Subdeacon Joe Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Time for glasses. I finally got a hearing aid and now when I go outside I hear birds chirping that I haven't heard for years. I can actually go into a noisy environment and hear every word the person is saying. I used to watch TV with the sound at level 15, now I can hear it at level 8. I now notice that when I push buttons or flick toggles, that they actually go click, I always thought they were silent before. Modern science is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Yep...been there, done that, got a nifty magnifier that clips on my glasses. Screw aging. I went fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I was amazed when I got my first glasses. Those big green things next to the highway are SIGNS! There's words and everything on them! If hearing aids weren't so expensive I would have them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: I was amazed when I got my first glasses. Those big green things next to the highway are SIGNS! There's words and everything on them! If hearing aids weren't so expensive I would have them too. I find I hear a lot of things with hearing aids that I really dont miss-the horrible crinkling sound of clear, hard plastic packing material puts me on edge. I do like to be able to see. Getting old aint for sissies Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 That exact situation lead me to get my first bifocals. I was attempting to tie a new size 18 fly on a 6x tippet and couldn’t do it! Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Bifocals at 40 and hearing aids at 60. My shoulders sound like a Colt action, 4 clicks, sometimes sound in need of an action job (crunchy). Recently retired, so there are some benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 TRR was doing some stage building maintenance. last year this time I was deep in the middle of the work crew this year, with the heat, I'm just a bystander. I can still run the riding lawnmower but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 15 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Yeah, but it beats the alternative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: That exact situation lead me to get my first bifocals. I was attempting to tie a new size 18 fly on a 6x tippet and couldn’t do it! Dang. Same here. Two and four pound test fishing line was my nemesis. Then I discovered progressive lenses. Then one day in Oregon I discovered the progressive lenses did not cut it on 4 pound line so I bought a clip-on flip down magnifier and that really helped. I think I got mine at Harbor Freight but Amazon has them. Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/16-5X-Jewelers-Magnifying-Crafts-Sewing/dp/B01FT3KC1O/ref=asc_df_B01FT3KC1O/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198079747122&hvpos=1o7&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7975012155977117080&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031032&hvtargid=pla-319150797054&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Thankee for the link, Pat ~ I'll be adding that to my next order list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, punxsutawneypete said: Yeah, but it beats the alternative! Yes...IF you are relatively healthy and your mind is at least as clear as when you were 20 years younger! (I still can't walk and chew gum at the same time! For that matter, my tooth crowns don't appreciate the gum! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I'm a 18 year old kid when I wake up. Then I move. Pretty much 90 by the time I am ready for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just turned 70, some mornings it feels like 90. My Momma always said gettin' old wasn't for sissies. She was RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 My mama always said she didn't mind getting old but she did mind getting slowed down. That's the way I see it. And somebody pleeeeeeeeeeeze tell Petey about those hearing aids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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