1st world problems

obewan

obewan

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 End of A590 cul de sac (South Cumbria)
I recently decided to buy a new pair of Ray Bans and thought it would be a good time to upgrade to a Polarised pair 8)

During a brief sunny spell the other day I noticed that now when looking down at the radio display it's 'invisible' :(
 
obewan said:
During a brief sunny spell the other day I noticed that now when looking down at the radio display it's 'invisible'
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No problem, just tilt your head 90 degrees when you look at the radio :thumbsup:
 
Bottom said:
obewan said:
During a brief sunny spell the other day I noticed that now when looking down at the radio display it's 'invisible'
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No problem, just tilt your head 90 degrees when you look at the radio :thumbsup:
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Tried that - still can't see it :)
 
Polarized are for fishing or being outside, non polarized are for the car , :headbang:
All my regular glasses are graduated bifocals with automatic tint.....no tint in the car.
 
mcbeee said:
Polarized are for fishing or being outside, non polarized are for the car , :headbang:
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Polarised sunglasses are very useful on wet days with low sun reflected off the road surface.
 
mcbeee said:
Polarized are for fishing or being outside, non polarized are for the car , :headbang:
All my regular glasses are graduated bifocals with automatic tint.....no tint in the car.
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You should have the roof down more often then :P
 
GBZ4 said:
mcbeee said:
Polarized are for fishing or being outside, non polarized are for the car , :headbang:
All my regular glasses are graduated bifocals with automatic tint.....no tint in the car.
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You should have the roof down more often then :P
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The rain messes up my hair. :P
 
mcbeee said:
GBZ4 said:
mcbeee said:
Polarized are for fishing or being outside, non polarized are for the car , :headbang:
All my regular glasses are graduated bifocals with automatic tint.....no tint in the car.
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You should have the roof down more often then :P
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The rain messes up my hair. :P
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Benefit of being an ‘old git’ I don’t have any hair to mess up :roll:
 
Just picked up my first pair of 'real' glasses yesterday from the optometrist (had been using supermarket reading glasses for the last couple of years). They came with a pair of same-prescription sunglasses, and I had to tell them multiple times I didn't want their 'upgrade' to polarized, for the same reason as the OP's - can't see the infotainment units in any of our cars (except the Z4 satnav, which doesn't seem to be a problem).
I'm liking the sunglasses for driving, but the prescription is proving utterly useless for computer screens, which was one of the main uses I told them I needed the glasses for. Imagine a piece of cardboard covering your computer screen, with a hole about 5cm in diameter in the centre. That's all that's in focus, the rest I have to move my head like watching tennis to go from side to side to read anything. So it's back to the supermarket glasses when using the PC.... :headbang: Can't go back to the Optometrist for a couple of weeks as I'm supposed to try to 'get used to it' before going back for any adjustments etc.
I F@ckin' hate getting old.....
 
The real definition of getting old is looking at your computer screen over your glasses :lol:
 
pvr said:
Use the presets :lol:
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Not an option :)
I never listen to the radio - all the chatter and adverts drive me nuts. I have an Ipod connected all the time. Just can't see the tracks/play lists without lifting the glasses up :roll:
 
I have noticed similar, in particular the ‘grid’ pattern on people’s rear windows. I’d much rather have glare free driving though.
 
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