drewbaccaAWD t1_j5m76gc wrote on January 24, 2023 at 12:05 AM

It's nice for about four hours and then I'm sick of it. For one, I have a lot of sensitivity to light so it gives me headaches and I struggle to wear sunglasses over my glasses, can't stand transitions, and can't wear contacts so headaches and eye strain are par for the course here (I should really look into getting lasik).

Not to mention, if the roads are bad I'm not getting out to the scenic spots and as soon as it starts melting everything is brown and icky.

And you can't avoid that white means cold.. would be a great view from the toasty warm house though.

I preferred living on the West Coast in terms of snow.. mostly avoided it, but if I wanted to drive 45minutes into the mountains I had a winter wonderland to play in and then leave when I was tired of it.

Critical_Band5649 t1_j5oz2i7 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 3:46 PM

You can get prescription sunglasses. I switch out my regular glasses for my prescription sunglasses I leave in the car. I spent less than $20 on them. It might not make you love the snow but it makes all driving easier.

drewbaccaAWD t1_j5sf4ip wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:54 AM

I should look into that, especially for $20. It would definitely make for safer driving in some situations.

I actually considered getting some prescription sunglasses that wrap around the face a bit, for the sake of bicycle riding but the only frames I could find were camo and not quite what I was looking for (typical Walmart, lol); I really should have followed up on that but then it just fell to the back of my mind.

I'm due for a fresh prescription so I appreciate the reminder!