Brutkey

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party @allypally@mastodon.scot even though we don't always get this level of sun in Britain, earlier in the year I got into a crash in Western England due to being dazzled by sunlight

Luckily there were no bad injuries but it was scary - I got briefly quizzed by cops and breathalysed - the other party had called 999 and I suspect reported me as a possible flight risk as my car was still driveable and I look younger than I am (plus being non-white), as initially the cops did the "box in" move so I couldn't try and drive off (but the officer was actually OK in the end and even took my car to the petrol garage and trusted me to get recovery and not drive it)

Still a lot of expense and hassle (and my insurance is through the roof now) - so I now keep sunglasses in the car at all times.

Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de @allypally@mastodon.scot Sunglasses are insurance for our eyes!

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party @allypally@mastodon.scot also with age my eyes are more sensitive to changes in light levels (I normally wear contacts for distance vision as I am heavily nearsighted, but sometimes have to wear reading glasses as well for close work)

AllyPally
@allypally@mastodon.scot

@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party I use sunglasses with distance lenses; glasses with distance lenses; reading glasses, well, for reading; and I take my glasses off for close work. That’s my superpower. I can do tiny soldering.