Tszzzzzz!

GreeBo

So...anyone not tomato red this evening?

I had factor 30 on all day; just had a shower...hot water felt like lava on my head...its going to be an uncomfortable night methinks...


In other news....summer is here?

Chucken

GreeBo wrote: »

So...anyone not tomato red this evening?

I had factor 30 on all day; just had a shower...hot water felt like lava on my head...its going to be an uncomfortable night methinks...


In other news....summer is here?

No its not. About 11c here today with lovely Sunday drizzle

ToffeeT

Beautiful day today, no doubt it will be wet and windy tomorrow, get your woollies out.

Fr_Dougal

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Remmy

My neck went an even deeper shade of dark red than usual. Everywhere else is still at the pasty status quo.

mikemac1

Freckles everywhere

And no, I'm not a ginger!

Hande hoche!

Saw my first pale lad strutting around the streets with the shirt off of the summer.

bacon n eggs

feck sakes where was the sun????? Dull as dishwater here today although major improvement on yesterday.

GreeBo

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

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Very slow there Fr, thanks whoring is supposed to get in earlier than that...
Anything to be said for saying another mass?

GreeBo

bacon n eggs wrote: »

feck sakes where was the sun????? Dull as dishwater here today although major improvement on yesterday.

17 and blazing in Dublin today!

kneemos

GreeBo wrote: »

So...anyone not tomato red this evening?

I had factor 30 on all day; just had a shower...hot water felt like lava on my head...its going to be an uncomfortable night methinks...


In other news....summer is here?

Under a sunbed right?

IM0

tomato red with 17 degree 'heat' em yeah...........

Rayne Wooney

Well Yahoo are lying to us, forecasted 19 degrees tomorrow with sun all day


Now it's a chance if rain and 15 degrees!

GreeBo

IM0 wrote: »

tomato red with 17 degree 'heat' em yeah...........

ok, 17 degree "cold"...perhaps its frostbite.
I bow to your superior knowledge of thermodynamics, meanwhile my head is still 'frozen'

ToffeeT

bacon n eggs wrote: »

feck sakes where was the sun????? Dull as dishwater here today although major improvement on yesterday.

Is that not just everyday in Donegal..:p

kneemos

IM0 wrote: »

tomato red with 17 degree 'heat' em yeah...........

A blazing 17.How the hell do you burn at 17 degrees?

IM0

GreeBo wrote: »

ok, 17 degree "cold"...perhaps its frostbite.
I bow to your superior knowledge of thermodynamics, meanwhile my head is still 'frozen'

licking ice cubes is a good cure for it

IM0

kneemos wrote: »

A blazing 17.How the hell do you burn at 17 degrees?

no idea but clearly the OP managed it somehow, near nuclear plant?

were you in sellafield OP?

IM0

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Well Yahoo are lying to us, forecasted 19 degrees tomorrow with sun all day


Now it's a chance if rain and 15 degrees!

those bastards, making the weather change like that :mad:

Miss Lockhart

I burn quite easily from about 15ºC and clear skies. It's really not that unusual for fair skin.

IM0

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

I burn quite easily from about 15ºC and clear skies. It's really not that unusual for fair skin.

thought so, the OP problem was assuming 100% of people are the same and so suggested that you needed to be wearing sunscreen not to burn.

crap pole OP

for us not so daylight challenged people

GreeBo

kneemos wrote: »

A blazing 17.How the hell do you burn at 17 degrees?

erm, because its not heat that causes sunburn?

You have never been skiing I presume?

GreeBo

IM0 wrote: »

thought so, the OP problem was assuming 100% of people are the same and so suggested that you needed to be wearing sunscreen not to burn.

crap pole OP

for us not so daylight challenged people

Im not near the pole...Im in Dublin





:pac:

IM0

GreeBo wrote: »

erm, because its not heat that causes sunburn?

You have never been skiing I presume?

*starts listening*

do go on..

GreeBo

IM0 wrote: »

*starts listening*

do go on..

You have heard of UVA, UVB?
You have seen arctic explorers wearing heavy sunscreen?

IM0

all explained here, never knew that

Sun's UV rays 'more dangerous in snow than on the beach'
The sun's ultraviolet rays are 2.5 times more dangerous in snow than on the beach, according to a new Japanese study.

Skiers could be affected by the findings of the study

Scientists found that human eyes were more likely to be damaged by UV rays while skiing on the slopes in snow-covered areas compared to sitting on the beach.
The study examined the effects of light reflection on freshly fallen snow on a cross country ski trail in Ishikawa Prefecture, northern Japan.
The results were compared with the levels of UV rays on an artificial sand beach in southern Japan's tropical Okinawa Prefecture.
Scientists used two mannequin heads facing different directions and fitted with UV sensors embedded in their eyes to measure the precise impact of the sun's rays from dawn to sunset on both locations.
The study - conducted by academics from Kanazawa Medical University and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson – found that on the beach, eyes are exposed to a daily 260 kilojoules of UV per square metre compared to 658 kilojoules in snow-covered areas.
Hiroshi Sasaki, the ophthalmology professor behind the study, highlighted the importance of using goggles rather than sunglasses to protect the eyes in snow-covered areas.

more here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/6766419/Suns-UV-rays-more-dangerous-in-snow-than-on-the-beach.html

Precious flower

It's miserable in Clare, you should be thankful!!!:(

IM0

always wondered why I got more suntan on a cloudy day, apparently your more likely too! this must be where that chesnut 'windburn' comes from

hoodwinked

where is the option in the poll for 'I haven't seen the sun yet'

Catphish

I hid from the sun today, it kills me. I give out about the sun, wind, rain, snow and hail equally. Anybody living in this country has the god given right to give out about our schizo weather.

