where's BWX?

CDsDontBurn · Apr 23, 2007, 12:48 PM

i haven't seen him post in a while. anybody know?

GutterPunk · Apr 23, 2007, 12:56 PM

nope good question!?

Falstaff · Apr 23, 2007, 04:44 PM

he's allowed to have a life too...

cozumel · Apr 23, 2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Falstaff

he's allowed to have a life too...

You mean there's like a parallel universe outside the web?

GutterPunk · Apr 23, 2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cozumel

You mean there's like a parallel universe outside the web?

I thought that was DH?

Vampyromaniac · Apr 24, 2007, 12:04 AM

He's here

CDsDontBurn · Apr 24, 2007, 01:52 AM

hmm. so he's still around then. i just hadn't seen him post much at all then up until that one post you just linked.

***Zardon*** · Apr 24, 2007, 02:15 AM

he bought a 52inch tv so I guess he has been stuck to it.

BWX · Apr 24, 2007, 02:20 AM

Hehe, I'm still around, just taking a break from "obsessive" type internet use.

I HAD to take a break for quite a while because of laser eye surgery (a month or so at least) I had about 6 weeks ago or so, but I have been busy with other real life stuff too. I went to Georgia for about a week, from NY- in a car- for my bro's wedding, and soon I'll be going on a trip to Yellowstone for our "honeymoon" type trip. We never got to go on the traditional honeymoon right after we got married because she switched jobs and went from almost 5 weeks vacation built up over a 5 year period - to 10 days paid vacation at the new job. No seniority sucks.

Also I've been spending a lot more time watching movies and whatnot on the new TV with my free time, HD is sweet.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 24, 2007, 02:23 AM

cool beans man! everythign seems going good then!

was just curious about you since it had been a while since the last post i had seen from you.

BWX · Apr 24, 2007, 02:36 AM

Yeah things are going really good.. Thx for asking man.

Zelig · Apr 24, 2007, 08:51 AM

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I HAD to take a break for quite a while because of laser eye surgery (a month or so at least).

How was/is that working out? I've got a friend who's thinking of getting her's done.

BWX · Apr 24, 2007, 12:24 PM

EPI-Lasik is extremely painful.. and takes a long time to heal. normal LASIK is a breeze in comparison and takes much less time to get the final result. I was in agony for about 4 or 5 days, like someone was gouging my eyes out with hot pokers every second of every waking moment. Not for the faint of heart. Normal Lasik is almost pain free. Epi-Lasik is for people with pretty bad prescriptions, like what I had.

After my wife saw what I went through, she's terrified and will never do it she says. If I had to I'd do it again though, it's worth it when your vision is that blurry.

The best part is wearing nice polarized sunglasses.. it's amazing how much nicer it is on your eyes even on cloudy days.

These are the ones I got. http://www.mauijim.com/mjweb/public/...RODSKU=H506-23

Falstaff · Apr 24, 2007, 02:44 PM

I thought about it as well, but chickened out on the price tag...I just wear my BCP's thankyou..LOL

GutterPunk · Apr 24, 2007, 03:13 PM

I wonder if anyone wondered this when i was gone for a couple of years.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 24, 2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BWX

EPI-Lasik is extremely painful.. and takes a long time to heal. normal LASIK is a breeze in comparison and takes much less time to get the final result. I was in agony for about 4 or 5 days, like someone was gouging my eyes out with hot pokers every second of every waking moment. Not for the faint of heart. Normal Lasik is almost pain free. Epi-Lasik is for people with pretty bad prescriptions, like what I had.

After my wife saw what I went through, she's terrified and will never do it she says. If I had to I'd do it again though, it's worth it when your vision is that blurry.

The best part is wearing nice polarized sunglasses.. it's amazing how much nicer it is on your eyes even on cloudy days.

These are the ones I got. http://www.mauijim.com/mjweb/public/...RODSKU=H506-23

what's the difference between epi-lasik and standard lasik eye surgery? besides the pain i mean, lol.

and those glasses are really nice looking!

. how much do they go for?

BWX · Jun 28, 2007, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

what's the difference between epi-lasik and standard lasik eye surgery? besides the pain i mean, lol.

and those glasses are really nice looking!

. how much do they go for?

Sorry I didn't answer this - I never saw the post. I was searching for something else and saw this post.

Anyway- LASIK is where they make a "flap"- basically cutting a thin piece of your eyeball while leaving a small part attached, then resurfacing the cornea, putting the flap back and letting it all heal.

Epi-LASIK is where no flap is created, they just laser your eyeball and it heals on it's own, taking a lot longer than regular LASIK because you need to grow back all the stuff that is burned away. It's also a LOT more painful because your eyeball is left raw exposed to the air until it heals.. basically it feels like a hot poker in your eye constantly for up to a week or so. This is a good explination- http://www.allaboutvision.com/vision.../epi-lasik.htm

At the "sunglasses hut" in the mall those sun glasses were about 270 bucks- that is where I first saw them and tried them on. On-line they were also around 240 to 270 bucks, but at my eye doctor where I got the LASIK done I had a 30% discount which brought the already lower priced sunglasses down to about $170. Now after using them for a few months I am very happy with them, I would recommend them to anyone, they are really nice and are great for driving especially.

CDsDontBurn · Jun 29, 2007, 01:09 AM

ouch! that sounds real painful

congrats on the glasses tho

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