New glasses, sort of

[redbird]

I went to pick up my glasses today, which was more interesting than it was supposed to be. The optician showed me the glasses, had me try them on, then started to adjust them to fit me properly, and suddenly said "I broke them." "Them" meaning the frames. (She thought for a moment that it was just a loose screw, but no, actually broken at the hinge.)

At her suggestion, I have the lenses temporarily in a frame of the same shape/size but a different color, which she had handy, while she orders another of the proper color for me. We're doing it that way so I can start to get used to the new prescription, and because the old lenses were old enough to be slightly scratched and never quite seem clean.

I can go back for the proper frames a week from Monday. (It wouldn't take ten days for the order to come in, but the optician won't be there next week.)

I am thinking of getting a second pair with this prescription, but I may get it made somewhere else.

The trip itself was fun: it was very foggy over here all morning. On the way into Seattle, I couldn't even see the lake surface from the bridge until we were almost in Seattle. The optician's office is on First Hill, and we came out into sunshine as the bus went up James Street (and I do mean "up"). Gorgeous sunshine up there, and then still gray downtown an hour later. On the bus ride back, I could see the lake clearly, bits of the nearby Cascades ahead of us, and then, to my surprise, Mount Rainier faintly in the distance.

Also, I did a bit of exercise this morning:
Squats 15, 9
Crunches 3 sets of 15
Calf raises 3 sets of 15
Biceps curls, left arm only, 10 pounds, 20, 7
Chest presses 60 pounds, 12, 9
Leg curls 80 pounds 2 sets of 12
Row 60 pounds, 12

Comments

[sammason.livejournal.com]

Optician broke your new specs! Blimmin'eck, that's crap, even though phe didn't break your face. Will you pay per at all for this order? I'm glad you're taking your next order elsewhere.

[redbird]

It was paid in advance; the current expectation is that I will be getting my proper glasses in about ten days. (She also offered to pay for my parking, but I'd taken the bus over so that didn't apply.)

I would be more annoyed if this hadn't been the fastest I've gotten a pair of glasses made since I started wearing the progressives; if I really get them a week from Monday that will be about as long a wait as I expected before I ordered them.