Comment on Free Talk Friday - December 6th, 2024
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Christmas season is here and it’s notoriously difficult for me, as always. Since my early teenage years, I’ve come to dread the holiday season. Normally, I sign up for late shifts every year to feel at least a little bit useful. I usually am a person who adores the cold seasons, but I surely prefer autumn over winter since I drive. Winter also kinda lost its magic over here in Germany due to climate change - we used to have such beautiful snow covered forests, but nowadays it’s mostly just cold and rainy. Today’s yet another stormy December day with heavy wind gusts, it seems like these are more frequent in the last few years.
Pros are that I should have all the Christmas presents for my parents by Monday - since my 20s, I enjoy making thoughtful gifts much more than receiving any. Since I have the day off, I can spend my time to wrap everything up nicely after I finished one appointment: my new glasses are already done and I can pick them up after the weekend. It’s a nice tobacco-coloured acetate model by mexx.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
New prescription or just new frames? Either way, sounds fun.
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
The way it works over here is that we can get our eyesight checked every year for free and most opticians will do such a free test when you want to get new glasses, just to check if your sight has worsened. Mine got a tiny bit worse, just a minuscule amount, but I am glad that I’ll get completely new glasses adjusted perfectly to balance it out. Basically, I only need a prescription for the first time I ever got glasses at age 15 - everything else is taken care of by my optician of choice. I’ve found a new one last month thanks to a flyer for a sale and so I will also save a good amount on my new glasses. 😄