Tattoos In The Industry
03-07-2018, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by LobsterBush
Sorry to revive a dead thread but I'm curious as to if cargo carriers such as FedEx feeders care about visible tattoos as much as say, 121 passenger carriers. Anyone know?
Probably easiest to just wear long sleeves. If they're visible above the collar or below the sleeves you probably need to get them lasered off, or your options as a pilot will be very limited.
03-11-2018, 09:46 PM
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If you own a tat shop or play drums in a band, by all means go for it. You might be the richest guy or gal in the room but people will make assumptions. It’s literally ink driven under the skin with a needle, not a sure-fire, feel-good opportunity to demonstrate to the world its naïveté.
06-18-2018, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AdiosMikeFox
I'd love to get a tattoo, but one thing I've learned is that who I was 20 years ago is not who I an today, and I will not be the same in another 20. The tattoo doesn't change, but I will.
06-18-2018, 03:57 PM
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I know someone going through tattoo removal presently. It is a long process with no guarantee of total success. It is very expensive and somewhat painful to this person - meaning the site is red and inflamed for a few days afterwards. This was a very simple black ink only tattoo about the size of a silver dollar - not some multi-colored sleeve. Sort of like a vasectomy which some will say can be reversed, you had better look at it as something permanent in the here and now. I’m sure removal technology will continue to improve but that is still a roll of the dice.
06-18-2018, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
I know someone going through tattoo removal presently. It is a long process with no guarantee of total success. It is very expensive and somewhat painful to this person - meaning the site is red and inflamed for a few days afterwards. This was a very simple black ink only tattoo about the size of a silver dollar - not some multi-colored sleeve. Sort of like a vasectomy which some will say can be reversed, you had better look at it as something permanent in the here and now. I’m sure removal technology will continue to improve but that is still a roll of the dice.
06-18-2018, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
And that assumes you aren't a keloid former. You want to see some disasters, Google keloid and tattoo and hit images.
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