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  1. Thread: Bob Rihl.....

    by Bob Rihl
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    Al: I spend so much time in San Antonio that...

    Al:
    I spend so much time in San Antonio that they might make me get Texas plates for my car. Daughter is fixing to get a taste of her own medicine in July....my first grandchild is on the way. The...
  2. Thread: Bob Rihl.....

    by Bob Rihl
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    Thanks for thinking of me. I've been retired for...

    Thanks for thinking of me. I've been retired for about two years now. I haven't been spending retirement in the hot tub with young Southern belles, but am usually in the back yard pool with one...
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    Start Out Slow

    Eight jobs a day? I'd go lab-less. On twice that many, you might consider it. But then again, if you're using all polycarb, and mainly stock single vision, as it sounds like you will be, you have an...
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    Poll: Terrific Job

    This new board is terrific, although I have no idea what most of the little buttons are for, being an old, non-computer literate person. It's especially nice being able to see Optiboarders' pictures....
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    Rafiki: The question you ask has been the same...

    Rafiki:
    The question you ask has been the same one I asked myself for 40 years. Why should I pay for a doctor's "mistake."
    But it just seemed to me that it was better to keep on paying than to...
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    Originally posted by hcjilson: [I]Well...

    [QUOTE]Originally posted by hcjilson:
    [I]Well said!

    The Latin Students may wish to correct the grammar but " non illegitimus carborundum"!
    HarryJ:
    The grammar looks pretty good as long as the...
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    I duuno, Utah OD. I guess you know what you're...

    I duuno, Utah OD. I guess you know what you're doing. But it seems to me that you'd be better off if you let your customers go wherever they want to, and then, if they have a problem, make them a...
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    It may have been Kappa Weekend last weekend in...

    It may have been Kappa Weekend last weekend in Galveston, but this is Confederate Memorial Day weekend in Georgia. All state offices were closed on Tuesday, for some reason this year, but this...
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    The glass screw with a hex nut. It'll fix almost...

    The glass screw with a hex nut. It'll fix almost anything...uh..except those darned little nosepads they've got now..but with a tap..and a hammer...and hold your mouth the right way...
    Hey, those...
  10. I am envious of your new shop. Many years ago, I...

    I am envious of your new shop. Many years ago, I put a Kiddies Korner in one of my shops, complete with wooden rocking horses, toys, and frame boards and mirrors at child level. Two of the...
  11. Thread: Varilux SV

    by Bob Rihl
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    Rich: If your customer saw the same Varilux ad...

    Rich:
    If your customer saw the same Varilux ad that is playing on TV here in Georgia, I can understand why he wanted some. The commercial shows a bunch of unhappy, middle aged people, engaged in...
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    cj: You are right when you say that most...

    cj:
    You are right when you say that most Opticians don't believe in themselves. And if you're young enough and smart enough, you really should investigate Optometry school, although the chains have...
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    When I retired a few months ago, I decided to...

    When I retired a few months ago, I decided to think only about boats, not Opticianry. But this Florida deregulation has the juices flowing.
    What's happening in Florida will soon happen here in...
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    Well first of all, let me say that I don't think...

    Well first of all, let me say that I don't think that Christianity and evolution are necesarilly incompatable, unless you believe that basic matter came ex nihilo. But it is possible that God used...
  15. Thread: I won!

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    Vicki: The same derned thing happened to me last...

    Vicki:
    The same derned thing happened to me last week with the Georgia Lotto. And I'm 58 years old and retired. Plus, I'm a Viet-Nam era veteran. I was stationed mainly in Virginia and Kentucky, and...
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    I wonder what people taste like to chickens? ...

    I wonder what people taste like to chickens?

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    There IS life after optical business!!!
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    You mean them Yankees took y'alls airplanes too?...

    You mean them Yankees took y'alls airplanes too? I know they swiped most of the airport and all of the runways, during WWII. It's the only country in the World where you go through US Customs in a...
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    Dern. I keep saying Florida. Let's just call it...

    Dern. I keep saying Florida. Let's just call it Baja-Georgia. That's what we call it around here. And we want it BACK!
    Bob

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    There IS life after optical business!!!
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    I think we can salvage Disney World. It's in the...

    I think we can salvage Disney World. It's in the part of Florida that is still Southern. See, in Florid, the farther south you go, the more northern it becomes.
    Confusing, isn't it?
    But the best...
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    Thanks, Maria: Y'all took in some of my...

    Thanks, Maria:
    Y'all took in some of my ancestors the last time, a widow and her children, about to be burned out when the Yankess invaded Eastern Virginia. They made it in a little boat to a...
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    Beta: Florida used to have that. A lot of states...

    Beta:
    Florida used to have that. A lot of states did.
    They were called Literacy Test.
    To be honest, they were widely used in a discriminatory fashion.
    They could have just made sure that they...
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    John: Confederate-Americans thank you for your...

    John:
    Confederate-Americans thank you for your kind offer. We'll give it serious consideration.
    Y'all helped us plenty when the Yankees invaded our land, and took away our right of...
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    Georgia: A Licensced State. Opticians need a...

    Georgia: A Licensced State.
    Opticians need a prescription from an MD or OD, but otherwise "may do anything neessary to fit a contact lens." You sure can't fit a contact lens without Keratometry,...
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    Standing on a flying bridge with my right hand on...

    Standing on a flying bridge with my right hand on the throttles and my left hand on the wheel, looking back at the disappearing inlet and beach, as twin engines roar and form rooster tails while the...
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    Old Uncle Bob is fixing to solve all y'alls'...

    Old Uncle Bob is fixing to solve all y'alls' employee problems. At the end of this week I retire after 40 years in the optical business and begin teaching at a community college that is part of The...
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