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Post Your Last Purchase XXVIII

cambookpro said:
Talking of eyesight... was having trouble reading things at long distance, turns out I'm astigmatic but never had my eyes tested so didn't know. Picked these up the other day, and it's amazing. Don't know how I managed without them now. Get your eyes tested, kids!!

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Amen to that.

It happened with me when I was seven, - as written above - a visiting nurse must somehow have twigged that I couldn't see what was on the blackboard at all; with the son of a cousin (at my suggestion - I was afraid that the parents would see this as an attack, or a suggestion that their lovely boy was less than perfect, but, I could see that the kid was cross eyed, something his parents - who were and are lovely - had never noticed) at the age of three, he had his eyes tested, and yes, needed glasses; years earlier, I had the same dialogue with a university friend - for, I had noticed that his child - also aged around two to three - had eye issues, and was sort of cross-eyed).

And there was the case of a friend of my brother who realised that the world seemed exceedingly blurry, and therefore betook himself - at the age of fifteen - to have his eyes tested for the first time in his life, and was awestruck at the precision of his vision once he had spectacles.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Yes, they were cool, (are cool?) agreed - but - in my experience horribly prone to being broken, and then, sometimes, very hard enough to replace.

I was teaching (not long) when my last pair of clip ons (a university debate, I was adjudicating, drinks afterwards, walking home, something falling and, er, breaking irreparably) and I thought - sod that - I can actually afford this stuff - why not order and purchase a proper pair of prescription sunglasses.

Initially, I had opted for a pair of Bausch & Lomb (elegant, prescription frames and lenses) only to discover that what they offered by way of prescription sunglasses did not accommodate what my left eye needed as that - it transpired - was way outside of what they had defined as their optical parameters. My right eye - slightly wonky - could be accommodated. But my left....

I came to the reluctant conclusion that the prescriptions they were capable of meeting were more of the - how shall one phrase this and remain diplomatic? - ah, cosmetic variety rather than one that is required for those who are (was? were?) seriously visually challenged, in one eye at least.

Anyway, my own opticians did the needful, (this was the late 90s) with lenses and decent frames.

That worked until more recent years, - the past decade - when I have had Oliver Peoples frames and Zeiss lenses for both.
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My step daughter moves like a sloth and uses ambien to wake up.

Relatively low risk of anything being broken. Haha. (I like to make fun of her. She a wonderful nerd actually.)

Prescription sunglasses are pricy! Whew! I have these because I overfunded my FSA and was going to lose the money if I didn’t find a way to spend it. I also spent almost $500 in bandaids. :( I could serve as a MASH unit if Iowa tries to invade us. :mad:

Bring it, farmboy @chown33! :mad::mad:
 
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Gutwrench said:
My step daughter moves like a sloth and uses ambien to wake up.

Relatively low risk of anything being broken. Haha. (I like to make fun of her. She a wonderful nerd actually.)

Prescription sunglasses are pricy! Whew! I have these because I overfunded my FSA and was going to lose the money if I didn’t find a way to spend it. I also spent almost $500 in bandaids. :( I could serve as a MASH unit if Iowa tries to invade us. :mad:
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They are, agreed.

But - if you live, work, or somehow exist in a sunny climate - invaluable.

In my situation, I have my prescription sunglasses with me (always) when abroad. At the worst, I know that I will have a spare set if something goes wrong.

And - in that searing light - which you get in tropical zones only after the equinox - such glasses are invaluable.

Mine are always with me (in the breast pocket of my jacket, in their leather case - Colonel Littleton - an excellent US company, complete with their lanyards, also courtesy of Colonel Littleton) should they be needed.

And yes, I also have blast proof (prescription lenses, courtesy of Zeiss, paid for by myself) lenses. But that is another tale.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
They are, agreed.

But - if you live, work, or somehow exist in a sunny climate - invaluable.

In my situation, I have my prescription sunglasses with me (always) when abroad. At the worst, I know that I will have a spare set if something goes wrong.

And - in that searing light - which you get in tropical zones only after the equinox - such glasses are invaluable.

Mine are always with me (in the breast pocket of my jacket, in their leather case - Colonel Littleton - an excellent US company, complete with their lanyards, also courtesy of Colonel Littleton) should they be needed.

And yes, I also have blast proof (prescription lenses, courtesy of Zeiss, paid for by myself) lenses. But that is another tale.
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Invaluable, so true. I’ve read about Zeiss...pretty nice glasses I understand. What’s the tale? I’m all ears.
 
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I've posted this before, but I have bought several dozen, yes, dozen, pairs of reading glasses (thankfully my eyes are alright). You would be surprised where I've found pairs I once thought I lost. Whether it be tilling the yard or finding them in a chest freezer. Or my recent find, one pair on our roof. It's probably been up there since '13.
 
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I've posted this before, but I have bought several dozen, yes, dozen, pairs of reading glasses (thankfully my eyes are alright). You would be surprised where I've found pairs I once thought I lost. Whether it be tilling the yard or finding them in a chest freezer. Or my recent find, one pair on our roof. It's probably been up there since '13.
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You don't carry them with you on your person?
 
Went s little crazy, but hell, I work hard, so got the new 12.9 iPad Pro, and also got a 13 2017 MacBook Pro. Had a 2014 that was starting to show its age. So I was torn between this and the air, and since they were the same price, decided to go with the pro. I’m starting school in January and need all my gadgets, so
 

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100 spindle of Verbatim CD-R. Yes, sometimes I prefer a CD over using an iPod/iPhone/Sirius in the car.
 
SandboxGeneral said:
I'm still using the old 6" E Ink Kindle with the physical buttons on the sides to turn pages. I've had a Paperwhite too, but I love that E Ink one the best.
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Yeah, I like the e-ink too, but I ended up using the iPad for a while because my old one didn’t have a backlight, I am so happy this new one does :) plus even with the backlight it has insane battery life
 
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fcomstoc said:
Yeah, I like the e-ink too, but I ended up using the iPad for a while because my old one didn’t have a backlight, I am so happy this new one does :) plus even with the backlight it has insane battery life
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I do like the backlight of the Paperwhites and it is the only real negative I have to say about my E Ink. But its a trade off I'm happy to accept to have the physical side buttons on it. Those are my favorite parts of it.
 
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SandboxGeneral said:
I do like the backlight of the Paperwhites and it is the only real negative I have to say about my E Ink. But its a trade off I'm happy to accept to have the physical side buttons on it. Those are my favorite parts of it.
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I agree, I think I am going to miss that feature too, I almost got the Oasis for that, but I couldn't justify the huge price difference for pretty much the same screen and features. Although my last one is still working after almost 8 years. :)
 
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Building a new home and trying to make it as "smart" as possible so got these 2 to start the collection. Good timing with Black Friday to add more and also Hue lighting eventually.
 
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