It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.

Harry wrote:
It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

David

"Harry" wrote in message
...
It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.


Might be worth checking if the specs are insured. A neighbour chipped a lens
in his when using an angle grinder, (yes, an angle grinder), on some
concrete blocks. When he took the specs to the optician to be repaired, they
told him he was insured for this, and didn't charge him anything.

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On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

We are a visual animal, don't take risks with your sight.

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Dave.

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster
wrote:

Harry wrote:
It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Brilliant! Ta very much, just whizzed off the order - £8.50!!!
They likely are covered by insurance too and I'll look that out later,
thanks all.

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster
wrote:

Harry wrote:
It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

David

I second that about Glasses Direct and they'll send you four frames to
test drive ..You get the cost (£5) refunded off any subsequent order .





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On Jul 24, 11:47*am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:
High street optician? *Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.

That is an argument for using a high street optician to buy glasses.

There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

That is *not* an argument for using a high street optician to buy
glasses. It is an argument for having regular eye tests, but that is
a different thing entirely.

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to measure
where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye test would
pick up any problems.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
om...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to
measure where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye test
would pick up any problems.


The problem is that people forget how long it has been since their last eye
test, and if they think they can get a pair of spectacles without a new
prescription, they may skip that part of the process for many years.

FOAF only went along to the optician's because a screw had fallen out of the
arm of her glasses. When persuaded she /did/ have time to have a test as
well as having the screw replaced, they found she had a significant amount
of macular degeneration already and was at significant risk of losing most
of her sight before she reached 60.

Yes, people should have the right to buy goods and services at the best
possible rate, but there is a downside when liberating the market results in
people missing out on tests that could detect medical conditions before too
much damage is sustained.

OG wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message om...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to
measure where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye test
would pick up any problems.


The problem is that people forget how long it has been since their last
eye test, and if they think they can get a pair of spectacles without a
new prescription, they may skip that part of the process for many years.

FOAF only went along to the optician's because a screw had fallen out of
the arm of her glasses. When persuaded she /did/ have time to have a
test as well as having the screw replaced, they found she had a
significant amount of macular degeneration already and was at
significant risk of losing most of her sight before she reached 60.

Yes, people should have the right to buy goods and services at the best
possible rate, but there is a downside when liberating the market
results in people missing out on tests that could detect medical
conditions before too much damage is sustained.

But you can (should?) only go so far when protecting people from
themselves, surely. Eg, on the glassesdirect site you have to sign a
tickbox confirming that your prescription was obtained with the last two
years.

David

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
OG wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
om...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to
measure where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye test
would pick up any problems.


The problem is that people forget how long it has been since their last
eye test, and if they think they can get a pair of spectacles without a
new prescription, they may skip that part of the process for many years.

FOAF only went along to the optician's because a screw had fallen out of
the arm of her glasses. When persuaded she /did/ have time to have a
test as well as having the screw replaced, they found she had a
significant amount of macular degeneration already and was at significant
risk of losing most of her sight before she reached 60.

Yes, people should have the right to buy goods and services at the best
possible rate, but there is a downside when liberating the market results
in people missing out on tests that could detect medical conditions
before too much damage is sustained.

But you can (should?) only go so far when protecting people from
themselves, surely. Eg, on the glassesdirect site you have to sign a
tickbox confirming that your prescription was obtained with the last two
years.

Not explicitly - what you tick is a box that says you have read and agreed
to their 'Terms and Conditions', and one of the 40+ conditions is that the
prescription was given within the last 2 years.

Apparently, it is more important to them that we are aware that
"2.1. A description of the goods is set out in our catalogue and on our
website and any other
documents referred to in our catalogue and on our website. Whilst we will
attempt to ensure that
there are no changes to the goods to be supplied, it is possible that there
might be some minor
variations to the description and/or specification of the goods which arise
by virtue of changes
made by the manufacturers of the parts supplied which form part of the
goods."

You may be happy to describe it as 'a tickbox confirming that your
prescription was obtained within the last 2 years', but I think that if
glasses direct were /that/ concerned it would be a separate tickbox.

OG wrote:

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
OG wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message om...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to
measure where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye
test would pick up any problems.


The problem is that people forget how long it has been since their
last eye test, and if they think they can get a pair of spectacles
without a new prescription, they may skip that part of the process
for many years.

FOAF only went along to the optician's because a screw had fallen out
of the arm of her glasses. When persuaded she /did/ have time to
have a test as well as having the screw replaced, they found she had
a significant amount of macular degeneration already and was at
significant risk of losing most of her sight before she reached 60.

Yes, people should have the right to buy goods and services at the
best possible rate, but there is a downside when liberating the
market results in people missing out on tests that could detect
medical conditions before too much damage is sustained.

But you can (should?) only go so far when protecting people from
themselves, surely. Eg, on the glassesdirect site you have to sign a
tickbox confirming that your prescription was obtained with the last
two years.

Not explicitly - what you tick is a box that says you have read and
agreed to their 'Terms and Conditions', and one of the 40+ conditions is
that the prescription was given within the last 2 years.
[...]
You may be happy to describe it as 'a tickbox confirming that your
prescription was obtained within the last 2 years', but I think that if
glasses direct were /that/ concerned it would be a separate tickbox.

No, I ordered a pair last month as it happens: immediately below the T&C
tickbox is a second tickbox which states:

"Please tick this box to confirm that your prescription was given to you
by a registered medical practitioner or a registered optometrist less
than two years ago, or if you are 70 years old or over, less than one
year ago."

