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jeapurs54 Sat 27-May-17 11:08:07

This may give the Gransnet a giggle, I got up in the morning and put on my glasses, after a short while I said to my husband, I am not feeling to good this morning my eyes feel a bit blurred. He suggested I had breakfast and see if that was the reason.
I went through the normal routine of breakfast, taking dog for a walk but everything still did not look as clear as normal, thinking to myself I would have to go back to opticians and get eyes checked again. I then came back home and needed to go to the toilet took my glasses off and washed my hands and checked my eyes if a hair was in them or not and then put my glasses back on. Miracle my eyes were OK - I had been wearing my husbands glasses and not realized it neither had he. What a relief that there was nothing wrong except being a bit stupid.

NanaandGrampy Sat 27-May-17 11:49:06

oh that's a proper grandparent moment !! Your little ones will get a laugh out of that !!

shysal Sat 27-May-17 12:22:27

grin

MissAdventure Sat 27-May-17 12:32:48

I have done similar. I put my glasses on my head and forget they're there.
Once, I ended up with two pairs on, and was having terrible blurred vision, and literally seeing double. blush

Luckygirl Sat 27-May-17 13:42:32

Just love it!! grin

ninathenana Sat 27-May-17 13:54:35

jeapurs grin

I'm another who forgets hers are on her head. Or if they've been there a while it feels as if they still are so I'll reach for them only to discover they are on the table.

Jane10 Sat 27-May-17 14:04:04

What a relief for you though!

grannylyn65 Sat 27-May-17 15:30:09

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Juggernaut Sat 27-May-17 15:44:55

I did the same thing last Tuesday night.
I only wear glasses for close work, as I'm very long sighted, whereas DH is very shortsighted.
I stopped watching TV to do some crochet, but everything was dreadfully out of focus. I'm known for not cleaning my specs very often, so I assumed they were just dirty. Even cleaning them didn't help, and it was only when I noticed DH doubled up desperately trying not to laugh that I realised I had his glasses in my hand.
The really awful part is that his glasses are rimless, mine aren't and yet I hadn't even noticed the difference in weight!
When my grandmother used to forget things, or make silly mistakes we all called it 'slipping a cog'.....I've slipped a few cogs latelygrin

shysal Sat 27-May-17 16:11:19

I once wore my distance glasses on top of my reading ones, couldn't see the telly! I think it was Terry Wogan who used to call these senior happenings CRAFT moments (Can't Remember A F***ing Thing)

ninathenana Sat 27-May-17 17:22:33

Our family call them CRAFT moments grin

aggie Sat 27-May-17 17:40:51

OH got an emergency apt with specsavers cos he couldn't read the paper and tv was blurred . Off we went , him driving cos I can't , I glanced sideways at the moaning sweating figure beside me and asked if he had his reading glasses with him , they were in his pocket , I extracted them and swopped them for the ones on his nose ............ he still insisted on keeping the apt , Optician couldn't find anything wrong ... of course not

HildaW Sat 27-May-17 20:25:10

If I put my reading glasses on in the night instead of my varifocals I can have problems ..... its taught me to turn the lights on or face falling down the stairs!

Oldwoman70 Sat 27-May-17 20:44:50

I have two pairs of glasses, one for reading one for long distance, often if I have been reading a book I will get up to do something, forget to change my glasses and wonder why everything is out of focus!

grannypiper Sun 28-May-17 08:53:55

Thank the lord, i thought it was only me who had such momentsgrin

Maggiemaybe Sun 28-May-17 09:10:20

When it comes to blurred vision I've run the whole gamut of daftness. Putting on my glasses with my contact lenses still in, swapping lenses round, wearing the same strength lens in both eyes. My most worrying moment was when I could hardly see a thing after I'd put two in one eye, one on top of the other - it took me about 30 minutes of panic before I realised what I'd done.

morethan2 Sun 28-May-17 09:47:07

grin

Carolpaint Sun 28-May-17 11:14:42

The best moment was with a now dead lover at a nudist camp, lying by the pool, only to be disturbed by him frantically lifting up blankets and towels, someone obviously had 'stolen' his glasses, so we all stood up and hunted, did you perhaps go in the pool with them? Do you think I would be so stupid as that? Went over to the pool, yes they were there on the bottom. Good for him, he dived in and retrieved them, but he was a sweetie and frequently referred to, 'do you think I am that stupid?' Life sometimes is blurred, speed etc, busy.

Tessa101 Sun 28-May-17 11:33:16

Brilliant made me giggle.

HootyMcOwlface Sun 28-May-17 12:28:17

I wear glasses for driving, and was a bit panicky when my vision still seemed a bit blurry. Oh my goodness was I relieved when I discovered the lens had dropped out of my bad eye side and I hadn't realised! How daft am I! ?

Caro1954 Sun 28-May-17 12:31:41

I've done the same as shysal! But has anyone else realised how much better they look without their glasses?!

annodomini Sun 28-May-17 13:17:51

I had to have a new passport photograph taken a few weeks ago - without my glasses. It looks as if I still have glasses on because there are big dark rings under my eyes. I'm so used to them that I think I look strange without them. So, no, unfortunately I don't look better without my glasses. sad

GrandmasueUK Sun 28-May-17 15:07:21

I've poked myself in the face thinking I'm pushing my glasses up, only to realise I'm not wearing them, usually when I'm in the bath reading!

shysal Sun 28-May-17 15:13:38

I don't know about looking better without glasses, but my house certainly looks cleaner when I don't wear my reading glasses. I was quite shocked when doing the bathroom with them on one day!

Jane10 Sun 28-May-17 15:18:56

I thought my shower was going well until I discovered that I still had my glasses on. I'd thought my eyesight had suddenly improved. Oh well.
I agree that I look lovely to myself in the mirror when out of focus and the mirror slightly steamed up!