It finally happened

Don, there is a better alternative than those line bifocals. It is called progressives. It is basically a no line bifocals and has three objectives than two
with the line bifocals. You would have the far,intermediate,and the reading part.

Jedmo

x2 for the progessive lense glasses.  you cannot see the bifocal part, they look like regular glasses.  I also get the anti-relection, and the glasses darken automatically when you go outside and a anti-scratch coating as well.  makes it easier to tie lures and flies on.  some people have a hard time getting used to them. 

Progressives is basically for your driving needs like distance prescriptions.
Intermediate is for your computer length distance and the third focal is reading.
Sorry to blab on about this. It's what I used to do for living. Fitting prescription
glasses.

Now who else needs glasses.

Jedmo

Hey Craig, I had to start wearin' em at 14. Yeah, I was a geek. Then, "revenge of the nerds" came out & suddenly geeks were "cool" and all my lifeguard heros started wearing horn rims & bermuda shorts to snag the beach bunnies.

Dude, face it, you're old and ugly....but I got you beat:  I'm older and uglier than you.  At least I got you beat on one thing.   

Word of advise, next time CVS has a 2 for 1 sale, buy dirt cheap reading glasses.  Buy 3.  One each car, kitchen table, easy chair, computer, bedside, one in your favorite jacket.  Then you dont need to worry about old age memory issues 

the worst was trying to read a menu in a dimly lit restaurant.  "I would like the 3rd entree on the right.  Dont know what it is, but its usually a good neighborhood" 

Sorry man, you won't get a lot of sympathy from me.  The good State of California makes me take the driving test every damn two years, because I have 20/400 vision in one eye(lazy eye).  No other state has ever made me do it, and i have lived in several states.  So if all you had to do was put on glasses, you got off light!  I have to sit in that damn line with the newbie drivers, and ride around with the tester.

Sorry man, you won't get a lot of sympathy from me.  The good State of California makes me take the driving test every damn two years, because I have 20/400 vision in one eye(lazy eye).  No other state has ever made me do it, and i have lived in several states.  So if all you had to do was put on glasses, you got off light!  I have to sit in that damn line with the newbie drivers, and ride around with the tester.

I am not looking for sympathy. I though it was a funny story. Sorry about your life problem. Maybe you should talk to somone about it. Craig.

I got the kind Jedmo is talking about, plus they tint darker the brighter it is 
They are prescription lenses and not cheap unless you have vision insurance.
I really like mine alot
I started losing my vision in my early 40's so you done good!

Craig,

Dude!! You held out until 55 (well almost 56... ).

I'm like Sean, when my sixth grade teacher asked me to read what she wrote on the chalkboard, I'm like " what chalkboard??"

When I first put on my new glasses, I looked down and said " Hey, I got pubes!!! "

Rich

Craig,

Dude!! You held out until 55 (well almost 56... ).

I'm like Sean, when my sixth grade teacher asked me to read what she wrote on the chalkboard, I'm like " what chalkboard??"

When I first put on my new glasses, I looked down and said " Hey, I got pubes!!! "

Rich

Rich, That was funny. I am glad I got to meet you. Hopefully we can fish again together soon.

Word of advise, next time CVS has a 2 for 1 sale, buy dirt cheap reading glasses.  Buy 3.  One each car, kitchen table, easy chair, computer, bedside, one in your favorite jacket.  Then you dont need to worry about old age memory issues  

the worst was trying to read a menu in a dimly lit restaurant.  "I would like the 3rd entree on the right.  Dont know what it is, but its usually a good neighborhood"  

You need the 6 pack of reading glasses from Wal-Mart, you forgot the bathroom, tool chest, tackle box...
I can't read pill bottle labels anymore, thread the eye of trout fly hooks, read the sizes on my socket set, cartoons and fish porn on the throne... You need a couple of hard cases too so you can throw them in your pocket, it makes shopping easier.  I thought they were putting all the directions and warning labels in multiple languages, it turns out my eyes got so bad they just look like other languages.  

I'll chime in for progressives, but they do have their price. You pretty much have to point your nose at what you want to look at (can't just swivel your eye balls), and for some reason I loose my sense of "level". I *used* to be able to scratch out a nearly perfect level patch with a shovel if I needed it, but not with these buggers on. But all together I like them.

Next time around I'm talking to my Doc about the new multi-focal contact lenses.

fwiw,

Ben

Likewise Craig!!!!!!!

Next season my plan is to get out of my comfort zone (can you call Bean your comfort zone?) and do more fishing in your "zone".

Show me the way Craig-san!!

Rich

Just being sarcastic. Its all good. Just another reason why I hate the CA DMV.  One word of advise never set them any place you may sit.  I have done in two pairs that ways, I learned the hard way.  Also I lost a lens once in the snow, forget it, unless you see the damn thing actually fall.  It was dark out, snowing and from the car to the house I had a lens pop out.  Sucked. 

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