what did you do with your fazer today ?

[robbo]

Hey Robbo, great to hear it went well and your back riding.  :-)

Thanks HH, I’ll post the Whitstable Toy Run details soon, in case you can make it.

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How was the cataract problem picked, a rip to the opticians, had you noticed the gradual loss of longer vision. Asking because my last opticians visit , he mentioned keeping an eye on cataract development so I assumed he must have spotted something, but I sort of shrugged the comment off

Hi Agricola,
Like a lot of folk with a few miles on the clock, cataracts are quite common. I was using a pair of very expensive Carl Zeiss lensed distance glasses, purely for bike riding. On my most recent regular eye sight appointment in early September, the optician couldn’t offer any suitable lenses, and so referred me for the operation. Fortunately I had kept up membership to a poor man’s Bupa, which swerved the 3 to 4 month wait for an nhs examination to determine suitability for the cataract op. As with the nhs I was offered either distance or close up lenses. Vary focal are available at additional personal cost. I’ m perfectly happy with my distance choice, each eye done separately, 4 weeks apart. Just waiting now for another check up with the optician, firstly to pass on their findings to the hospital on the most recently operated eye, and secondly to ascertain a suitable reading glass prescription. I may just rely on decent “off the peggers” for reading. If you are offered the procedure, just say yes, it’s a real game changer, not just for bike riding.