" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
. ..

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

"RCE" wrote in message
...

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...


Ever had a properly made pair of plastic prescription shades that cost
more than $100?


I don't wear prescription glasses (yet), but I have tried some high
quality (over 100 bucks) plastic sunglasses. You will think I am nuts
but I ride a Harley and for some reason I have never felt comfortable
viewing through plastic lenses, even the expensive ones. There is a
distortion that I just don't like. I've noticed the same thing in some
glass lenses as well, but not to the same degree as the plastic. A well
made pair of lightweight glass sunglasses provide a non-distorted view
that I am comfortable with when riding.

RCE


Glass is funny when it breaks. Especially around eyes. That's why most
schools won't let kids play sports if they have glass lenses.


I don't play sports while wearing sunglasses.

I have never heard of a fisherman on Lake Erie suffering an eye injury
because of glass sunglass lenses while he/she was fishing.

Care to provide some proof otherwise?


Buddy of mine had a near miss with a lure that ripped out of a fish's mouth.
And, you're in a moving "vehicle". Anything could happen. Seriously - if you
haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing something. You
generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The Pearle Vision /
Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.