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Old 12-12-2019, 12:58 PM   #166
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Re: 50 years ago I was given this USAF 54 3100

Thanks. Just going for HFS (hell for stout) over "show pretty". Just like me the truck shows a lifetime of scars - each with a memory

Since you asked boring story/rant ahead:

As for rebuilt eyeballs i always had poor vision. As a kid i could not tell a friend from an enemy at 10'. Really bad deal growing up in East LA and makes you downright mean as well. About 3 years ago i was about legally blind even with thickest glasses made, When we escaped to OR saw a specialist up in Medford. Thought i had common age related cataracts but he took one look and said you have "Fuiks Disease". While i'm thinking i'm "Fuiked" he says "i can fix that" like "Bones" on Star Trek. Proceeds to yank and replace both corneas, both lens, clean out all the junk then zaps the floaters with a laser. The result is nothing less than a miracle. Crystal clear, brilliant. near 20-20 vision. All done out cold (and out patient too). California medical care, like the rest of that 3rd world state, sucks BTW. If anyone wants particulars PM me.
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