On Wednesday I had an eye-test and although my sight is still apparently very sharp, it's the muscles used to re-focus from distant to close-up vision that are worn out and in need of a little assistance. So I left the opticians with a prescription and now have to choose suitable frames for my first ever pair of glasses, a selection I will make with the gentle guidance of Mrs S.
Though considering glasses and frames is a new experience for me, one thing I do know is that however good the specs, they won't give me 'X-Ray Vision'. For that i'll need Glen Adams & the Upsetters.
Enjoy your weekend.
Previously on Saturday Scratch.
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4 comments:
X-ray specs you might say....boom! boom! without being an upsetter boom! boom!....quit while your ahead OPC
I think you've done really well to get this far without specs. After decades of proud 20/20 vision I had to have my first prescription for reading glasses when I was 40 - 'textbook case' apparently: 40 is THAT age. Now I'm wearing varifocals - I look in the mirror and I see my mum! I take them off when I go out as I don't want to get too reliant on them but I can sense I'm needing them more and more...
Choosing frames can be fun, though, if you think of them as a fashion accessory. Ozzy Osbourne tinted lenses perhaps or how about little Roger McGuinn granny glasses?!
Being extremely short-sighted, I've been wearing the bloody things since I was six. They kept telling me that my sight wouldn't get any worse by the time I was 40 - indeed, it might even improve! Fat chance! Each time I get an eye test it gets a little worse! Oh dear. I'm used to being a four-eyed git. Well done for lasting this long!
Knew I could rely on you for the pun OPC!!
Dunno about Ozzy or McGuinn specs C, I think Mrs S is more worried that I'll come home with a pair of Timmy Mallets! Hence, she'll be helping me choose.
SB, I'm keeping Andy Kershaw's Costello comment in mind as I approach wearing glasses...'four eyes, one vision.'
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