Well I'm officially an ol' fart now... I had to get hearing aids yesterday. Between flying small airplanes, operating loud motorboats, and occasional forays into the engine room of large diesel-engine ships my high frequencies are shot to hell. I also googled and found waterproof hearing aids (behind the ear) called "hunter". The new units are truly amazing as they are completely digital and can be programmed. They even have several channels for different conditions like wind, loud noise, movies, etc. I had him program one channel to completely attenuate my wife's voice. I love these things!!! Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Channels? Wow! I am just getting my first reading glasses this week. I have been wearing contact lenses for 20 years, but last 12 months I have been wondering why is it so difficult to read charts laying on my kayak deck. Stupid me. I'll have to re-think all my strategies considering paddling or working, because my eyesight is about -8 in both eyes. An operation is out of question because most probably it will have to be done again after few years. And spectacles are quite irritating in rain and in my style of four-season paddling & camping at the Finnish Gulf. Ari Saarto - navigare necesse est - http://asaarto1.blogspot.com/ On 7. syys 2009, at 06:29, Craig Jungers wrote: > They even have several channels > for different conditions like wind, loud noise, movies, etc. I had him > program one channel to completely attenuate my wife's voice. > > I love these things!!! > > > Craig Jungers *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Ari... generally only the reading eyesight gets worse once you need reading glasses so you could still have surgery. I had it 10 years ago and my eyesight is the same now as the day I had it (in my 50s). You can get bifocal contact lenses... they take a bit of getting used to however. You can also get bifocal implants although, at least in the USA, that surgery is generally reserved for cataract patients. But that surgery is remarkably successful. Hearing aids have 16 to 32 frequency windows now so they can only amplify the frequencies one no longer can hear well. And this hearing aid is water-resistant: http://www.advancedhearing.com/site/955817/product/WPBTE We can't stop getting older (except for dying young) but we can plan to utilize tools to keep us active. Sometimes we have to change our priorities and sometimes we have to move to completely different activities. I no longer climb 1,000 meter rock faces, for instance. Nor can I cover 200km a day on a bicycle. Or ski a mogul-filled downhill slope. But I can kayak and cross-country ski so that's what I do. It beats watching soap operas. :P Craig On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Ari Saarto <asaarto_at_elisanet.fi> wrote: > Channels? Wow! > > I am just getting my first reading glasses this week. I have been wearing > contact lenses for 20 years, but last 12 months I have been wondering why is > it so difficult to read charts laying on my kayak deck. Stupid me. > > I'll have to re-think all my strategies considering paddling or working, > because my eyesight is about -8 in both eyes. An operation is out of > question because most probably it will have to be done again after few > years. And spectacles are quite irritating in rain and in my style of > four-season paddling & camping at the Finnish Gulf. > > Ari Saarto > - navigare necesse est - > http://asaarto1.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > On 7. syys 2009, at 06:29, Craig Jungers wrote: > > They even have several channels >> for different conditions like wind, loud noise, movies, etc. I had him >> program one channel to completely attenuate my wife's voice. >> >> I love these things!!! >> >> >> Craig Jungers *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Yup, because I've never been a great fan of television series, I'll stick to paddling ;-) My optician recommended that I should try bifocal contact lenses, because they have been now in the market enough and most of his customers are satisfied. What I love about the reading glasses is that during my lectures I can give above them real killer gazes towards my students. If necessary, I get pretty impressive results... Ari On 7. syys 2009, at 10:24, Craig Jungers wrote: > > > We can't stop getting older (except for dying young) but we can plan > to > utilize tools to keep us active. Sometimes we have to change our > priorities > and sometimes we have to move to completely different activities. I no > longer climb 1,000 meter rock faces, for instance. Nor can I cover > 200km a > day on a bicycle. Or ski a mogul-filled downhill slope. But I can > kayak and > cross-country ski so that's what I do. > > It beats watching soap operas. :P > > Craig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Ari Saarto wrote: I have been wearing contact lenses for 20 years, but last 12 months I have been wondering why is it so difficult to read charts laying on my kayak deck. My solution to your reading of charts problem is to get small, plastic reading glasses and put them on a neck cord. I stow it in a pocket of my lifejacket and pull it out to read a chart while underway. The neck cord has a velcro attachement so it can be pulled off my neck if it somehow gets tangled and becomes a threat. The glasses I get from American Science and Surplus: http://www.sciplus.com/search.cfm/scategory/MGF/term/reading/srch.fp/1 I have bought them at the store in different powers. They only cost thirty cents each. I usually wear them on shore as well, just for reading signs and recipes and things like that. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi, I got a special offer from my optician, he is making me two sets of glasses at the price of one :-) The fist ones are stylish (Swedish design) but the others are rather stupid looking, but have titanium frames, which makes them quite secure. I seem to break all the plastic glasses (the cheapest offers are here 2). Ari On 8. syys 2009, at 15:56, James wrote: > Ari Saarto wrote: I have been wearing contact lenses for 20 years, but > last 12 months I have been > wondering why is it so difficult to read charts laying on my kayak > deck. > > > > My solution to your reading of charts problem is to get small, plastic > reading glasses and put them on a neck cord. I stow it in a pocket of > my lifejacket and pull it out to read a chart while underway. The > neck > cord has a velcro attachement so it can be pulled off my neck if it > somehow gets tangled and becomes a threat. > > The glasses I get from American Science and Surplus: > > http://www.sciplus.com/search.cfm/scategory/MGF/term/reading/srch.fp/1 > > I have bought them at the store in different powers. They only cost > thirty cents each. I usually wear them on shore as well, just for > reading signs and recipes and things like that. > > > Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi, this was supposed to be: "I seem to break all the plastic glasses (the cheapest offers are here 2 euros)". Ari *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Ari Saarto <asaarto_at_elisanet.fi> wrote: > > this was supposed to be: "I seem to break all the plastic glasses (the > cheapest offers are here 2 euros)". > > Titanium frames are by far the best way to go. At least in my experience. They are certainly lots more expensive than any other frame. The metal frames of some of the cheaper reading glasses seem to be made of "pot" metal (a mix of metals - usually of poor quality) and don't take many flex cycles before breaking. My only problem with titanium frames is that often the lenses are poor quality plastic and scratch too easily in the rigors of an active lifestyle. Its difficult to find middle ground but at least if you have durable frames you can get lenses made to fit into them. For those who need hearing aids that are water resistant (you can swim in them) you can find reasonably priced units here: http://www.advancedhearing.com/site/955817/product/WPBTE Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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