Saturday 18 December 2010

A broken leg (not that kind)

I fell asleep on my glasses the other night. I thank my lucky stars not my everyday lovely glasses, but my spares which I use for reading in bed and which have - since summer when I sat on them - a leg sellotaped on. I feel like Mr M, an R.E teacher at school who was alcoholic and lived on a boat. His glasses were always taped up. I have had to re-attach the leg for the hundredth time - is there anything more tricky than mending a broken leg on your glasses? They cannot be properly repaired - or I would have done so, obviously. I am putting off getting new ones - they cost a small fortune when you are this myopic - getting the thinnest lenses - in the hope I will be able to wear my contacts again next year. I just have to avoid breaking a mirror on New Year's Eve as I did last year, sat on it, it was on my bed - I didn't have my glasses on - but was relieved it was not my glasses I had broken even although I had cursed myself for seven years. Later, my friend told me to spin round three times to undo the spell.

4 comments:

trousers said...

I've only ever helped to repair other people's glasses: haven't broken my own yet (then again, most of the time they remain snug in their case).

Hoping you avoid any further breakages!



Word ver = distaing, which sounds like poor regard for a former French president.

Cusp said...

Lots of experience in mending specs in this house. Son was always breaking his when he was small (he's been wearing specs since he was 3 weeks old) and later he used to break mine...whip them off my face and throw them :O) Do you have one of those little kits you can by with the tiny screws, tiny pliers and screwdrivers ? Used to sell in Woolies and only about £3.00 ...v. useful.

nmj said...

Trews, Snug in case is only true safe place... you are lucky to be an occasional user ;) Cusp, Yes, I have the wee screwdrivers, useful for tightening, but the plastic is actually broken, snapped, otherwise I would have had the optician repair them!

vw said...

I'm glad I'm not the only one wearing sellotaped glasses! And these are my only pair! Good job I haven't been able to get out much otherwise kids(&adults) & might point & laugh with references to jack duckworth! I would take them to get fixed at opticians but the lenses are actually so badly scratched I'm too embarrassed! Yes I must get a new pair, but so expensive! Good job I only need them for driving, which I haven't been able to do & watching tv, which I can do but in the privacy of my own home! X