The Blind Leading The Blind

...Or how one person should always carry a set of reading glasses.

 

Paul and I went out for dinner tonight. Now obviously by my subtitle, we use reading glasses.

Typically, I wear glasses to see (in general) and when I have to read something out in public, I lift up my glasses and bring the item much closer to my face.  When I am wearing contacts, I need to use reading glasses. Paul has excellent vision, except when he has to read something. Now that we are in our forties, he also needs reading glasses.

On Tuesday, I left my glasses on my bed. I couldn't see them (I'm that blind) and had forgotten them, so when clamoring up on my bed to put on my socks and shoes, I managed to smash them with my knee. Bent beyond repair. I've been wearing my contacts ever since... which is fine, except I can't read without reading glasses.

So, we go to our favorite pizza joint, Mellow Mushroom.  We are so used to their menus, neither of us thought about bringing along our reading glasses.  They had new menus tonight, and new items and I had to try to read all of this without benefit of my glasses, not being able to take out my contacts to read (without a wetting solution, they'll never go back in).  

Our server had to come around three times before we were finally able to decipher enough of the menu to be able to make selections. 

We've decided that we need to get another couple of pairs of reading glasses to keep in our cars at all times.