And when it goes, it goes fast. One day you find that you can't read the writing on the spines on your albums and CDs and that's it. Even though it was no problem the day before.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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And when it goes, it goes fast. One day you find that you can't read the writing on the spines on your albums and CDs and that's it. Even though it was no problem the day before.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Lol - no doubt, but at what age, I wonder? None of that going on yet, even at 55...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
When Del went to the opticians, just before lockdown, to get a new pair of specs (frames plus lenses), she was given a sheet of laminated paper, with (I think) five paragraphs of text on it, in varying sizes, from biggest to smallest, and I tried it and managed to successfully read all but the last one, which was pretty tiny!
The only difference I've noticed in my eyesight, since say 15 years ago, is that I find it harder to read now in low-light conditions, but as long as the light's good enough, there's no problem:)
Must've been all those carrots I ate when I was young!:D
Marco.
I always thought that, with age, it was more of slow deterioration? Or you were unfortunately just born with poor eyesight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
One thing that won't bother me one iota, when I need to wear glasses, is how they look, as there are all sorts of cool/stylish frames these days, whereas at one time [remember the 'Deidre Barlow' look, from the 70s, or other 'thick milk-bottle types'?:doh:], and with frames, all you could get was 'jobby brown' colour! UGH...
So as long as you get the right frames to suit your head size and face shape, it can look quite distinctive:)
Marco.
I can imagine you rocking a "Timmy Mallet" look, or maybe some Elton John jobbies that spell the word "ZOOM". Or POOP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I had to wear specs from age 14. Only had the first pair about a week and I got in a fight and they got broken. Parents not happy. After that had to avoid getting in fights. Sport harder too, you can't play footie in specs and you're not much use on the pitch when you can't really see what is going on 30 feet away. Not that I was any good anyway but did enjoy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
The other disadvantage at that age is it makes you less confident with girls. Although at an all-boys school that wasn't really relevant for me that often. Later you find out the vast majority of women don't care.
I'm short sighted so can see to read and stuff fine. Just with age I now can't read close up with specs on, I have to take them off or look over them. That change did happen very quickly.
Genetic, both parents and one brother short-sighted too. Not much you can do about it.
It generally is, but it sneaks up on you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
What I first noticed was fine print becoming harder to read. I'm mostly far sighted and can read road signs and number plates OK to an extent, but I'm knackered with anything close up.
That's me too. I can read most things in daylight, but with artificial light I'm screwed. During the winter months my A-Z in the car is not worth bothering with.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I bet when Del saw you after collecting her first pair of specs, her reaction was somewhere between :eek: and :eek::eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
yup although my distance isnt good enough legally without glasses for driving i dont agree as i can read signs and plates ok, but still wear thyem to be safe. i need reading specs tho and another set for pcQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I seem to remember Billy Connolly talking about prescription windscreens for cars. That could work.
An A-Z is a must for serious drivers. A sat-nav will get you the bulk of the journey, but it's that last half mile they cock up and you find yourself the wrong side of a block or down a little country lane cu-de-sac!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Especially if you made it varifocal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I remember Anita's sat nav, in taking us to IKEA, actually put us on a neighbouring industrial estate. Which was fine by me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
No, that was her reaction when she first unzipped and released my 'python'!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Marco.
More likely :popcorn:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yeah, defo, especially the last bit, although you can take some steps when you're very young to protect your eyesight, by not straining your eyes trying to read things in poor light conditions, and just generally eating well and being healthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Same applies with your hearing... Even at a young age, I was always protective of my hearing, and so when going to really loud gigs, I'd always put ear plugs in at some point, just to 'give them a rest', and never listened to music loudly on headphones, plus I've been fortunate never to work in excessively noisy environments, all of which can lead to tinnitus.
Consequently, my hearing is as good (probably better) than my eyesight, but that doesn't stop me from getting 'earache' from Del when she WANTS, or DOESN'T want, something!:D
Marco.
My postcode is in my sat-nav as the home setting, but it always wants to take me the other side of the block.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Lol - NEVER rely 100% on a sat-nav, as it's almost always guaranteed to end in a tale of woe! Does no-one use maps anymore?:)
On long journeys, to somewhere we've never been before, our default 'guidance system' is still a detailed (up to date road map), as at least you know then generally where you are, because you can SEE it, unlike with many navs, and which make you lazy.
The sat-nav only gets used if we get lost and/or can't find the road sign we're looking for, and get us back on our road, which can be invaluable when driving abroad!:cool:
Marco.
my sat nav in car is very good, plus i have a phone version that can be bluetoothed into it if needed. never got me lost yet
I bought a touring map of Scotland at the Green Welly Stop, and it was our 'go to' for the whole week. I love maps. If I had my way I'd wallpaper the lounge in Ordnance Surveys, but Anita wouldn't go for it. Women are funny that way :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yup, but it's good to use your brain sometimes too, as accurate map-reading is a skill.
