This is precisely what i thought was *really* happening..
people collecting vinyl for the "art":

"Gen Z is playing an outsized role in the revival of vinyl
sales, which have grown on average by 18% annually in the past
five years. About 60% of Gen Z say they buy records, according
to Futuresource Consulting's Audio Tech Lifestyles report.

"But Gen Z isn't necessarily buying records for their unique
sound. Around 40% of record buyers in the United States don't
own a turntable, noted James Duvall, principal analyst and head
of entertainment at Futuresource Consulting.

"Fifty-six percent of Gen Z fans like vinyl for its aesthetic,
while 37% use it as home decor, according to a Vinyl Alliance
survey. It's part of what Jared Watson, an assistant professor
of marketing at New York University, calls "symbolic
consumption."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/business/vinyl-collectible-gen-z


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August Abolins wrote to All:

This is precisely what i thought was *really* happening..
people collecting vinyl for the "art":

My mother told me when I was young that "there's nothing new under the sun".

However, I ain't paying USD$30-$40 for a vinyl record...

-- Sean



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This is precisely what i thought was *really* happening..
people collecting vinyl for the "art":

However, I ain't paying USD$30-$40 for a vinyl record...

Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I still
have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable at least, but
it's ages since I played a record. And most of mine were only played
once when I recorded it onto a Cassette and used that instead.

These days I don't use either. I have many hundreds of MP3's on my
computer and phone and I don't really drive enough to worry about a lot
of music there but it can play music from a flash drive if I want to.

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Hello Rob!

** On Sunday 21.12.25 - 08:20, Rob Mccart wrote to SEAN DENNIS:

This is precisely what i thought was *really* happening..
people collecting vinyl for the "art":

However, I ain't paying USD$30-$40 for a vinyl record...

Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I still
have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable at least, but
it's ages since I played a record. And most of mine were only played
once when I recorded it onto a Cassette and used that instead.

I plan to put out my collection of about 1200 LPs in my shop,
eventually - and see who will bite at $20+ prices.

These days I don't use either. I have many hundreds of MP3's on my computer and phone and I don't really drive enough to worry about a lot
of music there but it can play music from a flash drive if I want to.

I can pretty much get many familiar tunes and albums on Spotify
- even one of the Spotnicks one I got back in pre-1973 - and
access them anyway I like: laptop, phone hooked up to AUX in
the truck, or via AUX on a small but pretty good stereo
amplifier. Spotify is $11.99/mo now, that's far less than I
would normally spend in a year on physical music. Spotify an
play downloaded-songs offline too, which is ideal in the truck.

The Spotnicks album that I was pleasantly surprised to see on
Spotify is "In Spain 1963".

It was one of the first albums that did some really cool stereo separation/spacial things with the various instruments.

"The Spotnicks were an instrumental rock group from Sweden that
formed in 1961. They were known for wearing "space suit"
costumes on stage and for their innovative electronic guitar
sound. They released 43 albums"

Discogs..

Have:17
Want:27

Last Sold:Mar 13, 2023
Low:CA$12.99
Median:CA$14.53
High:CA$24.36

I took very good care of my copy. So.. $20+ should be
reasonable.



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Rob Mccart wrote to SEAN DENNIS:

Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I still
have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable at least, but
it's ages since I played a record. And most of mine were only played
once when I recorded it onto a Cassette and used that instead.

It's become fashionable with Gen Z, much like other retro tech.

These days I don't use either. I have many hundreds of MP3's on my
computer and phone and I don't really drive enough to worry about a lot
of music there but it can play music from a flash drive if I want to.

I've got about 10,000 songs here but I rarely get a chance to listen to
them. When I take myself around town, I listen to IHeartRadio's "I Love
The 80's" streaming music channel through my hearing aids.

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Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I
still have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable
at least, but it's ages since I played a record. And most of
mine were only played once when I recorded it onto a Cassette
and used that instead.

I have a nice vinyl record player and a whole slew of vinyl records
that my late Mom and Dad bought. I dare say there are at least 200
vinyl records here.

I'm afraid to post something on Facebook, as I don't want some thug
coming by, killing me, taking everything he could, then burn the place
down to cover the evidence.

With not being able to drive or have a car anymore due to vision
issues from dry corneas, I basically am stuck at home.

Daryl

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Hello Daryl!

