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06-02-22, 06:15 AM
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06-02-22, 06:45 AM
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Happy to have a three. But, alas -
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06-02-22, 07:32 AM
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Thanks.
My lovely wife is very creative. That pond began its life as a pool, but we didn't use it. It has a wrap around natural filtration system, on two sides, made up of gravel and plant roots, with water pumped through the gravel. A closed system with a skimmer and 'Skippy Filter' at the pump entrance.
It's a delightful place to live. And she is a delightful person to live with.
My lovely wife is very creative. That pond began its life as a pool, but we didn't use it. It has a wrap around natural filtration system, on two sides, made up of gravel and plant roots, with water pumped through the gravel. A closed system with a skimmer and 'Skippy Filter' at the pump entrance.
It's a delightful place to live. And she is a delightful person to live with.
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06-02-22, 07:35 AM
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Ditto.
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06-02-22, 07:53 AM
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06-02-22, 08:01 AM
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06-02-22, 08:32 AM
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06-02-22, 08:57 AM
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06-02-22, 09:00 AM
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I should probably take this to the 50+, but I have become more and more aware of my presbyopia (poor near vision) over the past few weeks. At 57, I know I am overdue for needing "cheaters" reading glasses but I was hoping to dodge that bullet for awhile longer.
06-02-22, 09:05 AM
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I thought I needed readers in my 50s. They put me straight onto progressive tri-focals.
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06-02-22, 09:06 AM
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$20 readers:
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06-02-22, 09:07 AM
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06-02-22, 09:23 AM
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DougRNS Gracias.
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06-02-22, 09:23 AM
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You've never used readers? Most of us need them before age 57, I think. I started needing them to read in my 40s but was able to get by on the bike and driving until later. I started using off the shelf readers on the bike several years ago and they work fine. I especially wanted the help on the mtb.
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06-02-22, 09:26 AM
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I wonder what random thing in the background of that @Velo Vol will ask you about.
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You can be sure I would be scanning that pic for details.
06-02-22, 09:31 AM
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I assumed the same but ya never know.
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06-02-22, 09:33 AM
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06-02-22, 09:35 AM
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06-02-22, 09:38 AM
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06-02-22, 09:41 AM
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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.
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06-02-22, 09:41 AM
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My friend, who is your age, wears a contact lens in one eye for everything. We were on a ride once and it migrated up under his eyelid. Must have been annoying.
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06-02-22, 09:42 AM
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Over time, what you think is "super-fine print" evolves....
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06-02-22, 09:43 AM
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Just yesterday I had my annual ophthalmology exam. She said my eyes are so bad that a new prescription will only marginally help; the two eyes are moving in opposite directions from normal. 
It's time for cataract surgery.
It's time for cataract surgery.
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