You need at least 3 seasons worth of clothes packed to leave the fucking house.

Prodigious

GreeBo wrote: »

Very slow there Fr, thanks whoring is supposed to get in earlier than that...
Anything to be said for saying another mass?

Complaining about thanks-whoring then quoting father ted?
Hypocrisy much? :rolleyes:

candy-gal1

Dont see any signs of redness yet, surprising since i spent a good bit of today in the amazing heat and sunshine , not to jynx anything Im hoping but roll on another awesomely summery one tomorrow, fingers crossed!

The Backwards Man

Is the 't' in the OP silent? Bugging the hell out of me. . :pac:

Hownowcow

I hardly noticed the sun. Out last night, spent most of the day holding my head wishing the world would go away.

GreeBo

Prodigious wrote: »

Complaining about thanks-whoring then quoting father ted?
Hypocrisy much? :rolleyes:

Whooosh!

SV

I'm half-caste and as a result I've never got sunburn, I've no idea what it's like?

I was out in the sun in santa ponsa all day (30-34 degrees) before without putting any factor on (I usually put 10 on just for skin cancer reasons etc) and I had some slight irritation on the back of my neck but that's about it? Is it really THAT bad?

GreeBo

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is the 't' in the OP silent? Bugging the hell out of me. . :pac:

Of course it isnt!

szzzzzzz is a snake passing
Tszzzzz is a snake landing on a bar b q

Lia_lia

Was freezing in Cork..

IM0

GreeBo wrote: »

Of course it isnt!

szzzzzzz is a snake passing
Tszzzzz is a snake landing on a bar b q

or a paleskinned OP frying

wilkie2006

General General

The sock slipped off.. but I'd Factor 50-ed me cock & balls too in anticipation of that.

Peregrine

Poll needs "I'm not pale and don't need sunscreen" option

Well feck you Summer!

You could have stayed up here longer than just Friday, but no, you see me searching for the bikini, the sunhat and the piz buin and let me worship you from my back garden for a few little hours. Then you sod off elsewhere and leave me with the cold and the rain.

GreeBo

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Poll needs "I'm not pale and don't need sunscreen" option

in that case does it also need:
1) Im not pale and thus have very low vitamin D levels
2) Im not pale and have a higher chance of developing skin cancer


*everyone* needs sunscreen...just because you dont burn as easily doesnt mean you are not damaging your skin...


(says the guy who got sunburnt today...yeah, yeah I know )

Peregrine

GreeBo wrote: »

in that case does it also need:
1) Im not pale and thus have very low vitamin D levels
2) Im not pale and have a higher chance of developing skin cancer


*everyone* needs sunscreen...just because you dont burn as easily doesnt mean you are not damaging your skin...


(says the guy who got sunburnt today...yeah, yeah I know )

But I'm not white

Okay skin cancer is one thing but..

'burn easily' isn't the word for it, I just don't burn. I was born in and spent years in 35-40 degrees without any sunburn/sunscreen. Nobody uses sunscreen there. I was quite surprised at the whole sun burn thing when I came here, hell I was shocked.

GreeBo

GreeBo wrote: »

in that case does it also need:
1) Im not pale and thus have very low vitamin D levels
2) Im not pale and have a higher chance of developing skin cancer
.......

I don't get No.1.

GreeBo

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

But I'm not white

Okay skin cancer is one thing but..

'burn easily' isn't the word for it, I just don't burn. I was born in and spent years in 35-40 degrees without any sunburn/sunscreen. Nobody uses sunscreen there. I was quite surprised at the whole sun burn thing when I came here, hell I was shocked.

I'd say skin caners is *the* thing!

The "bad" skin cancers are more prevalent in dark skinned people though....everyone should really use sun cream of some description and watch their exposure.

Miss Lockhart

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I don't get No.1.

Darker skin generally produces less vitamin D.

Peregrine

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I don't get No.1.

People with more melanin in their skin produce less vitamin D because melanin absorbs UVB light which is needed for vitamin D synthesis...or something like that.

Mr Benevolent

Burn you pasty pale freaks!

seenitall

GreeBo wrote: »

Of course it isnt!

szzzzzzz is a snake passing
Tszzzzz is a snake landing on a bar b q

Reminds me of a poem I read once by Edwin Morgan.

Found it:

Siesta of a Hungarian Snake

s sz sz SZ sz SZ sz ZS zs ZS zs zs z

Edwin Morgan (1920-2010)