focusing with glasses or without

**Jmarmck** · 2-Aug-2016, 06:00

Originally Posted by Bruce Barlow

I used to buy cheap reading glasses at the dollar store when I wore contacts. Now I have glasses, which I keep on a string around my neck. At 3.5 diopter, my naked eyes work well for focusing, and, no longer being nimble, I can't step on the glasses around my neck.

Oh, I bet I could find a way! I once was on the riding mower in the Georgia midday heat. The gnats were particularly bad that day. I had new glasses in a slightly larger frame. While swatting a path through the gnats, I nicked the new glasses and flung them to the ground right in front of the mower deck. Not a cheap accident.

**Tin Can** · 2-Aug-2016, 06:08

Yup

**Bruce Barlow** · 2-Aug-2016, 09:48

Originally Posted by Jmarmck

Oh, I bet I could find a way! I once was on the riding mower in the Georgia midday heat. The gnats were particularly bad that day. I had new glasses in a slightly larger frame. While swatting a path through the gnats, I nicked the new glasses and flung them to the ground right in front of the mower deck. Not a cheap accident.

Yeah, did that with cheap sunglasses when I wore contacts, but they weren't on the string. I got away cheap that time.

**Jmarmck** · 2-Aug-2016, 11:20

I blame the gnats.

**Vaughn** · 2-Aug-2016, 13:08

Under the darkcloth I take off my glasses and hold them by one temple piece in my mouth. One of these day I am going to drop them in a creek or something and have to blindly make my way back to the car. I have no idea how I am going to actually drive, but so far so good.

**Tin Can** · 2-Aug-2016, 13:19

Originally Posted by Vaughn

Under the darkcloth I take off my glasses and hold them by one temple piece in my mouth. One of these day I am going to drop them in a creek or something and have to blindly make my way back to the car. I have no idea how I am going to actually drive, but so far so good.

Been there. I keep a spare pair in the vehicle when travelling.

Age 16 I lost my glasses and drove the car at night on busy rural roads by watching and seeing only taillights.

It was such a strain on my eyes, they shut off after a couple hours. I went blind.

By then my 'buddies' were sober enough to drive the brand new 1967 Firebird convertible.

We got home safe.