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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Eye, Eye!

After a prolonged absence, I finally went to visit my eye doctor last week.

The good news: my Lasik eye surgery from 1998 is apparently still holding strong. Hooray for 20/20 vision.

The bad news: apparently the surface of my eyes looks a bit like this:


Yikes! Dry eyes=dry eye surface.

When Dr T said my eye surface had the consistency of sandpaper, I immediately wanted to ask him what grade sandpaper - 220 (superfine) or 80 (really rough)? I guess that's what happens when you've been working on furniture projects for months on end...

While my dry eyes are here to stay, so is a new routine of (over-the-counter) eye drops 3x a day.

I'm about to file a formal protest over getting older. Does anyone know where the complaint office is located?

2 comments:

  1. I thought I'd help you out by googling "complaint department." Then I realized that nowadays that it's called the customer service department.

    So here's what the first entry I looked at contained (from the State of Georgia):

    The Office of Customer Service is tasked with imbedding process improvement and cultural development methodologies within state entities and developing a system for measuring results statewide. (SAY WHAT?)

    As with all agencies, our office must set priorities.  In carrying out our statutory responsibilities, there are four criteria [we] . . . must consider to determine the extent to which we can address the issues raised in your complaint.  This checklist may also help you, as a consumer, decide in advance how best to pursue your claim:


    Does the situation meet the definition of a “consumer transaction”?   = DID YOU ACTUALLY PURCHASE YOUR BODY?

    Does it affect the public good?   = DOES THE PUBLIC REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR BODY?

     Is there is an ongoing pattern of the alleged improper behavior?    = HAVE YOU BEEN ABUSING YOUR BODY, SAY, BY RUNNING AN INSANE NUMBER OF MILES ON A MACHINE?

    Does another state or federal agency have primary or specific jurisdiction to handle this type of complaint?  = WE'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WE CAN PASS THE BUCK ON ANY COMPLAINT YOU MAY HAVE.

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  2. This is SO FUNNY!!! Unfortunate that it came over on my blackberry while I was at the grocery store. Fellow shoppers thought I lost my mind when I burst into laughter on aisle 10.

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