Two posts. Alone, each is pretty nonremakable. But read in sequence?
It’s always been a big hassle in summer, when I’m often wearing swim trunks as my preferred short pants—so no belt—and a pocketless polo shirt.
But last Sunday, in the checkout line at Aldi, I spotted plastic folding readers. Two pair for $4, and each comes with a soft case (about 1.5 x 2.5 inches) that drops nicely into my change pocket.
I bought those. Never brought them with me anywhere. You (at least I) have to keep my head perfectly level. Tilting my head down just a little, for example to read a menu, results in them sliding off. They’re really annoying.
I usually just ask my girlfriend to keep a pair of my glasses in her purse when we’re out and keep a pair in my car for when I might need them
I wear bifocals and carry them on my face.
1.) I wear 'em, and put them up atop my head if not using them.
2.) One in each hand, so I don’t spill anything.
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, seems to use them as a baton during speeches.
I am a reading glasses newbie: I don’t have a place to keep them, and so I am always losing them.
I leave them in their case beside the bed and read the damn menu at arm’s length. I hate having to use them at all. Sunglasses get tucked into my shirt at the neck.
FWIW, the last few posts had me confused slightly as to which topic we were discussing; to whit,
Glasses or shorn scrotum?
“It’s always been a big hassle in summer, when I’m often wearing swim trunks as my preferred short pants—so no belt—and a pocketless polo shirt.”
"1.) I wear 'em, and put them up atop my head if not using them.
2.) One in each hand, so I don’t spill anything. "
“I don’t have a place to keep them, and so I am always losing them.”
I know they’re out of context but it’s much funnier my way…
Most of my shirts have a pocket, so that’s where my reading glasses go. Often my phone, too, because I can’t always hear it ringing in my pants pocket. If I don’t have a shirt pocket, the phone goes in my pants pocket and the glasses get hung from my collar.
After reading this I bought my husband 2 pair: 1 to keep at work and 1 to carry around (he has 2 or 3 reading glasses scattered around the house). They should arrive tomorrow. No more him squinting at menus or trying to read directions on his phone w/o blowing them up to 2 words at a time on the screen. (I exaggerate a bit … he just had his eyes checked and all he needs is reading glasses.)
I leave mine in my briefcase at work, and then–when I need to read something like a menu in a dark restaurant–I ask my wife to tell me what looks good.
Monocle, testicle, bifocal.
One of these doesn’t belong on your face.
As someone who almost made it to half a century with better than 20/20 vision I have to say that having reading glasses is damn inconvenient. Generally I either carry them into work in my hand or carry them back home and I never have them any other time. If I need to read a menu I turn on the flashlight on my camera. Usually its the low light that does me in. If needed my phone magnifies. Ball status given upon request.
I carry mine in my purse. Not sure why people insist on calling it a murse or man-purse; purse is a non-gender-specific term.
+1. I have no idea as to Loach’s ball status however.
Oh, come on, that’s not fair. OK, I admit that a monocle can make you look like a crazy German scientist. But some people can work that look, and they should be allowed to wear one if they want to.
I wore a testicle on my face as it was the style of the time.
On my face. Good thing I have a nose.
It’s fair, you could even say It’s “Tough but fair” said the only person who really worked that look.
In my entire adult life I’ve only used a glass case once, when I recently went on a 100 mile hiking trip in England, where we carried a day pack and a company transported one piece of luggage for us and I chose a larger backpack. Being soft, I put my glasses in their glasses case for use after the hike/run. But every other time, I’ve either worn them or kept them in my glove compartment or bedside table.