GasBandit
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Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!
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This. I bought a pair since the light outside can get too bright for me while my eyes are still healing, but most of the time I reflexively take them off without realizing it because it bothers me so much.
Sunglasses are probably my favorite aspect of not needing glasses anymore. If I ever go back to needing them I'm 100% getting a prescription pair. One of those things that you don't know you need when you've always gone without.
GasBandit
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Pictures don't do it justice. When I sit in the passenger seat, drivers complain they can't see traffic to the right when they want to turn left.
Bear in mind, Pez and I once bought the same pair of sunglasses.
Pez's normal sized head:
Me in the SAME GLASSES.
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Back when I needed prescription glasses, I always, ALWAYS shelled out extra for Transition lenses. My glasses became my sunglasses.
Transition lenses have a bit of a reputation that I am shallow enough to want to avoid.
GasBandit
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Oh? I'd not heard this... do enlighten me.
He's worried people are going to point and yell "nerd" more than they already do.
Essentially this. They were always considered super dorky.
GasBandit
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... are you SURE you aren't still in high school?
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Back in the early 90s in HS, the one kid who had them was the rich nerd. They were like Elvis frames, too. Maybe. I don't know. I feel like my mind may be embellishing that part...
I may try the lighter colored ones. I still have the same pair I bought in 95 or so when I first got contacts. They're Bausch&Lomb I's with glass lenses (so they never scratched) that are Blues Brothers style.
I may try the lighter colored ones. I still have the same pair I bought in 95 or so when I first got contacts. They're Bausch&Lomb I's with glass lenses (so they never scratched) that are Blues Brothers style.
Then you should spend more for sunglasses. Really good sunglasses will reduce the amount of energy hitting your eyeballs but don't mess with color too much. I assume the "ideal" pair of sunglasses would filter out everything that isn't between 425nm and 625nm, which is the stuff outside the range your eyes can see anyway. I used to have a pair of Serengeti vermillion lenses, and I definitely noticed the difference they made (until they cracked).
--Patrick
GasBandit
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In HS, I usually went with semi-rimless glasses with rectangular-ish lenses. If I do say so myself, they did look kinda cool. But I don't miss them, or any other glasses.
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These were supposed to do that. They were $50 in 1995, or $80 now. according to the US Government inflation calculator. Still look muddy to me.
My daughter does this. I can't stand it because I can SEE THE FRAMES. My eyes don't auto-filter around them, because the field of vision isn't restricted to the parts that are clear.
GasBandit
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During my tire problems last week, the station vehicle I borrowed was our HHR.
It felt like I was driving a fucking WW2 tank. It didn't seem to have a windshield so much as a glass-covered slit embedded in a thick metal frame.
I have to keep an eye on my peripheral vision because of aforementioned eye issues, and I was getting examples of how to test it, and I was just like "I had enough years of marching band that I would immediately notice if my peripheral vision went weird, it's ok." 
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My parents had a hummer for awhile. I drove it once because I flew to visit them and needed a car, and holy fuck, rectangle box is a terrible shape for a car if you want to see out of it.
WELP -I biked into a car door today, and it sucked as much as it sounds.
I know I'm in the minority, but I like wearing sunglasses. I don't miss regular glasses at all, but one of my favorite parts of getting contacts is that I can get whatever non-prescription sunglasses I want. I keep a few styles around and always carry one with me.
Plus, I remember my grandmother telling me that whenever my grandfather's sister went out, she always wore sunglasses, long before we knew about UV rays and whatever. She's in her 90's now and is the only one of them who hasn't needed some kind of eye surgery/correction.
Plus, I remember my grandmother telling me that whenever my grandfather's sister went out, she always wore sunglasses, long before we knew about UV rays and whatever. She's in her 90's now and is the only one of them who hasn't needed some kind of eye surgery/correction.
You're not in high school either. Would you wear a pocket protector?... are you SURE you aren't still in high school?
GasBandit
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If I actually needed to carry pens, yeah I might. You should try not giving a shit. It's actually quite liberating.
At some point in your life, you'll reach the age of not giving a fuck what's nerdy, and care more about what works the best.
I'm not even going to talk about shoes, because most of them don't fit my feet right.
The place where I get my glasses was having a buy 1, get 1 free on all frames, so I got a pair of prescription sunglasses (bifocals) along with my regular glasses (bifocals also) (Shut up, I'm old!)
The person helping me with the fitting said that I look like Ozzy in my sunglasses.
I'm still not sure if that's a compliment or an insult.
The person helping me with the fitting said that I look like Ozzy in my sunglasses.
I'm still not sure if that's a compliment or an insult.
Ozzy, or Aussie?
Osbourne.
Yes I am. And proud of it.
Were you biting the head off a bat at the time?