Well, bifocals do complicate things a bit. I'm glad I'm not there yet, but then I don't have charts or a GPS or even a compass!Maybe if I start doing my crosswords out on the water! I just invested $50 in three new pairs of glasses--one of them being my designated kayak shades. They have a leash permanently mounted with a small float, so perhaps they do give my head a bit of buoyancy during a roll! I think I'm so enamoured with my cheap prescription glasses because I can remember wearing broken glasses for so long when I was younger because they were always so expensive to buy or repair. I'd break a set and then have to pay a Dr. to give me a new prescription for a new pair. Now I can get 10 pairs for the price I paid for one and the internet doesn't care how old my prescription is! I'm sure somehow this is contributing to global warming, but I do look stylish in my new shades! Mark Sanders ----- Original Message ----- > G'Day All, > I eventually went to an optician who suggested that as well as the near > vision correction I should get the long vision adjusted for astigmatism. > The > long and the short of it is I ordered a pair of non polarised bifocals for > about $100, its my experience that one only ever loses or damages > expensive > specs, the cheap ones lead a charmed life. and they are marvellous. Not > only > can I again see the VHF radio, the map and the GPS but I can also see > waves > on the horizon, birds, fish and look forward to seeing a whale without > And I'll swear my rolling has > improved:~) > > Many thanks for all your advice and a happy new year to all you > Paddlewisers. > > All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 31 2009 - 09:41:03 PST
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