tonyh29 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Haha, I've been there in the late 80s. That was the scene of my second Carol Dekker Incident was that when she ordered the cream of sum yung guy © Waynes World Edited February 2, 2023 by tonyh29 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2023 Just now, tonyh29 said: was that when she ordered the cream of sum yung guy No it was when she was wearing a ridiculous oversized hat, which we took off her head and all had a go at wearing but telling her what a fantastic hat it was (it wasn't) Wardour St was full of music biz types back then. We'd been down for a meeting and were being entertained by some record company or other on expenses. Yes we were pissed and acting up. As I remember it, I was the sensible one and put a stop to it which was kinda my job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 I bought some new glasses from Poundland. They are the correct strength. Unfortunately, whilst I can actually read wearing them, I have to have the reading material about a foot from my face. This means I have to hold the laptop pretty much up to my chest. This pisses me off, but it shouldn't as the glasses were only a pound. What really pisses me off is how hard it is to find glasses that are decent. These ones that are only useful at really short range, other ones that are too narrow to fit on my nose and you can only focus in a narrow band in the middle of the lens. Humbug. It's interesting that Boots etc also have these little display racks with similar looking glasses on, but they're £25. End of rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, bickster said: No it was when she was wearing a ridiculous oversized hat, which we took off her head and all had a go at wearing but telling her what a fantastic hat it was (it wasn't) Wardour St was full of music biz types back then. We'd been down for a meeting and were being entertained by some record company or other on expenses. Yes we were pissed and acting up. As I remember it, I was the sensible one and put a stop to it which was kinda my job yeah the O'Neils next door to it would have been the Wag club around that time (formally Whiskey a go go ? ) in my IT days late 80's early 90's I was quite often in Gerrard Street & Dean Street putting computers in for various music agents and what not , we might have passed in the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 2, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: yeah the O'Neils next door to it would have been the Wag club around that time (formally Whiskey a go go ? ) in my IT days late 80's early 90's I was quite often in Gerrard Street & Dean Street putting computers in for various music agents and what not , we might have passed in the street Yep, thats where we ended up next, The Wag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, Anthony said: I bought some new glasses from Poundland. They are the correct strength. Unfortunately, whilst I can actually read wearing them, I have to have the reading material about a foot from my face. This means I have to hold the laptop pretty much up to my chest. This pisses me off, but it shouldn't as the glasses were only a pound. What really pisses me off is how hard it is to find glasses that are decent. These ones that are only useful at really short range, other ones that are too narrow to fit on my nose and you can only focus in a narrow band in the middle of the lens. Humbug. It's interesting that Boots etc also have these little display racks with similar looking glasses on, but they're £25. End of rant. You're short sighted, you need glasses for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: does anyone even look at Hygiene ratings ? I've been going to the Wong kei in Waldorf Street for over 30 years now , its hardly the height of luxury or hygiene but I still wouldn't go anywhere else for duck noodle soup and crispy pork , even if they told me the liquid for the soup was made form the tears of a unicorn My local Indian in kiddy got a 1 last summer, they owned it and desperately tried to explain it on Facebook and then show everyone what they were doing to improve it and eventually got it back up to a 4 They got the 1 cos they were caught reheating rice...that ain't stopping CTM and naan over here! And I think the key word is "caught" they'll all be up to something with reheating and stocks and god knows what else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 44 minutes ago, Anthony said: Humbug. It's interesting that Boots etc also have these little display racks with similar looking glasses on, but they're £25. Wilko. £4-5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 There’s places online that do prescription glasses for less than £10 delivered. I got some Superdry ones I wear for driving for about £20 or £25. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 Thank you for the tips gents. Will obviously ignore and forget, but much appreciated nontheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, Genie said: There’s places online that do prescription glasses for less than £10 delivered. I got some Superdry ones I wear for driving for about £20 or £25. Have seen those places but I cba with taking the risk of ordering frames, they arrive but don't fit my fat head so I send em back ....I simply have to try them on instore. What was the site you used, Dave ? Might still give them a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 minute ago, mottaloo said: Have seen those places but I cba with taking the risk of ordering frames, they arrive but don't fit my fat head so I send em back ....I simply have to try them on instore. What was the site you used, Dave ? Might still give them a go. I was just checking as I had forgotten, it was speckyfoureyes.com I assume they come from China as shipping is slow. For me, just in the car I wasn’t overly fussed about fitting but tbh they were excellent. Goggles4u are another big online seller of prescription glasses worth a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I used goggles4u for quite a few years, always good frames, good lenses, then I went through a spate of the frames cracking, happened to about 3 pairs, I have since stopped using them because of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Have seen those places but I cba with taking the risk of ordering frames, they arrive but don't fit my fat head so I send em back ....I simply have to try them on instore. What was the site you used, Dave ? Might still give them a go. 16 minutes ago, Genie said: I was just checking as I had forgotten, it was speckyfoureyes.com I assume they come from China as shipping is slow. For me, just in the car I wasn’t overly fussed about fitting but tbh they were excellent. Goggles4u are another big online seller of prescription glasses worth a look. 11 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I used goggles4u for quite a few years, always good frames, good lenses, then I went through a spate of the frames cracking, happened to about 3 pairs, I have since stopped using them because of that. I used mrspex.co.uk They were excellent. You can order up to 6 frames, and just keep the ones you want. They only charge you for what you don't send back. In fact they even tell you upfront it's quicker to just send them all back and order the ones you liked as a new order 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) They also have apps where you upload a picture of your face and can see what various frames look like. Edited February 2, 2023 by Genie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Anthony said: I bought some new glasses from Poundland. They are the correct strength. Unfortunately, whilst I can actually read wearing them, I have to have the reading material about a foot from my face. This means I have to hold the laptop pretty much up to my chest. This pisses me off, but it shouldn't as the glasses were only a pound. What really pisses me off is how hard it is to find glasses that are decent. These ones that are only useful at really short range, other ones that are too narrow to fit on my nose and you can only focus in a narrow band in the middle of the lens. Humbug. It's interesting that Boots etc also have these little display racks with similar looking glasses on, but they're £25. End of rant. I mean, you're buying glasses from poundland and complaining that they're not very good. No shit. Best decision I ever made was to get mid range reading glasses for use at the computer. They're brilliant. They are prescription though. I desperately need my eyes testing again. My actual prescription reading glasses were sat on in lockdown and held together by wire, permanently half falling off my face. Didn't really fancy getting that close to another person whilst Coronavirus was on the rampage, now I've just not been arsed to go. But I really should do as also have my diabetic eye check at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 30 minutes ago, sidcow said: I desperately need my eyes testing again. My actual prescription reading glasses were sat on in lockdown and held together by wire, permanently half falling off my face. Are we talking Jack Duckworth's tape on the corner, or this guy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Are we talking Jack Duckworth's tape on the corner, or this guy ? when I was about 14 / 15 , a wayward Tony Daley shot at White Hart Lane hit me full smack in the face and smashed my NHS glasses .. I had to wear mine something similar to this picture until my new ones arrived about 4 weeks later Edited February 2, 2023 by tonyh29 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 27 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Are we talking Jack Duckworth's tape on the corner, or this guy ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 2, 2023 2 hours ago, mottaloo said: Are we talking Jack Duckworth's tape on the corner, or this guy ? Selfies belong in the Rogues Gallery thread, mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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