David

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
OG wrote:

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
OG wrote:

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message om...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.
There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

I've got varifocals from Glasses Direct. They sent a bloke around to
measure where the relative position, took him 5 mins.

Surely if you go to an optician to get your prescription, the eye test
would pick up any problems.


The problem is that people forget how long it has been since their last
eye test, and if they think they can get a pair of spectacles without a
new prescription, they may skip that part of the process for many
years.

FOAF only went along to the optician's because a screw had fallen out
of the arm of her glasses. When persuaded she /did/ have time to have
a test as well as having the screw replaced, they found she had a
significant amount of macular degeneration already and was at
significant risk of losing most of her sight before she reached 60.

Yes, people should have the right to buy goods and services at the best
possible rate, but there is a downside when liberating the market
results in people missing out on tests that could detect medical
conditions before too much damage is sustained.

But you can (should?) only go so far when protecting people from
themselves, surely. Eg, on the glassesdirect site you have to sign a
tickbox confirming that your prescription was obtained with the last two
years.

Not explicitly - what you tick is a box that says you have read and
agreed to their 'Terms and Conditions', and one of the 40+ conditions is
that the prescription was given within the last 2 years.
[...]
You may be happy to describe it as 'a tickbox confirming that your
prescription was obtained within the last 2 years', but I think that if
glasses direct were /that/ concerned it would be a separate tickbox.

No, I ordered a pair last month as it happens: immediately below the T&C
tickbox is a second tickbox which states:

"Please tick this box to confirm that your prescription was given to you
by a registered medical practitioner or a registered optometrist less than
two years ago, or if you are 70 years old or over, less than one year
ago."


Fair enough. I stopped at the first 'accept T&C' tickbox on the 'entering
your prescription' page, the follow up question is when you come to complete
the sale.

In message , Lobster
writes
Harry wrote:
It seemed like a Good Idea. The small bedroom is the only one with a
stippled artex ceiling and it's a particulary annoying finish. Sort of
like melting wax which has dried in a myriad tiny sharp points. A
test stab with the scraper proved they'd come off dead easy so I
togged up ready, old boiler suit, cap, mask, gloves, sander. Just
about to start when the wife brought in a pair or safety goggles and
an old pair of glasses. So, as you do, sander and new, shiny,
"designer" framed spec's on the floor while I put the things on. Step
forward to pick up sander and off to see which high street opticians
do the the best deal today. Flattest pair of spec's frames I've ever
seen.

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Just posted to MSE, I'll copy it here

"I've just had a pair of varifocals with transitition and anti-scratch
in memory metal frames for just over £100 from www.glassesonspec.co.uk.
They are local to me so I just walked in and they measured me up. You
could try getting someone local to mark up an old pair and send them in
for the measurements"

I think Tony Briar first posted here about them.

I walked in with the prescription initially, told them the wife would
need to decide on the frames - they just gave me half a dozen memory
metal frames to take away for her to pick from.

Good little outfit - I recommend them


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In message o.uk, Dave
Liquorice writes
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:17 +0100, Lobster wrote:

High street optician? Bzzzzt!

10GBP he
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...tml?p=21695123

Slightly more here (but I've used them, and can reccomend them):
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Fine if you have a simple single vision prescription *and* no other
*known* eye health problems.

Fitting of frame and relative position of eye/lens is pretty
important for single vision and critical for things like varifocals.

Yes, but less critical for single vision. I've experienced some pretty
poor fitting from high street optos in the past. One seemed to think it
was my fault that the glasses they made up for me wouldn't actually fit
comfortably

There is also rather more to eye health than just bunging a pair of
glasses in front of them. Many eye diseases are slow onset and
progessive, you may well not notice anything until it is too late to
do anything effective.

These are the things that the optician who tests your eyes should be
responsible for, not the provider of the hardware

We are a visual animal, don't take risks with your sight.


What, masturbate less ?


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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember geoff saying
something like:

Yes, but less critical for single vision. I've experienced some pretty
poor fitting from high street optos in the past. One seemed to think it
was my fault that the glasses they made up for me wouldn't actually fit
comfortably

Not their fault if you have a weird-shaped head.

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Curmudgeon writes
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember geoff saying
something like:

Yes, but less critical for single vision. I've experienced some pretty
poor fitting from high street optos in the past. One seemed to think it
was my fault that the glasses they made up for me wouldn't actually fit
comfortably

Not their fault if you have a weird-shaped head.

http://www.memorabilia4u.com/data/it...cbb12f842ae26-
orig.jpg

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i brought 2 pairs of prescription glasses form http://www.perfectglasses.co.uk

wrote:
i brought 2 pairs of prescription glasses form
http://www..co.uk

**** off you pie-eating ****

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i brought 2 pairs of prescription asses form http://www.perfectass.com

That's nice dear, do they really flatten the artex, or are you just too
distracted to notice it anymore?

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"Gazz" writes:


wrote in message
...
i brought 2 pairs of prescription asses form http://www

That's nice dear, do they really flatten the artex, or are you just too
distracted to notice it anymore?

Probably works by being so far off the prescription that you can't
actually focus on the ceiling anymore.

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On Fri, 6 Sep 2013 04:45:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

i brought 2 pairs of prescription glasses form http://www.perfect****e.co.uk

Good-oh; you'll be able to see the boot coming towards your arse,
then.