I used to be so nearly blind (before cataract surgery made my eyes a lot more focused as well as less blurry) that I would have been totally unable to look for my missing glasses. So I always kept an older pair in my glove box, Spouse’s vehicle’s glove box, the top drawer in the bedside table, my travel bag… you get the picture. They weren’t actually very good for me, but better than no glasses at all by a very long shot. It’s been kind of amusing coming across the spares and putting them into the box that will shortly go to the Lions Eyeglasses Assistance Program when I figure I’ve found ’em all.
Opal, in this comic strip, reminds me of my own dear mother who used to do just this. There were two pair of glasses she wore. One to do her crosswords and the other to find those glasses if she misplaced them.
I recently had the frame on my new glasses break. ( Of course, the warranty had expired, according to my optometrist ). Fortunately, I had my old pair to use until I got new frames. What was strange was that I didn’t notice any difference between my old lenses and the recent ones.
Humana lets me have a new pair once a year, and my prescription hasn’t changed in about ten, so I don’t have any trouble finding a pair of glasses. Where ever I am, they are there too.
Ratkin 3 months ago
Been there
syzygy47 3 months ago
Chrisdiaz801 3 months ago
Tongue twister in its basic form. A good one!
Muttley 3 months ago
Been there, done that. :-)
Concretionist 3 months ago
I used to be so nearly blind (before cataract surgery made my eyes a lot more focused as well as less blurry) that I would have been totally unable to look for my missing glasses. So I always kept an older pair in my glove box, Spouse’s vehicle’s glove box, the top drawer in the bedside table, my travel bag… you get the picture. They weren’t actually very good for me, but better than no glasses at all by a very long shot. It’s been kind of amusing coming across the spares and putting them into the box that will shortly go to the Lions Eyeglasses Assistance Program when I figure I’ve found ’em all.
Zykoic 3 months ago
I finally AirTagged my keys. Glasses a bit harder. I may get a librarian’s chain but it has to have a Harley Davidson logo.
iggyman 3 months ago
Like I use my old phone to call my cell phone to find where I have placed it!
MichaelAxelFleming 3 months ago
I need my glasses to find my glasses.
Troglodyte 3 months ago
Earl is clearly bedazzled by Opal’s ingenuity.
jagedlo 3 months ago
With the old glasses, would you be able to see clearly enough to find the new glasses?
bmckee 3 months ago
Does it say something about me that I know exactly what she’s talking about?
sarahbowl1 Premium Member 3 months ago
I do exactly that! So glad I kept my old glasses over the years!
chris_o42 3 months ago
I’ve done that.
6foot6 3 months ago
ahhh yes the, “I can’t find my glasses to look for my glasses”, conundrum.
JudithStocker 3 months ago
Opal, in this comic strip, reminds me of my own dear mother who used to do just this. There were two pair of glasses she wore. One to do her crosswords and the other to find those glasses if she misplaced them.
ANIMAL 3 months ago
Wow – that kinda’ makes SENSE
sandpiper 3 months ago
Aging requires lots of ‘little’ adjustments that one can’t anticipate until it begins.
makinen6602 3 months ago
my wife cataract surgery went badly,she barely can see now.
Linguist 3 months ago
I recently had the frame on my new glasses break. ( Of course, the warranty had expired, according to my optometrist ). Fortunately, I had my old pair to use until I got new frames. What was strange was that I didn’t notice any difference between my old lenses and the recent ones.
ladykat 3 months ago
I am so glad that since my cataract surgery I only need “cheaters” from the pharmacy.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 3 months ago
That answer stymied Earl……..
sobrown51 3 months ago
She needs to store her new glasses where her old glasses are. She doesn’t seem to have any problem finding her old ones.
Diane Lee Premium Member 3 months ago
Humana lets me have a new pair once a year, and my prescription hasn’t changed in about ten, so I don’t have any trouble finding a pair of glasses. Where ever I am, they are there too.
Mike Baldwin creator 3 months ago
Good point. Otherwise the way to find them would be to walk around until you hear the crunch a broken glass.
zeexenon 3 months ago
I believe you cannot keep to many old pairs … just in case.
paul brians 3 months ago
Costco also accepts used glasses to be distributed by charity.
swanridge 3 months ago
That’s also why I keep my old, old glasses. Just in case I lost…
g04922 3 months ago
Didn’t Opal recently play the same game with Earl? His glasses WERE on top of his head, though….
walter Premium Member 3 months ago
Been there, done that.
anomalous4 3 months ago
Been there, done that…
My stepdad (RIP) had readers all over the house. He passed away 7 years ago, but mom still finds another pair occasionally.
TIMH 3 months ago
Been there, done that. Now, I need to make a call on my land line to find my cell phone.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 3 months ago
Mind blown.