Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
That my wife washes her cycling water bottles after most rides, whilst mine fester…
Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned
- Thread starter Blue Hills
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Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
According to my Brother, I am the worst person in the history of the universe after I borrowed his 'New Scientist' about 15 years ago. Oh and because I had an accident and damaged a camera 20 years ago.
WHO KNEW?! 🤪
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and that North Korean guy have NOTHING on me! 😆
WHO KNEW?! 🤪
Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and that North Korean guy have NOTHING on me! 😆
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
D'oh!
I have had a problem with watery eyes for over a year. I kept asking myself "Why are my eyes always watering?" I had an eye test today, so I asked the optometrist that question...
Answer: "Because your eyes are probably too dry!"
Body: "Eyes too dry; add water!"
The advice - clean and massage eyelids:
I have had a problem with watery eyes for over a year. I kept asking myself "Why are my eyes always watering?" I had an eye test today, so I asked the optometrist that question...
Answer: "Because your eyes are probably too dry!"
Body: "Eyes too dry; add water!"
The advice - clean and massage eyelids:
- Soak a flannel in warm (not hot) water and gently press it on the area around your eyes. This makes the oil produced by the glands around your eyes more runny.
- Gently massage your eyelids with your finger or a cotton bud. This pushes the oils out of the glands.
- Clean your eyelids by soaking cotton wool in warm (not hot) water and gently wipe away any excess oil, crusts, bacteria, dust or grime that might have built up.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
D'oh!
I have had a problem with watery eyes for over a year. I kept asking myself "Why are my eyes always watering?" I had an eye test today, so I asked the optometrist that question...
Answer: "Because your eyes are probably too dry!"
Body: "Eyes too dry; add water!"
The advice - clean and massage eyelids:
- Soak a flannel in warm (not hot) water and gently press it on the area around your eyes. This makes the oil produced by the glands around your eyes more runny.
- Gently massage your eyelids with your finger or a cotton bud. This pushes the oils out of the glands.
- Clean your eyelids by soaking cotton wool in warm (not hot) water and gently wipe away any excess oil, crusts, bacteria, dust or grime that might have built up.
Mrs SD suffered from this for years and only recently did her optician suggest this:
https://www.chemist-4-u.com/carbomer-eye-gel-0-2-w-w-10g
Brilliant - no more streaming eyes.
Does seem odd though that dry eye treatment stops streaming eyes.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Thanks. I'll see how I get on with the advice given, but if I still have a problem then I'll try that.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Mrs SD tried the sorts of things you posted plus a number of gels - none worked bar this stuff.
Her GP even suggested an operation to clear her tear ducts - apparently very painful and with a low success rate. Glad she didn't have it tbh.
The Carbomer is cheap as chips too and one little tube applied twice per day lasts for ages.
Good luck with getting your problem sorted.
D'oh!
I have had a problem with watery eyes for over a year. I kept asking myself "Why are my eyes always watering?" I had an eye test today, so I asked the optometrist that question...
Answer: "Because your eyes are probably too dry!"
Body: "Eyes too dry; add water!"
The advice - clean and massage eyelids:
- Soak a flannel in warm (not hot) water and gently press it on the area around your eyes. This makes the oil produced by the glands around your eyes more runny.
- Gently massage your eyelids with your finger or a cotton bud. This pushes the oils out of the glands.
- Clean your eyelids by soaking cotton wool in warm (not hot) water and gently wipe away any excess oil, crusts, bacteria, dust or grime that might have built up.
A few years ago when I spoke to my optician about the problems I have with my eyes watering excessively when I cycling or running her response was "yes, mine do that as well".
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
The number of finger joints on each hand (excluding the thumb) makes it possible to count to 12 by using the thumb. Egyptians and Babylonians were fond of counting in base twelve like this and this is why we have 24 hours in a day & 60 minutes in an hour.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I asked the 24/60/60 question of my teacher as a kid - it was bothering me.
I didn't get a satisfactory answer.
In the intervening 60 (ironic) or so years I haven’t thought about it as far as I am aware.
Thanks for the very belated answer!
winjim
Smash the cistern
Anyone who's ever had to balance a centrifuge will understand why base 12 is a superior counting system.
You can also do days in a month on your knuckles which saves you having to say that stupid rhyme.
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
I have enough trouble with base 10, never mind base twelve.
winjim
Smash the cistern
It's easier though, that's the point.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
I'd be fascinated to know how.
winjim
Smash the cistern
Factors of 1,2,3,4,6,12 compared to 1,2,5,10
