Sitting on one’s glasses is never a wise move
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
February 10, 2017 7:50am CST
Yes, absurd though it may seem, I actually managed to sit on my glasses today. This is something that I have never done before despite wearing glasses for many years now.
I was in the process of cleaning the lenses when I heard the kettle click off, so I placed them on the settee while I made a coffee. Returning to the living room I clumsily forgot about the glasses and sat down. Needless to say that I immediately realised my mistake.
Both lenses simply popped out, although the frames appear to be undamaged. Tomorrow I shall have to visit the optician in order to check whether the lenses can be secured into the frames again. For some reason resetting lenses never appears to be so simple, or at least the opticians tend to suggest so.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 17
That's a bummer. Hope they can be repaired.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Feb 17
@MarshaMusselman I have always insisted on having 2 pairs as a safety measure, but have not needed them before now.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Feb 17
@Asylum Well at least you have a spare pair, I thought it was your only pair.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
10 Feb 17
At least both the frames and the lenses remained intact. Hope you will be able to get them repaired with only a small cost.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Feb 17
@mysdianait Most certainly not as bad as I was a week ago.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
10 Feb 17
@Asylum Apart from this accident how are you feeling now? Better than before I trust.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 Feb 17
Hope you can get them repaired. Its so easy to get to sit on your Glasses.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Feb 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 Apparently they cannot be fixed so I need to take care of my remaining pair, otherwise I would end up buying new ones.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 Feb 17
@Asylum
Uh oh that does it then. Never mind it happens to all of us that wear Glasses. So careful not to damage them. Maybe he won´t charge you too much I hope to fix them up.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
10 Feb 17
Those are tough glasses. Must be expensive to have them replaced, or even fixed.
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
10 Feb 17
I hope they can just pop them back in for you. I've done silly things like that myself
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Feb 17
I've done that to my sunglasses many times. Sometimes they will pop back in easily and other times it takes me some time to get it, but I usually do. They are not prescription sunglasses so it would be silly to have the professionals do mine.
You'll have to remember to put them on a table or ledge in the future and not anywhere you or another person might sit.
Does this mean you can't mylot without them or can you see fine for certain things? How are your eyes doing these days anyway?
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
10 Feb 17
This is why I always order a second pair, or at least keep my old ones. I learned that after I broke my first-ever pair and didn't have any spares. My girlfriend and I then went to a restaurant and she had to read the small print menu out aloud to me. I'm sure the staff and other diners thought I couldn't read and write!
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@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
19 Feb 17
I bought 2 pair of lenses with fine frames. I realised quickly my mistake. I fall asleep while watching TV and the glasses roll under me. Now I bought stronger frames and it seems that nothing short of a cataclism will destroy them
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Feb 17
@marguicha I must agree that the safety aspect justifies the heavier frames.
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@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
19 Feb 17
@Asylum I know. That´s why I prefered at first the less sturdy ones. But after ruinig 2 of them in a few months, I decided to use the heavier ones. I think that now the glasses are less heavy too.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
17 Feb 17
@Asylum Really! Now, I know other are like me too, I always have a spare one, just in case the other one breaks or gets lost.
I actually have my reading glass by my bedside table, anther on my bag for the office, and another on my office drawer. I guess I am an OCD. ha ha ha
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Feb 17
Well hopefully it will be simple, my hubs has done it several times and it is never an issue
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Feb 17
@BelleStarr There is no need to be accurate.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Feb 17
@Asylum lol Okay I am not even going to joke about lead bottoms, lol well maybe just a little.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
11 Feb 17
I guess things happen no matte what. I always place my glasses on a table or something that I don't sit on just for that reason!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill I seem to have had a senior decade so far.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
11 Feb 17
@Asylum You had a senior moment!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
19 Feb 17
Well, I've never done that, but I fall asleep in them all the time and I'm surprised the lenses haven't fallen out. So were they an easy fix?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Feb 17
@Jeanniemaries If nothing else, a second pair gives you a sense of security. Of course I have now lost that benefit.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
19 Feb 17
@Asylum I dislike putting a "like" on that statement. I am about to have my eyes checked, it's been too long. Perhaps getting two pair is a good idea, I have never needed a second pair. But like you, there is always a first time.
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