Lucky guy. I have to wear glasses to read Red. I know kinda messed up. I can read it close up but if it's written on a board or something i can't see it at all.
The next time I go to my optromitrist I'm going to see if she can give me 15/20 vision (huge win). My friend did that and now can has super-human vision.
I don't know if you're kidding or not. There are many reasons to feel sorry for someone, but having to wear glasses certainly is not one of them. The best purchase I've ever made was a prescription mask for scuba diving and snorkling. Totally awesome!
You needed prescription? I went with normal ones, and it went fine, felt as if I was wearing my glasses. Though seeing perfectly clearly underwater would have been awesome.
but it's not even a nuisance. you don't have to take medication, you aren't physically limited, you don't need surgery, it's not dangerous like, say, food allergies. If I had to choose one condition to have, nearsightedness would probably be at the top of the list.
The clarity was (and is) mindboggling, especially when you're in a location with 80-100 feet visibility. They cost me about $125, but that was about ten years ago, so they probably cost more now.
I spent a lot more than that, but I never bothered to buy my own wetsuit or regulator--you have to carry all that stuff with you which is no fun. Nowadays the only think I bring with me on a dive trip is the mask. I also have one of those cool knives with a serrated five or six inch blade with an ankle strap. I remember taking it on a plane in my carry-on luggage around ten years ago on an international flight. How times have changed.
I completely forgot it was there until the plane landed. . . . I think I got away with it because the flight left from an island known for diving, with a pretty small airport, and was flying into the U.S.
Why do you feel bad? It's not like we're severely disabled. I just have to wear glasses occasionally Morally, Anyway
