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One eyed Jack
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Friend bpjack is going in for cataract surgery this morning.
Jack has been worried about it so I was trying to bolster him up in my emails. I told him to just relax and let them do their thing and he would be fine. I also added that he should not talk or move during the procedure. This was his reply.
"No talking? I am screwed! I had better start shopping for eye patches. Maybe amputate my right leg and get fitted for a peg leg, buy a tricorn hat and a parrot. A flintlock pistol and a frock coat and I am all set."
I responded that he only had to stop talking for ten or fifteen minutes and that he could do it. I also told him that Long John Silver never had an eye patch and sent him this picture. I'm not sure Jack can stop talking for fifteen minutes so please, lets all prey for Jack this morning.
A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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So I should wait to have my leg amputated then?
I have an email into Treebone to see if they have any 90% peg legs available.
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Plenty of time for peg legs and parrots later.
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I had cataract surgery about a month ago in my right eye, easy peasy!
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Well then, all I can say is...just be glad your not getting a vasectomy.
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My only regret about having cataract surgery was having put it off so long. Squeamish about laying there awake while they did it. Afterwards it was like the world was a whole new place. It didn't hurt that I was immediately back in the iron sight game again too, and stray dogs obeyed my every command, beer was tastier, and beautiful women started asking me to escort them to the Riviera topless beaches.
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Don’t let my wife know about the topless beaches. I have a standing restraining order about me going topless.
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I am on the younger side (39) but just had LASIK in both eyes at the same time. Recovery was good, and I went from wearing glasses since 3rd grade to 20/15 the next morning. Cataract surgery was similar for my mom.
It may hurt like hell the evening afterwards, but it's gone by the morning. I had the surgery Thursday, and was shooting Saturday. Kept it to a .22 though in case recoil was a problem
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Boy! I really envy Gnoahh that those mutts obey him now. Of all the things I hoped for when I got my eyes done, that was the one I hoped for.
I know you are gonna really like that outcome, Jack, get well soon (only a day two for me).
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My cataract surgery on my dominant right eye, then the other a month later went easy and pain free. The wet Macular Degeneration in my left eye is a bit problematic what with monthly injections, etc, but it hasn’t affected my shooting eye yet. Both my old friend Charlie Dell years ago and now my younger brother have variants of forms of Wet MD in their dominant eye, which [u]is[/] problematic for shooting.
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Here’s to Looking forward to a clearer tomorrow !!
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He's gone quiet on his end. Probably trying to keep his hospital gown closed in the rear.
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He's gone quiet on his end. Probably trying to keep his hospital gown closed in the rear.
Maybe on the way to jail. Poor eyesight and all, probably put the gown on backwards and walked into the wrong room.
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the down side is now you will be able to read your tax bills
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Downside is he wont have an excuse for bad shots or flyers after surgery!
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Bazooka Jack!
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All done. Don’t worry I always have plenty of excuses on hand to account for poor shots.
All went well. Time for my eye drops.
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Just be careful what you grab. had a customer recently who has the monthly eye injections. Didn’t put her glasses on to get her eye drops because she’d have to take them off to put the drops in. Grabbed hand sanitizer instead.
Glad it went well.
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Good news! We were praying for you Jack. Maybe not perfect vision yet but are all colors brighter now?
A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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How did you do on the talking and wriggling part?
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I was quiet and still. My nose itched 1/2 way through. The only stress was having my wife drive both ways.
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The nose itch, your enemy the subconscious. He always tries to make you fail but you were strong, Jack. What about them colors?
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Glad to hear it went well Jack! I want to hear new excuses, (if you ever miss)
I have new builds coming together, new designs to try so, even new cartridge designs so I'm creating a list. Should be some good ones.
What's the next match I should put on my schedule?
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I guess the colors are brighter. I really want to look through a rear iron sight when everything is not so blurry.
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Glad that went well. You will love it, like all the rest of us have.
Boy, I sure dig that glass eye patch! All I got was a pair of those crumby dark glasses that remind me of what we had to wear at the old 3D movies, but with only one color. You ought to try that on the range and see what the competitors say- they will wonder if you are cheating by using some voodoo optical advantage. Even better when you have a pair of them.
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That was only for the drive home they said. Not sure why since I have a pair of glasses. I did have REALLY dark cool sunglasses.
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Great mug shot Jack! Glad it all went well for you!
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The acid test will come later when I take the iron sight only dst high wall to the range. I have never had a good sight picture with it yet.
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I'm glad it went well! The idea of having it done is kinda frightening, but it's gone well for the majority of people I know.
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I had mine done 16 years ago.
Went in with 460/430 vision and came out with 20/15 vision.
Went in short sighted.
Came out long sighted.
Pretty simple operation and recovery.
Most amazing thing was the increased brightness and the vibrancy of colors which were impeded from having cataracts.
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Mine was done many years ago, 20 plus ?. Really brought my iron sight eyesight back.
Two months ago my doctor recommended and I agreed to a laser clean up procedure. Sort of like cleaning the headlight covers on a car. Quick and easy. Right eye first and this afternoon he’s doing the left eye.Right eye was improved and expect left will be the same.
Did the recent procedure improve iron sight picture ? Yes but the change not as dramatic as the original. I am 78 and while trying every trick in the book don’t shoot iron as well as I used to. Some of the problem accounted to techniques. Shooting offhand with a heavy rifle and good trigger have always looked at the spot and broke the trigger as the gun swung into it. Either scope dots or post and bead irons.
Now I can’t see the relationship between front sight and intended place of impact precisely. Shooting at the whole target not providing the scores. Switch to a low power scope scores come back.
Friends use arpeture fronts & I used to do the same when shooting small bore prone, very effective but just can’t get used to it offhand. Am going to work on the front arpeture indoors gallery this winter see if I can adapt.
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...and stray dogs obeyed my every command, beer was tastier, and beautiful women started asking me to escort them to the Riviera topless beaches
Dang! Your doctor was better than mine! I feel cheated...
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