Par4QC Had a nail go through my eye at 21, lost sight for a couple of weeks post-surgery to stich up the hole. Wore a patch for over 6 months with constant eye drops and kept dilated for entire time. My friends would walk on my left side so I could not see when they turned, and I keep going. Very awkward.

      Typhoon
      Tell her to buy that stuff in the dollar store. I've been taking my elderly mom to one every week and she is able to get most of the things she wants there, and hey I find a few things too.

        Walterjn I told him he would have to keep track of every shot, the 2 times we've been out. I could see to hit but couldn't see the landings sometimes. Will be a different story after next week.

            Eguller You were hitting them outta sight

            🤔Yeah, yeah...that's correct.....hitting too far to see them. Exactly!
            But, I didn't want to lay up and be made fun of.

              Bravopilot Had a nail go through my eye at 21, lost sight for a couple of weeks post-surgery to stich up the hole.

              You are lucky you didn't loose your eye then recovered enough to pass the vision test to get into USAF pilot training. When I did that in '72 they were sticklers on 20/20 uncorrected vision. The only ones who could get into UPT with corrected vision were the academy zoomies.

                  When you go to donate blood, why are they so nosy, asking so many questions?
                  "Where did you get this blood?" gawd...it's free, just take it and say Thank You!!

                    Rickochet Same. Was 20/25 at pre-commissioning physical and the AF have me a waiver. Then the injury and received another waiver, which was unheard of for a ROTC guy. (I won a national award in ROTC that year, think this helped) Especially my year of '79. I was in the largest year for UPT--typical carry over from Vietnam build up days. They busted guys out for showing up late, it was brutal.

                    Still have 2 stitches in my eye they could not get out after in for 6 months.

                    I kept the physical paperwork signed by the AF Surgeon General for couple years as it was challenged my first 3 years at physical time.

                    I was surprised though at how many guys got glasses while there, getting in was the hard part.

                        Bravopilot
                        A local guy, a former Major League baseball player who played in a world series with the Royals, stuck a screwdriver threw his eye. They took him 90 miles or so to Cleveland to have it removed. He somehow regained his sight and still lives a few miles from me. He was also the first base coach for the Boston Red Socks.