The latest in my long line of fine purchases is the telescope. And a fancy little telescope it is. It’s not very useful for pretending to be a captain of a pirate ship, but other than that it is quite nice.<\/p>\n
I took it on a test drive on Monday. Going up to see the goats. When I came to the traffic lights, I could not make out the lights. Even with my filter glasses on I could not see them. It always varies a little, how well I can see the lights. Depending on the sun and how my eyes are and other factors I’m sure. But I whipped out the telescope and it was quite easy to get a fix on the lights and thus I was able to tell when they turned green. So that was succesful.<\/p>\n
I also tried if I could use the telescope to read the clock on my cell phone. I was sort of able to do it, but it was very difficult. So it’s not something I can just do quickly and easily, but in a pinch it works.<\/p>\n
Finally I also tried it out at the supermarket. Getting tomatoes. There’s usually a specific number of tomatoes you need to buy (at least if you want the discount group price) but the number varies. Sometimes 7, sometimes 10. So I tried the telescope to look at the sign. The problem with the sign is that it’s behind the actual tomatoes, so I can’t go right up to it to get a close look. But with the telescope I could zoom in. It took a while to find the right amount of zoom, though. And it makes me very self-conscious. I feel pretty silly standing there in front of the tomatoes with a telescope. I don’t like doing that. And for general shopping I think a good old-fashioned magnifying glass is handier.<\/p>\n
But at the traffic light at least, the telescope was really helpful. I don’t know how often I’ll get to use it, but it’s good to have. Along with the CCTV and the filter glasses I have gotten some really helpful stuff lately. Also the new vacuum cleaner is working brilliantly. So so much better than the old one. I can literally hear it sucking up filth that the old one just pushed around. The only downside is that I now have to start changing bags when they’re full. The old one didn’t use bags. But that’s a small price to pay for the extra suction.<\/p>\n