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    Any Kentucky Opticians?

    My wife wants to move to Kentucky in the next year or two. I'm wondering what the job situation is like there. Whats the average pay? etc. I've heard that a licensed optician can make more with a large chain rather than a private practice because opticians can dispense under the OD' license.

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    lic is amust state and abo pay depends on exper and so forth.we are always taking apps for disp opticians. 4 offices. what part of the state are you looking to locate?

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    I think Owensboro. Not too sure where that may be exactly but the wife has family there.

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    nice area. fast food capital of the u.s. really! excelant bar b que. there are indep and chains there and across the border in indiana.{western ky}couple hours from st.louis

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    paducah optician here

    You're right, mostly chains and independents are the only ones that have to have the license, pay is pretty well though with them. Not many openings right now in this area though, I believe Lenscrafters is looking for a PTer.

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    Don't think Lenscrafters would hire me back :D

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    Donn, that avatar of yours is annoying!

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    Really? I think it rocks!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CME4SPECS View Post
    Donn, that avatar of yours is annoying!

    :cheers: :cheers:

    Donn's a great guy, but what's with that?

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    In the wake of all of the violence in our country and around the world. I find it tasteless.

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    Oh brother! Give me a break:hammer: ! I respect your opinion but I feel you should respect the fact that I love action movies!:bbg: My first option was an avatar of a handgun firing. I couldn't get it to load so I went with this one instead. This was before the recent shootings. Now if I kept that one up it would have been in poor taste (I would have taken it down of course, it would have resembled too closely what happened in VT) But Arnold in the jungle fighting an alien! Thats just plain entertainment! Predator rocks!!

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    Duck!

    I don't mind that it's a gun, it's the movement that's distracting. If it were a puupy's tail wagging that fast, it would be just as bad (to me).

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    Didn't mean to derail the thread...

    Let's get this thread back on track...


    Do you need to carry a gun to be an optician in Kentucky?:bbg:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    I don't mind that it's a gun, it's the movement that's distracting. If it were a puupy's tail wagging that fast, it would be just as bad (to me).
    Yes, it's more the flashing! I find myself ducking every time I read one of Donn's posts. I've never really cared to have a gun pointed at me either.

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    From what I hear only Texas requires Opticians to pack some heat!:D

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    Quote Originally Posted by CME4SPECS View Post
    Yes, it's more the flashing! I find myself ducking every time I read one of Donn's posts. I've never really cared to have a gun pointed at me either.
    You duck because of the gun or because I tend to spit a little when I type?:bbg:

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    I wonder if he's still looking for me...

    Quote Originally Posted by OPTIDONN View Post
    You duck because of the gun or because I tend to spit a little when I type?:bbg:
    No, really because the picture reminds me of an ex-girlfriend's father that caught us...uh..."studying" in the back seat of the family car that was parked in the garage where we thought nobody would ever look.
    :hammer:

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    Quote Originally Posted by OPTIDONN View Post
    You duck because of the gun or because I tend to spit a little when I type?:bbg:
    Perhaps a lil of both!

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