That is indeed the fable.

DrG

Is that because you believe that you can write *better* haiku, given
the same topic?  Then I challenge you to do so.

[snip]

No, Ace, no, you don't.  Anything else you typed after that was
superfluous.

For whatever reason, the clarion call--the siren's song of the plus
lens has lured you in.  I hope it offers you some success.

Don't forget, though: just because somebody with a pathology as clear
as his *believes* that he "didn't have to be so myopic" or that "the
plus lens cost him his life's dream" doesn't make it so.

Dear Ace,

Subject:  Why ODs can not offer you the "preventive" plus.

An OD degree costs about $120 K and 4 years of his life.

Embedded in the public are psychos like Neil Brooks.

If any OD attempted to help you will the plus (and you
were psychotic like Neil -- what do you think would happen.)

There paractices are set up for "defense". Would you risk
your college degree under that circumstance?

Optometry must sink to the lowest common denominator among
us.

It is for this reason the "majority opinion" ODs are exonerated.
There is not a blessed thing they can do for true-prevention,
do do not expect anything from them.

Neil has made that point far, far stronger that I could ever
have made it.  Learn from it.

When you have children, and the child starts
getting "into it", the perhaps the "second-opinion"
ODs will be better organized, and we will
learn that in effect Neil Brooks is dictating
"practice" -- such as it is.

And that is why I separate pure-scientific issues from
"medical issues".  They are PROFOUNDLY different
in caracter and goals.

Best,

Otis

I love the poetry.

Beats the sh.t out of the food fight.

--
Dicky

Waynesboro?

I did not usually lock my doors, I will reconsider. Too close to Eastern side of Franklin County, over by the tourist trap.
If he showed up wearing his plus lenses, he would probably trip over the stuff in my house. Another law suit.
I would probably have the adjoining cell, then I would have to hear about it in person. Put me on suicide watch.
My Jack Russell hates raving quacks, I am protected.

Is there not a Dr. Brown that is an Optometrist next to the K-Mart?
(Near the new Lowe's and Wal-Mart), I wish they would open soon. What action should I take if I see you? Take a picture for the SMV folks?
Not a good idea, I would have to look through a minus lens to aim the camera.
Hide in the Pharmacy, near the reading glasses?
Maybe you could get a paying job in the optical department.
I would shy away from working on commission. They move to many minus lenses in there. Think if they only give a piece of take on minus lenses.
It could be a conspiracy, think if you could prove it. Doctor, optician, lab. Even better, take on Wal-Mart, make it a class action.
You could get that $172 billion, like California. The lawyers would get most of it. But, YOU would get the satisfaction. At least, it would pay for
that dial-up you've got. You could rave on here for a couple more years. You could buy out Dr. Brown's practice. The only store that will not let a
minus lens in the store. Oops, a patient walks in to have his glasses adjusted with minus lenses. Rip them off his face, and send him on his way.
You have done your good deed for the day. Don't worry, you can do the same thing tomorrow.

Is Dr. Brown a bitter relation? Maybe his own relative used that nasty "-" lens on Otis.
The nerve...I am surprised you did not sue him for malpractice, causing you to be able to see distant things again!
That is certainly a crime.

I hope he is not related to you. It would be such a shame for you to drag the good family name down with you in the crossbar motel.
BTW, that is not the telephone switch I am referring to. Sprint (LEC) doesn't use them anyway, they use a DMS.

Do people still sky dive over in Chambersburg? My friend used to dive over there, he had his minus contact lenses in.
He is 43 now, he got glasses when he was 18. His rx went from -1 to -1.75 in 25 years, he would not listen to me about the plus lens.
You could have met him personally at the airport, probably where you hang out looking for primates.
I heard their lease was running out on the airport use.
If those pilots used a plus lens, they could land on a tree, that would be smarts. Even worse, not being able to see the pull string.
So much for being a pilot.

Cheers
John

P.S. I suck at spelling, I don't care. I don't know how to have the computer check my spelling. So put up with my ramblings.
I will post anyway, no matter if I don't want to drive, or cannot grasp the art.