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So a group of guys at the station all got fire-related tattoos last weekend. They look real nice, but of the group that got them, two were volunteers. Now, I'm of the mind do-whatever-you-want, but, aside from the career guys that got them as well, the rest of the guys at work are giving them both a lot of crap for getting them as volunteers. Personally I think a firefighter is a firefighter in this sense because in our department they do the same jobs and both of these guys have seen their share of real fire and rescue situations, but it got me thinking - what's the general consensus? What are your thoughts on volunteers getting firefighting tattoos?
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I don't think Red Cross volunteers should have fire related tattoos. Neither should pizza delivery dudes, astronauts, baggage handlers, buisness executives, Hitler, taco truck drivers, mayonnaise manufacturers, school teachers, grave diggers, lottery ball spinners, big band leaders, ventriloquists, cops, burglars, hoteliers, sprocket distributors, babies, blacksmiths, cats, flowers, peanuts, bowlers, astronomers, soothsayers, dentists, prostitutes, seismologists, hobos, Justin Bieber, poets, morticians, zombies, bureaucrats, arm wrestlers, cashiers, the Pope, NASCAR drivers, mercenaries, or shrimp boat captains. But I can't stop them.IAFF -
I think the forums have hit ROCK BOTTOM.
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Loo, it has already had hit rock bottom before this thread hit the site.Originally posted by MemphisE34a View Post
More or less about like the watch desk.
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I couldn't begin to pretend to care whether volunteers or career firefighters get tattoos or don't. And the fact that someone else doesn't approve of those tattoos sounds like a bunch of playground BS. Obviously some of the career guys didn't care that they were volunteers when they all went to get the tattoos originally so what's the big deal.
Frankly I find nonsense like this ridiculous. How about we worry about the way the economy and politicians are shredding FD funding and staffing? How about we worry about our training levels? How about we worry about building construction that collapses within minutes of being exposed to fire? How about we worry about the new wave of charlatans who seek to destroy the fire service with their overzealous safety initiatives? Or isn't that as important as some guys giving other guys **** about their tattoos?Crazy, but that's how it goes
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Amen hallelujah! Testify, Brother, testify!Originally posted by FyredUp View Post"The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
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You forgot obama, John bell hood and Stonewall jackson.Originally posted by snowball View PostGet the first line into operation.Comment
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Why you gotta bring Stonewall Jackson into this?Originally posted by L-Webb View PostCareer Firefighter
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If they want to risk getting Hepatitis or a nasty blood infection go right ahead and get the ink job, Don't make them any more a man.Comment
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Did they hold hands when they got their tattoos?
Seriously though... who the hell cares?
What are you 9 years old?I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
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You ARE kidding, right?.... Sorry, I think that this is an incredible waste of time. If someone wants a Tattoo, Fine, that's their business. Personally, I really don't like Tattoos or Jewelry on Guys, but that's America, they're entitled to it........ Amend that to I really don't like Tattoos. Period.Never use Force! Get a Bigger Hammer.
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Asst. Chief John R. Woods Sr. 1937 - 2006
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I'm not 9 years old, no. Nor do I care that they got them. I was fine with it. I'm among those who thinks it's ridiculous the career guys who did care flipped them sh*t. No one said it made them more manly, nor was that the intent. My only question was if I was just somehow out of line and these career guys were somehow acting accordingly to give people they deem, "just volunteers," hell for getting a firefighting related tattoo.Originally posted by ChiefKN View Post
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Dirty Axe - No Problem with the Messenger Bro. I just think that those who are stirrin' stuff back at the station are idiots.......Never use Force! Get a Bigger Hammer.
In memory of
Chief Earle W. Woods, 1912 - 1997
Asst. Chief John R. Woods Sr. 1937 - 2006
IACOJ Budget Analyst
I Refuse to be a Spectator. If I come to the Game, I'm Playing.
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A mid-level manager was ranting and raving about a two dollar item on a subordinates expense voucher.Originally posted by FyredUp View Post
One of his employees asked, "Boss, you deal with hundreds of thousands of dollars every day - why worry about two bucks?"
The boss replied, "To be perfectly honest with you, all those hundreds of thousands of dollars are just too much to comprehend. But two dollars - that I understand."
Funding, staffing, training - those are items we can't usually directly affect as individuals. But a tattoo - that we understand.Opinions my own. Standard disclaimers apply.
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