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Re: reading glasses

Ford Wilson wrote:This link will accurately tell you whether or not you need glasses and if so, what strength.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=8 ... tid=0.1&zw


Link does not work for me.

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Re: reading glasses

Tim: I just clicked on my link and the link you posted and then hit "Open" and the file opens quickly. I am sorry you can't open it but I don't have a clue what I can do differently.
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Re: reading glasses

I click on it and it gives me an advertisement for G-Mail. does it do that for anybody else. Maybe I need G-mail for it to work.

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qmdv wrote:I click on it and it gives me an advertisement for G-Mail. does it do that for anybody else. Maybe I need G-mail for it to work.

Tim


Ditto here
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Re: reading glasses

The stick on lenses work great.I have found them at Wal-Mart.Can be ordered here http://www.stickonbifocals.com/

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Re: reading glasses

Tim: I edited my first post with some help.
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Re: reading glasses

willyb wrote:The stick on lenses work great.I have found them at Wal-Mart.Can be ordered here http://www.stickonbifocals.com/

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I have some of these and they work great.

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Re: reading glasses

Tim:

I have had very good luck with AV-Sun Readers from Airplane Things. Very light weight, durable and just the right tint. The titanium frame works very well with ANR headphones.

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Re: reading glasses

I also use the titanium Av-suns after much experimentation with other types. They have no tint on the bottom third or so of the lens so glancing at your instruments is not darkened by the sunglass portion. They were $99.00. I am very satisfied!
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Ford Wilson wrote:Tim: I edited my first post with some help.


It works fine for me now. I have tried all the glassede that I have but still cannot see the bottom line. Danged it.

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Re: reading glasses

You know it's sad when your flying from Las Vegas to Cloverdale, CA. and trying to locate your position on the sectional with out your bifocals. Then you give the map to the other pilot while you fly.( he doesn't have his either) Then he gives the map back for you to check again, again, no luck, so you pass it back, and resume flying. He ponders more, and more, then gives the map back to me saying " I don't know where we are! So again I turned my attention to finding out where, While I wasn't able to determine exactly where we were, I finally did pinpoint our position about two inches off the bottom of the map. :oops:
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