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corgi , to mildlyinfuriating in I need new glasses. The only insurance-approved place I can shop online will cost $250 with my needs. I went to a "cheap" glasses website that doesn't accept insurance: $250. Yay, America.

If you have Costco membership, their optical department is pretty affordable. Frames are $50-80. Lenses another $80 or so, but depends on complexity and of you get transitions and whatnot.

TheRealKuni ,

And if you don’t have a membership, one costs $60. So frames lenses and membership could end up less than $250.

KoalaUnknown , (edited )

It’s the same for Sam’s Club. My eye doctor said glasses would be $800 AFTER insurance. I went to Sam’s Club and got two pairs for $200.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
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also, costco takes the shitty eye insurance so you may not be paying much on top of not paying much already. felt good that year.

thedirtyknapkin ,

from the op description they are in fact a very complicated seamless bifocal. likely some of the most expensive lenses to make. idk, to a certain extent op is looking for a modern luxury item and mad that it’s expensive. like they don’t NEED seamless bifocals, it’s just Better for their condition. they could spend less on thicker cheaper bifocals, they just wouldn’t be as nice.

like it sucks that most glasses are uncomfortable for them, but sadly this has simply resulted in them needing expensive glasses if they get this spec. it’s kind of like someone saying they need a car that’s fast, fuel efficient, rides great, looks cool, is safe, and has lots of storage but are confused why they can’t find a good deal on that.

I_CAST_BEAM_OF_BATS_I_CAST_BOLT_OF_BATS , to piracy in What do ya'll think of camming (filming newly released films)?

considering a lot of the slop people really want to watch is focused on hi def production and special effects I don’t even understand how it still exists

xilliah , to asklemmy in people who deliver or install things to people 's houses. what kind of odd things have you seen?

I once had to fix someone’s heater. Went up a stairs around some corners and this apartment was just… so different from anything I had ever seen before. It was like entering a movie set.

I am talking pink fluffy walls and crystal beads hanging in the doorway. Like just imagine the gayest possible and multiply by 10.

The craziest part was that this is in a tiny village, very conservative and religious even compared to the area it’s in. We are talking bible belt in the bible belt kind of territory. We had a freakin polio outbreak! Because vaccine bad. During corona a corona tent was burned down.

This guy just didn’t give a fuck and I love him for it.

CanadaPlus ,

There seems to be two responses if you’re weird in the backwoods. Push it down inside or… this.

I know a guy who has pride flags everywhere and no-shit dresses like he’s a prospector straight out of the gold rush.

xilliah ,

Redneck lgbtqa+

This all reminds me of The only gay in the village (yt)

Loulou , to memes in US government moral alignment

Wrong? You mean instate the president that lost, not caring for fair election results?

Cowbee , (edited )
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Venezuelans elected Maduro, while the US wanted Gonzalez to win. The margins are close enough that the US is crying foul.

rbesfe ,

Juan Guaido wasn’t even running in this election, at least get your facts straight before you defend authoritarian dictators

Cowbee ,
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Corrected, thanks.

yogthos OP ,
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Are the AuThoriTariAn DicTatoRs in the room with your now?

Loulou ,

Okay fair enough, but it’s not only the US that seems yo think he’s not the elected president. Are there some more serious organisations who thinks one way or the other? I mean it’s so low hanging fruit bashing the USA :-p

Cowbee ,
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We will see. The known anti-Venezuela countries have condemned the election, but right now there isn’t enough proof of fraud.

yogthos OP ,
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Sounds like something that would happen in burgerland.

noxy , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?
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Rimworld, finally started playing with one of the expansions, Biotech. Permadeath mode or whatever it’s called.

I keep shooting pods of toxic waste at one of my enemies. They keep coming over to complain about it…with fire and pain

tpihkal , to asklemmy in people who deliver or install things to people 's houses. what kind of odd things have you seen?

I once saw a decorative bowl containing five apples!

bss03 , to piracy in What do ya'll think of camming (filming newly released films)?

Given that some films are getting post-release edits before they appear on streaming or physical media, it might be a good idea just from an archival perspective.

I’m not a good judge of piracy methods for consumption, as I am currently willing to pay their prices or do without.

then_three_more , to asklemmy in Would you wear a body cam at work?

A few of the supermarkets in my country have this as an option for staff. Since the pandemic there’s been an alarming rise in public attacking shop staff.

