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While my last was only two days old, a lady manager who was curious and the 'touchy feely' type abruptly grabbed my arm and twisted to get a better look. She complimented me by I still asked her had she lost her mind. Personally I'd rather deal with the stereotypical plain skin questions but putting hands on me and basically trying to force my hand in displaying my tattoo crossed the line IMO. A close friend still works there in her department said she was taken aback at my response. Seriously..

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Agreed.

I think you should try harder and try more to find an apprenticeship.. Scratching at home is a bad idea. If you truly want to pursue tattooing, maybe you should look beyond your town, county or state. There are more shops out there then ever before and there's no excuse for scratching at home if you're truly serious. Couple that with gaining the respect of your peers will be nearly impossible.

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Maybe you'll find someone to argue with you at the coffee shop. :rolleyes:

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Having worked in factories for the past decade I've never had any issues. As a lead mechanic/supervisor I visited a couple major pharmaceutical plants to see their plants and how they used our products and wasn't asked to wear long sleeves(I did, if it matters). I recently left my job at Pepsi to help run my families businesses, we have 4.. The majority of my time is spent on our painting business which is quickly approaching 30 years old. The majority of our work is high end custom residential and we work solely on a referral basis and have never advertised. I meet with homeowners and the contractors regularly, one or two have been a little apprehensive at first but once they realize I know exactly what I'm talking about that goes away.. My plans are to keep my tattoos coverable by long sleeves and long pants, IMO what goes on under those is my business, period. I'll spend my life middle class living how I want to Vs giving up my own dreams to make others come true.

Exactly :D

Seriously though.. It's a great show, there aren't to many on its level right now.

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Welcome! Yup, pictures would be cool!

Looks awesome man! Congrats on some killer work!

Couldn't agree more

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Welcome :) your tattoos look nice!

The two places I saw locally were charging $50.. Nothing special

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