safety glasses

[indieFan]

Originally Posted by eedoga

I think there is a bigger question here... why the resistance to wearing safety glasses?

Many students aren't used to wearing glasses all day. As such, they likely think it will hurt or be in the way.

As for those with prescription glasses, I found some safety glasses at Home Depot (or was it Lowe's) that are made to fit directly over them rather than the curved ones that usually hit the frame of the normal glasses. I've used them and love them.

I've considered getting myself a pair of prescription safety glasses from work, but apparently that would take up my annual lens benefit, something I'm not willing to give up. (Driving in the dark is more important to me than a few hours of being uncomfortable.)

[eedoga]

Originally Posted by indieFan

Many students aren't used to wearing glasses all day. As such, they likely think it will hurt or be in the way.

I started mine a week or so ago. You come to the meeting, you put on your safety goggles... keep em on all day and take them off when you leave... creating the habit.

[jds2001]

I'm obviously not familiar with anyone's financial situation, but I purchased a pair of prescription safety glasses without using my vision benefits (so I don't use up the one pair of lenses I get per year). I got it without the reading correction that I normally have on my glasses (the optometrist said that for what I was using them for, it was unneeded. Most of the time I agree with him....except when trying to read the manual!). It only cost me about $250 all in. Not a horrible investment IMO. And yes, I've left events and totally forgotten that I have them on. I'm careful to put my regular glasses in the case that I took the safety glasses out of and throw it back in my bag.