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Ready..VENT! What keeps you from getting to the pool?

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Ready..VENT! What keeps you from getting to the pool? Me first. I am so bummed. Traffic was all jammed up because of an accident and oil spill on the expressway. It took me 2 hours and 10 minutes to get home. That's a 10 mile drive. I could have run faster if they let me take a straight line on the highway. I sat and peeled and ate an orange without even creeping forward. And not one of those tangelos or zipper peel kinds. Thank goodness I had snacks. I certainly didn't think to visit the ladies room before I left work. Normally even in the worst of traffic it's less than an hour. I couldn't even get off the highway because all the exits were jammed because the city was blocked up because people couldn't get on the highway. And I thought traffic was going to be wasy because of school vacation week. I work full time and go to school part time. That ate up all my swimming time for the evening. I went to work and left work early to get in some good pool time tonight. Blech. Your turn...NEXT!
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  • Kristina: I just went to the eye doctor. He said that my tear ducts were blocked--he could see them as little yellow dots on the inside of my eye lid. He asked if I had dry eyes. I have had dry eyes all my life. My dad did too. He said it is hereditary. That some people just don't produce enough water to keep them clean and open. Basically, each duct had a little waxy plug in it. Dry eyes can lead to eye infections. He asked it artificial tears helped. They never do for very long (as he suspected). So far nothing new to me. Then he asked if I tried putting a warm, moist compress on my eyes to help re-liquify the wax plug. IT WORKED!!! At first, it was 10 minutes once a night for a week. He said to cut back a little each week to see how often my eyes required. He has this condition and does it once a week. He has an associate that has to do it twice a day. I included a link that describes it, but does not mention moist heat as a treatment. Probably because no money can be made that way. health.yahoo.com/.../C1437648-D55B-4D9D-B6D902D1A5378D58 Its a minor in convenience, but may reduce your eye infections and may get you back in the pool! I know my eyes feel great. I can't believe I went this long and no doctor ever offered hope other the tear drops. Good luck SlowSwim: Thank you so much for the article! I have terrible dry eyes, probably exacerbated by age, allergy meds and chlorine. I tried that moist heat compress last night. They felt better, and I also promptly fell fast asleep on my couch. Woke up a few hours later with that thing still on my face. LOL. I'm going to try this method for awhile, especially since it worked for my buddy Poolraat. I'm hopeful!! Kristina: It's fun to do cross over sports. Running is fun too. Now, it may take awhile before you're as fast at running as you are at swimming, but who cares? FlyQueen and I used to be dedicated LSD runners. Even though we were slow as molasses, or at least I am/was, I still loved it. I like being outside. And it's the same sensation of doing something physical with just your body. Races are fun too! Buy good shoes, replace them regularly, run on dirt and grass sometimes! Did I just read that my twin wanted to swim the 200 fly?! Dave: I've never tried those drops. I usually use Systane or Genteel. Where can you find them?
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  • Kristina: I just went to the eye doctor. He said that my tear ducts were blocked--he could see them as little yellow dots on the inside of my eye lid. He asked if I had dry eyes. I have had dry eyes all my life. My dad did too. He said it is hereditary. That some people just don't produce enough water to keep them clean and open. Basically, each duct had a little waxy plug in it. Dry eyes can lead to eye infections. He asked it artificial tears helped. They never do for very long (as he suspected). So far nothing new to me. Then he asked if I tried putting a warm, moist compress on my eyes to help re-liquify the wax plug. IT WORKED!!! At first, it was 10 minutes once a night for a week. He said to cut back a little each week to see how often my eyes required. He has this condition and does it once a week. He has an associate that has to do it twice a day. I included a link that describes it, but does not mention moist heat as a treatment. Probably because no money can be made that way. health.yahoo.com/.../C1437648-D55B-4D9D-B6D902D1A5378D58 Its a minor in convenience, but may reduce your eye infections and may get you back in the pool! I know my eyes feel great. I can't believe I went this long and no doctor ever offered hope other the tear drops. Good luck SlowSwim: Thank you so much for the article! I have terrible dry eyes, probably exacerbated by age, allergy meds and chlorine. I tried that moist heat compress last night. They felt better, and I also promptly fell fast asleep on my couch. Woke up a few hours later with that thing still on my face. LOL. I'm going to try this method for awhile, especially since it worked for my buddy Poolraat. I'm hopeful!! Kristina: It's fun to do cross over sports. Running is fun too. Now, it may take awhile before you're as fast at running as you are at swimming, but who cares? FlyQueen and I used to be dedicated LSD runners. Even though we were slow as molasses, or at least I am/was, I still loved it. I like being outside. And it's the same sensation of doing something physical with just your body. Races are fun too! Buy good shoes, replace them regularly, run on dirt and grass sometimes! Did I just read that my twin wanted to swim the 200 fly?! Dave: I've never tried those drops. I usually use Systane or Genteel. Where can you find them?
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