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SamIam · 10-07-2011, 07:43 PM

I know you can get deals on contact lenses on line, but it seems to me that lenses for glasses would be trickier. For one thing the lens would have to be ground to fit my frames which they don't have.

footfootfoot · 10-07-2011, 08:02 PM

You just send them your frames or if you know the model number and make send them that info.

Check out:

http://www.cheapglasses123.com
http://www.39dollarglasses.com
http://www.eyeglasslensdirect.com/

SamIam · 10-08-2011, 09:55 AM

Hey thanks, Foot. Great prices! At those prices I can buy a decent set of spares if nothing else. I'll check them out.

footfootfoot · 10-08-2011, 10:47 AM

no problem. Gong to a brick and mortar eyeglasses place is for rich people.

Sundae · 10-09-2011, 09:41 AM

Okay.
So it turns out Grandad is nowhere near to the end of the road as Mum has been telling us.
I've had this before with her, but this time I thought she was for real.
But from what I heard today, she's known for some time.

It's not attention or sympathy seeking behaviour from her, it's just extreme pessimism and "preparing for the worst".

I went to visit Grandad with her today and heard with my own ears that "as we said before, he could stay in this situation for months". And then I overheard a phone call to her brother in which she made it clear that she'd told him in a previous weekly call.
Not me though. Yeah, thanks.

She's been shitty all day - possibly because she is worried about her dad hanging on and whether he is in pain. Possibly because she is just in a shitty mood anyway.

I'm getting one word answers from her - even when I was trying to sort out how we could both use the oven at the same time - me for bread, her for dinner tonight. Which I was dis-invited to. "You have your own dinner tonight, right? Just that there won't be enough to go round otherwise. We could stretch it of course..."

Yes, I have more than one thing I can eat tonight.
But the usual deal is I get my dinner served in the kitchen (since I refused to eat with her after the coughing incident when she disappeared for three days, oh and the time she ruined Christmas) and then I do as much of the washing and wiping up as I can while they are eating dessert at the dining table.
And she asked me at gone 15.00. Not this morning when we went to the supermarket together. Not 12.00 when I was going to the local shop to see if I could buy milk powder.

I don't mind it much. The coughing spasms passed a long while back (yup, they were an affectation) but I don't like hearing her spin on weekly events. It makes her out to be a cross between Joan of Arc and Mother Theresa, while describing everyone else as a drone or a complete arse.

I might feel differently tomorrow.
I over-react to her it's true.

But today she's done my nut.

Still. I can smell my beer bread rising.
And I can hear Diz knocking beebles through the cat maze.
Life could be worse.

Trilby · 10-09-2011, 10:08 AM

*hugs*

My mom is driving me nuts, too, but for a diff. reason.

She forgets what she said five min. after she's said it and I can't fooking take it anymore.

I'm hearing the same shit every two minutes. She's got a gold-fish brain.

Griff · 10-09-2011, 12:01 PM

Sorry Bri. Dad's not down to two minutes but it is the same shit every time I talk to him.

classicman · 10-09-2011, 04:40 PM

Yep. I'm right there with ya, cept mine is still a teenager.

Sundae · 10-10-2011, 09:28 AM

FTR she cheered up enormously and was lovely about my bread.

Realised today that she's gone for her final scan post-lumpectomy.
So I'm glad I came on here and vented rather than behaving like a bitch to her face.

SamIam · 10-10-2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

Yep. I'm right there with ya, cept mine is still a teenager.

Just remember, its really frustrating for him, too. He's lucky to have a Dad who makes the attempt to listen, too.

plthijinx · 10-10-2011, 01:37 PM

a coworker that can't mind his own business and a panel that has more design flaws than a ford pinto. is today over yet?

classicman · 10-10-2011, 03:17 PM

Thanks Sam - I am learning patience that I previously never knew existed.

Sundae · 10-11-2011, 10:30 AM

Off to a sort of "funeral service" tomorrow night. There is an official name, but I can't remember it. It's a Mass said when the deceased will be buried overseas. It might be a standard Requiem Mass.

It's the father of an old school friend (who I haven't reeally seen since I was 13).
We're going because Mum knows the family well and has been going to the same Mass as the couple for years. Me being at school with the daughter is secondary - I'm there for Mum, she's there for the wife.

But it will be sombre.
She's my age and her Dad has died.

Lola Bunny · 10-16-2011, 02:33 PM

I'm doing a practice run in decorating the Angry Bird cookies for my nephew's birthday party. They are so much more freaking hard than I thought. I over estimated myself.

Now I'm really stressed that I can't pull this off. I finally had to take two Advil that I was putting off cuz I've been drinking meds every day the past week. Ugh!

Sundae · 10-16-2011, 03:21 PM

I have an Angry Bird lanyard for mt whistle at school.
It's such a simple thing but gets me so many cool points!

