Servers & others with tattoos
 

Went to get a haircut @ a new business in The Villages- 2 of the cutters had tattoos all over their bodies, went to Honest John's -there is a female bar person with tattoos extending down her arms

I know tattoos are the latest fad- but I would rather not be served by a tattoo covered individual--am I alone with this feeling?

I'm not about to step in this pile.

Really, what difference does it make if a server has some tattoos on her arms?

it offends me !!!! Would you also accept being served by someone in a tank top ??

I don't think tattoos are unsanitary but if it bothers you go somewhere else.

Doesn't bother me and it certainly isn't new!! (BTW, I have none and my wife has 2)

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I am not a tattoo fan....or a piercing fan.....I would not choose to have either. But I don't think tattoos pose a health issue...so if a server, or hairdresser, or nail tech, or minister, or car mechanic...has a tattoo...or many tattoos....i do not see it as a problem for me. But if it bothers you....then you should definitely go someplace else. However...in this day and age...good luck finding a place that is a Tattoo free zone.

As for being served by someone in a tank top.....i can think of several places that tank tops are the required uniform.....

The bottom line is this...if you don't like something and it makes you unhappy...i am certain you have many choices...pick another place to get your haircut. You need to be comfortable and happy and what i think is pretty irrelevant.

Don't go to Hooters or Twin Peaks, then.

outlaw....that was the first thing that popped into my head as well...lol

I lied. I am going to step in It. You can't donate blood if you have gotten a tattoo within the past 12 months. Does that mean the blood banks think it is a health issue?

Going to Hooters, Twin Peaks is akin to going to a car show-what good does it do to just look & not take a test drive

It doesn't matter where you get your appetite, as long as you eat at home...I enjoy car shows; especially the convertibles with their top down, the newer model cars with the big headlights, and the big trunks.

Really??

Hung up on tattoos??

Tat's are not a fade, my grandfather had a couple.


Tat's don't indicate clean or dirty, nice or mean, happy or sad, smart or not so.

Wow.

Footnote: I don't have any.

For blood donations

Wait 12 months after a tattoo if the tattoo was applied in a state that does not regulate tattoo facilities. Currently, the only states that DO NOT regulate tattoo facilities are: District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming. This requirement is related to concerns about hepatitis.

A tattoo is acceptable if the tattoo was applied by a state-regulated entity using sterile needles and ink that is not reused. Cosmetic tattoos applied in a licensed establishment in a regulated state using sterile needles and ink that is not reused is acceptable. You should discuss your particular situation with the health historian at the time of donation.

Tattoos don't really bother me. I find some as expressions of art, other's not so much. What does bother me however, are those who have those earrings which go through the earlobe and are as big as a quarter. They totally gross me out.

I admit when i see those the only thing i can think of is OUCH!!!!!!!

So how do you determine if the tattoo Of your server or whatever is in compliance. I don't have a tattoo,but I don't care if you do or not until it becomes a health issue. Then I care. I always remember the joke about the young lady who had a tattoo of a butterfly on her breast. later in life, it appeared to be a butterfly on her waistline.

Want to give tattoos a test run for you and your whole family, grandkids included. Go to Tattly and see what a huge business this is..PS I have four real ones.

Restaurant employees, hospital employees, daycare center employees...etc. are all periodically tested for hepatitis. If you have a server who has a tattoo...they have been tested for hepatitis and it was negative.

On the other hand....they may not have washed their hands after using the restroom....how do you know whether they did or did not? You TRUST that they did.

Life is full of uncertainties...we don't live in bubbles. I TRUST that my darling little hairdresser who has SEVERAL tattoos is NOT putting my life in jeopardy when she cuts and colors my hair. I do not have to approve of her lifestyle choices....she does a fine job on my hair.

ohhh Gracie...that is just purrty! NOT!

My tattoo is over fifty years old and there is of course, a story that goes with it, but I have scars that have much better stories.

Not just hepatitis (all types. Some can be deadly). Major concern is HIV.

Some establishments require that tattoos not be visible. This may require wearing long sleeve shirts. I believe visible tattoos can be a career limiter.

My daddy who is 79 has a tattoo on his arm he got when he was 13 years old.....all of my life he told me how he regretted he got that tattoo. My husband and i..... 60 and 62 have none. I tried to tell my children that while tattoos my be the fad...someday they won't be.

My daughter who is 36 has 3 tattoos, my son who is 40 has 1...my daughter in law who is 38 has 1.

They of course...did not listen

I was thinking this very thing....my daughter worked at Bob Evans when she was in college...and she had to wear a band aid over her tattoo on her ankle.

I was horrified in publix. the cashier had pierced earrings on

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I think tattoos are going to be something we all will have to tolerate along with tongue, nose and eyebrow piercings.

It's usually people in service jobs that I notice with tattoos and piercings.

I will throw out my opinion here, I would feel very uncomfortable if my doctor, dentist, lawyer or financial advisor has tattoos and/or piercings where I can see them. If the tattoo doesn't show, it's none of my business.

Darn the blood bank and other agencies for trying to assure a clean blood transfusion or to attempt to stop the spread of diseases. My hairdresser (not here) cut herself and then attempted to continue my cut. I left and went to another shop to have it finished. We don't live in a bubble. That is why we must attempt to protect ourselves in whatever way possible.

Gracie... I didn't recognize you without the glasses!

how about a first responder attempting to save your life. would a visible tattoo be ok then?

my post was not a criticism of people being tested....i was stating a fact....and it is certainly for our protection and i appreciate it....I am not sure how you misconstrued it to be a criticism.

If my hairdresser cut herself....( and how would i know unless she bled on me or told me ) I trust that she does not have a disease to jeopardize my life. But she has been my hair dresser for 15 years....and i would not go somewhere else.

If the op of this thread...is uncomfortable with having his haircut by a person with Tattoos...he should go elsewhere. If you are uncomfortable with something or afraid of something, or don't like something...you should absolutely do what is best for you. What i think.... does not matter.

:BigApplause:oh red tail...that is an excellent point!

I doubt you're alone but I personally think tattoos and facial piercings can be very interesting and even beautiful.

I also believe that people who get large neck and facial tattoos are severely limiting their career choices. As in: "I'm not getting this job, am I?"

Maybe it was the hand washing or bubble comments.

I wonder the same thing...however....if most people have tattoos in the workforce....maybe it will be a non issue?

Servers with tattoos are generally not bothersome. However I'm not fond of piercings of the nose or lips. It seems they routinely become infected.

Beyond the esthetics or the lack thereof my concern lies with the possibility of Hepatitis B and C infections some tattooed folks may carry (not to mention HIV).. Tattoos Linked To Hepatitis C In New Study

People heavily tattooed are about three times as likely to carry Hep C than other folks. The Risk of Viral Hepatitis From Tattoos

Obviously, prison tattoos are not regulated. (shiver)