I can see! I can see!!

About 3 months ago, my glasses got to the point where they were so scratched, they were useless. I couldn’t function thru the haze, and I couldn’t afford a new pair. So I bought a cheapie pair of reading glasses so I could see the computer screen and read most of what I needed to read to survive. Threading a needle was nearly impossible and I was constantly asking the Perfect Child[sup]TM[/sup] to read things for me. Still I suffered.

But yesterday, I decided it was time. Plus I found out I could get a good deal with my insurance if I went to certain places. So I got an appointment where they promise glasses “in about an hour” and off I went.

The exam was quite thorough, including dilating my pupils. (Note: This is not a smart thing to do on a bright, sunny day!) I fully expected to have to wait a week for my specs since I like progressive lenses and the last two pairs I got took a week or more. Was I wrong! Granted, they weren’t ready in an hour, but it didn’t matter, since I had to get back to the office. But I stopped by on my way home and got my glasses.

I can see!!

It may take a few days to get used to them, and so far, I’m wishing they’d been able to make the prescription area wider - I can’t see the full computer screen clearly without moving my head. If it still bothers me in a couple of days, I’ll go back and see if they can regrind for me.

But in the meantime, I can see. No more cheapie reading glassing hanging around my neck when I’m not reading. All I have to do is tip my head to look thru the applicable prescription. I feel like a bobble-head doll, but it doesn’t matter - I can see!!

That’s all. Thanks for your attention.

I hope you’ll still love us all, now that you can see what we really look like.

<-------rapidly holding up cardboard cutout of Jude Law’s face, in the desparate hopes that she thinks that is what we all look like !!! I’ve got a Billy Bob Thornton, a Meg Tilly, two Glenn Close’s and a Harrison Ford left.

Any takers? :smiley:

Cartooniverse

I’ll take the Billy Bob, mmmhmm.

<singing> “I can see clearly now, the scratches are gone. . .”

Ain’t it grand when you get the new specs? I got new ones last summer and found out this spring that the prescription was wrong (too strong). Wasted almost $200. :frowning:

Oooh! Me! Me! I wanna be Glenn Close!

I wanna be Harrison Ford…
Of course, the whole effect will be ruined if anyone looks below the neck.

And if I still bother you in a couple of days, I’ll go back and regrind for you, bay-bee.

Oh, wait. Guys don’t make passes and chicks who wear glasses when they (the chicks) threaten them (the guy) with a letter opener. So never mind.
-Rue.

Awww, c’mon guys, ya know I luvs ya all for your minds and your, um, other qualities. Who am I to judge you by your looks? After all, if I lust after Harrison Ford, it’s because of his talent and personality, and not because his smile melts me… Tho there is a certain Doper with devilishly seductive eyes, but I’ll say no more…

Rue, you wanna regrind… er, ahhh, I do declare - is it warm in here??? [sub]And I’m not a chick, OK? I’m a WOMAN![/sub]

Anyway, those of you whose pictures I’ve seen, and the fewer of who who I’ve met, I can’t think of any who I’d wall up to protect innocents. :smiley: Yeah, I’m fast and loose with the compliments!

Old habits die hard, as I’ve just experienced. After months of wearing the crappy reading specs, I got used to taking off my glasses as soon as I stood up so I could walk thru the office without crashing into things. I’d yank 'em off and let 'em drop, caught by the string that held them around my neck.

Just a few minutes ago, I had to leave the cube, and I reached up… luckily, I didn’t complete the act, or my new glasses would have been on the floor and underfoot. Whew - dodged that bullet. I guess I need to put the string on these, just in case.

We have quite a few experienced ENGINEERS on this Board, perhaps a few can get together and come up with some cantilevered and pulleyed system, much like the mechaniggans ( mechanical shennanigans ) shown off in that famous and historically accurate Documentary, Wild Wild West :smiley:

That’d keep the damned things on ! Always glad to help out.

Yeah, ain’t it great having new specs?

Congratulations on the new cheaters! I bet they make ya look all cute and stuff. . . well, cuter than ya already are. :slight_smile:

Engineers, huh? Thanks for the suggestion, 'Toons. :stuck_out_tongue: mechaniggans?!?!? <snerk>

Yeah, Zap, I’m just too adorable for words. Can’t wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. :smiley: [sub]OK, so I stole that line. So sue me… no, wait, you’re a lawyer, aren’t you??[/sub]

And here I thought you’d gone and gotten your eyes cut. One of the best things I ever did, FWIW.

JC, I’m a coward, and I’m cheap. But mostly I’m a coward. Just the thought of having something done to my eyes voluntarily is too oogy for words. Plus there’s always a chance that something could go wrong.

Anyway, I think my glasses make me just too cute for words. I’ll have to post a pic… :smiley:

Don’t think I’m not looking forward to you becoming one of us Mid-Atlantic types…

So…what do they look like?

I’m picturing pink with sequins.

BWAHAHAHAHA!! No, rundogrun, I can’t carry off the sequinned look, which of course, ended my potential career as an exotic dancer. But you can see a close up here, and another shot here. Looking at these photos makes me realize that I need to do something with my hair - it’s scary!!

JC, you sweet-talker you! Or was that a scarily cloaked insult… I shall ponder, oh yes I shall.