Keep going Lola.
Remember they do not have to be perfect.
As long as the kids can recognise them, you are Super-Auntie!

10-07-2011, 08:02 PM	#7187
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You just send them your frames or if you know the model number and make send them that info. Check out: http://www.cheapglasses123.com http://www.39dollarglasses.com http://www.eyeglasslensdirect.com/ __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-08-2011, 10:47 AM	#7189
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	no problem. Gong to a brick and mortar eyeglasses place is for rich people. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-09-2011, 09:41 AM	#7190
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Okay. So it turns out Grandad is nowhere near to the end of the road as Mum has been telling us. I've had this before with her, but this time I thought she was for real. But from what I heard today, she's known for some time. It's not attention or sympathy seeking behaviour from her, it's just extreme pessimism and "preparing for the worst". I went to visit Grandad with her today and heard with my own ears that "as we said before, he could stay in this situation for months". And then I overheard a phone call to her brother in which she made it clear that she'd told him in a previous weekly call. Not me though. Yeah, thanks. She's been shitty all day - possibly because she is worried about her dad hanging on and whether he is in pain. Possibly because she is just in a shitty mood anyway. I'm getting one word answers from her - even when I was trying to sort out how we could both use the oven at the same time - me for bread, her for dinner tonight. Which I was dis-invited to. "You have your own dinner tonight, right? Just that there won't be enough to go round otherwise. We could stretch it of course..." Yes, I have more than one thing I can eat tonight. But the usual deal is I get my dinner served in the kitchen (since I refused to eat with her after the coughing incident when she disappeared for three days, oh and the time she ruined Christmas) and then I do as much of the washing and wiping up as I can while they are eating dessert at the dining table. And she asked me at gone 15.00. Not this morning when we went to the supermarket together. Not 12.00 when I was going to the local shop to see if I could buy milk powder. I don't mind it much. The coughing spasms passed a long while back (yup, they were an affectation) but I don't like hearing her spin on weekly events. It makes her out to be a cross between Joan of Arc and Mother Theresa, while describing everyone else as a drone or a complete arse. I might feel differently tomorrow. I over-react to her it's true. But today she's done my nut. Still. I can smell my beer bread rising. And I can hear Diz knocking beebles through the cat maze. Life could be worse. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-09-2011, 10:08 AM	#7191
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	hugs My mom is driving me nuts, too, but for a diff. reason. She forgets what she said five min. after she's said it and I can't fooking take it anymore. I'm hearing the same shit every two minutes. She's got a gold-fish brain. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-09-2011, 12:01 PM	#7192
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sorry Bri. Dad's not down to two minutes but it is the same shit every time I talk to him. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-07-2011, 07:43 PM	#7186
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I know you can get deals on contact lenses on line, but it seems to me that lenses for glasses would be trickier. For one thing the lens would have to be ground to fit my frames which they don't have.

10-08-2011, 09:55 AM	#7188
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Hey thanks, Foot. Great prices! At those prices I can buy a decent set of spares if nothing else. I'll check them out.

10-09-2011, 04:40 PM	#7193
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yep. I'm right there with ya, cept mine is still a teenager. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-10-2011, 09:28 AM	#7194
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	FTR she cheered up enormously and was lovely about my bread. Realised today that she's gone for her final scan post-lumpectomy. So I'm glad I came on here and vented rather than behaving like a bitch to her face. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-10-2011, 01:37 PM	#7196
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	a coworker that can't mind his own business and a panel that has more design flaws than a ford pinto. is today over yet? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

10-10-2011, 03:17 PM	#7197
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thanks Sam - I am learning patience that I previously never knew existed. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-11-2011, 10:30 AM	#7198
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Off to a sort of "funeral service" tomorrow night. There is an official name, but I can't remember it. It's a Mass said when the deceased will be buried overseas. It might be a standard Requiem Mass. It's the father of an old school friend (who I haven't reeally seen since I was 13). We're going because Mum knows the family well and has been going to the same Mass as the couple for years. Me being at school with the daughter is secondary - I'm there for Mum, she's there for the wife. But it will be sombre. She's my age and her Dad has died. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 10-11-2011 at 10:42 AM.

10-16-2011, 02:33 PM	#7199
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	I'm doing a practice run in decorating the Angry Bird cookies for my nephew's birthday party. They are so much more freaking hard than I thought. I over estimated myself. Now I'm really stressed that I can't pull this off. I finally had to take two Advil that I was putting off cuz I've been drinking meds every day the past week. Ugh!

10-16-2011, 03:21 PM	#7200
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have an Angry Bird lanyard for mt whistle at school. It's such a simple thing but gets me so many cool points! Keep going Lola. Remember they do not have to be perfect. As long as the kids can recognise them, you are Super-Auntie! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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