Agreed. I wear prescription glasses which are my substitute for
   safety goggles. I used to try safety glasses/goggles but the
   steam made it impossible to work.*

   In the end, I bought these little "side pieces" that slide up
   the temples and give me side protection. Since I get my
   prescription glasses from Zenni Optical and they're $20/30
   instead of $300-500, it's close enough and yet BECAUSE they're
   not $2 safety glasses, I'm still super-careful. Win win win.

   Still, it's a romanticized ideal of the get 'er done attitude
   and if it inspired _somebody_ out there, it's a good thing*smile
   emoticon*- as long as they're not grinding random steel in a
   vise. But look at those sparks tho' - they look amazing.