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Originally posted by Vaskez:
daan, I can't really see how any of the things you mention are a problem. Just wear goggles if you wanna swim with your lenses. Just put your glasses on if people wanna do something unexpected at night.
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Maybe not a problem for you, Vaskez, and certainly not an insurmountable problem, but I'm sure most people recognize it can be a problem none the less. Basically, it's all a matter of personal preference. It would certainly be a waste of your money based on your feelings, but it's going to be the best investment I've ever made. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
In 33 years of "corrected" vision I've found that carrying backup glasses on a camping trip is a real hassle, as is carrying a backup pair while boating, or skiing, etc. Both glasses and contacts lenses suck while on a hiking trip. Having glasses fog up in a jacuzzi and avoiding steam rooms and saunas all together at the gym is quite inconvenient. Not being able to drive if you lose your lenses is something you can't work around until the doctor's office opens.
Prescription sunglasses are also a hassle. Nothing sucks like walking across a half mile of parking lot on a bright sunny day to get to an amphitheater for a concert, only to realize once inside the gate that you have on your sunglasses and not your regular glasses. Some how when the sun goes down on an outdoor concert sunglasses just aren't the ticket. Of course there are self tinting lenses available, but they are too light in the sun and too dark indoors.
Oh yeah, and there is really nothing quite as sexy as having to interrupt a "romantic interlude" because sweat got in your eye, and your contact lense suddenly feels like a large piece of glass rolling around your eyeball.
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There are thousands of examples how glasses and contact lenses are a pain in the rectum, but if they work for you in a trouble free manner that's never caused any inconvenience, then that's really great.
Everyone is different, and I, for one, can't wait to shake off these chains.
[ 08-07-2003, 04:23 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]