>
> Speaking of glasses, this is almost entirely off-topic, save to
> say that there's enough old and old-ish buggers here that the
> pointer might be useful. I stumbled across a mob that sells
> spectacles online at very good rates.
>
> They're at
http://www.ausspecs.com.au/
>
> They present as Australian, but the specs arrive registered-
> mail from Hong Kong. I ordered two pairs of the $111.00 rimless
> flexible yada-yada ASW007 model specs, and was sufficiently pleased
> with them that She Who Must Be Obeyed and I both ordered another
> pair each. (and now SWMBO wants to order another pair for herself).
> Another mate of mine spent under $70 for hers from the same mob
> and was equally happy. Shipping is a flat $8.50 (for registered
> mail), both of my/our orders arrived well inside of a fortnight.
>
> (We all have relatively mild prescriptions. I gather that those
> of you who hang upside down in caves at night might have to pay
> a bit extra for your coca-cola-bottle-bottoms!)
>
> I'd previously paid about $400 at the optometrist for a pair that
> are near enough to identical, but the AusSpecs ones have thinner/
> lighter lenses.
