lemonyej

On 6/22/2018 at 1:42 PM, Dan said:

funny thing with me, in the 80's when I started getting tattooed, I started on my lower arms, from my biceps to my wrists first. LOL

now they are everywhere on my body, actually in the last 10 years or so of getting tattooed I have been placing them in the most visible spots I can find, now running out of visible room.

I'm lucky,my work is 100% good with visible tattoos and I love showing them in my work and personal life, many of my coworkers also have tattoos.

I love the attention I get and conversations I have because of my tattoos.

What kind of job do you have? My personal concern is that I want to work with kids, and the potential for being seen as irresponsible or untrustworthy, etc, is very high, especially with the rich folks in my area. Currently I only have tattoos that can be covered with pants/leggings but the ones I've mainly been thinking about getting next would be on my forearms, and those would be more difficult to hide reliably as I prefer to have my sleeves rolled up unless it's very cold.

On 11/24/2018 at 7:25 PM, JAC1961 said:

I shoot for 15% to 20% based on the estimated cost of the tattoo.  I don't usually carry much cash, so I hit the ATM before my appointment.  I also always tip in cash so it's their choice whether they report it.

When I was getting my half sleeve I was making a set of wooden toys for my grandson and knew my artist had a son of about the same age, so I made a second set for him.  Gave it to him at my last appointment... it was a hit.  🚚

I love the wooden toy idea, that's precious!!