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Ugghhh more frustration….

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Newdriver813, Mar 22, 2023.

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  1. Mar 22, 2023 #1
    Newdriver813

    Newdriver813 Bobtail Member

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    Today I broke my hard contact lens. My eye doctor is located out west and now I live back east and now that I’ve switched jobs, I doubt my insurance has kicked in.

    I really don’t want to stop driving because I really can’t afford to be out of work again when it already took me two months of I paid work to get to this stage and that drained me.


    I’m just in a hard situation and just venting.
     
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  3. Mar 22, 2023 #2
    bryan21384

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    I'm sorry that's happened to you driver. Hang in there. What's your next course of action to get your contacts?
     
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  4. Mar 22, 2023 #3
    Opus

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    Can you go to the Dollar store and use some of their cheap glasses?
    I know if I broke my glasses, it wouldn't be fun, but it would work.
     
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    Lazer

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    When I used contacts(many decades ago) I had a pair of glasses as a spare. Some days just didn’t want to screw around with the contacts, just quicker to toss on the glasses.
     
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    lester

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    Aren't you legally required to have spares as a cdl holder?
     
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  8. Mar 22, 2023 #6
    homeskillet

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    Yes
     
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  9. Mar 22, 2023 #7
    ducnut

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    Only relevant thing I could find:

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  10. Mar 22, 2023 #8
    Chinatown

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    Go to Walmart or Sam's Club and try on some reading glasses. They're cheap if you decide to buy a pair.
     
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  11. Mar 22, 2023 #9
    kemosabi49

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    May not be a requirement but it still is a good idea if you wear glasses to have an extra pair on hand. I remember times trying to hold my glasses together with tape or glue to try and make it back home.
     
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    Chinatown

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    I didn't think about Dollar Store and that's a good option.
     
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