Del's really good at reading them, which is handy with her often being 'co-pilot':)
Marco.
yup if you have a co that can read a map, its handy.. of course when using a sat nav, you have to qualify any turns as 'logical' before making them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Due to a misunderstanding with our respective insurance policies, it turns out I've been using the car uninsured for the last two years! :eek: Eek! :eek: So that got me out of driving duties. I prefer it that way anyway. I like to watch the scenery go by. Especially going thru Glen Coe, and along the old military road to "Rest and be Thankful" :)
Absolutely. Local knowledge trumps Sat Nav every time. Just try using it for a local journey you know well, see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
often have a map set on phone so i can double check if im not sure. also if its complex i print out all the turns and distances etc..
just as well you were not stopped or in an accident...:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
doesn't bear thinking about Grant - I'm usually pretty hot on these things, this just fell through the net... No harm done, thank God.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
On her car insurance now, named driver... cost an extra £6 per month, cheeky sods. Licence been clean for 10 years or so :(
a moral tale :D
‘Life Without Pain Has No Meaning’: Arthur Schopenhauer... ‘If I kill you, I destroy a part of the life force that joins us all together. When someone harms another person it is like a snake biting its tail without knowing that it is sinking its fangs into its own flesh Properly understood, other people aren’t external to me. I care what happens to you because in a way you are part of what we are all part of’.
trouble is perhaps people dont spend long enough understanding others. Schopenhauer certainly didnt practice what he preached, as when an old woman was talking outside his door he pushed her down the stairs. he was forced to pay her monies every month until her death, where he showed no compassion: instead he scribble the joke-rhyme ‘obit anus, abit onus‘ (Latin for ‘the old woman dies, the burden goes’)
a bit pricey.. good thing about motability, is insurance is taken care ofQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Them houses over the back empty then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a3a204e17c.jpg
Lol no, why do you ask?:)
Marco.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/xk7YrZ.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
He looks like me. I don't remember being invited - but at my age my memory is not what it was!
Just that they look suspiciously like neighbours to me ;)
A new neighbour who I've started chatting with asked me the other day if I was a DJ or something (in the recent hot weather with the conservatory door open he, amongst others, have been treated to my choice of music). Went on to commend my taste :)
You want to be careful with that. The area where my wife’s sister lives in the USA had a spate of cars being stolen a few years back, then the miscreants would use the car’s Satnav to take them to ‘the programmed ‘home’ location and rob the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
As a result, her husband changed the ‘home’ location in both their cars to the very large police station that was around a quarter of a mile from them!
Well they wouldn't find me, the sat-nav doesn't understand the postcode and goes elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
It's happened with every sat-nav I've tried.
Love that idea :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
(I have mine set for a village near to us - definitely not my own address)
Lol, what the pic doesn't show is that there's a path and a main road between those houses and me, which are probably at least 200 yards away, so I don't class them as neighbours!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Nice one on the latter, did you get her number (if it was a 'her'), as it sounds like a come-on?:D
Marco.
Same here. It gets to within a road away, but it's the wrong road.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Lol - he does a little... Don't really think it would've been your scene though (aside from the food and wine). Loud dance music with a load of youngsters jumping up and down on a bouncy castle and girlies cuddling each other in the wee small hours, when they've had too much to drink...:eyebrows:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Marco.
No, he's a chippy, handy bloke to know actually, he's cleared some shrubs between our properties (got him a crate of lager for doing that) & what his missus has done in their garden has really lifted the neighbourhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
That's because your postcode is SH17 8AG :DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Ah, no worries... Nice one:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
For anyone interested, here are some more pics taken from our weekend party:
One of Del's work colleagues and his wife, who's a nurse:
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Here's 'Walter Smith' again, or rather 'Barry', looking up and wondering if there was more fun going on indoors.... :D:eyebrows:
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Nice little fire we had going on at night, which was much needed as it got chilly!
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Gates to our lodge house:
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Some of the booze they brought with them (we also supplied some wine):
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The birthday boy himself (30 years old):
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Some more of the girlies:
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It was a great party, enjoyed by all - and Del says she WANTS to do it again!:doh::D
Marco.
:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Outdoor darkroom, interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol... Just a rather novel idea, I thought, of hanging up old pics of the 'birthday boy', with illuminated pegs, which as you can see at night look quite striking:)
However, the temporary erection of a gazebo, in order to facilitate the party, has made us more determined to have a proper one permanently installed, as it makes for a really nice seating area in the summer.
And there's plenty of room... Even with that and the bouncy castle (which was huge) installed on the lawn, there's was still LOADS of room left for folks to mingle. Don't think I could ever cope without having a large outdoor space to enjoy in the nice weather!:cool:
If the weather is half-decent over Christmas [which often it is, as the really bad weather doesn't usually kick in until January/Feb], we might get the crew round again, and this time just light a bigger fire!:D
Marco.
Pooch goes to the vet tomorrow at 8.30am for surgery to remove two small lumps under her skin. They could potentially be tumours, cancerous or otherwise. You would not believe how much this is going to cost!!
hope it turns out well geoff. sons dog had cancer for several years, before she died recently, so often they can be benign. it can become expensive alas..
Sorry to hear that, mate. I can imagine the cost, but the most important thing is that he's ok. Hope all goes well:)
Marco.
The dog's lumps are small, so I don't envisage problems after they are excised. It's my usual vet, but prices seem to have grown wildly. The fifteen minute consultation cost me nearly ninety quid, never mind the price of the still to be paid for surgery. No more pets for me after this one, that's for sure.