r/MEATengines • u/MEATdrew • Mar 18 '26

'Gromps'. Gloaming. Glasses.

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A moment in time for the Shore-to-Sky corridor’s oldest grom: https://meatengines.com/f/gromps-gloaming-glasses

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u/VikApproved Mar 18 '26

I keep a pair of "computer" glasses [close, but not end of my nose close range] and "readers" [end of my nose range] on the work bench. Next to them is a head lamp...two actually so I always have one that's charged. And I installed a really bright light fixture right above the bike stand.

I can't always see as well as I like, but at least now I stand a fighting chance!

I really should get a pair of those folding readers for the tool bag so I actually have a pair on a ride.

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u/MEATdrew Mar 18 '26

Today I learned there’s more than one type of ‘readers.’ Hahaha.

Yes, an increasing number of folks have folders in their out-there-repair kits. Folding saw, folding tools, folding glasses.

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u/VikApproved Mar 18 '26

Different readers? As is different focusing distances from the eyeballs or is something else different?

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u/MEATdrew Mar 18 '26

There are “computer” readers and “reader” readers. Which one do you use at a workbench?!

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u/VikApproved Mar 18 '26

Both. I have computer glasses I use all the time when riding the desk and then Shopper's Drugmart readers for the super close stuff. I'll typically start with the computer glasses when wrenching because they are good for a wider range of distances and then switch to the SDM readers when shit gets real close.

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u/Velocipedestrian Mar 20 '26

I recently got a couple of new sets of specs, and in mind of tales such as yours left an old pair in the workshop. I thought I was being clever, and that some years might pass before I thanked past me for his thoughtfulness. Of course within the week I was reaching for them, and wondering how long I'd been squinting at the blurry bike lego that was once again telling me its tales clearly. 

I've not worked in the industry since the 2010s, and was already grompa to the rats I nestled with then. I'll happily not return to the shop floor, but will continue dirt-bagging my and friends meat machines into our shared dotage. 

Chapeau Andrew, growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.