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usonian

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9. I am so nearsighted that I take my glasses off

Reply to trof (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 07:11 PM

Mar 2022

to read almost anything, including this tiny iPhone.

There just HAD to be some upside to this malady.

That said, there are apps, including good old "camera" to help you read small print.

I use one to find my glasses when they disappear. The phone is as far as I can see without them.

Now, what was the question?

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You know you're old when... [View all] trof Mar 2022 OP

I need a high powered flashlight and agingdem Mar 2022 #1

There ya go. trof Mar 2022 #4

You start watching reruns of the Lawrence Welk Show and think.. trof Mar 2022 #2

watch an old Perry Como Show and agingdem Mar 2022 #5

AND I know all the lyrics to all the songs. trof Mar 2022 #7

I have them downloaded on my phone... agingdem Mar 2022 #10

You watch a Lawrence Welk Rerun and realize you saw it when it was first aired. patphil Mar 2022 #11

I got one better.. agingdem Mar 2022 #14

Yeah, I remember him as a Mouseketeer. patphil Mar 2022 #17

The two adult Mouseketeers... trof Mar 2022 #26

take photo of it Kali Mar 2022 #3

You know you're old when you know what a jewelers loupe is Walleye Mar 2022 #6

And you know how to spell "loupe". nt sorcrow Mar 2022 #16

DOUBLE BAM. trof Mar 2022 #28

BAM! trof Mar 2022 #27

what is it with those tiny booklets Skittles Mar 2022 #8

And fine print on labels in stores that wnylib Mar 2022 #21

I am so nearsighted that I take my glasses off usonian Mar 2022 #9

Before I had cataract surgery, did same. It was the one benefit of nearsightedness. Hoyt Mar 2022 #12

Been nearsighted most of my life. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #24

There is a phone app for that! OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #13

Whoa, I had no idea. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #25

Some years back, before I had an IPhone, MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #15

I'm so old (or FIT) I know better than to obtain any such thing! elleng Mar 2022 #18

Wait a minute! You're supposed to know yourself as old? sanatanadharma Mar 2022 #19

To sum it all up, I'm 79 and soon to hit 80. I figured it out...... 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #20

You are not far from wrong. trof Mar 2022 #29

With all the lights in the house on and a high- powered hand appalachiablue Mar 2022 #22

I've been watching old reruns of Gunsmoke. I think I've seen just about all of them by now Jack-o-Lantern Mar 2022 #23