For most of my life I've worn glasses.

About 18 years ago I got fed up with spending the money on new glasses every year or two and had LASIK done. I loved not having to wear glasses...especially when it was lightly raining....hell even when it was normal raining. Then I noticed about 2-3 years ago I noticed that my vision was worsening. I pissed me off that I needed glasses again. It turns out that I was starting to get cataracts. I got that taken care of. Just went to the eye doctor and guess what? Yeah....I need glasses again. Yeah....I just turned 65, so this shouldn't be a huge surprise, but I guess it is.

I can't explain it...but this really bothers me. I didn't think that my vision had deteriorated. The great eye doctor told me that if I had an eye test at the DMV that they would fail me and tell me to get an exam. If it wasn't for that I might have ignored it for another year or so. I guess not.

My wife is probably right (aren't they always?) in telling me, "So you need glasses. It's not like they're amputating a limb or something."

I also know why my FIL (when he was alive) got the ugliest glasses there were. My insurance nicely covers getting some nice frames, it's the lenses that kill you. If you want lined bifocals....great! If you want progressive lenses....at least something that gives a decent near vision area....that's extra. Transitions....that's extra. Polycarbonate....that's extra too. So, if you don't read a lot (I do), want a separate set of sunglasses (non-prescription) and heavier lenses...you're fine. Everything nice is extra.

Honestly.....it's not that much worse than when I was working and had vision insurance. I'm just venting.

Thanks for listening to me vent and complain.

Resume your normal programming.

I need suggestions on cutting our $305 monthly bill from Spectrum. (It just jumped $18 monthly in one increase and is getting absurd) We would like to use Spectrum only for internet and then get TV streaming through another service provider, but totally confused with talk about Roku, Tivo, Fire sticks, Sling etc. If we use Spectrum internet, can someone identify a simple solution to use with our Samsung Smart TV without using an antenna? Wife insists on at least having Newsmax, HGTV, Hallmark channels and Fox News. We do not use premium movie channels. Will it be as simple as getting Spectrum internet and a streaming service like SLING? Is HULU a viable service? Thanks for any help you can give.