# (Old) The Heat Is On - A Heat Wave MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 18, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-heat-is-on-a-heat-wave-mmp/1030168 "2026-05-18T07:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 118
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-heat-is-on-a-heat-wave-mmp/1030168/118 "2026-05-20T18:13:29Z")
90 yesterday. 50 today. I am wearing a contact in my left dominant eye so I can read. I am afraid if I get the same cataract replacement as the right one has I must wear readers or never read again. Its like the scene in Twilight Zone where the man breaks his glasses. Almost regret the surgery. I have been going out and about. I can see far in the right eye and close in the left. We’ll see how my brain adapts to this. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-heat-is-on-a-heat-wave-mmp/1030168)._