Over The Hill Health Matters

That don’t give me pink-eye or distort my vision.

The wrap-around style popular with hardcore cyclists are considered the best for blocking the evil and sneaky UV rays that like to launch an effective surprise attack from the periphery. The lenses should ideally be brown, grey or dark green, so as not to distort the natural colours while still reducing glare.

Apparently, if one is driving, orange lenses can make traffic light signals hard to differentiate. Since blood is not my favourite colour, I think I will do what I am told — on this matter

Every bevelled pair of sunglasses I have ever tried to wear, has resulted in a major distortion of my visual field that did not become too apparent until after I had left the store and was walking from my Craft truck to set, two or more blocks away.

Suddenly, upon stepping out of the truck, food trays in hand, the ground would rise up to meet me.

I felt like a 6 year-old.

I have been accused of acting like a six year old on more than one occasion, but I had never had the unexpected and untimely delight of seeing things from a three-foot-tall perspective in quite some time. Not that I mind the altered state (for free!) all that much, but I don’t want to be fired for being suspected of being under the influence of some illegal substance as I scramble to find my centre of gravity. There is also a certain loss of dignity that doesn’t appeal to me in the middle of downtown traffic.

I know; it’s a little late to worry about dignity now.

Shut up.

All sunglasses, with side visors or without, give me pink-eye. Something to do with not enough air circulation in front of the eye, I suppose. If anyone has a solution, please let me know. I don’t want anymore UV damage than I already must have after years of not being able to wear glasses or goggles of any kind for driving, swimming, working or sports, without getting good old pink-eye within twenty minutes of putting them on my face.

Speaking of pink-eye however; good old reliable Herbal Remedies.com has eye drops that work like a charm.

I would like to try Swiss Army brand sunglasses, just because the name sounds cool. They are advertised in a number of places, but just try to order any, and there, the dream breaks down. Now I want to get a pair just to prove that I can.

Not the ones all covered in leather. They look cool for an ex-airforce pilot that shoots baby lambs in his spare time, but not for me. I would like to hunt down and buy the new styles certain sites are advertising, but then, when you click on the site, no-one has the glasses.

Phantom Swiss Army glasses.

Neat.

The challenge is on.

Pat.