OYE!  Sorry folks - I seem to have got my message not only all
over the screen (at least that's how it looks on my end), but my
grammar's as skewed as my formatting <'Nother "OYE!"> <with
shoulder-shrug> (grin)

At least I didn't get the world famous "Don McKinley Spell
Checker" (teasingly poking fun at ya, Don.) when I was graciously
blessed with the "new-to-me-but-old-to-him" Joe Bruman PC monitor
after mine died, leaving me unable to logon at ALL! (shuddering at
the memory)

Oh... and Joe.... I think that your formerly meticulous rmonitor
looks MUCH better now that it's covered with yellow Post It notes
and assorted other colorful "stuff!" <wee smirk>

Seriously, is this  guy an angel or WHAT, for immediately offering
me the use of his  extra monitor?!?

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: eye sight deficiency in PWP


>Sid and All...
>
>FYI - It's important that you use the "Refresh" that contains NO
>PRESERVATIVES if you want to have maximum benefits of what I've
>found to be just about the the BEST O.T.C. artificial
>tears-lubricant on the market today  - AND the most costly...
>
>The Refresh articial tears eye DROPS (as opposed to the
ointment,
>which I've never known about till you mentioned 'em today,
Sid!) -
>so far as I  know - that comes in a single bottle *HAS*
>artificial.
>
>The little teensy-teensy bottle *HAS*  the preservative, and the
>even
>SMALLER, individually packed  "drop 'n a half" sized container
>*does *NOT* have the preservatives in each container.  And you
can
>read THAT as  "tough for Parkie-fingers not to poke an eye out
>when attempting to get one or two drops into one's eye, and at
>about  a  BUCK a drop (give or take a few cents) ya REALLY don't
>wanna have them drops running down yer CHEEK instead of making it
>into your eyes!
>
>It's obvious that the good folks at Refresh who make this much
>needed (tho very expensive in MY book!) product haven't ever
>watched a Parkie struggle to hold their individual sized (one
drop
>per eye in each container)
>and at the same time not end up with the drops on your clothing,
>or your cheek - all the while PRAYING you don't stick the damned
>container clean thru your eye!!!
>
><DEEP sigh>
>
>Barb (squinting at the screen) Mallut
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>
> ginal Message-----
>From: Sid Levin <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Sunday, October 22, 2000 11:52 PM
>Subject: Re: eye sight deficiency in PWP
>
>
>>I can't follow the technicalities of the article on eye
>deficiency, but my
>>personal experience is as follows:
>>
>>My eyes were getting worse and the eye doctor said he observed
>"crystals"
>>forming in my retina. He thought it was due to insufficiency
>blinking. PWP
>>don't blink enough and also thought it was exacerbated by
working
>so many
>>hours on my computer.
>>He gave me Refresh artificial tears and Refresh ointment. (Both
>are sold
>>"across the counter) Artificial tears are used by most people
>that have
>>contact lenses. it worked wonders for me. My eyesight is
improved
>and Doc
>>says he doesn't see the crystals anymore.
>>Now if I could just get off of this darned computer.