The benefits of being Nearsighted

So I'm riding home the other day, just before crossing
a huge intersection, and a mammoth bee bounces off the
lens of my glasses. phew (Well, it *looked* mammoth
from real close up!)

But it made me think -- what if my head had been tilted
just a wee bit differently and the bee got trapped
between the lens and my eye. I suppose such a
thing can happen. Ouch!

I guess if I didn't wear glasses, goggles would be
something I'd be looking at.

Scott

Scott wrote:
So I'm riding home the other day, just before crossing
a huge intersection, and a mammoth bee bounces off the
lens of my glasses. phew (Well, it *looked* mammoth
from real close up!)

But it made me think -- what if my head had been tilted
just a wee bit differently and the bee got trapped
between the lens and my eye. I suppose such a
thing can happen. Ouch!

I guess if I didn't wear glasses, goggles would be
something I'd be looking at.

There's also a middle-ground solution called "sunglasses" -- even with clear
lenses for night riding.

Bill "risk compensation" S.

Scott wrote:

So I'm riding home the other day, just before crossing
a huge intersection, and a mammoth bee bounces off the
lens of my glasses. phew (Well, it *looked* mammoth
from real close up!)

But it made me think -- what if my head had been tilted
just a wee bit differently and the bee got trapped
between the lens and my eye. I suppose such a
thing can happen. Ouch!

I guess if I didn't wear glasses, goggles would be
something I'd be looking at.

Scott

When riding, one must always wear glasses,
Or else, crud into you eyes will crashes.


--
Bob Wheeler --- http://www.bobwheeler.com/
ECHIP, Inc. ---
Randomness comes in bunches.

Bill Sornson wrote:

There's also a middle-ground solution called "sunglasses" -- even with clear
lenses for night riding.

Bill "risk compensation" S.

AGREED! There is no advantage to being nearsighted.

Mr. Magoo

Bob Wheeler wrote:

When riding, one must always wear glasses,
Or else, crud into you eyes will crashes.

Proofread poems (?) before posting,
Or your ass, will get a roasting.

eg

"Bill Sornson" wrote:
Proofread poems (?) before posting,
Or your ass, will get a roasting.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If your poems are always like those,
I prefer that you write only prose.

when you get old though, you will still be able to read by taking your
glasses off.

wle.

wle wrote:
when you get old though, you will still be able to read by taking your
glasses off.

I am old!!
Actually the problem resolves with age. I developed cataracts, had
them taken care of and wound up with 20-25 vision. First time I don't
need glasses since I was 10.

I submit that on or about Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:49:12 -0500, the person
known to the court as Scott made a
statement in Your Honour's bundle)
to the following effect:

So I'm riding home the other day, just before crossing
a huge intersection, and a mammoth bee bounces off the
lens of my glasses. phew (Well, it *looked* mammoth
from real close up!)

That's nothing. The arbor snapped on my power tool and threw the
diamond cutting blade in my face. They were still washing pieces of
polycarbonate out of my eye two hours later, but no long-term damage
was done.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

gds wrote:

AGREED! There is no advantage to being nearsighted.

You obviously have never removed your glasses and used your "bad" eye
to examine something tiny from inches away instead of having to rummage
around trying to find the magnifying glass.


Bill, who caught a bee in the lens today too.


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