uziq
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Dilbert_X wrote:

Yeah, glasses are another thing I don't spend money on, they have even shorter lives than my watches.
yeah, it is daylight robbery. however in this case i was willing to spend that bit extra to get a very unique japanese design. if anything, it's a sort of memento of a chapter in my life. i always look at getting new glasses as a way of ushering in a new phase, as silly as it sounds. i had 'grad school' glasses and now i have 'japan' glasses, made by japanese artisans, blah blah blah.

in retrospect using chemical wipes on my face/head while wearing expensive glasses was Not Smart. but it's just such an ingrained part of my routine life here, and has been for the last few summers. you simply cannot leave the house without sunblock, cooling wipes, and electrolyte drink/water. the heat and humidity will toast you in 30 minutes otherwise. and remembering to stop and take off my glasses everytime i wanted to dab my forehead or catch some sweat off my brow seems a bit much. very expensive mistake, really.

my only hope is that their no doubt ultra-high margins may dispose them to replace the frames in an act of ophthalmological clemency.
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I don't know, unless there's something odd in the wipes they should be OK, then again just water cycling could cause damage.
Bespoke products don't always have the R+D and testing behind them that volume products do, not that much is built to last these days.

Here the climate seems fine, getting cooler and more temperate, but I suspect Antarctica melting is having an effect and that will flip around.

I'd have to think about how I track my life, maybe I don't, cars maybe. The Volvo years were my best I think.

https://i.imgur.com/CCNe1SB.jpeg
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uziq
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i think it's probably the alcohol content or similar in the wipes that is corroding the acetate or metal finish of the frames. glasses do discolor over time due to interactions with sweat and facial products. just didn't expect it to happen within 4 weeks. intense summer climate ...

which one are you in the picture? the feller who looks like conor o'malley?

https://preview.redd.it/connor-omalley-looks-juiced-this-season-or-is-it-a-goose-v0-rvtgil6kmxib1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c64767710cb8c91ba8281bcf8939ffad539c3752

or acclaimed wisconsite cheese-consumer and reviewer of comic movies, rich evans?

https://preview.redd.it/m2yi062jhtf51.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b2b58bf946090bbea24aacd3b715e590044db8af

Last edited by uziq (2025-08-20 05:24:32)

Dilbert_X
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There are finishes which sound durable but aren't, chromates for example.
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