You Know You've been an Optician for a long time when.....

[optilady1]

The goopy cheesy frames don't make you gag anymore.:hammer:
You know better than to sell your own family a pair of glasses. :angry:
You assume all contact lens wearers are non compliant.

[DragonLensmanWV]

You stab your finger trying to get a screw out and don't notice it until the blood starts to get on the frame.

[MarySue]

You meet a foreign diplomat at a very public function and immediately ask to straighten her frames.

[DragonLensmanWV]

You are constantly criticizing the fit of frames of people on TV shows.

[NeGlassesGirl27]

The goopy cheesy frames don't make you gag anymore.:hammer:
You know better than to sell your own family a pair of glasses. :angry:
You assume all contact lens wearers are non compliant.

I like all of yours! 2nd one is right on the money. My dad came in for a diabetic exam and new glasses. He got a pair of magnetic glasses (Ugh..I know) and naturally..the magnet fell out. Ordered a new frame and guess what happened? The magnet fell out. :angry:

Or..when you're at a family function and everyone drills you about glasses questions or asks you to adjust their frames. Do I look like I want to adjust your glasses on Christmas Eve? No. No I don't. :bbg:

[Jana Lewis]

You are constantly criticizing the fit of frames of people on TV shows.

That and Trade mags... some of the worse fits ever on the cover or 20/20 et al.. :)

[WFruit]

You can talk about "face cheese" while eating fondue and not get sick

You can plunge a screwdriver 2 inches into your hand and not utter a foul word

An attractive person says "I need a screw and I need it real bad" and you don't go running for a cold shower

A patient tells you their life story (including the part about their uncle and the farm animals) and you can act interested

You have ever fantasized about shoving your hand down a patient's throat and ripping out their still beating heart because they have complained about a sore behind the ear

You can sing the benefits of progressive lenses to the tune of "Louie Louie"

You can tell what brand of cigarette a patient smokes by the smell of their glasses

You can act genuinely surprised and concerned when a patient tells you that their plastic lenses are scratched

You heat a pair of temples to just beyond the melting point and give them to a patient to try on before they cool

You have ever sold a pair of A/R, progressive, photogrey lenses in a Barracuda swim google just because you could

You tell a patient that, as of the first of the year, Drivewear lenses will be mandatory for driving a car

You have ever removed someone's glasses at a grocery store, cleaned them, and gave them back

The only information you can give the police after you ahve been mugged is thta he was wearing a Charmant 4228 in a 56 eye

Some one asks if you sell "Blue Blockers" and you shove the entire dispensing table down their throat while yelling "NO"

You own more than 17 pairs of eyeglasses

For annie

[optilady1]

Wfruit, I wish there was some way to express how absolutely funny your post is. I'm simulaneously rolling on the floor laughing, spewing coffee through my nose, peeing my pants, giggling, snorting, and crying.

All those things combined don't quite say it.
YOU ARE FUNNY
Ok, I think you might get it :o

here's another:
When your spouse is directing you which way to turn while driving, and everytime you go the opposite way, because you only know your patients' right and left.

[WFruit]

Thanks. I've actually got all of that on a sheet of paper glued to the wall by my desk. I got that YEARS ago during my second year of apprenticeship to get my licence. I made one small update to it. The original said "Serengetti Drivers" instead of "Drivewear"

[optilady1]

Thanks. I've actually got all of that on a sheet of paper glued to the wall by my desk. I got that YEARS ago during my second year of apprenticeship to get my licence. I made one small update to it. The original said "Serengetti Drivers" instead of "Drivewear"

So you mean you are not quite so funny but a really good plagerist? :) Thats ok, I still thought is was funny. Specially the progressives to louie louie. he he. good for the end of my day.

[WFruit]

So you mean you are not quite so funny but a really good plagerist? :) Thats ok, I still thought is was funny. Specially the progressives to louie louie. he he. good for the end of my day.

Fine, I editted it :p

[Striderswife]

I have the same piece of paper filed away somewhere. Okay, not the exact same piece, but I'd seen that a long time ago, too. I think about that list every time a smoker needs an adjustment. Thanks for sharing. :)

[MarySue]

If you say "mature optician" you might be able to add ...


When you first saw "The Jerk" you laughed so hard you cried ... not because of the comedic timings of Steve Martin - but because of the Opti-grab
:shiner:

[opticianbart]

You are constantly criticizing the fit of frames of people on TV shows.