** On Sunday 21.12.25 - 23:28, Daryl Stout wrote to Rob Mccart:

I have a nice vinyl record player and a whole slew of
vinyl records that my late Mom and Dad bought. I dare
say there are at least 200 vinyl records here.

I'm afraid to post something on Facebook, as I don't
want some thug coming by, killing me, taking everything
he could, then burn the place down to cover the
evidence.

True.. it's never a good idea to allow a potential buyer to
meet at your own home.

Just list your contents and a contact number and post on
various social media places. Then arrange to meet at some
public place with the item/s the person is "seriously"
interested in. You should be able to get an idea how serious
that person is after talking to them.

Or.. try to make arrangements to have your stash stored at a
church or some friend's place? ..and make arrangements to go
there for the meet-ups?

We had a chat about this dilema of yours years ago wrt to the
Cussler books, in 2020 and 2021.


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Daryl Stout wrote to Rob Mccart <=-

Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I
still have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable
at least, but it's ages since I played a record. And most of
mine were only played once when I recorded it onto a Cassette
and used that instead.

I have a nice vinyl record player and a whole slew of vinyl records
that my late Mom and Dad bought. I dare say there are at least 200
vinyl records here.

Nice! All classic rock, I presume? ;-)

I'm afraid to post something on Facebook, as I don't want some thug coming by, killing me, taking everything he could, then burn the place down to cover the evidence.

With not being able to drive or have a car anymore due to vision
issues from dry corneas, I basically am stuck at home.

Eyedrops? Bicycle?




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August,

True.. it's never a good idea to allow a potential buyer to
meet at your own home.

The Little Rock Police Department offers "social media meeting
places" at the precinct, where the area is under video surveilance.

We had a chat about this dilema of yours years ago wrt to the
Cussler books, in 2020 and 2021.

And, none of that has changed...never mind all the vinyl LP record
albums here.

To add insult to injury, I had to quit driving, and sell my car in
June, 2022...as dry corneas would cause blurred vision without warning.
So now, it's extremely rare that I even leave home. With my younger
brother's suicide in early July 2024, I'm the last of my line.

Daryl

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Nice! All classic rock, I presume? ;-)

Considering they were married 73 years ago, highly unlikely. But, if I
get down on my hands and knees without someone here, I'll never get up
again.

Eyedrops? Bicycle?

Systane Eye Drops.

No bicycle, as there are no bike paths or sidewalks in my neighborhood.

Daryl

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However, I ain't paying USD$30-$40 for a vinyl record...

Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I still
have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable at least, but
it's ages since I played a record. And most of mine were only played
once when I recorded it onto a Cassette and used that instead.

I plan to put out my collection of about 1200 LPs in my shop,

>eventually - and see who will bite at $20+ prices.

Wow, that should bring in a few dollars..

I can pretty much get many familiar tunes and albums on Spotify

>Spotify is $11.99/mo now, that's far less than I
>would normally spend in a year on physical music. Spotify an
>play downloaded-songs offline too, which is ideal in the truck.

It's a long time since I actually bought music. It's not that
I couldn't afford it, I just don't play it as much as I used
to and I can generally find MP3's of anything I've looked for
at no cost from somewhere..

Basically I have about 750 tracks set to play Random on my
computer when I'm doing eMail, and that's about the only
time I play music at home anymore..

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These days I don't use either. I have many hundreds of MP3's on my
computer and phone and I don't really drive enough to worry about a lot
of music there but it can play music from a flash drive if I want to.

I've got about 10,000 songs here but I rarely get a chance to listen to

>them. When I take myself around town, I listen to IHeartRadio's "I Love
>The 80's" streaming music channel through my hearing aids.

That's quite a collection.. I've used IHeart as well at times when
I was away from home and wanted to hear my local radio station.
That's a handy service..

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Wow.. I may be sitting on a fortune and not know it.. I think I
still have about 40 vinyl records. I do have a Dual Turntable

I have a nice vinyl record player and a whole slew of vinyl records

>that my late Mom and Dad bought. I dare say there are at least 200
>vinyl records here.

I'm afraid to post something on Facebook, as I don't want some thug

>coming by, killing me, taking everything he could, then burn the place
>down to cover the evidence.

With not being able to drive or have a car anymore due to vision

>issues from dry corneas, I basically am stuck at home.

Yes. things seem to be a lot more dangerous these days that they
used to be, even in Canada. Especially in the cities. I pretty
much live in the woods and would look like poor pickings to anyone
looking to break into a place. My little old 400 sq ft cabin is
surrounded by newer multi-milion dollar summer homes that they
would choose first..

