getting old sucks

[justleesa]

. . . keep your trim and miss the octopus; or spot the octopus and look like a doofus. Hmmm.

what ever works best for you ...considering how much I enjoy watching octos....I wouldn;t mind looking like a doofus

Thanks everbody for the feed back and the support...it did get me thinking. Top side I take my glasses that I wear for distance off to read the close up stuff. Most of the time I sit infront of the computer w/o glasses. UW I don't have that luxury...that bi focals would be the way to go....Well I have an appointment on Thrusday, lets see what the doc has to say.


BTW I second what Pedge

and ronbeau say...taking care before it's too late...is the best cure.

 

[justleesa]

Guess getting old isn't bad after all.

Went to the eye doctor today, my close up vision it 20/25, still good ...but my far vision has improved - so my mask is no longer working for me because it is too strong

 

[SeaYoda]

I guess that means you're not getting older, you're getting better!

 

[Jim Ernst]

Guess getting old isn't bad after all.

Went to the eye doctor today, my close up vision it 20/25, still good ...but my far vision has improved - so my mask is no longer working for me because it is too strong

well thats great news,congrats to you, and now i dont feel so bad saying,i am 44 and still have 20/15 in both eyes wooooo hooooo

 

[JRScuba]

Guess getting old isn't bad after all.

Went to the eye doctor today, my close up vision it 20/25, still good ...but my far vision has improved - so my mask is no longer working for me because it is too strong

That happened to me also. My eye doctor said ( as we all know ) that is what happens when you get " Older ". But which way it goes cannot be deterimined. Which is why he would never recommend any type of surgery. I use the bifocal pieces that you find in the dive shop to read my gauges. The best part about them is, they can be removed and reused again.

 

[cudachaser]

I use mono vision contacts...one eye sees close, the other distance. The work great for regular diving but can be challenging for photography. To use my camera viewfinder, I need my close contact, well since I do change eyes on occasion...one is all blurred and usually the most comfortable to view with

 

[SwimJim]

well thats great news,congrats to you, and now i dont feel so bad saying,i am 44 and still have 20/15 in both eyes wooooo hooooo

Like the plant said in the movie Little Shop of Horrors, "You'll get yours"

 

[dkktsunami]

I enjoyed my 40th birthday party over 22 years ago. I drank a few beers with my friends and went to bed. Had a hangover when I woke up (up to then I could drink like a fish with no adverse results). Then I tried to read the morning newspaper. Couldn't see a thing. Talk about fast - it's like a little voice whispered in my ear "time to shift to a lower gear bubba". Went out and bought my first pair of reading glasses and learned to drink less. Have only been diving for six years and am totally obsessed. I hope I can dive until ........

 

[AggieDad]

Momentary note of seriousness...... These folks can do just about anything you need as far as prescription lenses for your mask; and can put lenses in any two-window mask that you may have: http://www.prescriptiondivemasks.com/

They'll also put reader inserts into a full window mask.

I will second the plug for prescriptiondivemasks.com
Great people, great service
Waiting for my second mask from them. I think the readers make me look sexy.

 

[WarmWaterDiver]

what ever works best for you ...considering how much I enjoy watching octos....I wouldn;t mind looking like a doofus

Thanks everbody for the feed back and the support...it did get me thinking. Top side I take my glasses that I wear for distance off to read the close up stuff. Most of the time I sit infront of the computer w/o glasses. UW I don't have that luxury...that bi focals would be the way to go....Well I have an appointment on Thrusday, lets see what the doc has to say.


BTW I second what Pedge

and ronbeau say...taking care before it's too late...is the best cure.

I've never let someone else's opinion of how I look get in the way of me doing what I want to do - so I'm with justleesa here. If doofusism is in the eye of the beholder, that's the beholder's problem in my perspective.

Actually BEING a doofus is another matter