Good Morning!!!!!!

[LPS]

I have had glasses since 4th grade.  Did contacts a few times but always back to glasses.  Finally had cataract surgery and went great and I can see so clear and without frigging glasses that it is great.  Glenn.  You are wide awake and keeping your eye open as they do the cataract surgery.   I know right??   It is no big deal.  I was worried so when they gave me the happy juice I told them don't be tight with that, I can handle it.  Was a blast actually.  LOL  The first one itched for 2 or 3 days and the second one was not even itchy.  But I have to wear reading glasses.  SUNGLASSES is mandatory for all of us!!!   The sun really hurts eyes.  I have readers on the bottoms of my sunglasses for tying on new jigs etc.  Remember SUNGLASSES anytime you are outside in brightness. 

[mike89]

Yeah mike, with both cornea & cataract on both eyes we made a lot of trips to the Wolfe Clinic down in Marshalltown & Des Moines. Then they were so busy it was normally about 6 months out to get an appointment. So, I'll bet it was at least 2-2 1/2 years to get his eyes where they are now. Personally, I've had glasses since I was ~10 so going to the Optometrist doesn't bother me at all.

yes so far my eyes are good other than needing glasses..  and I appreciate that.. 

[Gunner55]

I've had transition lenses since they were invented.

[markn]

Late yesterday afternoon the UPS truck showed up, yipppeee my pins are here. Oh wait, there was only two of the four required pins in the box. I sent a somewhat snotty text after which I had a reply within two minutes where I was reassured the other two missing pins would be on their way today. Enough of that, have a great day everyone, later.....

[Jerkbiat]

Morning boys. 19 here and heading for 45 it says. Cut firewood and loaded wood shed last night. Even had the alien helper. Makes it more fun that way. I also had glasses since 7th grade. Then somewhere around my mid 40s my eyes went back to 20/20 for 5-6 years. Was nice not having to wear glasses. Then I got a fast moving form of cataract and had to have the surgery. Just the opposite of Barry though. Now I am back to wearing glasses for distance. When it was all said and done with both eyes. My right eye is for distance and my left eye is for up close. No readers are needed for me that way. Well, just getting ready for another day in the salt mines. Have a good one boys.

[mike89]

mornin all, 20 here and could see 50 today..  my time to start wearing glasses was in my later 50's, readers..  still need them mostly for reading and up close..  so because of that I can't have corrective surgery..  oh well..  off to the eye doctor late this morning and other than that not much going on..  today is the 1at day of spring!!!  have a good day all!!

[Gunner55]

Mornin all, we had 19 when I went out to the garage ~6 & it looks like we should see 46. Everywhere we stopped was kind of busy yday, especially when we stopped to eat in DR. There might be some alien going on there too, as they only had 1 waitress & that's pretty unusual at lunch time. It still couldn't have been much more than a 1/2 hour to get in & out for us though. My list is empty again today, so I'll just have to wing it. Have a good day!!

[LPS]

Morning boys.  Its about 20 and we may see 46 today.  Hope so.  Will putz with some things around here today and just try to stay out of trouble.  You all have a good one.  Happy Spring to ya.

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! 21 at choretime heading for a high in the low 4 D's. Snowfall total at the ranch came out to be 2" with a liquid equivalent precipitation of .18". A similar amount of snow was measured in Bugtussle. Still melting that one out presently. Will update later. For us, it turned out to be a Fake Blizzard. I ain't complaining altho I was still pretty tired last nite from all the prep work I did ahead of the storm. There were times yesterday with whiteout conditions between 9:30 & 11 a.m. Then it quit & after lunch it fired up again. Snowed for a couple hours with visibility down to a 1/4 mile at times. Reports of a semi flopped over in the ditch by Clarks Grove on I-35. Slick spots on E&W roads this a.m. Looks like we're still on track to turn the ewes w/lambs out this weekend though so that's the main thing.   

[glenn57]

morning fellers.......done at the store. still got a bit of the Alien but feeling better.......still requires a nap me thinks!!!! might feel good enough to head outdoors later!!!

i wear cheater glasses just for reading....... i didnt look at smut pictures like all youz fellers that need glasses full time!!!!!