Maybe you could get some store that carries stuff like that to
sell on consignment for you for a piece of the action?

I suppose a lot of selling sites are set up to not give out
your location and everything is done through shipping as well.

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Rob Mccart wrote to DIGIMAUS:

That's quite a collection.. I've used IHeart as well at times when
I was away from home and wanted to hear my local radio station.
That's a handy service..

I've been collecting since 2004 but I'm still nowhere near done with my collection.

I use IHeart mainly when riding my scooter around town. Better than having
to carry music on another device.

-- Sean



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I use IHeart mainly when riding my scooter around town. Better than having

>to carry music on another device.

I suppose a radio would work as well but you get a world of variety
when you can choose a station from anywhere.

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Rob Mccart wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

I suppose a radio would work as well but you get a world of variety
when you can choose a station from anywhere.

That and my hearing aids work nicely as wireless earbuds.

-- Sean

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Hello Rob!

** On Tuesday 23.12.25 - 08:19, you wrote:

It's a long time since I actually bought music. It's not
that I couldn't afford it, I just don't play it as much as
I used to and I can generally find MP3's of anything I've
looked for at no cost from somewhere..

Yep.. the options to source material has changed dramatically
since the internet became more ubiquitous and mp3 proliferated.

Basically I have about 750 tracks set to play Random on my
computer when I'm doing eMail, and that's about the only
time I play music at home anymore..

I'll pretty much play material from the same playlist/
collection. But recently, I prefer things to be quiet while
driving. Some people need the radio babbering and hammering
music all the time - not me.
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Hello Daryl!

** On Monday 22.12.25 - 17:51, you wrote:

We had a chat about this dilema of yours years ago wrt to
the Cussler books, in 2020 and 2021.

And, none of that has changed...never mind all the vinyl
LP record albums here.

Perhaps consider finding a vendor/seller you can trust who
would take your stash on consignment? I think someone else
mentioned the consignment idea too.

To add insult to injury, I had to quit driving, and sell
my car in June, 2022...as dry corneas would cause
blurred vision without warning. So now, it's extremely
rare that I even leave home. With my younger brother's
suicide in early July 2024, I'm the last of my line.

Yes.. I remember you mentioning all that before. Restricted
mobility sucks. I've had to arrange for a taxi a few times in
the past, and that can eat up a lot of time waiting for one to
arrive, and booking the next one - especially being on a rural
backroad.

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August Abolins wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

Yes.. I remember you mentioning all that before. Restricted
mobility sucks. I've had to arrange for a taxi a few times in
the past, and that can eat up a lot of time waiting for one to
arrive, and booking the next one - especially being on a rural
backroad.

In my town, taxis are $26 for a one-way ride anywhere within the town limits.

I'm sorry, but no, I'll find my own way there or go without.

Uber is not much cheaper.

I'm hoping I can get a car this year. Just renewed my driver's license
for 10 years and I now have 20/20 vision thanks to my cataract
surgeries (for near vision I need reading glasses).

This town was not designed for walking. Everything is very spread out
and even the public transit system has a very limited route map and
limited hours... and the buses doen't run on weekends.

-- Sean

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I'll pretty much play material from the same playlist/

>collection. But recently, I prefer things to be quiet while
>driving. Some people need the radio babbering and hammering
>music all the time - not me.

I usually have the local station on in the car but these days
I seem to get a lot more weather warnings than music on it..

I did my 2 week shopping today even though we'd gotten a fair
amount of freezing rain the night before. It wasn't all that
bad, the highways were mostly dry pavement but the back roads
were almost glare ice. The snow piles on the sides of the road
looking like shiny white glass, and walking up and down the hill
from my place on the shiny bedrock was tricky, to say the least..

But they were calling for much colder temps and close to 20cm
(8 inches) of snow this afternoon and overnight tonight so I
figured I'd better drive in today if possible.

According to the weather report I'm supposed to already have
at least 2/3 of that snow by now, but it looks like there's
hardly anything on my deck so, either they were wrong or it's
all blowing away with the strong winds. I guess I'll find out
tomorrow how bad things are. Wind chill of -26c (-15f) tonight
they said. My heaters were running pretty non stop earlier but
it seems to be calming down some now. (1:30 AM)

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Yes.. Restricted

>mobility sucks. I've had to arrange for a taxi a few times in
>the past, and that can eat up a lot of time waiting for one to
>arrive, and booking the next one - especially being on a rural
>backroad.

