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Crash, bang, wallop. Another damp squib or a complete washout in your backyard. Penny for 'em, Lawrence?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6693031?day=1

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On Friday, 1 November 2013 20:05:26 UTC, Jim Cannon wrote:
Crash, bang, wallop. Another damp squib or a complete washout in your backyard. Penny for 'em, Lawrence?



http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6693031?day=1


I'm not sure what you mean by 'golden rain' whether you are taking the **** or not but I reach sixty one very soon and I can assure you the incontinence hasn't started to dribble out just yet.
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On 2013-11-01 23:51:09 +0000, Lawrence Jenkins said:

On Friday, 1 November 2013 20:05:26 UTC, Jim Cannon wrote:
Crash, bang, wallop. Another damp squib or a complete washout in your
backyard. Penny for 'em, Lawrence?



http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6693031?day=1


I'm not sure what you mean by 'golden rain' whether you are taking the
**** or not but I reach sixty one very soon and I can assure you the
incontinence hasn't started to dribble out just yet.


Well, many happy returns for when that day comes. As someone who will
reach sixty-one early next year, I can sympathise with your worries
about the threat of leaky pipes.

However, as a form of reassurance, my father is 90 and as far as I
know, he is still in control of his bodily fluids, so I am remaining
confident for many more dry years. I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus or
not.

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yttiw wrote:

I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus or
not.


I had to dig out my late father-in-law's magnifying glass this morning
to be able to read the tiny instructions on a mains adapter!
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On 02/11/2013 12:38, Lindisfarne Poacher wrote:
yttiw wrote:

I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus or
not.


I had to dig out my late father-in-law's magnifying glass this morning
to be able to read the tiny instructions on a mains adapter!

Yes, I've noticed that instructions are printed in a more blurry font
recently, too.


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On 2013-11-02 15:12:18 +0000, Vidcapper said:

On 02/11/2013 12:38, Lindisfarne Poacher wrote:
yttiw wrote:

I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus or
not.


I had to dig out my late father-in-law's magnifying glass this morning
to be able to read the tiny instructions on a mains adapter!

Yes, I've noticed that instructions are printed in a more blurry font
recently, too.


The worst thing for me at the moment is that I dont seem to need my
glasses to read a newspaper, but I do to read a computer screen which
is maybe another 6 inches further away.

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On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 16:04:33 +0000
yttiw wrote:

On 2013-11-02 15:12:18 +0000, Vidcapper said:

On 02/11/2013 12:38, Lindisfarne Poacher wrote:
yttiw wrote:

I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus
or not.

I had to dig out my late father-in-law's magnifying glass this
morning to be able to read the tiny instructions on a mains
adapter!

Yes, I've noticed that instructions are printed in a more blurry
font recently, too.


The worst thing for me at the moment is that I dont seem to need my
glasses to read a newspaper, but I do to read a computer screen which
is maybe another 6 inches further away.


I'm the same but also use a second pair for TV and a third for
distance. As one eye continues to deteriorate, I may have to think of
getting monocles instead. I wonder if they are cheaper than specs,
they ought to be. ;-)


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On 2013-11-02 18:28:02 +0000, Graham P Davis said:

On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 16:04:33 +0000
yttiw wrote:

On 2013-11-02 15:12:18 +0000, Vidcapper said:

On 02/11/2013 12:38, Lindisfarne Poacher wrote:
yttiw wrote:

I just wish that my eyes would make
up their mind whether they want to actually see anything in focus
or not.

I had to dig out my late father-in-law's magnifying glass this
morning to be able to read the tiny instructions on a mains
adapter!

Yes, I've noticed that instructions are printed in a more blurry
font recently, too.


The worst thing for me at the moment is that I dont seem to need my
glasses to read a newspaper, but I do to read a computer screen which
is maybe another 6 inches further away.


I'm the same but also use a second pair for TV and a third for
distance. As one eye continues to deteriorate, I may have to think of
getting monocles instead. I wonder if they are cheaper than specs,
they ought to be. ;-)



I think that bi-focals are going to be the choice for me. I tried
varifocals, but I dont like the way they seem to go out of focus around
the edges.



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