[Dotch]

I'd love nothing better than to get away from wearing glasses.  I've been wearing them since I was 9 or 10. Nearsighted. Tried contacts several times but find my occupation just gets too dusty & dirty a lot of the time. That and astigmatism plus needing bifocals really took the fun out of it. I needed to wear cheaters for screen work & reading the last time I tried them while losing the ability to see things close up with the naked eye. Like my eye doc said last time I got new glasses, in the old days they would've prescribed trifocals. He told me if you're going to do fine detail work up close (think tiny insects like aphids on a leaf), just take your glasses off! I asked about laser surgery too & he claimed I was a good candidate but he also cautioned me about some of the same things. I'd still need cheaters to read along with losing the ability to see things up close without magnification permanently. Crap! 

BTW, I was gonna mention, I got a glenn nap in yesterday during our pretend blizzard. The nap was real however...

[mike89]

well got back from the follow up visit for the surgery and all was good!! 


on a side note I found out last Monday my last Aunt passed away..   93 years old...   she had a good life..  RIP Donna... 

[glenn57]

  sorry to her about Auntie Mike.....

good to hear about da eyeball appt!!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Sorry to hear about losing your last aunt, mikey. Down to one left here. No uncles.

As glenn said, good to hear the eye appt went well. 

[mike89]

thanks, my last Uncle passed away a many years ago.. so out of them too..   

[LPS]

RIP Aunt Donna.

[Bobberineyes]

Sorry to hear the sad news Mike..

[Jerkbiat]

Sorry to hear Mike. RIP Donna!

Morning boys. TGIF! 30 here and supposed to drop into the teens by this afternoon. Short day at work today. Got friends coming up fishing later this morning. The kid and his wife are coming tonight also. Otherwise just getting ready for another day in the salt mines. Have a good one boys

[Scenic]

Good morning All.  35 here but dropping most of the day.  I will be spending the day working on the computer and just laying low for a few more days.  Good time to get caught up on graphics and other misc stuff.  Have a great day!!


Sorry for your loss Mike.   

[mike89]

mornin all, 33 here and saying we could see 39,  we will see and saying a chance of snow showers..  got a couple friends stopping over later today to help me get the dead freezer out of the garage and out of here..  that will good to get that done..   thanks all for the thoughts!!!   have a good day all!! 

[Gunner55]

Mornin boys, currently we sit at 28 & we might see 30. A 30% chance of a few flakes here early today too, I guess. It looks like that gets a lot more real after about midnight on Saturday for us. I've got just a little of yday's laundry left to put away, then it's on to bigger & better things. 'Bout it here, have a great Friday!!

[markn]

Basket back on the skid loader. Had to use two old pins for cylinders, they're easy to replace when the other two show up. Finish that up and do a partial Dupont overhaul (fresh paint Glenn) on the front and call it good for now. After that move some stuff around and get some Winter things put away. Think I'll start up the snowmobile and let it run for a bit too. Later.......

[glenn57]

morning fellers........good thing you explained that one to me Mark or idda never figured it out!!!

got to take Shadow to the doggy doc this morning........he came in yesterday with one of his dew claws straight out and i could see he was in pain. no clue what happened. never seen him act so strange before. seems better this morning......more normal...........for him anyway!!!!

not much else on the agenda!

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! 31 for an overnite low, 37 at choretime, heading for a high in the upper 4 D's. Suffering from jet lag after last nite's octogenarian car club meeting. Conducting the meeting was like herding cats. It was like they'd never heard about the places we'd talked about at numerous previous meetings & were included in the secretary's reports. Even the guy who wrote the secretary's report couldn't remember any of it. Good thing I've been taking notes or we'd still be there. Took forever for them to decide where they wanted to go for the 1st cruise of the season. Wound up being Barney's Drive inn in Waseca on April 26th, weather permitting. Barney's has changed hands a few times in recent years so hopefully they're in operation and open. I'd just like the weather to straighten out so we can take the Stude for a spin. My 103 year old little buddy is penciled in for another ride once it gets decent out.   

[LPS]

Noonish boys.  I haven't given my good morning thing yet cuz my mind is occupied.  My Dad that I loved very much died this morning at 5:45.  He was ok and then ended up with pneumonia and influenza at the same time and just couldn't pull him out of it.  I will be checking in. 

[fishwidow]

Really sorry to hear this. Prayers for you and your whole family.

[Dotch]

Sad to hear Barry. My deepest condolences.

[Steve-o]

Mine too, Barry.

[roony]

Sorry to hear Barry. I still miss dad after 35 years.

[Dotch]

Be 41 years here in June. Sux to lose your Dad regardless.