[sdiy] Seeing up close (was:Spice vs Real World)

[Ian Fritz]

Ah, you youngsters are sooo lucky.  You'll see what Jim means in another 20 
yrs or so!

At 02:14 PM 3/12/2005, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
>Hi James and others,
>
>I recently did myself a HUGE favor and went out and bought a pair of
>"reading / magnifying" glasses at the local pharmacy. These are just simple
>magnifiers, but they come in frames like standard reading glases and are
>available in strengths from 1.25 up to 3.75. I spent a whole $13 and bought
>a pair of the 1.75 in a nice, comfortable frame (even has the spring loaded
>hinges so they can flex outward a little bit).
>
>Long story short: I CAN SEE AGAIN!!!!! I had grown SO tired of futzing about
>with a hand held magnifying glass or a table top magnifier/lamp. Now I just
>put my glasses on and I can actually SEE what I'm doing. I can read part
>markings and everything. Of course, you still need to make sure your work
>area has decent lighting, and the table top mag/lamp still gets used every
>once in a while, but these simple, cheap glasses I bought were a Godsend.
>
>Now I know I should go out and get some "REAL" glasses some day soon, but my
>vision is perfect for anything beyond two or three feet. I only use the mag
>glasses when reading or doing electronics work. Without the glasses, I can
>read road signs better than my 13 year old son, but it's nice to be able to
>read the Digi-Key and Mouser catalogs without having to hold a magnifying
>glass in from of me! And to think these glasses were recommended to me by my
>ex!
>
>Cheers!
>
>Tim (glassy-eyed and proud of it) Servo