Dark_Arc ,
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That’s absolutely wild.

perishthethought OP ,

This. Yes. I would just find a new job, but what if all employers in an industry require body cams?

therealjcdenton , to showerthoughts in diarrhea is so exhausting.

Mods take this post down. Clearly it’s a toilet thought not a shower thought

Psaldorn ,
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Never heard of a shower of shit?

ivanafterall ,
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Waffle stomping with a runny batter.

Plopp ,

How did you manage to make that concept sound even worse??

demoman , to asklemmy in Is there a word for “word or phrase that is fun to say”?

Serendipity

Churbleyimyam , to asklemmy in people who deliver or install things to people 's houses. what kind of odd things have you seen?

I don’t any more but I used to.

The one that comes to mind was an elderly lady who got into some kind of finch-type bird (canaries maybe) instead of cats. She had obviously been letting them breed because there was flock of about 40 of them in the house, all flying together from one piece of furniture to the next.

I found it pretty alarming to begin with but after half an hour or so I could appreciate the beauty of it.

Plenty of bird shit in places though.

Catoblepas ,

Did she have a procedure for dealing with people coming in and out of doors? I’d be terrified one would make a run for it!

Churbleyimyam ,

I don’t remember… They might have been institutionalised and afraid of the outside world anyway though! We had that with some chickens once after they spent a long time in an enclosure. All the baby ones came out flapping their wings and running around but the grownup ones were scared to come out.

Facky ,

Was it fairly clean other than the bird shit or…?

Churbleyimyam ,

Yeah, considering that she was pretty old and living alone with a load of birds it wasn’t too bad!

CanadaPlus ,

I found it pretty alarming to begin with but after half an hour or so I could appreciate the beauty of it.

Unexpected wholesome twist. I was expecting floors rotted through with shit or dead ones in corners.

bss03 , to asklemmy in Would you wear a body cam at work?

Depends on the pay differential and other options. I think it’s less useful for positions in my career, but it’s not an absolute no.

HubertManne , to asklemmy in What is an event that altered you in some way?

So my dad had a friend that was so close we called him uncle. Im guessing in most cases and sure in my dads case it was basically his best friend. So he was single and my dad was married raising seven kids. He would stop by with beers out of the blue and he always also picked up some soda or something for the kids. The fact he made it a point to think of us I think impacted us a lot in terms of how important simple kindness can be. So that is the first part. He died while I was in a PhD program and honestly it was not the only reason I left the program but it helped give a good nudge (since my grades suffered for one thing) and actually it let me re-evaluate and realize I did not really want to put in the level of effort needed versus the rewards I would reap in research.

cashmaggot OP ,

I hope you found the road you want to actually be on. Sudden deaths (I am going to guess 50s?) freakin' suck. And I have a couple of people I love who have suffered through either older siblings or fathers going at that age either due to medical complications or heart attacks. And they're all kinds of ugly, because it's just like...I mean I know they always say "it's too soon" when they point at people in their 20s and younger. But really - even 50s and under are too soon. Because they're here one day, and then they aren't. And it just feels like there's this hole that your mind cannot wrangle, and a pain your heart cannot take. I feel so hard for people who lose people too soon. It's lovely that you share his bigness though, still. And it's beautiful, the way kindness is contagious. One time I was on a train with my ex, and a blind guy came bussing through. Scam or not, when a dollar entered the pot - more and more came. And it showed me how people are willing to give, but their hearts need to be guided. Your uncle (and he was most def your uncle ;P!) showed you that, and it's big! So many people discredit kids, I grew up with better seen not heard. But I mean, in general - you can see kids being discredited right now just look around. It's big he taught you to look after the whole lot. And he for sure loved you guys to death. Big healing, big love - tons of aloha.

HubertManne ,

unrelated but one place I worked were funnding ran out and a few positions were cut including me and the accoutant. He was at this wierd age of upper fifties and did just well enough that he could retire but it would be tight. He looked for another job at the institution and basically retired when he could not find one. I swear it was less than a year later but maybe it was a bit more. He was jogging and just dropped dead of a heart attack. It was so surreal and wierd. His office was right next to mine and we would each lunch together all the time along with some other folks.

cashmaggot OP ,

Heard a thing about how feeling unwanted by society kills.

davel , to memes in US government moral alignment
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They’re gonna pick Juan Guaidó up from Miami and airdrop him in Caracas for a second round.

yogthos OP ,
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😂

Zachariah , to asklemmy in people who deliver or install things to people 's houses. what kind of odd things have you seen?
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Numbers. But only about halting them.

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