This. Very much this.
Also, do you ever find yourself noticing someone wearing glasses on TV or in a movie where the glasses have A/R one moment and not the next? continuity! where is it?!

[optilady1]

This. Very much this.
Also, do you ever find yourself noticing someone wearing glasses on TV or in a movie where the glasses have A/R one moment and not the next? continuity! where is it?!

Ever notice movies about the 1920's and 1930's and people wearing glasses have A/R? How about when the 'hot' girl gets smart and wears a huge plastic black frame with no Rx in it?

[DragonLensmanWV]

And what's with all the hip-hoppers going around wearing neon frames with no lenses?

[optilady1]

And what's with all the hip-hoppers going around wearing neon frames with no lenses?

Like, I totally agree. Anyone remember the picture of Britney Spears wearing some glasses with the DEMOS still in them?

[WFruit]

You know you've been an optician too long when...

you still refer to polycarbonate as Lexan.

you remember when ray-bans and serengetti's were quality glasses

You dealt with Gentex as a company, not just a brand

You wear Franklin Bifocals (yes, this is a gentile jibe at a fellow optiboarder)

You were one of the first to sign up for optiboard

You remember when CR-39 was "the next big thing"

You remember when the VIP was the best lens out there

You remember a time before Varilux

You've ever dispensed a Sola Smart Seg

You watch a zombie movie and point out which ones have conjunctivitus

For the lab folks, you know you've been in the lab too long when

You've needed surgury for repetetive motion injury from running a 108

You've used any edger that needed a pattern

You've memorized the glass heat tempering time chart

You still have boxes of occupational executive PGX lenses.....(yes, I do)

You know what Polish tastes like

[optilady1]

You know you've been an optician too long when...

you still refer to polycarbonate as Lexan.

you remember when ray-bans and serengetti's were quality glasses

You dealt with Gentex as a company, not just a brand

You wear Franklin Bifocals (yes, this is a gentile jibe at a fellow optiboarder)

You were one of the first to sign up for optiboard

You remember when CR-39 was "the next big thing"

You remember when the VIP was the best lens out there

You remember a time before Varilux

You've ever dispensed a Sola Smart Seg

You watch a zombie movie and point out which ones have conjunctivitus

For the lab folks, you know you've been in the lab too long when

You've needed surgury for repetetive motion injury from running a 108

You've used any edger that needed a pattern

You've memorized the glass heat tempering time chart

You still have boxes of occupational executive PGX lenses.....(yes, I do)

You know what Polish tastes like

First question: Is this a list taped to your wall in the lab? :)
I have a few to add from the lab.

You know you've worked in the lab too long when....

You know which five patterns fit 80% of the POF's brought in
You are the only person who knows how to make a pattern by hand.
You don't have to think about which direction to change a lap tool to fix an off power lens.
You can hear exactly when the generator hits the lens without digging into it.
You time your potty breaks for the polishing cyle on the cylinder machines.
You can zero cut a lens to fix a prism imbalance without making too thin.
and finally.....
You can smell when the tints need to be changed.

Some days I miss the good old days in the lab.

[uncut]

The frames you wore as a kid and vowed never to wear when you grew up.....

are fashionable, again, and..........



for the THIRD time in your career!:drop:

[WFruit]

No, but I may add another page to the one that's already up. Those (and these) are actually originals.

Optician:

You know that Facets are making a comeback and aren't something new

LAB:

You can tell the cylinder power of a lens by the rattle it makes on the cylinder machines

You can identify index and vendor of a lens by the smell from edging

[finefocus]

...you remember the screw machine in Southbridge
...you attended the launch of Masterpiece (minus cylinder!!!) lenses
...you had contact lens training from Fred Eatinger
...Wessley, Jesson, Jenkel, and Davidson were real people

[optilady1]

...you remember the screw machine in Southbridge
...you attended the launch of Masterpiece (minus cylinder!!!) lenses
...you had contact lens training from Fred Eatinger
...Wessley, Jesson, Jenkel, and Davidson were real people

ok, you might have beat us all.

[finefocus]

ok, you might have beat us all.

Mind you, I was a child when all this happened.

[optilady1]

Mind you, I was a child when all this happened.

I don't even know what the first 3 mean....