do any of you actually not like wearing sunglasses?

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21 Aug 2007, 4:40 pm

Hey jf, you should visit T*A*S*C. We meet from 6:30 to 8:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month at 110 North Adams Street in downtown Tallahassee (adjacent to the First Presbyterian Church).


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21 Aug 2007, 4:53 pm

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Hey jf, you should visit T*A*S*C


Interesting. I knew that there was a group which meets at Borders on Saturdays, but I'd never heard about TASC. I don't really need support, per se, but it would be nice to meet other aspies.



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21 Aug 2007, 4:57 pm

They're essentially the same. Personally, I'm not as interested in the social or activist aspects as the support aspects. It's nice to talk to people who get me so completely.


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21 Aug 2007, 5:19 pm

MrMark wrote:
They're essentially the same. Personally, I'm not as interested in the social or activist aspects as the support aspects. It's nice to talk to people who get me so completely.


I've been in Borders during a couple of the meetings, but they seem to be dominated by Freestone, and thus not so much of a meeting as a lecture.



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21 Aug 2007, 5:22 pm

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My key to sunglasses is that they must be polarized. Polarized lenses remove the glare and make everything I see more defined.


Yeah. Polarized lenses are worth the extra few dollars, though the frame selections aren't as varied. They really help with glare and bright skys. They also make cloud formations more dramatic.



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21 Aug 2007, 5:23 pm

I haven't met "Stoney" yet. I understand he's not up to evenings.


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21 Aug 2007, 5:32 pm

I almost always have to wear sunglasses outside especially when driving or I feel really uncomfortable.



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06 Sep 2007, 6:01 pm

I'm so light sensitive that even on rainy days (unless it's a really dark storm cloud) I wear sunglasses as the glare really bothers me. I dislike the feeling of glasses, but I prefer that over brightness.

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06 Sep 2007, 7:04 pm

I absolutely hate wearing sunglasses, I would love to wear them because I'm so sensitive to the sun and other lights, but they give me a headache and earache, so I don't bother with them...



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06 Sep 2007, 8:19 pm

It is a nice idea and seems like it would work well, but I have not been able to bring myself to actually wear them often at all. I tend to wind up getting annoyed looking through the tint, or seeing the frames around my eyes over anything else.


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06 Sep 2007, 10:40 pm

I almost always wear them in the car or when I'm outside. It's too bright for me otherwise!



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07 Sep 2007, 7:28 am

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07 Sep 2007, 10:56 am

I have sunglasses that came with my glasses, magnetically attach.

I *have* to have sunglasses (and I use a hat too at home when I'm outside) or the sun is too painful in long doses. I forgot my sunglasses one day (it was dark on the way in to work), and I could barely see on the way home. Water was streaming out of my eyes and I had to try to keep one eye forced open all the time, but it was bad. I seem to be getting more sensitive to the sun, or it's just that the sun is brighter (I know we're getting at least 10% less protection from the sun since the 1980s).



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07 Sep 2007, 11:29 am

I also don't like to wear sunglasses. I don't know why but it's like this ..
Maybe cause I'm less comfortable with them than the other people does. And cause maybe, contrary to some other people, I don't like to hiding my eyes, I'm in not need to, why ?



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07 Sep 2007, 11:41 am

Wolfpup wrote:
I have sunglasses that came with my glasses, magnetically attach.

I *have* to have sunglasses (and I use a hat too at home when I'm outside) or the sun is too painful in long doses. I forgot my sunglasses one day (it was dark on the way in to work), and I could barely see on the way home. Water was streaming out of my eyes and I had to try to keep one eye forced open all the time, but it was bad. I seem to be getting more sensitive to the sun, or it's just that the sun is brighter (I know we're getting at least 10% less protection from the sun since the 1980s).


I have the same problem when out in the sun for prolonged periods of time, but still cannot adjust to sunglasses. Maybe I just haven't found a pair that fits properly and comfortable :(


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07 Sep 2007, 11:46 am

I probably should wear sunglasses... the bright sun gets to me. Or when fresh snow is on the ground on a bright day... blinding.

But, I wear glasses... and don't have prescription sunglasses.

Also, I really don't like the look of sunglasses. It doesn't fit me... it's too pretentious and I don't know... people look arrogant when they wear sunglasses. I don't want to look arrogant.

Plus sunglasses... and hawaiian shirts... I don't want to go down that path...


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