]

Something i have been putting off for ages.....actually probably a few years now  
It came to a head last Sat night.....when i was working....
I was sent a job on a new housing estate.....and I didnt know where the street was.......when i tried to look it up.....even with the interior lights on, i couldn't read my A2Z and ended up asking the base operator for a fix on the road  

So......ive been to specsavers today......and ended up with reading glasses......its actually quite nice not having to hold everything at arms length to read it!! (and that was in daylight, dim light, no chance!)

Daft really, dunno why i was putting it off now  

you could be eligble for meals on wheels

www.meals-on-wheels.forthesenile.co.uk

 

[BigAl]

ahh yea....like those yellow lensed 'night' glasses advertised in the paper?? - do they work? - cool, i will try them....if i drive any slower at night i will cause a 20 mile tailback  

I've got a pair and i do find they help my vision at night - they take the edge off  the bright headlights

[TheBoy]

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