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    Pitney Bowes postage meter ink. High viscosity. ...

    Pitney Bowes postage meter ink. High viscosity. But it will stain your shirt sleeves.
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    Use salt with a shake of baby powder in it.

    Use salt with a shake of baby powder in it.
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    Never thought of it that way, but very true. ...

    Never thought of it that way, but very true. Think that salt pan is hot enough to perform the cremation when I go? It already got started on a couple of fingers once or twice.
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    Ah, yes. Are you a winter or a summer...

    Ah, yes. Are you a winter or a summer complexion? Wasn't it Liberty that was big into that? All the frames came in four colors for the four seasons and there were scarves to drape over the...
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    Dear Frame Rep, Please send me your new business...

    Dear Frame Rep,
    Please send me your new business card when you change companies. Because I won't be dealing with you then either.

    Kick her to the curb. Sell off the inventory and be sure to...
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    "Frame styling" would be having an optician...

    "Frame styling" would be having an optician (perhaps a newer or less-experienced optician or maybe even a non-optician <--don't kill me) work with the patient to find the right look. Color analysis...
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    Important: Oh not me. When I retired @ 62, I had an...

    Oh not me.

    When I retired @ 62, I had an older patient ask me why. She was in her 80's and had a great sense of humor, so I told her that I was sick of dealing with idiots and a$$holes. She...
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    Shark Tank 11/17/23 Bunnyeyez

    https://allsharktankproducts.com/shark-tank-products-fashion/bunny-eyez-reading-glasses/

    The latest spring hinge fiasco. This has to be as bad as all of the folding frames.

    "What do you mean...
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    We had one that would come in on the Tue....

    We had one that would come in on the Tue. afternoons when his wife hosted her bridge club.

    Cleaning the lenses and warming the temple tips seemed to resolve the adjustment issues.
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    Were they asking what would cause incorrect pin...

    Were they asking what would cause incorrect pin alignment? Or what error would be created by incorrect pin alignment? Two different questions.
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    So the new version of your progressive,...

    So the new version of your progressive, transitions, anti-reflective, polycarbonate, lens molding system, flex frame, spring hinge (take your pick) is going to resolve all of the problems that you...
  12. Under promise and over-deliver. Don't say 7...

    Under promise and over-deliver.

    Don't say 7 business days. They hear 7 days.

    I worked with an optician that was a great guy, but he would tell people, "We say 'about a week', but we call you...
  13. "One of the most important things I've found is...

    "One of the most important things I've found is make sure you take impeccable notes for how you fixed a problem. That way when you go to order the glasses the next time for the customer you can order...
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    Google Home Page 8/4/23

    Check out the Google Home Page today. A tribute on the birthday of Altina Schinasi. Who? Yup. I'd didn't know either.

    Altina Schinasi was an American sculptor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, window...
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    Connecticut. National Vision had a bunch of...

    Connecticut. National Vision had a bunch of Walmart locations in CT at one time. Far fewer now.
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    I asked a similar question in a continuing ed...

    I asked a similar question in a continuing ed class when the speaker was talking about being able to digitally surface to 0.01D. "What is the advantage of surfacing to 0.01D when refractions are...
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    It was 45 years ago last week that we took our...

    It was 45 years ago last week that we took our honeymoon through the NY wine valley to Niagara Falls. Then back along the Canadian side to Montreal, and down through VT.
    I haven't been to Corning...
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    We took the ride today and had a very good tour....

    We took the ride today and had a very good tour.

    A few FYI's. I read the web site as open Wed. through Fri. 10-4, or by appointment. It is actually that appointments are available Wed. through...
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    Thanks. Just a day trip for us. About 65 miles...

    Thanks. Just a day trip for us. About 65 miles up the back roads. Waiting for about 10 degrees warmer for a top-down ride.
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    Thanks. Sounds like a road trip. I started my...

    Thanks. Sounds like a road trip. I started my career with AO, but at the Hartford, CT branch lab. Back in the days when there were 5 AO labs in CT alone. In those days the Southbridge complex was...
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    Optical Heritage Museum

    Has anyone visited the Optical Heritage Museum in Southbridge, MA?

    Your impressions? Worth the ride and the time?

    Southbridge, MA. Gee, why did they locate it there?
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    I had a gentleman one time that I felt was going...

    I had a gentleman one time that I felt was going to be a problem. I politely said, "Sir I think that you and I are going to end up bumping heads, and I think we both would be happier if you had your...
  23. Cut my optical teeth on an AO Gen-All.

    Cut my optical teeth on an AO Gen-All.
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    "At first I started to get mad and begin...

    "At first I started to get mad and begin shouting. But we should be grateful. We're paying them for quality work and that's what they're doing."

    By admiting first that I wanted to holler, but...
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    Poll: If the gas pump says, "See cashier", I leave and...

    If the gas pump says, "See cashier", I leave and find a station more aligned with my mood.
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