it might comfort you to know that the smell during the procedure is just your eye flesh burning...it isn't any sort of equipment malfuntion or dead animal left underneath the operating table.
i had lasers installed in my eyes. it was a terrifying experience, but now i can shoot lasers out of my eyes without the use of laser glasses or laser blaster contacts.
Pay the ticket, but get one of these stickers for your car for next time:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/undueinfluence/326602_favorsbear07.html
I haven't sold any (given away a lot), but Half Price Books or Twice Told Tales. See here for addresses/contact info:
http://recollectionbooks.com/seattle.html