Yes, where I am I could wait half a day for a taxi and then
they'd charge me $80 or more for a one way trip into town..

That's in summer actually. This time of year I might never get
one to come out here..

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August Abolins wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

Yes.. I remember you mentioning all that before. Restricted
mobility sucks. I've had to arrange for a taxi a few times in
the past, and that can eat up a lot of time waiting for one to
arrive, and booking the next one - especially being on a rural
backroad.

In my town, taxis are $26 for a one-way ride anywhere within the town limits.

I'm sorry, but no, I'll find my own way there or go without.

Uber is not much cheaper.

I'm hoping I can get a car this year. Just renewed my driver's license
for 10 years and I now have 20/20 vision thanks to my cataract
surgeries (for near vision I need reading glasses).

This town was not designed for walking. Everything is very spread out
and even the public transit system has a very limited route map and
limited hours... and the buses doen't run on weekends.

-- Sean

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Rob Mccart wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS <=-

Yes, where I am I could wait half a day for a taxi and then
they'd charge me $80 or more for a one way trip into town..

That's painfully high.

That's in summer actually. This time of year I might never get
one to come out here..

I could see that. Where I am, it's easier to get an Uber than a taxi.
Cheaper too.

-- Sean


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Re: the vinyl comeback..
By: August Abolins to Daryl Stout on Mon Dec 22 2025 11:02:00

Or.. try to make arrangements to have your stash stored at a
church or some friend's place? ..and make arrangements to go
there for the meet-ups?

Sure, then he can kill his friend, steal his stuff and burn down his place. You're off the hook, Daryl.

Naw, I'm just being sarcastic...mostly.
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Re: Re: the vinyl comeback..
By: Daryl Stout to Rob Mccart on Sun Dec 21 2025 23:28:55

With not being able to drive or have a car anymore due to vision
issues from dry corneas, I basically am stuck at home.

Are you classified Legally Blind? If so there are a number of agencies that might be able to help. The big one is The American Federation for the Blind (AFB). Their website is AFB.org. In lieu of that, what about friends, family, Uber/Lyft, buses, ride shares, cabs, etc. Also, check with your local/state government for possible services. Also, check with local churches; the larger ones may offer some kind of door-to-door service.

To quote The Spirit of the West (Rango), "Sometimes you have to dig deep to find what your looking for."
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Re: the vinyl comeback..
By: Rob Mccart to AUGUST ABOLINS on Tue Dec 23 2025 08:19:54

Basically I have about 750 tracks set to play Random on my
computer when I'm doing eMail, and that's about the only
time I play music at home anymore..

Home is my main listening venue, and while I have a respectable personal collection of music--converted from CDs to MP3s, then moved those to YouTube Music--I mostly listen to free streaming services like I Heart Radio, Pandora and TuneIn on my PC or Echos. Right now, I'm listening to Soma FM's "Doomed" channel on my PC.
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Re: Re: the vinyl comeback..
By: Rob Mccart to DARYL STOUT on Tue Dec 23 2025 08:19:54

My little old 400 sq ft cabin is surrounded by newer multi-milion dollar summer homes that they would choose first..

Don't be so sure. Odds are those high-class homes have alarm systems, so while you may not be the cream of the crop, you'd be a lot easier to break into.
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Are you classified Legally Blind? If so there are a number of
agencies that might be able to help. The big one is The
American Federation for the Blind (AFB). Their website is
AFB.org. In lieu of that, what about friends, family,
Uber/Lyft, buses, ride shares, cabs, etc. Also, check with
your local/state government for possible services. Also, check
with local churches; the larger ones may offer some kind of
door-to-door service.

I *WAS* legally blind before cataract surgery...as my visual acuity
was 20/2000 for much of my life, having severe nearsightedness. After
the surgery, vision was restored to 20/20, with a little bit of
astigmatism.

The problem now is "dry eye syndrome" or dry corneas. They cause
my vision to blur without warning, and I realized it became too
dangerous to drive or have a car. I keep a supply of Systane Eye
drops with me all the time. My visual acuity last May was 20/15 in
the left eye, and 20/20 in the right eye...and the eye pressures
were 9 in the left eye, and 10 in the right eye...they have never
been that good.

