The Retirement Thread

[GM]

After yesterday's eye test I am now a little light of pocket. My sight had changed a little from three years ago when they last changed the prescription.
So, a scan of the eyes and a very thorough examination, new varifocal lenses and frames, £757. The lenses came to £450 on there own. 40 for the scan and the ready was the frames.
I am wondering if next time to try Boots or Specsavers?

Wow, that is eye watering!...did you get a second pair free?

Costco optical are pretty good, might be going there myself next week. I've got a £50 voucher to use.

 

[numbnuts]

After yesterday's eye test I am now a little light of pocket. My sight had changed a little from three years ago when they last changed the prescription.
So, a scan of the eyes and a very thorough examination, new varifocal lenses and frames, £757. The lenses came to £450 on there own. 40 for the scan and the ready was the frames.
I am wondering if next time to try Boots or Specsavers?

January this year from specsaves new frames, varifocal lenses and react to light lens £129

 

[welsh dragon]

After yesterday's eye test I am now a little light of pocket. My sight had changed a little from three years ago when they last changed the prescription.
So, a scan of the eyes and a very thorough examination, new varifocal lenses and frames, £757. The lenses came to £450 on there own. 40 for the scan and the rest was the frames.
I am wondering if next time to try Boots or Specsavers?

Good grief.

 

[Paulus]

Wow, that is eye watering!...did you get a second pair free?

Costco optical are pretty good, might be going there myself next week. I've got a £50 voucher to use.

No second pair. It's a private opticians in Barnet that I have used for 20 years .
Maybe time to change.

 

[numbnuts]

Good grief.

Indeed, if I had to pay that amount I would get a long stick and some white paint

 

[Drago]

I've had it a week so I thought it was about time that I read the handbook to my ebike. Well, blow me, the rear motor is the newer type with 60NM. No wonder the damn thing pushes my fat arriss up hills as if they weren't there.

 

[Dave7]

I thought my new varifocals were expensive at £320.
£80 for the frame
£240 for the lenses.

 

[welsh dragon]

My reading glasses cost me £10 from anywhere that sells them.

 

[classic33]

I've had it a week so I thought it was about time that I read the handbook to my ebike. Well, blow me, the rear motor is the newer type with 60NM. No wonder the damn thing pushes my fat arriss up hills as if they weren't there.

You have more than one arriss!

 

[gavroche]

We are taking two of our grandchildren ( 7 and 10 ) for a few days away in a hotel in Cemaes Bay, north of Anglesey and I don't know if internet has reached there yet so may be out of CC till then. Weather doesn't promising though.
Crab fishing tomorrow in Beaumaris followed by butterfly indoor site plus other farm animals in the afternoon in Menai Bridge. Sea zoo on Thrusday and back home on Friday. Hope this will keep them happy and away from their tablets and other electronic games for a while.

 

[dickyknees]

We are taking two of our grandchildren ( 7 and 10 ) for a few days away in a hotel in Cemaes Bay, north of Anglesey and I don't know if internet has reached there yet so may be out of CC till then.

No internet here, we’re using the old fashioned method of a length of string and two tin cans on Anglesey.

 

[numbnuts]

No internet here, we’re using the old fashioned method of a length of string and two tin cans on Anglesey.

And a square wheel, but it's good on the hills

 

[dickyknees]

And a square wheel, but it's good on the hills

We don’t have 3G network we have 2T.

 

[GM]

No second pair. It's a private opticians in Barnet that I have used for 20 years .
Maybe time to change.

Wifey has a pair of varifocal's. When I asked how much she paid for them, it was very near to the cost of yours. When she saw my eyes nearly popping out of my head, she said just as well I haven't got a bike then!.....she wins again

 

[Dave7]

We are taking two of our grandchildren ( 7 and 10 ) for a few days away in a hotel in Cemaes Bay, north of Anglesey and I don't know if internet has reached there yet so may be out of CC till then. Weather doesn't promising though.
Crab fishing tomorrow in Beaumaris followed by butterfly indoor site plus other farm animals in the afternoon in Menai Bridge. Sea zoo on Thrusday and back home on Friday. Hope this will keep them happy and away from their tablets and other electronic games for a while.

Daughter has just been to Cemaes Bay and internet was fine (just don't tell the kids )