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Old 03-19-2007, 08:48 AM   #1
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Questions that could ruin your day

How am I going to pay for my 3 kids' college educations?

And 2 or 3 weddings? (hopefully)

Will LASIK destroy my profession?

Will the doctor retire when I'm 52, leaving me unemployed?

Will my kids fight in the global war on terror?

Will global warming, a terrorist attack, a celestial body hitting the earth, nuclear war, or any other catastrophe radically change civilization as we know it - during my lifetime?
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Old 03-19-2007, 08:56 AM   #2
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Why is this mark on my face asymmetrical?

Will people not hire me because I'm fat?
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:00 AM   #3
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Will LASIK destroy my profession?
Is this just a "keep you up awake at night thought"? Or are opticians seeing a decrease in business that's directly attributable to LASIK?
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:18 AM   #4
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And what about online glasses places that will sell you your prescription glasses for $20 instead of $200? I just got $17 glasses from eyebuydirect.com. Not trying to ruin your day more, but how can a local optician compete with that?
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:25 AM   #5
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:39 AM   #6
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Is this just a "keep you up awake at night thought"? Or are opticians seeing a decrease in business that's directly attributable to LASIK?
I don't think it has, yet. In fact some of the people who havehad LASIK still need glasses. As the affordability of LASIK increases, it may effect eyeglass sales. So it's not an immediate threat, but...

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And what about online glasses places that will sell you your prescription glasses for $20 instead of $200? I just got $17 glasses from eyebuydirect.com. Not trying to ruin your day more, but how can a local optician compete with that?
You can get a business suit for a lot less on-line, too. But who will take the measurements accurately to ensure a good fit, and who will tailor the suit once you get it? What happens if you break the glasses? Will your on-line provider replace a frame under warranty? If they send you a new frame, how will you get your lenses from the broken frame to the new one? Oh, buy a whole new pair? Hmmm... Don't forget that you know a lot more about suits than you do about glasses - much of what you pay your optician is for expertise, not product. In the future, I expect to have an "on-line package" that will include product design, measurements, and adjustments, the price of which will make your on-line purchase about the same as you would pay in my shop. Luckily, eyeglasses are NOT a commodity.
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:47 AM   #7
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Old 03-19-2007, 10:08 AM   #8
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Is that horrible rash on my doctors hands anything serious?
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Old 03-19-2007, 10:09 AM   #9
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I have a flight out of Philadelphia on USAir this Saturday. How much of a disaster is this going to be??
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Old 03-19-2007, 10:45 AM   #10
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Old 03-19-2007, 11:00 AM   #11
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Old 03-19-2007, 11:50 AM   #12
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Old 03-19-2007, 11:55 AM   #13
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:16 PM   #14
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Where were you on the night of the fourteenth?

What is this funny rash?

Why did I take the red pill?

How am I going to find homes for these nine puppies?
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:17 PM   #15
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was that a fart ???
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