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eye glasses and digging - 1/31/2012 11:56:36 PM    druggistnut Posts: 1150 Joined: 1/7/2006 From: Otisville, Michigan Status: offline For all you myopic folks (like me), has anyone discovered a trick to keep your glasses from fogging up?  Kind of like the old scuba masks you could spit in before submerging. That would keep the fog out of the mask but I'm reluctant to spit on my glasses <grin>. I've been dealing with this for years and I figure there has to be some new-fangled spray or something available. Bill _____________________________ Michigan drugstore bottles/dose glasses, jugs, etc... Any paper from Mich drugstores, pre 1900. Michigan hutches. Anything unusual from Michigan, i.e., paper from bottlers, etc... Buy or trade President-Flint, Michigan FOHBC Club Post #: 1

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 12:08:02 AM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline They make anti-fog wipes which I have used with some success working in a Nuclear Power Plant during a shut down....It's a cheap thing to try...Jim http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=anti+fog+wipes&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=753&wrapid=tljp1328072896554028&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=10771927706476245610&sa=X&ei=zsgoT_fWDOHs2AX_36DoAg&sqi=2&ved=0CIIBEPMCMAA# _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to druggistnut) Post #: 2

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 12:47:00 AM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline I use a anti fog spray for visors on hockey helmets. To make sure it is always there and working, use it before every dig(I have found it lasts for a while, use the same thing for my glasses in my snowmobile helmet). It can be bought at any sports store(if it sells hockey stuff, but you are in MI, you should be good!) _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to epackage) Post #: 3

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 1:16:00 AM    CALDIGR2 Posts: 2271 Joined: 6/20/2005 Status: offline Leave your glasses in your vehicle or at home when you dig. You really do not need them. I have worn bifocals for years but never when digging. Your eyes, like the rest of your body, need exercise. Give it a try instead of worrying about lenses fogging up. _____________________________ Dig no privy before it's time. (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 4

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 5:19:04 AM    deepbluedigger   Posts: 594 Joined: 1/12/2006 From: Yorkshire, England Status: offline If, like me, you're really REALLY short sighted and can't do without some kind of sight correction, it'd be worth trying 1-day disposable contact lenses. I hate getting my glasses fogged up and covered in drips of sweat which makes dust stick to the lenses and I then spend 50% of a dig cleaning my glasses, which turns me into a grumpy digger. I've found that the one-day disposable contacts are the best option by a mile. For the past few years I only wear contacts for sport or digging, and so I don't get through too many in a year makes them very affordable. And they are the most comfortable type of contact lens I've ever used in 30+ years of wearing them. A few manufacturers provide free trial packs of 5 or 10 pairs. _____________________________ www.diggersdiary.co.uk (in reply to CALDIGR2) Post #: 5

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 11:10:31 AM    druggistnut Posts: 1150 Joined: 1/7/2006 From: Otisville, Michigan Status: offline Kyle and Jim, Thanks, guys. I am going to try Mike's idea first, then Jerry's. if they don't pan out, I'll go with the spray or wipes. Mike, I do agree with you about the eye exercise. I'll just need to be more careful about debris flying in my eyes. That is one positive things about the glasses, they have kept a lot of crud of of my eyes. Jerry, I haven't worn contacts in over 30 years. Everyone tells me about the advances but I never cared for them. I will ask my eye doctor about the disposables. Bill _____________________________ Michigan drugstore bottles/dose glasses, jugs, etc... Any paper from Mich drugstores, pre 1900. Michigan hutches. Anything unusual from Michigan, i.e., paper from bottlers, etc... Buy or trade President-Flint, Michigan FOHBC Club (in reply to deepbluedigger) Post #: 6

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 11:38:46 AM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline I would give the contacts a try.I just started wearing them and they were great for a long dig the other day.  With astigmatism, I can't do without my glasses.  Sometimes, you need to be able to see in detail in order to carefully dig out a bottle.  Tigue posted something awhile ago, about a mask you can wear with glasses.  They sell them at Home Depot and they're not too expensive.  It has a flap or something, so your glasses won't fog up.  I hear Sears has good deals on glasses and contacts, but I had to go to Walmart (that's all there is around here).  They were great, though, and with my eye exam I got a contact lens fitting.  They give you a free trial pair of contacts and free follow up appt. and/or instruction appt. if you have never worn them.  They recommended the monthlies for me, which are going to be a little expensive, so I will have to look into alternatives when I order mine.  I would think monthlies would be better because they last longer, especially if you only wear them for digging once in awhile. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to druggistnut) Post #: 7

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 12:12:33 PM    mtfdfire22   Posts: 389 Joined: 2/7/2011 From: munger MI Status: offline warning!: always wear proper PPE including but not limited to: HARDHAT, GOGGLES, GLOVES, and, STEEL TOE BOOTS. duh bill. _____________________________ intrested in buying: mungers sarsaparilla, matthew's patents, budweiser bottles, bay city mi bottles and saginaw bottles. (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 8

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 6:37:41 PM    druggistnut Posts: 1150 Joined: 1/7/2006 From: Otisville, Michigan Status: offline Hey Nic, The hardhats are always in the truck-does that count? _____________________________ Michigan drugstore bottles/dose glasses, jugs, etc... Any paper from Mich drugstores, pre 1900. Michigan hutches. Anything unusual from Michigan, i.e., paper from bottlers, etc... Buy or trade President-Flint, Michigan FOHBC Club (in reply to mtfdfire22) Post #: 9

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 7:23:00 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4302 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: online I've been meaning to get some steel toed boots. As for digging with glasses, I never dig without 'em. I couldn't. I've had glasses for nearly all my life, and can't read 10 feet in front of me without them. I'd break bottles left and right without proper vision. I've never had a problem with them fogging up, though. Never taken any special precautions yet, and I only scratched 'em up a bit. _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to druggistnut) Post #: 10

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 7:40:26 PM    CALDIGR2 Posts: 2271 Joined: 6/20/2005 Status: offline No steel toed boots for me. Have you ever worn them when it's freezing? I almost lost my toes because of the damned things. They were tossed and it's been regular boots ever since. I use an old pair of waterproof Redwings for diggin' privies. No dumps in CA. _____________________________ Dig no privy before it's time. (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 11

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 8:30:36 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Composite hard toed boots eliminate the cold toe thing... I'm lucky if I can see my glasses on the night stand in the morning let alone dig with out them... _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to CALDIGR2) Post #: 12

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 8:59:44 PM    flasherr Posts: 686 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Denton Texas Status: offline have you tried cleaning glasses with shaving cream? i put it on my mirror in the shower and it doesn't fog up when im shaving. its cheap and easy and probably in your bathroom right now _____________________________ Know anyone around Denton Texas that digs? (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 13

RE: eye glasses and digging - 2/1/2012 9:46:51 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline This is what I was talking about, it has the "cool flow exhalation valve", which lets your hot nasty garlic from lunch breath blow out and each breath is fresh and cool, it also keeps the air from blowing out around your nose and fogging your glasses which is the norm for regular masks... I think they are 4 bucks for two, but it might be one... Attachment (1) _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 14

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