You know you're old when...

[UncleWede]

Last night I heard (maybe even out of my own mouth) a catchy phrase I wanted to share with yall.



I forgot . . .

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TSII

Ginkgo Biloba.

Anyone had any positive results with items like Prevagen?

(asking for cmyx6go )

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TSII

OH snap! Are you trying to imply something?

That she is my friend

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TSII

and that you feel sorry for your friend and doing her a solid by asking around about said medication? Very kind of you.

And since you so kindly offered the side effects, will go back to telling her about ginko


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[Esteban]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Last night I heard (maybe even out of my own mouth) a catchy phrase I wanted to share with yall.




I forgot . . .

That happens to me every once in a while, where I'm thinking of something and it's right on the tip of my tongue but I can't quite remember. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. It can be frustrating. I blame it on google. It makes it too easy to just look up something when we can't remember and then we get lazy.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I blame it on google. It makes it too easy to just look up something when we can't remember and then we get lazy.

THIS particular incidence, it's more about short-term memory and


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and umm


well, there was something I was going to say, it was really important, but I simply can't

things just don't stick if I don't write them down really quick, based on their real value to my life. It was a much-used saying from the past, that these #whippersnappers just wouldn't understand.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TSII

Didn't we just decide Prevagen should not be used?

Tell me about this Prevagen: had you had good luck with it? I keep seeing ads on TV.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

THIS particular incidence, it's more about short-term memory and


and



and umm


well, there was something I was going to say, it was really important, but I simply can't

things just don't stick if I don't write them down really quick, based on their real value to my life. It was a much-used saying from the past, that these #whippersnappers just wouldn't understand.

I get what you're saying and that happens to me. I'm just saying that I think the ability to look stuff up has made our brain lazy. Maybe we're also just getting older.

Hopefully it'll come to you... what you're trying to think of.

[Esteban]

Something helpful I do is when I think of something I quickly send myself an email so I will remember it later. We all have our phones handy and it's just so easy to do.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Something helpful I do is when I think of something I quickly send myself an email so I will remember it later. We all have our phones handy and it's just so easy to do.

Me to my Apple Watch every day it seems: "Set a reminder for 3:15 PM take seltzer out of freezer"

If I forget, my afternoon slushie gets too frozen to drink.....

[SpeedBuggy]

When your optometrist says it is time for cataract surgery.

Been struggling with the night time driving, headlight glare is just miserable and the long distance vision is blurry. The glasses just aren't cutting it anymore even with new prescription.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by SpeedBuggy

When your optometrist says it is time for cataract surgery.

Been struggling with the night time driving, headlight glare is just miserable and the long distance vision is blurry. The glasses just aren't cutting it anymore even with new prescription.

You will be happy to get this done. Had my first eye done around 15 years ago. You might not need glasses after both eyes are finished.

[SpeedBuggy]

Originally Posted by Esteban

You will be happy to get this done. Had my first eye done around 15 years ago. You might not need glasses after both eyes are finished.

Thanks, hoping for good results, although I don't know how I would act without glasses. I have ave worn glasses since my late twenties. Actually I'm not bothered much by wearing glasses.

Doctor indicated there are a couple of different procedures that can be done. Sounds like one is a hybrid lense that can correct the vision. Also heard it's a bit expensive and not always covered by insurance or in my case, Medicare.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by SpeedBuggy

Thanks, hoping for good results, although I don't know how I would act without glasses. I have ave worn glasses since my late twenties. Actually I'm not bothered much by wearing glasses.

Doctor indicated there are a couple of different procedures that can be done. Sounds like one is a hybrid lense that can correct the vision. Also heard it's a bit expensive and not always covered by insurance or in my case, Medicare.

Mine was through my wife's medical insurance and I had a small copay.

I've worn glasses since I was 15. Now my vision is 20/25 and I hardly wear glasses.

They have new lenses these days and I hear they work really well. The OP here, cmyx6go, had it done not too long ago. Maybe she'll chime in.

