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Today I get a double whammy. I find out about Mike and then a call saying that another good friend and industry vet Phil Whitaker passed away suddenly yesterday.

From the early eighties to the...

Ginster,

You can make it out to the OAW (Opticians Association of Washington) and put on the check that it is for Mike.

Thank you so much

I posted earlier with an update on a fund that was set up by the Opticians Association of Washington. Steve was nice enough to make this post sticky, so here is the address as a back up to the other...

The Opticians Association of Washington, Washington State, has set up a trust fund for Mike to help in his medical costs. Donna Hatch is the coordinator of the effort. You may send donations to:
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I have just found out that my good friend Mike Disanto has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I hope all that read this will direct some divine help his way.

I think everyone in the...

I have an OD customer that when you go to his office, more likely than not he will be in the patient waiting area escorting a patient out or greeting everyone in there. I think he spends more time...

Borysko, I don't know who you are, but you are obviously wasting your talents. Do you need an agent?

I'm not going to apologize for having a passion for what I do. Most of my customers appreciate it. Others will leave you for 25 cents on a pair of single vision. You really oughta get back on your...

It is more than just communication. Trust, empathy, dedication, respect...a whole bunch more than just talking about it. Shoot, it's almost like being married.

Funny, but of all the things talked about what makes a lab special, no one mentioned relationship. As a lab rep, I feel this is the most important ingredient. Although my lab is a recently acquired...

We have sent many pairs of eyewear to servicemen in Iraq. Our branded Repel Plus AR coating works exceptionally well as well as the Crizal Alize with clearguard. The new Avance coating should be an...

Prio has a neat little program called the Shazam. You plug in the numbers and the program will give you the respective powers in dist, near and intermediate. You can let the program pick the lens...

I had a guy from Singapore that could supply product cheaper than we could manufacture at the lab. I guess we should set up an office with fax and internet connection, sell all the equipment and...

Lee, Lee, Lee....

Turning the Optiboard into a sales call. Have you no shame....

Funny you should ask.

I needed a manaquin head for a seminar and I found one at a wig shop. I really had to talk the guy into selling it though. My idea was to demonstrate what happens when you...

MarcE,

As far as AR coating goes, you can run an edged product. In fact we prefer it because you can put more lenses in the chamber versus uncut.

For hard coating, you can put a backside...

Yeah, I figured someone would out tech me on that.

I was just stating an opinion gained by observing and keeping stats for the last 20 years that I have been involved with AR.

I stand by my...

AR coatings are only as good as the substrate, including, and most importantly the scratch coat. The new AR coatings form a molecular bond with the scratch coat and when you remove the AR, the SRC...

There will be released mid Oct the Definity and Definity Short in Trivex material

years ago we used to use white liquid shoe polish...refreshes with a little water and easy to clean up

Yeah, what Chris said....
The harder the SRC, the less it will accept any tints, including UV.

I still wonder, however, seeing that CR39 is the only polymer that does not have built in UV...

Really, the issue here is whether HIPAA requires a consent form to be signed before releasing an Rx, which it doesn't, and whether that's been adequately disseminated, which is hasn't, and whether...

Youse guys are hurtin my brain...ow

sorry, been on vacation and haven't had time to respond to posts. To answer a couple questions:

The Hilco line has adult sizes also. The Jammin series has the smaller sizes and the Zoom line...

For kids, my son's requirement was quite simple. He said: "Dad, don't make me look like a geek".

On professional requirements, I feel the most important aspect of a sport frame is that they all...