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06-02-22, 09:44 AM
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It's not as bad as it would appear. There are fish and frogs in the pond, and frogs wandering through the house. We're fully screened. We attribute most of the lack of infestation to the fish. There are times when a floor, or powerful ceiling fan is a necessity.
There are also geckos everywhere. Don't know if they eat mosquitoes.
I do not, however, have a 25° driveway in snow country.
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06-02-22, 09:45 AM
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My Dad went years before getting reading glasses. He used to hold the newspaper at arms length. It helped that he has long arms for his height. Eventually, his arms were not long enough, and he bought those half glasses for reading sometime in his 50s, then eventually glasses for everything in his 70s.
I, OTOH, have astigmatism AND increasing presbyopia, so neither holding things close nor far away is much help. Even so, I have always been able to pass the eye test for driving, so I'm not required to wear glasses.
I, OTOH, have astigmatism AND increasing presbyopia, so neither holding things close nor far away is much help. Even so, I have always been able to pass the eye test for driving, so I'm not required to wear glasses.
06-02-22, 09:46 AM
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He was a professional baseball player in the 'Teens. Basketball, too, which is funny for a guy who was about 5'8". Then he umpired baseball at various levels for something like 57 years.
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It's not as bad as it would appear. There are fish and frogs in the pond, and frogs wandering through the house. We're fully screened. We attribute most of the lack of infestation to the fish. There are times when a floor, or powerful ceiling fan is a necessity.
There are also geckos everywhere. Don't know if they eat mosquitoes.
It's not as bad as it would appear. There are fish and frogs in the pond, and frogs wandering through the house. We're fully screened. We attribute most of the lack of infestation to the fish. There are times when a floor, or powerful ceiling fan is a necessity.
There are also geckos everywhere. Don't know if they eat mosquitoes.
06-02-22, 09:46 AM
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Maybe he did . . . . . . . or maybe it was a moment of unbridled passion.
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06-02-22, 09:47 AM
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06-02-22, 09:48 AM
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06-02-22, 09:49 AM
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Last time I had to do the eye test for my license, I did it without my glasses because I didn't like wearing them while driving. When I looked through the machine, I told the lady that it was broken as everything on the left was blurry, but everything on the right was crystal clear. She gave me a pass and told me to bring my glasses the next time I had to renew. Fortunately, the "next time" was in 2020 after the Covid shutdown, so I'm good until 2028.
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I was told that a few days ago, for the left eye only.
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06-02-22, 09:54 AM
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My wife would move if there were critters roaming through our house. Thought I was going to have to sell the place when a 10" snake got into the kitchen a few years ago.
06-02-22, 10:22 AM
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I hate wearing glasses. Might try those fancy pilocarpine drops that supposedly can work for near vision. If that does not work, I will have to bite the bullet and wear cheaters. I know monovision is a thing but I don't think my crazy brain would ever adapt well to it.
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06-02-22, 10:46 AM
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His family could not accept this and so the house is back on the market and he moved everyone back to the previous house. Sad.
06-02-22, 10:48 AM
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most people bite that bullet in their 40's consider yourself blessed.
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