Saturday, 19 December 2020

Seeing the world

I was in bed the other day and had just woken up. I was about to get up, so I grabbed my glasses. As I did so, I realised something was missing: one of the sides was gone. I found it on the floor. Annoying.

I got downstairs where I have a spare pair. They look the same, but they are different. The pair I always used was nice and comfy. The spare pair was tight and fairly painful. Fortunately I would have to work and I always wear my night- or sunglasses there. 

Talking about those sunglasses: we have just gotten new buses and the screens inside (the ones with the routes and stuff) are not good with the glasses I have, as my sunglasses are polarised. Annoying.

Trying on with the drawn lines and text
After work I made my way to a local opticien. It was the same chain as the one I got the glasses from originally in Northern Ireland. The regular glasses could not be fixed. Yes, they put some glue in them, but they now function only as a spare pair. The spare pair would now have to become the regular pair, but needed adjusting first of all.

Next on the list were the sunglasses: how much would it cost to get them de-polarised? How much??? Well, I needed to think on that one. But at least I could wear some glasses again.

This morning I went to another opticien. A chain I always frequented when in the Netherlands and they always offered good service. After an eye test (they are worse again), the picking of the glasses started. In the end I found 4 pairs I was happy with. 

My new glasses. The two pairs on the left will be doubled
Yes, four pairs. An heir and a spare for each: day, night and sun. And there was an offer on anyway of get three, pay for one! However, there was one thing that I had to get as well: my reading has deteriorated somewhat from before and I now need varifocals, ie the little reading bit at the bottom! That put the price right up! 

Ah well, from January 2nd, I will have six new pairs of glasses. So I can see the world properly again!

7 comments:

  1. You sure will have lots of glasses to choose from now. At least if one breaks you will have a spare.

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  2. Hari OM
    I have glasses for use in each room because in each room a different focus is required! It's a pricey business - but an essential one. YAM xx

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    1. I have a set for work and a set for the car. My regular day glasses are for everywhere and the spare pair is at home. If needed, I can use my night glasses as spare as well.

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  3. I need glasses sort of and sort of not. It's weird. One eye improved enough that I don't legally need glasses to drive. And I can read well enough without them too.

    BTW, we just watched Dutch TV for the first time. That's right! Schouwendam 12 if I remember the spelling.

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  4. I have prescription sun glasses, but never remember to bring them along in the car, especially on the days when the bright sun is shining on white snow.

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  5. Oh, the joys of eye ware. And eyes that shall we say are not as young as they once were. In late summer I had new lenses placed in old frames. Why, because I will need cataract surgery within a year. Anyway at the end of November one of my earpieces fell off. I chose new frames according to which ones would work with the lenses I had purchased in late summer. This all happened the same day I picked up my new hearing aids. The $$$$ were just pouring our of the bank account. Oh, well. You enjoy your better vision! Hugs.

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    1. I wanted to re-use my old frames, but that would actually cost me more than getting new ones! I will however leave my old glasses at the opticiens once I have picked up my new ones. They use them for charity I believe.

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