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[camwyn]

Unrelated to the binoculars screeching:

https://www.39dollarglasses.com is an online service operating out of Hauppauge, Long Island, NY. They grind their lenses and make their glasses on-site. I had bought a pair of prescription sunglasses from a store in Boston before the quarantine came down, but they weren't ready until after I was forced to stay out of the city, so while I'm going to need those before the next time I fly- they have bayonet temples so they won't hurt under a headset, and they aren't polarized because that's incompatible with certain navigation aids- I got my pupillary distance and found my paper prescription and ordered a pair of sunglasses from 39dollarglasses.com.

Sunglasses cost more than eyeglasses, especially if you want options like polarization or special coatings, but 39dollarglasses was very fast and produced a really good pair of shades. They have a decent selection of frame styles, and like I said, they do all their own on-site work. So if you're looking to support a business here in the US, one that's in the hardest hit state, and you need eyeglasses or sunglasses, I suggest paying them a visit.

(Side note, they're currently offering $20 off your order with the code GET20.)

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[cameoflage]

As someone who wears regular headphones/computer headsets a lot and also wears glasses, I'm glad to have discovered the phrase 'bayonet temples'.

[camwyn]

I learned it from the aviation websites I use for reference; I think I was looking at one of the ones associated with the Sporty's newsletters for advice on the best sunglasses for a pilot who wanted to avoid headset/earpiece pain and found that that was the term for the kind of earpiece that just clutches the side of your head via pressure rather than bending down behind your ears. I'd only ever encountered one pair of glasses like that before and nobody told me why they were like that.

ETA: apparently the other kind are called 'skull temples', which makes them sound WAY more metal than just 'standard earpieces'.

https://www.randolphusa.com/blog/bayonet-vs-skull-temples/