Laura & CTB Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Since I had to have glasses (last January) I have been a reluctant user - only putting them on at home when I was reading a book with exceptionally small print etc, well I have found that my eyesight has been slowly getting worse to the point that today at work I got caught in the act of using a magnifying glass to read some text So I am now swallowing my pride and can announce that as of tonight I am going to admit that I am now visually challanged and tomorrow am going to work armed with my specs! p.s. Have just found that wearing them whilst browsing the forum means I can actually read properly what you lot are typing - no more guessing for me !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Welcome to the club. Trouble is....you'll be able to see where the dust is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Its not your eyes that are getting worse, the print is getting smaller. Thats what I keep telling everyone, funny though no one beleives me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Glasses make you look sexy and intelligent (though i'm sure you do already) and it's harder to get poked in the eye!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 and it's harder to get poked in the eye!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I had to give in eventually and wear glasses for reading now, my arms just werent long enough any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 ive had glasses since I was 16 I actually cant see the monitor without them I rather like my glasses cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Welcome to the Spec club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks Christian (very funny) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I always had perfect vision until I turned 40, I am long sighted, so use them for close stuff like reading, screen work and sewing. I really don't mind them at all and have perfected the 'glare over the top of glasses' for the lads at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm just finding that out today at work Clare - one of the technicians I work with has just said "Nice glasses - four eyes!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I have worn specs since I was 2 (very unusual in the 1960's - I think I was the only child in primary school with them.) I had the indignity of the round pink or blue national health specs and because I had a lazy eye I frequently had one lens covered with pink sticking plaster . Then developed a severe nickel allergy and had to have gold plated frames as there were no alternatives then - much to my Mum's financial horror Wore contacts for 20 years or so from age 20 until my eyes could take them no more and have been a proud spec wearer since then. I can now get lovely titanium frames which are nickel free. Wear your specs with pride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm another spec wearer. I've tried contacts a few times but they just dry out on my eyes. I got two new snazzy pairs of glasses last year which really makes a difference. Before that I had very plain ones but now I think, if I have to wear glasses I might as well wear standout glasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 If they're good enough for Gok Wan, they're good enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I am a proud spec wearer too and have been since I was 18. I started working in a shop and realised that I couldn't read any of the signage. I am now struggling with reading anything and have to take my glasses off to do any close work and even then I can't see it that well. I really need varifocals but keep putting off the inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I need my reading specs when I sew, but not to read, although at night I find instead of pulling the script closer, I'm pushing it further away. Otherwise I like my normal glasses so that I can see every little leaf in the distance - and then I can spot the deer, or the birds when we go walkabout etc. And of course - and more importantly - I can see to drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 i wear mine on a cord thingy so I dont do a Postman Pat and sit on them - I think they make me look intelligent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 The guys at work have been winding me up all day about making me a stringy thing to hang round my neck - cant do it yet - need to break myself in gently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I love my glasses and was chuffed when the optician said I needed them all the time. I celebrated by buying five pairs all in different colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I've worn glasses for over 40 years, since I was 12! I feel very strange when I haven't got glasses on. I had bilateral cataracts operated on a few years ago and now have varifocals, which are excellent. I really feel undressed without my specs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
