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Third time lucky

Roberto Santana Rodríguez

HAVANA January (www.cubanet.org) -

Mercedes is a woman of sixty years. Confront problems with vision, which blames the inexorable march of time.

To resolve this difficulty was prescribed glasses. Natural, simple, easy, think you. In any other country, perhaps, in Cuba can complicate things.
Let us see what are the steps you should take a person to enjoy the necessary glasses.

First, the optometrist will measure the light. Mercedes just go to this specialist and ready, can you tell me. I repeat that in Cuba things can vary. Mercedes works in the central town square, and lives in the suburbs of Havana, and therefore does not belong to this locality. Should go to one of the offices of family physician's place of residence to obtain a referral to the clinic "19 April". In this administration did not face setbacks. Since the referral in hand went to the consultation on 21 December last year at 1 pm, and as the focus was on the order of arrival marked in line with the number 5. Entered at 2 and 30. How could it be? Simple. Others entered the rotation. Mercedes did not ask who they were. Maybe friends and friends of friends of those responsible for the institution, that do not need to queue.

with two recipes already in their possession, Mercedes went to the optics. She needs three pairs of glasses: up close, far and bifocals. December 23 was the first visit to the optician. Is satisfied, because as has treated her kindly, and this is sometimes very important because it gives the customer the resignation accurate when shown the ugly side of the case:

"Mate, sorry much, we stock the glassware you need, but do not have armor now, we enter these days. "
"Well, okay, wait, "said Mercedes.

2005 Mercedes Earlier reports that came back and treated her as politely as last time. And again the fateful words. The employee told the patient not as Mercedes "I entered the armor, but the crystals are exhausted."

It was Mercedes, head down, but resigned and optimistic, thinking of the famous saying: "Third time lucky." But the saying no fulfilled.

Somewhat troubled, in mid-January returned to the optical. What you said this time?
"There crystals but no more armor. "

Mercedes already did not have the patience with which came the establishment in December last year. He barely held back and she took pity on her and said words that can be Magic: "Come next week, I will try to solve it."

"Hallelujah!" he said to himself now hopeful the client.

How do you solve the problem the employee? Easy: Mercedes behind the curtain dropped you some extra money to the employee, and leave the lens with his glasses. For this Cuba is my friend, and the rest is nonsense.

Are not there other options for Mercedes?

Absolutely: the perspective of foreign exchange. There is everything, and in pharmacy: prescription lenses to measure, in various colors to suit your taste and possibilities, and armor silver, gold, as desired by the client.

Unfortunately Mercedes did not have the resources to go to these lenses, and have to wait to enter the glass and armor, and the friendly staff will resolve. This is Cuba, my friend. Lucky for Mercedes!