The twirp was arguing with me on the “Number One, Number Two; Number Three, Number Four; Number Five, Number Six” test.
Which is better, he would ask, and I would answer.
After I picked Number One, and when I picked Number Eight, I was aware that I had picked all even numbers. 2, 4, 6, 8 were all better than 3, 5, 7, 9.
He commented that I fell into a rhythm of always picking the second correction as being better than the first. Am I that cockeyed that I could be influenced by numerology of choosing eye correction?
So we went through the test again, except this time, he said “better/worse.” Oh yeah, that really made a difference. I said “same” a few times, just to see if I could piss him off. Didn’t work.
So I changed things up. I would say Berse or Wetter, and let him interpret.
He kept saying “your first impression is best.”
I wanted to give him the stink eye, but I don’t think he could see it thru that gizmo.
Flipping him off was not an option, he was a nice enough guy, but WTF? He challenged my eyes. He challenged my impressions.
I’ll get the glasses in about ten days. They are grinding a special lens to handle all the focals I need. We settled on quint-focals.
Luckily they will be spread over two pair of glasses.
My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you,
My eyes adored you
Like a million miles away from me you couldn’t see
How I adored you:
So close, so close and yet so far away…
Better? Worse?
The worst is the compression test.
They tell you that there’ll be sudden puff and not to jump, but in telling you that, you’re on edge and are guaranteed to jump. Why don’t they just not say anything at all?
*sigh* I’m not phrasing things very well today. I think some nuts need to be tightened in my attic.
K8′s last blog post..I’ve to do a what, now?
K8: and never harass the tech giving the test!
HeeHee! I remember getting so annoyed with one eye exam years ago that I finally closed my eyes and just gave answers. After about 3 or 4 minutes he caught on, and he was NOT amused. lol! (I was just a kid–probably 12 or so and obviously NOT paying for my own glasses.)
@K Trainor: ooooooohhhhhhhhh, that’s not nice! But typical kid, right?
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