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Old 02-21-2011, 10:45 PM
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You can set up a more scientific test for the glasses / contacts theory to eliminate the variables of traffic etc.

You just need some bright lights to look towards and something to test your eyes nearby.

Easiest set up is to switch on your car headlights when it's dark, and see how far away from the front of car you can walk while you can still read the licence plate. Or you may prefer to have some kind of sign a fixed distance off to one side of your car and see how far away you can get and still read that (you could park your car adjacent to a road sign, for example).
Took me a second reading to understand what you meant. NC doesn't have front license plates (other states do.)

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Then you can use the same set up a few days later after a different contact lens wearing regime, and see if there's any difference.
I may try this.

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At night, I've sometimes resorted to angling the mirrors so that all I can see in them is the road near the back tyres - much less distraction. You can still tell if someone is behind you by their lights illuminating your car's interior. It helps if your mirrors are electrically adjustable - then you can switch them back to the normal position easily when required.
I thought about doing this last night. The mirrors are powered, though they don't have the feature to save settings.

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I realize that you're not that old Ymir, but have you had your eyes checked for cataracts? What you describe is also a characteristic of people who are developing one or more cataracts. It might be a good idea to have that checked. :yup:
I have a yearly eye exam for my contact prescription. They do a bunch of tests and take pictures of my eyeballs. I assume they test for cataracts then. All they've ever said was that beside myopia, I have a slight astigmatism in my left eye. The doctor did once comment on how strongly my eyes reacted to bright light once though. I've had that problem since childhood - if it isn't completely overcast outside, I've got sunglasses on.

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It could be night blindness, Y's b, I know some people who have that. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ight_blindness

Can be caused by vitamine deficiency (and cured by supplements).
My diet includes several things on that list for vitamin A, lots of milk, broccoli and some carrots.

It's not the darkness that bothers me though, just the glare from headlights. I do just fine on a deserted road.

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How fast do the irises contract and expand? I can usually see just fine as soon as the light source is removed/past.
Like half a second. You can see in the mirror if you shine a torch in your eyes. And again if you take it away.
That really doesn't seem to apply here then, the half a second thing. It's pretty instantaneous.

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Old 02-22-2011, 01:00 AM
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Just been another big quake in Christchurch, NZ. Looks like the damage is worse than September's.

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Old 02-22-2011, 01:07 AM
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I assume if you're posting that you're doing OK Fragment?
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:12 PM
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When I was a child I had a fever. My hands smelled like huge baboons. Now I've hit that ceiling once again - I can't complain you would not understand. blargle blargle blargle derp derp derp.

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Old 02-23-2011, 05:38 PM
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The doctor put me back on the Amoxicillin and gave me a note to stay home from work til Friday. He seemed to think it is a relapse but I'm not so sure. His handwriting is terrible, it might be that he wrote 'bronchitis' on the form. I wish he would just say a name without me having to remember to ask.

Regardless, there is some chest congestion with cough, an irritated throat and the fever/achiness. The fever is new and the massive sinus and nasal congestion isn't present.
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Old 02-23-2011, 06:40 PM
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I hope your massive sinuses remain uncongested.
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Old 02-23-2011, 06:41 PM
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I wish they were massive. That might make them less prone to stopping up.
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Old 02-24-2011, 05:06 AM
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My kindergarten aged child was suspended from school today because he kicked two kids.
WTF.

Now where was that home schooling thread again?
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:02 AM
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What, is the minimum three or something?
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No, I am just beginning to think that school is not for my child. Or he isn't ready to be introduced to the other children.
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Old 02-24-2011, 08:17 AM
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That's a crap way for a school to handle it. What is he? Five? Too bloody authoritarian and over the top. Five year olds respond to logic.
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Old 02-24-2011, 08:42 AM
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I say: prosecute him and lock him up! :rolleye2:
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I'm sure I did worse things when I was his age, they never suspended me (or any of the little assholes harassing me).
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:05 PM
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  • Turn off the internets.
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  • Drink lots of fluids.
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Old 02-24-2011, 02:23 PM
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I lay down for an hour after posting that and let the meds work. My fever dropped 1:degrees:F which surprisingly makes a huge difference in how I feel. Still bad but not horrifically so. The body aches make me think the doctor missed this diagnosis. It's got to be the flu.
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I lay down for an hour after posting that and let the meds work. My fever dropped 1:degrees:F which surprisingly makes a huge difference in how I feel. Still bad but not horrifically so. The body aches make me think the doctor missed this diagnosis. It's got to be the flu.
Sorry about that :(
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Old 02-24-2011, 04:45 PM
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When I saw you on Sunday, Ymir, I noticed that you actually had some color to your cheeks, so I thought you must be coming down with something. :D
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I lay down for an hour after posting that and let the meds work. My fever dropped 1:degrees:F which surprisingly makes a huge difference in how I feel. Still bad but not horrifically so. The body aches make me think the doctor missed this diagnosis. It's got to be the flu.
Sorry about that :(
There's no way of knowing where I picked it up. Even if I did catch your bug, I knew the risks. Don't worry about it.
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My temperature has been hovering around the upper nineties all afternoon. Hopefully the fever won't return.
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Just got back from Georgia about an hour ago. I don't know what the problem is but for the last few years it's become difficult to drive on the highway at night. The glare from headlights has become hard to see beyond. I don't have any trouble driving on an empty road or one with street lights.

Beyond the simple fact of getting older, I'm wondering if my glasses are at fault. Normally I wear contacts but sometimes they get dry at night. I took them out just before dark trying to avoid that. I think these just have anti-scratch coating, whereas the old ones had both that and anti-glare.
I've had a lot of success with amber-lensed glasses (shooting glasses), they cut the glare, but don't really reduce what you see illuminated by your own headlights.
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I will keep that in mind. :thumbup:
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Decided that 'Distinguished at Sucking' was too obscure of a Sophia line for my User Title, but it's still one of my favorites.

Also, I would like to nag Ymir to get well soon.


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