But seriously, please vote. Many states are not accepting ballots that arrive past November 3rd, and the postal service isn’t guaranteed to deliver on time now that it’s less than a week out. Here’s a fun article giving the lowdown on ballot deadlines!
Whether it’s in person (with a mask!) or by absentee ballot, please make your voice heard!
where are those startups that are disrupting the glasses industry
zenni and it’s amazing and i love it 40 dollar bifocals fuck yeah
Hey I’m reblogging this again because if you need glasses here’s what I do:
Go to Costco/Sams Club/WalMart - wherever they’ve got that $58 eye exam. That’s with no insurance, btw. Just $58 cash on the counter, you get your eyes examined.
They’ll give you a copy of your prescription. ASK THE DOCTOR TO MEASURE YOUR PUPIL DISTANCE. If they don’t it’s not a huge deal, you just have to have a ruler around that has millimeters so you can measure it yourself and it won’t be as accurate but being off by as much as a centimeter isn’t a problem.
Make them give you a copy of your prescription - you are allowed to have this, they have to give you it, you don’t have to buy glasses there. If anyone challenges you say you need a copy for your records and you’re not going to buy glasses today.
Go to https://www.zennioptical.com/ and start looking at frames/glasses that you like. If you create an account it’ll let you upload a photo and based on your pupil distance the site will estimate how well various frames will fit you.
Add the frames you like to cart and start checking out - the checkout process will ask you for your RX details that will be written in the boxes on your RX page. It’s pretty intuitive to copy it over but if you get lost use the livechat feature on the zenni page.
Start selecting your glasses details. Your RX will determine what kind of lens you get (go with the one zenni recommends for materials and thickness) but your needs will determine the other stuff. I make sure to get the fancy oleophobic coating because I’m a slimy bog monster. I also get the cheapest pair of sunglasses possible because bog monsters hate the sun. You can get transitions lenses or anti-scratch coating or super lightweight lenses or whatever works best for you. The extras will add up in cost but you gotta do what you gotta do - my life is much better with a pair of sunglasses than it is with some clip-ons for my regular glasses; your life may be better with transitions lenses instead of carrying a second set of glasses. DO WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.
Don’t bother paying the rush shipping, this is going to take two weeks regardless.
GLASSES ARRIVE. WEAR GLASSES.
If the fit isn’t perfect see if the place that did your eye exam will adjust the fit for you. They often will free of charge.
GLASSES. GLASSES. I CAN SEE.
PROGRESSIVE BIFOCALS THAT COST $40 WITH CUTE FRAMES AND NICE COATING.
SUNGLASSES.
FUCK
It costs less for me to get two pairs of bifocals, one tinted and one clear, with special coatings and nice frames than it would cost me to get one pair of single-vision glasses from Warby Parker.
The cheapest frames available for adults on Lenscrafter’s site is $69.95. That is JUST the frames, not the lenses. The lenses are like $200. The anti-glare coating is like $70. THE ANTI GLARE COATING IS FREE AND INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE AT ZENNI. Just the frames and the coating at lenscrafters costs more than my two pairs of glasses AND my eye exam.
I can’t articulate how many literal headaches Zenni has saved me because I just used to wear my old prescription until I had trouble keeping my eyes open from the strain. Now at the first hint of eye strain it’s like “Not today, Satan!” and I can plan for the $100 expense that’s going to last me potentially years.
For all my glasses wearing followers - I definitely recommend Zenni glasses because for $2 you can add text to them and have rainbow glasses that say “be gay do crime”
INFORMATION ON WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE MI’KMAQ IN NOVA SCOTIA !
this is going on right now (oct 16 2020). racist settlers have already torched a boat and there is video of them making spike traps for mi’gmaq vehicles. they have also destroyed and removed lobster traps and buoys and they are only going to keep doing worse. this is ecofascism and it needs to stop. @agentndn on twitter has a great list of info and how to help.
Ah, yes, let’s shit on Biden for MAYBE not supporting or liking queer people as much as he claims to, a claim absolutely no one can prove because it’s based on nothing
Because the alternative to Biden is SO much better for queer people, obviously, and has both gone on record supporting queer people and ALSO put his money where his mouth is in a way Biden hasn’t had the chance to yet -
…oh wait, you say the alternative is DEMONSTRABLY TOXIC to queer people? Huh. I wonder why people would shit on the alternative to actual queer poison based on pure bitter speculation then
OH WAIT NO I DON’T WONDER AT ALL
You know what queer people need? Healthcare. Soemthing Biden isn’t particularly keen on getting us.
You know black queer people need? To not be locked up for marijuana, which good ole joe has helped to donin record numbers. Joe is a pos
Look, Biden’s stance on both these issues isn’t IDEAL, but they are in the right direction. He could and should do more, but those positions are better than what we have now.
Less than ideal policies vs. Actual Fucking Facist police state with concentration camps, your choice people.
Anyone else notice that there are a LOT of people being negative towards Biden saying the Exact Opposite of his actual platform?
He’s planning to raise the minimum wage to $15.
He’s indicated they would decriminalize marijuana and remove conviction records and release people incarcerated for it.
He’s. Part of the administration. That made Obamacare? Hello?
He’s been moving further left and can be brought further.
Again, ask yourself.
Why are people dissing on Biden, who checks off quite a few things we want, and can be convinced to help even more?
When the opponent is the exact opposite and a literal fascist with Life Dictator aspirations?
The people complaining are either misinformed or actively fomenting trouble to harm you by your inaction in this election.
Literally please read the platform and policy goals before going off “word of mouth” from anonymous accounts. That’s how we got 2016.
1. People grow and change. Sometimes out of self interest but change is fucking change.
2. The other option is a LITERAL FASCIST.
3. Anyone who tells you to vote third party right now is an idiot, an extremist, a plant, or too idealistic to help anyone survive this hellscape.
Do not play this game this time. Do not let 45 win. Do not let him keep killing us. Do not pretend that there’s a third option. There isn’t. There’s Biden, who we can shape and push left, or there’s more death from an administration that has already gotten hundreds of thousands of people killed.