Spent a VERY large part of my day replacing broken nosepads today. In fact, I think it was a record number. So I shall name today Nosepad Day, in acknowledgement of my surviving it. I mean, they are gross aren't they? Everytime someone came in and said, 'Can you fix these, I seem to have lost the little bit....', I had to resist the urge to turn up my nose and cringe.It's a horrible fiddly job that offers very little reward, and always takes a lot longer if the customer is sitting waiting (watching) you. But I obliged them all, and evenually made it to 5.30pm. I've mastered how to not scratch to lens with my screwdriver (carefully position a cleaning cloth) and how to not lose the precious mini screw (put it somewhere flat and in clear view), I can even usually spot a good match from my little nosepad collection quite quickly (wonderful thing called experience). What I really need now is someone to invent a special tool or machine that removes the crud from inside the little nook where the nosepad goes. You know what I mean by crud, usually the remains of a broken nosepad wedged solidly inside and it has often turned a specific shade of green. The only way I can manage now is the use the end of a pen to scoop it out, also pretty gross, but don't worry, I never use my own pen. :)