Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

Nikkster

For glasses, Asda opticians. Yes, the range of specs isn't as exciting or extensive but they are so much cheaper than elsewhere. Even with thinner lenses as I need.

michaels

My eyes are extremely screwy, both very different, both astigmatic and one lazy. I don't like big frames as then the edges get very thick (but will have to have bigger ones when I get varifocals. The problem is that below 18 inches (and increasing) they will no longer refocus that close so I have to hold my phone further than that when small stuff gets extremely small. Because they are so screwy I am nervous about the 10x cheaper on line option, not because I don't think they are just as good but because I think with my prescription they need to be fitted pretty carefully. If my eyes had been suitable for lasering I would have jumped at it. Contact lenses have never seemed worth the hassle (or especially the cost). Even if a £150 pair of glasses only lasts 3 years it is still an order of magnitude cheaper than £40 per month for contact lenses.

zagubov

michaels wrote: »

My eyes are extremely screwy, both very different, both astigmatic and one lazy. I don't like big frames as then the edges get very thick (but will have to have bigger ones when I get varifocals. The problem is that below 18 inches (and increasing) they will no longer refocus that close so I have to hold my phone further than that when small stuff gets extremely small. Because they are so screwy I am nervous about the 10x cheaper on line option, not because I don't think they are just as good but because I think with my prescription they need to be fitted pretty carefully. If my eyes had been suitable for lasering I would have jumped at it. Contact lenses have never seemed worth the hassle (or especially the cost). Even if a £150 pair of glasses only lasts 3 years it is still an order of magnitude cheaper than £40 per month for contact lenses.

One side effect of ageing eyes is that there's a delay between focussing on near and far objects. Not sure there's a laser surgical answer to that.

Does anyone know whether laser eye surgery leaves you safe to drive at night? I read something about this once but never found the scale of it (the only people I've met who've had it aren't drivers).

Doozergirl

I'm in bed in a £3.5 million house and someone is banging in the house next door.

Just figured out that this room has two adjoining neighbours.

michaels

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm in bed in a £3.5 million house and someone is banging in the house next door.

Just figured out that this room has two adjoining neighbours.

Are the neighbours of rich people not allowed to have sex?

kabayiri

michaels wrote: »

Are the neighbours of rich people not allowed to have sex?

Only if they make the RightMove ...


(I'll get mi other coat)

hjd

kabayiri wrote: »

(I'll get mi other coat)

2 coats. Posh alert (think it's been a while since we've had any Posh Alerts).

hjd

zagubov wrote: »

Does anyone know whether laser eye surgery leaves you safe to drive at night? I read something about this once but never found the scale of it (the only people I've met who've had it aren't drivers).

2 of my brothers have had laser eye surgery and both drive at night.
One's surgery was more successful than the other but both seem fine with it.

silvercar

michaels wrote: »

Even if a £150 pair of glasses only lasts 3 years it is still an order of magnitude cheaper than £40 per month for contact lenses.

If you looked into it with your usual money saving brain in gear, you wouldn't be looking at anything like that sort of price.

I have lenses through the contact lens by post scheme, that was D&A and is now Boots. I'm on the low user scheme, so can get 30 lens x2 (eyes) every 3 months for £15 a month. But anytime you have built up a supply and don't require the re-order you can cancel the order for upto 6 months. I wear them infrequently so usually cancel for 6 months at a time. End up paying £15 3 times a year = £45. In return I get free consultations, 50% discount on glasses and 10% of any boots own brand product. I probably save more than I spend on lenses.

Doozergirl

michaels wrote: »

Are the neighbours of rich people not allowed to have sex?

It was sporadic, probably involving a hammer, so I guess it would be allowed if everyone was still alive at the end of it?