[AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Wed Aug 26 19:36:27 PDT 2020

Charlie,

To minimize the eye strain from your monitor, try looking away every 15 - 20 minutes and stare at something 20 - 25 feet away, like something in the next room, for about 5 minutes. Even watching TV for a minute or two helps due to the movement on the screen. I used to get up a take a walk and BS with the other engineers every now and then, also helped with thinking about what I was working on. Another thing to try is to sit farther away from the monitor. You can also try adjusting the brightness and contrast, darker is supposed to be better.

Some of the disciplinary aides (secretaries) I used to work with would use a screen filter to cut down the glare from the monitor. Some people say that wearing a good pair of polarized lenses helps.

The reason you don’t have as big an issue with you phone is because of the screen size and the lower amount of emitted light.

Carl

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From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Thanks Mattias.  Yes I just saw that message.  
It’s good to hear from all of you but looking at this computer screen gives
me terrible headaches so I don’t.  I can do stuff on my smart phone pretty well
but the computer hurts.

Charlie

From: Mattias Kessén 
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:32 PM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
Subject: Re: [AT] Catching up, Bo Hinch and Hurricane Laura and the antique tractor community in general

Hi! 

Good to hear from you Charlie.
No earlier said that they were evacuating, so I believe they're safe but worried over their property and belongings.

Den ons 26 aug. 2020 23:29charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> skrev:

  Hi gang.

  I hope everyone is well.  I’m doing fine but looking at computer screens bothers my eyes enough
  that it’s no fun to be online.  I can drive and function ok.  There are just some things that bother
  me enough to discourage doing them.  E-mail is one of those.

  I’m worried about Bo Hinch.  Has anyone heard from him?  Some of you probably know
  he lives very near Lake Charles  (Sulphur), LA which, under some forecast models is possibly ground
  zero for hurricane Laura.  I think the elevation of his whole town is about 16’ above sea level
  and it’s only a few miles inland from a bay that empties into the gulf.
  I haven’t been able to get up with him.  I hope he and anyone else in this family who is in the
  path of this storm has their antique tractors put away and is headed for high ground.

  If I don’t see your reply John Hall and Al Jones know how to reach me.

  Charlie

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