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"Harry Bloomfield"; "Esq." wrote in message
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Last time I used the car, as I parked up in my garage back home, one
of the lenses of my driving glasses fell out, just as I removed them.
The clamp screw had udone itself, releasing the lens. In a bit of a
rush, I just tapped myself down, hoping the screw would land on my
seat, so I could find it later.

Getting the car out yesterday, I realised I forgotten to deal with
the problem, so I searched the seat, the car floor and the garage
floor without finding the missing screw. I grabbed the glasses and
lens, to take indoors to see if I could find another to fit, only to
find the missing screw still caught in the frame. All it needed was
the lens put in place and the screw tightened into place.

All of those screws have been captive screws with all of my frames
and I have had lots over the 65+ years I have been wearing glasses.

Mine drop out regularly. I have a set of watchmakers screwdrivers and
lots of disused glasses to cannibalise.

Specsavers were very sniffy when I asked if I could have/buy a few spare
screws. They start off much longer for ease of handling and you break
off the excess once tightened.

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Tim Lamb