Hope it's covered by your insurance.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

PS - wearing glasses doesn't really bother me either but I like hardly needing them these days.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by SpeedBuggy

When your optometrist says it is time for cataract surgery.

Been struggling with the night time driving, headlight glare is just miserable and the long distance vision is blurry. The glasses just aren't cutting it anymore even with new prescription.

Originally Posted by Esteban

Mine was through my wife's medical insurance and I had a small copay.

I've worn glasses since I was 15. Now my vision is 20/25 and I hardly wear glasses.

They have new lenses these days and I hear they work really well. The OP here, cmyx6go, had it done not too long ago. Maybe she'll chime in.

Hope it's covered by your insurance.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

PS - wearing glasses doesn't really bother me either but I like hardly needing them these days.

I had both eyes done last year. I have mixed feelings on the results. I too was blinded by the light. Headlight glare was a big issue. I also had issues during the day with bright lights. Another issue was the fog during the day. I felt like everything was a grey cloud. The edges of things were no longer clear.

I have worn contact lenses for 30+ years for distance. As I got older, my close up vision started to go so my prescription got complicated. As they adjusted the close up vision, the distance suffered. I could have opted for glasses instead of lenses but the shallow bitch in me preferred contacts. Eventually I also needed readers.

Anyway, I chose the surgery with the multifocal lens replacement. It cost me about $8K total for both eyes. Insurance only covered the surgery and the anesthesia. They did not cover the lenses. I can't find the breakout of what they actually paid. It must be home and not in my file here at work where it belongs.

Results -
The good - I no longer feel like I'm living in a grey world. There is more light getting into my eyes. The vision correction worked well. No more contacts and I only need readers if I'm reading something ridiculously small.

The bad - Although the glare has reduced, I now see halos around lights at night. If I am approaching a traffic light, I see the green but it now has a green circle around the light. Same thing with headlights. The doctor said it would wear off after my brain adjusted to the change when I went for my first follow up visit. It has not. I just had a visit last week. Doctor said I was the first person ever to have this issue. My luck I guess. It's not debilitating, just annoying. If I had to do it all over again knowing the results, I'd probably still do it.

I hope this helps. I will see if I can find how much insurance paid but obviously your plan will vary. I believe they pay for basic lenses but not the multifocal ones I chose.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I hope this helps. I will see if I can find how much insurance paid but obviously your plan will vary. I believe they pay for basic lenses but not the multifocal ones I chose.

What about for dogs? I've noticed recently that Leah has a very white eye.

I need her to be able to see and bark if any neighbors come out while I'm ditching her poo in their cans.

She was a bit confused when I called her last night at the gas station. The covfefe was cold, and I didn't want the diesel truck to take it out on her that I had sat there for 10 minutes in front of the pump while she was checking out the greenery around the station.

[cmyx6go]

Do they still require you to use hand signals when taking a road test?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Do they still require you to use hand signals when taking a road test?

You know, I only took one of those tests, when I first got my license.

Will I ever be required to take one again? Not that I want to.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Do they still require you to use hand signals when taking a road test?

Originally Posted by Esteban

You know, I only took one of those tests, when I first got my license.

Will I ever be required to take one again? Not that I want to.

Just curious. I thought of it when I posted about using blinkers in another thread. Do kids even know what hand signals are? Or anyone on the road for that matter.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Just curious. I thought of it when I posted about using blinkers in another thread. Do kids even know what hand signals are? Or anyone on the road for that matter.

Good question. Maybe just the old farts with no blinkers. lol

TBH, I don't know if they teach that anymore.

[Esteban]

Found this on YouTube from 2017, so it sounds like they possibly DO test for hand signals. At least according to this video.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Do they still require you to use hand signals when taking a road test?

Hand signals are still in the NY State learner's permit book:

https://dmv.ny.gov/about-dmv/chapter...-turns#mke-trn

I have no idea if they still test on them as part of the road test, but suspect that the only hand signal known by kids today involves their middle finger and words that for some reason cause flashbacks to what soap tastes like.....