Quote Originally Posted by blueprinciple View Post
Just a cautionary note, old chap - disregarding all this stuff about disinfection (I'd just use barbicide and hooey to the autoclave - totally unnecessary) - do you have enough insurance? A nick with a shavette is one thing - make a slip with a straight and oooooooooooooo my god do take care! Lawsuits are expensive............
I appreciate your point of view ... but there are other considerations. Italy is a very bureaucratic country. Once you get on some agency's list, it never goes away. Then there's the fact that it isn't my shop and that I have a regular job and this will just be a hobby. I can't go into a friend's shop and risk bringing down the health inspectors on him when its his livelihood that's at risk. In fact, my barber offered to take me as an apprentice and train me but I decided to go to school first because I want to do it right. Not that he does it wrong, but he could easily overlook something that is obvious to him but foreign to me. Besides, I'm not much of a risk taker and, if my ducks aren't in a row I'll be so nervous that I'll be sure to slash the very first customer.