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To: WFTR

I worry about going near Portland and that whole area. And parking the thing.

But I should be OK with just the van.

Do you have one eye that doesn't work, or doesn't work well? That's why I don't have depth perception...makes me wonder just what it's like. Maybe I'll get to see depth in heaven. ;-)

It also means I hate driving in the dark. I can judge distances using size and overlap during the day, but at night...forget that. Tough with turning into multi-lane traffic.


300 posted on 01/28/2006 7:35:03 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
Do you have one eye that doesn't work, or doesn't work well? That's why I don't have depth perception...makes me wonder just what it's like. Maybe I'll get to see depth in heaven. ;-)

Again, we're in the same boat. I had lazy eye as a kid. I wore a patch for a long time, but my left eye never developed. I can see with the left eye. When I was working in the lab, I actually used my left eye more than my right eye for microscope work. However, for most normal uses, my left eye isn't that good. With glasses, I can see well enough and use my left eye quite a bit. Unfortunately, I can never use my eyes together. I'm using either one or the other.

On night driving, I'm the opposite. Both eyes work well enough at night for me to drive with confidence. About fifteen years ago, I went through a couple of year stretch where I wasn't seeing well at night. Since then, my night vision has returned, and I'm okay. In fact, I find driving at night to be preferable. The traffic is usually much less at night, and I can just drive for miles without many worries. On both of my most recent trips home from Tennessee back to Louisiana, I drove all night and arrived home at five in the morning. The all night drive mostly relaxed me.

Bill

311 posted on 01/28/2006 7:58:11 PM PST by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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