Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for December 27, 2022

say … does the wizard suffer from retinitis pigmentosa?

Snow blindness is real, probably not that quick.

Now I’m snowblind/Can’t live without you/‘Cause you’re so fine, I just can’t get away/Yes, I’m snowblind, snowblind, snowblind — Styx

Been snow blind, no fun.

A hard-learned lesson there, Wiz!

What’s with the two handed typing screens stupid.

if it can’t be Way Farers….i settle for Donald Ducks

Wear a patch, Wiz. Like the pirates did, so they could see below decks.

I am in law enforcement and back before getting Lasik, I had just started wearing transition lens glasses when I didn’t wear contacts. One bright sunny day we hit a parolee’s house to search and when my team made entry, the house was really dark. My lenses had transitioned dark in the sun so I couldn’t see a thing. Instinctively, I took them off like I would sunglasses and was blind (20/400 vision). I had to stand by in the entrance while the rest of the team cleared the house waiting for the lenses to transition to clear. It was right after that I got the surgery.

Wonder what relation that has to light color. My wife hates the color of incandescent bulbs (Cool White). But she has no problems with outdoor light or lights that give clear light.

I was in Okinawa some time back and found myself on a base where sunglasses were mandatory because of the sun and sand brightness eye hazard. Felt odd going from BCG’s to cool shades.

After cataract surgery, my eyes are worse! The glare is so bad, I can’t even see good indoors with a light on. Doc lasored one eye and didn’t help! I wear Sunglasses every where. ☹️☹️☹️

He just needs daylight bulbs in his house.

Snow blindness.

To reduce this problem, try the following:

1. Open the door

2. close your eyes

3. walk through the door

4. close the door

5. open your eyes

This will let your eyes adjust better.

Without color in the paper, this is perfect for a weekday.

when I was a kid we had what we called “eskimo glasses” … wish I had some now (but wouldn’t call them that)

I spent most of my career working in a darkened RADAR room and that was definitely a hazard of the job!  I remember people tripping over chairs because they couldn’t see them.  David_the_CAD ‘s tip worked as did blinking rapidly as you entered the room.  However nothing worked as well as time, it was best to just stand near the entrance a minute or so and let your eyes adjust.  I’ve never lived/worked in locations where it snowed like that but I imagine you’d have to wait at the entrance juuust a bit longer!

She blinded me with science!

He should wear an eye-patch like pirates do….

The pinprick pupils happen outside, in the bright. When he came inside, they’d dilate.

Eskimos or Native Alaskans used to (or still do?) wear devices that have narrow slits to see through, & limit the amount of sunlight reaching their eyes. I don’t know what they are called, but they worked.

Also when you live on the ocean with lots of foggy days. Fog on a sunny day can be amazingly bright.

Anti that the truth!

That’s iris glitch, wizard.

It’s better after the spots disappear.

The surface albeido of freshly fallen snow is nearly one hundred percent. It’s about the only thing I remember from college Geography.