Pluggers by Rick McKee for February 17, 2025

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Without my glasses!

But he does dilate you.

Also, an optometrist eye doctor doesn’t require you to get undressed.

Please Note …. Not All Pluggers Come With A Spare Tire ;-)

good one, I never thought about that

I wish the bottom line was that big in real life.

The eye doctor hasn’t had you read the eye chart for 30 years. That’s always done by a low-level technician.

What I don’t understand is why they don’t have a test to see if you can actually read the street signs [green signs with white/yellow lettering] far enough away to be able to change lanes and make the turn. Siri waits too long.

Technically, you only have to be weighed annually as part of your annual physical for your general practitioner. I no longer get weighed when I see my nephrologist, although the scale in her office was about 7 pounds “better.”

I have hated getting weighed ever since grade school when we lined up for our annual medical — weight, height, eye and ear exam, [and sometimes vaccination]. A parent volunteer would stand at the scale in front of the line going into the auditorium and do the weighing, measuring and yell your name, height and weight and another volunteer would record it on the other side of the auditorium. I was the 2nd tallest person in class [until 8th grade], and ‘chunky’ so my weight was always high in comparison.

That’s true…. every other doc weighs me. LOL…

Or tells you to bend over and spread your cheeks. I’m thankful my family doctor now leaves that to my urologist!

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All my doctors these days seem to have just graduated from high school

Yes, but that “Does this look better? Or this?” part drives me buggy.

The line at the bottom? Copyright 2018.

A friend of mine says he refuses to get on the scale at the doc’s office, claims that they have no right to make you do that. Says that he weighs himself and tells them what his weight is and they go with it.

The think I dislike most about it is that they record your weight, including clothes and shoes, which can add up to several pounds, especially in the winter. That extra 10 or even 15 pounds can put you in a worse catagory. And, of course, you always weigh more as the day goes on. Hey, every angle counts, lol.

I have not seen a printed eye chart for many years. Now I just see lines of letters reflected in a mirror from the image projected on the wall behind me.