In a message dated 4/20/06 10:29:11 AM, wing15601@gmail.com writes: > > I read somewhere that pirates used to wear an eye patch to main their dark > adaptation in the covered eye. Might work, but I never tried it. > > Henry > > Wilhelmina > > O.A. 38 > > Ft. Myers > > > It works just fine. Every time I have to make my increasingly often visits to the head in the middle of the night, I close one eye before turning on the light. When I'm done, I turn off the light and open my closed eye. It is still dark adapted enough to find my way back to the bed without bumping into the furniture. Try it. It works. Larry Z

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(SNIP) It works just fine. Every time I have to make my increasingly often visits to the head in the middle of the night, I close one eye before turning on the light. When I'm done, I turn off the light and open my closed eye. It is still dark adapted enough to find my way back to the bed without bumping into the furniture. Try it. It works.. Larry Z I went to a low intensity red "night light" because when I get up to make my increasingly often visits to the head, I've discovered if I open my eyes and "break the seal", its difficult to go back to sleep. I just keep the "seal" intact and squint enough to navigate, then immediately go back to sleep. Regards.... Phil Rosch Old Harbor Consulting M/V "Curmudgeon" MT44 TC Currently lying Bond Creek, NC