winter spec

Whilst these could be taken to be part of the gradual-accrual-of-activity-specific-items as they were bought in the sale to try them out, they're technically replacing my second-eldest pair of sunglasses (which were originally bought due to being a sale-cheapened combination of polarising and better-at-not-channelling-wind-right-across-the-eye than the eldest pair (emergency-bought for snowboarding years ago as they had better ear-gripping abilities than my at-the-time current main pair of polarising-lensed glasses (which, at the time, I couldn't find (and which were the other thing nicked from the car when someone levered the top of the doorframe open to nick the £30 stereo)))) whose whereabouts or physical state are not currently known. I don't particularly like owning several pairs of sunglasses and have got better at not losing them/having them stolen/losing the little screws which keep the arms in place but have unfortunately ended up with one pair which can only be used in winter as they loko stupid without a hat above them, a pair which are fine for walking and driving but which direct air across the eyes causing much blinking and a pair suitable for cycling if only they were sufficiently findable to be able to be currently used. These new ones also have the clear-lens option which I tested in the windy rain on the way home today, finding that it's just slightly better to have vision impaired by some droplets suspended a centimeter in front of the eyes than it is to have to squint and blink. When using them with the shadey lenses at the weekend they prevented at least seven insects (including one particularly heavy thunk which must have been a bee) from hitting me in the cornea, though there seems to be no solution to the problem of insect-intake via the mouth.