# son of a bee sting **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 22, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369 "2006-05-22T10:40:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/1 "2006-05-22T10:40:12Z")
435.08 for a fucking pair of glasses?!?!?!!? come the fuck on. i can get 4 wheels for a car… and i know there is a lot more material in that shit than in a pair of glasses. there must be an eye wear union, or the mob is getting their cut. /rant ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/2 "2006-05-22T10:42:41Z")
do you have astigmatism? ---
**Author:** ![Bonger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Bonger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bonger)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/3 "2006-05-22T10:52:32Z")
haha Don’t feel bad i paid almost 600 for a pair of Willey X glasses with allt eh prescriptiosn lenses. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/4 "2006-05-22T10:52:58Z")
eye care insurance\> ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/5 "2006-05-22T10:55:30Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > do you have astigmatism? nope. its because i sit in front of this monitor all day, and the muscles in my eyes dont relax… so then when i leave work, i cant see shit for a few hours. apparently these are going to fix the issue. > [@BuickGN](#): > > eye care insurance\> i have to check if univera will reimburse me for part or all of it ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/6 "2006-05-22T10:59:00Z")
holy fuck that happens? I’d better be careful. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/7 "2006-05-22T11:10:45Z")
too much intarweb (porn) will make you blind ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/8 "2006-05-22T11:14:37Z")
I just got a new pair… 200 with my insurance… would have been 600 w/o. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/9 "2006-05-22T11:17:41Z")
> [@Bonger](#): > > haha Don’t feel bad i paid almost 600 for a pair of Willey X glasses with allt eh prescriptiosn lenses. i got mine for free with perscription and everything … thanks everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/10 "2006-05-22T11:18:21Z")
> [@Bonger](#): > > haha Don’t feel bad i paid almost 600 for a pair of Willey X glasses with allt eh prescriptiosn lenses. Ill be getting some before I deploy… when that time comes. what do you reccomend. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/11 "2006-05-22T11:26:41Z")
> [@98 Red Ex](#): > > Ill be getting some before I deploy… when that time comes. what do you reccomend. as far as wileys go i love the basic cheap ones that are like 55 bucks for perscription on them they scratch WAYY to easy because of the polycarbonate… i suggest wearing contacts and the XL-1’s i think they are the best mix with no fogging and keeping dust and dirt out along with being a saftey glass… the perscription ones all fog up because they can’t put the anti-fog coating on for some reason. You can use the anti-fog (soap) but that dosen’t keep them very clear … i wore the XL-1’s exclusivley through my deplyment and even in training before hand at NTC in the Mojavie ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/12 "2006-05-22T12:00:31Z")
gooooOOOOO lasik! ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/13 "2006-05-22T12:04:17Z")
NO…lasik is the suck! ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/14 "2006-05-22T12:07:41Z")
went lasik 6 years ago … now i’m back to glasses (as are 3 others i know) lasik ftl ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/15 "2006-05-22T12:07:43Z")
> [@Freek](#): > > as far as wileys go i love the basic cheap ones that are like 55 bucks for perscription on them they scratch WAYY to easy because of the polycarbonate… i suggest wearing contacts and the XL-1’s i think they are the best mix with no fogging and keeping dust and dirt out along with being a saftey glass… > > the perscription ones all fog up because they can’t put the anti-fog coating on for some reason. You can use the anti-fog (soap) but that dosen’t keep them very clear … > > i wore the XL-1’s exclusivley through my deplyment and even in training before hand at NTC in the Mojavie Alright, looks like I might be going the contacts/ XL-1 route then. Stupid eyes… its the only thing that is holding me back in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/16 "2006-05-22T12:21:49Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > gooooOOOOO lasik! how is that going to help me? loser ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/17 "2006-05-22T12:22:48Z")
yeah. i really need new glasses… ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/18 "2006-05-22T13:33:45Z")
> [@Griff](#): > > went lasik 6 years ago … now i’m back to glasses (as are 3 others i know) > > lasik ftl I had mine done in Feb. of 02 and have never been satisfied…I am just too lazy and didnt have good vision coverage to get glasses, but I am definetly going to get a pair for driving specifically. Lasik is the garbage ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/19 "2006-05-22T13:37:01Z")
I think it’s all about who does your lasik… the CEO of my company had his eyes done like 3 years ago… no problems… many other people in this company have had them done a while ago… still no problems… ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369/20 "2006-05-22T13:37:34Z")
Rubbish…they just dont want to admit its the suck lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/son-of-a-bee-sting/12369.md?page=2)