I have no immediate family members left. My Dad and wife died 3
months apart nearly 19 years ago...my Mom died 6 1/2 years ago, and
my younger brother committed suicide 1 1/2 years ago. My late wife
and I didn't have any kids, due to medical issues, so I'm the last
of my line. What relatives are left are out of state, older than me,
in worse health than I am, and they can't travel.

I was originally with Uber, but they frauded my bank card, and I
nearly couldn't get home from the hospital. I've been with Lyft for
nearly 4 years now, and have what they call "Lyft Pink", and "Lyft
Senior". With Lyft Pink, I pay $10 extra a month, but I get a 5%
break on rides, priority pickup (shorter wait times)...and if they
send a pickup truck where the step is higher than my groin (and I
can't get in as a result), they will pay 3 of the $5 cancellation
fees per month...and if I book a new ride within 10 minutes, I'll
get $5 off that.

My HMO does offer 12 medical round trips per year to doctor's
offices/clincs, etc at no charge, as long as the trip is under 50
miles. So that's a great help.

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

31 Dec 25 16:46, you wrote to Mortar M.:

The problem now is "dry eye syndrome" or dry corneas.

I now have permanently dry eyes after my cataract surgeries too.

-- Sean

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Yes, where I am I could wait half a day for a taxi and then
they'd charge me $80 or more for a one way trip into town..

That's painfully high.

That's in summer actually. This time of year I might never get
one to come out here..

I could see that. Where I am, it's easier to get an Uber than a taxi.

>Cheaper too.

There is very little of that here, too small a population over a wide
area, and even in town they have experimented with a bus, but after
a few months they gave up on the idea.

Cross country busses do stop in town though if you can get on or off
them somewhere else.. Lots of trains too..

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My little old 400 sq ft cabin is surrounded by newer multi-million

> > dollar summer homes that they would choose first..

Don't be so sure. Odds are those high-class homes have alarm systems, so whi

>you may not be the cream of the crop, you'd be a lot easier to break into.

Granted, although not only does it look like someone poor lives in
my house I have very little worth much so they will be disappointed
in any case.. I'm not much into flashy stuff..
Plus there are a lot of bigger places that are not obviously owned
by Rich people it would be safer to break into with better goods.
It's happened a few times over the years on the road here..

Ironically, even those 'cheaper' places these days sell for usually
well over a million dollars so the landscape is changing. The truly
poor sell out and the rich tear the place down and build a huge
new place. The joys of living in an area where even a vacant building
lot these days is worth upwards of a million dollars.

On the plus side, at least it's not crowded because they require
you to have a minimum 2 acre lot with 100 Meters (330 ft) of water
frontage to get a building permit.

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Hello Sean!

** On Thursday 01.01.26 - 00:17, Sean Dennis wrote to Daryl Stout:

The problem now is "dry eye syndrome" or dry corneas.

I now have permanently dry eyes after my cataract surgeries too.

Is that what everyone gets after cataract surgery?

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Rob Mccart wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

Cross country busses do stop in town though if you can get on or off
them somewhere else.. Lots of trains too..

No trains out here though it's been said we'll supposedly get Amtrak out
here, still an hour's drive away to the proposed station. We used to have Greyhound but the city got into a spat with them so now you have to drive two hours to get to the nearest Greyhound station.

If I could move from here, I would.

-- Sean

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August Abolins wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Is that what everyone gets after cataract surgery?

No, it depends on the person. I asked Google and it spat out this:

"Permanent dry eyes after cataract surgery are uncommon, but temporary dry eye is very common, affecting up to 37-42% of patients, with symptoms usually peaking in the first week and gradually improving over 1-3 months as corneal nerves heal; however, a significant minority (around 34%) may experience persistent dry eye-like symptoms, especially if they had pre-existing dry eye or risk factors like older age or female gender."

I do spend a lot of time at the comoputer and that causes issues as well. I use Soothe (a pure glycerin eye drop) and Systane (a propolyne [sp] glycol-based eye drop) to help with the dry eyes.

I am still very light sensitive, but I am told that might take 6-8 months to get over as I had cataracts for decades and my cornea takes its time to
adjust.

I also have moderate diabetic retinopathy and that also may be causing secondary issues. I need to contact my retina specialist and ask if he still wants me to come in to continue to get shots in my eyes.

With the insulin pump, I'm hoping I can get things under control to live somewhat of a normal life again.

-- Sean

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Sean,

I now have permanently dry eyes after my cataract surgeries
too.

Dry eyes are a lot better than blindness.

Daryl

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