The most I ever paid for a pair of sunglasses was $20.For the amount of sun we get that's bloody extravagant.

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I hope the statute of limitations is over for you. Some right wing deficit vigilante might make a citizen's arrest there in AZ and banish you over the border. How long were you in the air force?

No chance of that......I still have the legitimate hand-receipt that was given to me at the time they were "issued".

I may be a thief.

But not a stoopid one!



19 years in a blue suit -- 3 years prior service as an Army Aviator.

Arjay

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You spoke of making jumps in the Army in full gear and with a full ditty bag. Where and when did you make these jumps?

Airborne deployments were a routine part of my duties as a USAF combat controller -- 55 para-drops all told, including my 5 school jumps at Benning.

Arjay

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Well done. Do you get an earing or tattoo for so many jumps?

For my trouble I got bad knees and herniated discs at L5 and L6.

No tats but I am still carrying a Russian-made "piercing" lodged near my renal artery.



Arjay

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You are a trend-setter. First piercing. Was it an AK in Vietnam?

Shrapnel from an 85mm anti-aircraft round.

Arjay

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Well, back to cheap sunglasses. I think they get grumpy when you go off topic.


Thanks for your service. Have a good retirement. Keep your gun oiled.

You're prolly right......we're waaaaay off the reservation.



(my weapons are always oiled.)

Arjay

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I didn't say weapon.

You guys are making me feel a little young here...when I was in the Army, they issued Wiley-X shades that were built for someone with a very large head...lol. I hated those things, I wear a 7 1/2" hat (cover for any hardcore vets out there...lol) and they still fell off of my big old head.
Keeping with the topic of this post, I always wear cheap sunglasses. I always lose/break expensive shades, but with cheapos I could throw them in the ocean then come back home and find them on my computer desk. lol. But I like Arnette's if I was gonna spend some good cash for a pair.

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Ray-Ban RB4034 601 are my current style.

I've owned multiple pairs of Ray-Bans because they have the best quality vs. price vs. style selections available...

...as far as the cheap vs. expensive idea, I still have every pair of sunglasses (cheap or pricey) I've ever owned, save one pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers that were stolen.

Ray-Ban/Luxoticca will repair your glasses fairly cheaply, even if it's years later and the style is no longer produced (such as the pair I wear now), which adds to the value of the brand.

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+1 for cheapos

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