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I was discussing glasses with SG over the weekend. His are scratched. Mine are not. Since my prescription has changed little in the past 6-8 years, and I get a new pair of glasses every year, some of the glasses I wear regularly are old. They all have anti-glare coating, too, which is soft and on the outside.
My eye doc told me a long time ago to take my glasses into the shower, run them under the shower, and wash them with soap - just my hand and soap is good enough. Then, dry them on a soft cotten towel. He said to never use something dry to "polish" your glasses; it grinds dust, dirt around on the lens. My beloved prescription Polarized bifocal sunglasses must be 8 years old and have few scratches on the frames from accidently dropping them on granite at Chewing Gum Lake (backpacking trip), but the lenses are in perfect condition.
So, PSA in case your eye doc hasn't told you the same thing.
ION, I got out hiking on Sunday; something like 4 miles. HUFF. The trail had a small closed sign, but I went anyway after consulting with other hikers who'd talked to the ranger that day and determining that it wasn't because a mt. lion had been leaping on people lately. I kept running into people coming down it. It wasn't closed at the other end. There were lots of downed Bay Laurel trees though, including one on top of bridge #6 and one that just missed taking out bridge #8.
Once out of the woods, the hills are covered with dead grey fallen-over grass stalks. And so, the gold hills of Calif. have given way to grey in the wake of rain. When you look closely, tender green baby-fine grasses are starting to grow under the protection of the stalks, but it'll be awhile before we have green hills again. I tend to hike more in the winter than in the summer, partly because I hate being hot and sweaty, but more so because green hills, green plants, running streams make me very, very happy.
My eye doc told me a long time ago to take my glasses into the shower, run them under the shower, and wash them with soap - just my hand and soap is good enough. Then, dry them on a soft cotten towel. He said to never use something dry to "polish" your glasses; it grinds dust, dirt around on the lens. My beloved prescription Polarized bifocal sunglasses must be 8 years old and have few scratches on the frames from accidently dropping them on granite at Chewing Gum Lake (backpacking trip), but the lenses are in perfect condition.
So, PSA in case your eye doc hasn't told you the same thing.
ION, I got out hiking on Sunday; something like 4 miles. HUFF. The trail had a small closed sign, but I went anyway after consulting with other hikers who'd talked to the ranger that day and determining that it wasn't because a mt. lion had been leaping on people lately. I kept running into people coming down it. It wasn't closed at the other end. There were lots of downed Bay Laurel trees though, including one on top of bridge #6 and one that just missed taking out bridge #8.
Once out of the woods, the hills are covered with dead grey fallen-over grass stalks. And so, the gold hills of Calif. have given way to grey in the wake of rain. When you look closely, tender green baby-fine grasses are starting to grow under the protection of the stalks, but it'll be awhile before we have green hills again. I tend to hike more in the winter than in the summer, partly because I hate being hot and sweaty, but more so because green hills, green plants, running streams make me very, very happy.