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[HollowHorn]

See post 72

[notanimby]

Being more than akwaintit wae optishuns furra number of years noo, ah huv an insite intae how it wurks.

1) There is a huge markup in frames, espeshullae designer wans, but in a lot of cases ye dae get whit ye payfur

2) Fur lenses themselves ye definately get whit ye pay furr, as a specky maself on okashuns, the diffrence in diffrint manufacturers lenses is kwite obvious, huvin tried oot various wans ah've settlt on Carl Zeiss lenses furra cuppla reasons, they are very expensive, aboot £100+ dearer than the next wan doon ra list, but again the diffrensh is amazin.

3) I've also found the merr tradishunul type optishuns ur better atra service aspek taeand ur ra same price as ra multiples

4) Never buy specs that ur ready in an oor, thur pish

[Pat]

Being more than akwaintit wae optishuns furra number of years noo, ah huv an insite intae how it wurks.

1) There is a huge markup in frames, espeshullae designer wans, but in a lot of cases ye dae get whit ye payfur

2) Fur lenses themselves ye definately get whit ye pay furr, as a specky maself on okashuns, the diffrence in diffrint manufacturers lenses is kwite obvious, huvin tried oot various wans ah've settlt on Carl Zeiss lenses furra cuppla reasons, they are very expensive, aboot £100+ dearer than the next wan doon ra list, but again the diffrensh is amazin.

3) I've also found the merr tradishunul type optishuns ur better atra service aspek taeand ur ra same price as ra multiples

4) Never buy specs that ur ready in an oor, thur pish

More speccy info:

1) You can get a thorough eye test at a reputable optician and take the prescription to a two for one high street place. Best of both worlds.

2) You can ask to see end of range lines and buy your frames considerably reduced. A few years back I got some lovely blue French designer specs for only £20 for the frames.

3) Varifocles are brilliant as you only need one pair of specs and can see the computer. When I had bifocles I had to bob up and down trying to focus when working at the computer.

4) Best attention I've ever had was in Currie and Quirk in Byres Road.

5) Take someone you trust with you to help choose your specs. After you've tried on four or five pairs you can't think straight.

[Dexter St. Clair]

I think she's got it. And without the aid of artificial sight devices.

[HollowHorn]

I was going by the Tennent's window, but if you look at the windows above, I think that you are right, the pub may well have expanded it's frontage. It's a guessing game.

[Dexter St. Clair]

Haddow's frontage is unchanged (colour apart) from when it was Scotch Wool.

[HollowHorn]

So Tennent's expanded to meet the Wool shop & swallowed up the wee white shop in the process.

[weekie]

I love this thread.

You know what I was wondering.....it would be great to see what we all looked like then...and then now.

But ah wid hate tae crack yer screens.

[HollowHorn]

You know what I was wondering.....it would be great to see what we all looked like then...and then now.

Mmmmm, that's not a bad idea, time to get the big hair photos scanned in. Tog has already kicked it off, just waiting on the 'now' pic.

[weekie]

You have a young photie of TOG.

Now that is so sweet.

So when is the Show and Tell show starting?

[HollowHorn]

You have a young photie of TOG.

See post 52

So when is the Show and Tell show starting?

Prolly tomorrow night.

[HollowHorn]

Folks, I've moved the pets stuff over to here:
http://www.glasgowwe...?showtopic=4110
Hope you don't mind.

[maggs]

You are a wee busy bee still idle hands make work for the devil

[HollowHorn]

180-190 Byres Rd. No Date:


Feb 2008:

This one was really difficult, it has changed so much, what do you think?

[nwe]

Jessops is where Argyle Rubber was. Heavy window evidence, as they say.

[nwe]

But the protruding sill does, and the join between the buildings with a short gap on the right of the join and a longer one on the left.

[HollowHorn]

Hmmm.
Windaes don't look the same...the newer pic has 5 sash windows, then a bay window at the left. The bay window building looks to be the same age as the one with the 5 sash windows.

This doesn't correspond at all with what's visible in the B&W pic.

Yes, that's what I thought, I wondered if it could be Gt. Western Rd. Looks like NWE may well be right.

[HollowHorn]

Jessops is where Argyle Rubber was. Heavy window evidence, as they say.

The door numbers are a bugger to work out on this one.