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I have three pairs: One for walking around and driving, one for reading, and one for the computer (different strength to the readers so I'm at a comfortable distance from the displays).
For a couple of years, my computer glasses have been held together with tape, after one of the lens holder frames snapped .
For a year of so, my readers have been held together with wire after after a thread stripped and a lens fell out.
Now my "walk and drive" glasses are also taped together, as the bridge has snapped giving me two monocles... 
Gah! Is it just me or do glasses break, fall apart, or generally die damn quickly these days?
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So now you carry the geek stereotype with you wherever you go.
Cheers,
Mick
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It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
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With two eyepatches you automatically get promoted to senior pirate. 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
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Nagy hates glasses too, in fact the moment he sees one he drinks it 
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When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Get some varifocals.
The huge advantage (apart from being able to see) is that if you wear one pair all day, you don't weaken them by constantly taking them on and off and they last an awful lot longer.
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I used to have varifocals, and they were great.
Until you tried to do anything above your head. At which point you had to tip your head so far back to focus on where the screwdriver (or spanner, or whatever) had to go that you couldn't do it.
I may go back to them, and keep a pair of readers for overhead jobs.
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The only things I ever do that are over my head involve computers, so I've not really run into that one!
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Cars, motorcycles, lights, occasional cats.
And spiders. Gotta destroy the spiders ... 
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That's what I have. The readers are also good for reading in bed when the eyes are more tired. Although Kindle helps by allowing me to use big fonts.
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That is what I do , varifocals are much better these days but not too good for close up work
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Walking & driving indicates shortsightedness, whereas readers indicates longsighted. (I'm both too but can read by taking my normal glasses off.) For the computer I use my normal specs, just push the displays further back (and use wireless kb/mouse). I only use readers to read stuff when I've got contacts on (with contacts can wear non dorky sunglasses, good for long driving/non work days). But I find contacts are horrible for looking at computer screens, even with readers.
Anyhoo, after all of that what I wanted to say is: you know they have readers at the 99c store - buy a dozen and you'll be set for a few years - can even leave a pair by [or in] the fridge for trying to id midnight munchies.
Sin tack ear lol
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I used to hate glasses until I fell through a glass door, judging by the pit in the left lens that could have ruined that day (and possibly lead to a load of Pirate jokes at my expense). I found it's always better to get sprung hinges as those that don't end up broken.
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Other day riding bike idiot turned right in front of me, slammed brakes (disk), cartwheeled the bike, literally landed on my glasses.
I'm thankful the optometrist who made my last pair insisted I go plastic lenses - formerly was always glass - talk about a good call.
Glasses frame completely mangled with 1 side a figure 8, (I'm guessing even with sprung hinges not the best choice for landing gear.) And both lenses: a few feet away but both intact. (I'm sure if they were glass I'd have been cyclopsed or worse - thanks eye-doc!)
Sin tack ear lol
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Plastic lens are useful for some things, I have found if you are soldering you can get flux spit that leaves a little divot and will drive you nuts!
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Yeah I had a small scratch on one lens (before the fall) that annoyed me. And yeah the plastic these days is really good, but there are still some things that hurt them over time (- which is why formerly I insisted on glass.)
But now: for sure I'll go the safety option of plastic; lesson learned (luckily not the 'hard way') - easier to replace scratched lens than an eyeball. [I don't do soldering - perhaps you could invest in a separate pair for that task.]
Sin tack ear lol
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I tend to were eyeshields that fir over glasses now
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Yeah those disks really bite when you pull on them. Almost did the same thing myself last year.
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There are a number of solutions to this problem:
1: Varifocal lens implants. Know a few people who have had this done and they are very happy with it. Same as a cataract operation apparently. You can see clearly within 15 minutes or so. No more glasses. This costs a bit but average pout the cost of glasses/contact lenses and the complete freedom and it is probably worth it. This will be my next optical adventure.
2: Mono-vision: contact lenses - one for reading, one for distance. Tried that for a few years and was perfectly fine.
3: Varifocal contact lenses: been wearing these for a few years now. They stay in for a week (sleeping as well as waking) and you rest your eyes one night a week. Chuck them out every fourth week and put a new pair in. These work brilliantly.
4: there is no 4 apart from sticking with the mess you have. 
Ok, so I still need glasses for a few hours one night a week but that's ok.
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I pay for vision care insurance which will buy me lenses every year and frames every other year . . . but only normal types of lenses and a default frame set are paid-in-full.
Default frame sets are fine with me. I pay about US$100 extra and get progressive lenses. One pair fits all - except very close work where I have to just take them off. Also, I have them put the straight-ahead sweet-spot to optimize at computer-screen distance, with 'infinity' a bit higher on the lens.
Don't forget to save bits of frame (from old pairs) to repair the new ones (tiny screws, for example). Loose lenses? Don't forget: epoxy can be cured!
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Get new glasses. If you don't need a new prescription, its not like new ones are all that expensive. And yes, the frames do eventually fail from stress unless you're very, very gentle on them.
I found that for me, the spring hinges save a lot of stress on the rest of the frame and allow them to last longer.. although I have worn a few hinges out. I've also standardized on a single pair of frames for all my different glasses -- that way I can swap parts if something breaks and I need it working in a hurry (Zenni orders take a few weeks to arrive). As a bonus, the custom clip-on sunglasses for the driving glasses also fit the reading glasses for when I'm at the beach. Of course, it helps that I'm also old enough to not really care about wearing the most stylish frames anymore.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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I ordered a new frame for the walk around glasses this afternoon!
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Don't mind that plastic breaks, but I do mind paying an arm and a leg for a few grams of cheap plastic.
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Optical surgery time!
Or... titanium glasses.
Or... you know... Strong as steel[^]... 
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Joan Murt wrote: titanium glasses
The one pair of titanium frames I tried broke the fastest of any I'd ever had. I think they were relying on the flexibility of the metal to adjust for different sized heads, not realizing that it was putting tremendous stresses on the hinge points. Even Titanium fatigues eventually.
Kevin Marois wrote: Look into Lasik.
I agree. I was forced to skip Lasik and go to the next level, but the Mrs loved not having to wear glasses for anything after she did Lasik. Made me envious.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Look into Lasik. I did it 12 years ago and I'm so glad I did
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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