I have heard tales of this "sun" you speak of. A firey ball in the sky they say. I've got friends who say they see it all the time - sometimes not even hiding behind clouds. But they come from a land of flatness with little running waters.

Ahem. Yes, I think there is a difference between the gas station glasses and something a step or two up. Sierra Trading Post usually has a couple pairs at very good prices in every mailing I get from them.

Both the cheapies and pricier ones break the same way and have the same tendencies of ending up in other people's trucks and boats.