Hows the tan coming along ?

Jim Bob Scratcher

Got a great colour from the past few days sunshine. I hear there's another heatwave coming next week, can't wait to soak up those glorious sunrays.

lertsnim

Another heatwave?

Jim Bob Scratcher

lertsnim wrote: »

Another heatwave?

yeah, next week

The Backwards Man

I'm as brown as a beaver in a Ronseal factory.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Tan tan or third degree burns?
Anyway, neither.
I would ruin my porcelain skin and age like nobodies business in the sun. Not my cup of tea

Jim Bob Scratcher

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Tan tan or third degree burns?
Anyway, neither.
I would ruin my porcelain skin and age like nobodies business in the sun. Not my cup of tea

Just use sunblock

gourcuff28

Pretty killer, I get a nice golden complexion, which I think looks better than dark.

BorneTobyWilde

Magical Irish women who suddenly have a dark bronze tan from a half a day of sunshine.

The Sidewards Man

Sun bathing is all fine and well but wear sun cream, Maryanne burnt her flange earlier.

The Sidewards Man

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Sun bathing is all fine and well but wear sun cream, Maryanne burnt her flange earlier.

Is Maryanne your blow up doll?

gourcuff28

I don't know what the rest of country has been like but we're so weird here, it was like 15 degrees(with no clouds or wind) and you'd swear we were in cannes

Fluffy Cat 88

I've gone from people asking if I'm sick to looking reasonably alive.

Another heatwave you say? I may even become healthy looking!

The Sidewards Man

Deleted User wrote: »

Is Maryanne your blow up doll?

No that is Marjorie.

RobertKK

I use factor 50+ sun cream to protect my skin from damage and lower my risks for skin cancer. I burn easily/don't tan and a tan is just damaged skin, that is why it repairs itself by trying to return to it's original colour.

Sme people are going to look like prunes in their late 60s...

Sir Oxman

5 consecutive days temp over 25c <<Ireland heatwave official definition
More a non-rainy, blustery spell ffs.
Keep spraying,

gourcuff28

RobertKK wrote: »

I use factor 50+ sun cream to protect my skin from damage and lower my risks for skin cancer. I burn easily/don't tan and a tan is just damaged skin, that is why it repairs itself by trying to return to it's original colour.

Sme people are going to look like prunes in their late 60s...

The chances of that in a country where we hardly get any sun, have you been to California? Genetic Northern Europeans with golden complexions 24/7 365 days a year, they look fine to me.

Sir Oxman

gourcuff28 wrote: »

The chances of that in a country where we hardly get any sun, have you been to California? Genetic Northern Europeans with golden complexions 24/7 365 days a year, they look fine to me.

Keep thinking that

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

gourcuff28 wrote: »

The chances of that in a country where we hardly get any sun, have you been to California? Genetic Northern Europeans with golden complexions 24/7 365 days a year, they look fine to me.

Tell that to my 40 year old cousin in Orange County, who was recently diagnosed with skin cancer!

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gourcuff28 wrote: »

The chances of that in a country where we hardly get any sun, have you been to California? Genetic Northern Europeans with golden complexions 24/7 365 days a year, they look fine to me.

AFAIK skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland, it doesn't have to be sun burn levels of sun to cause damage either, really everyone should have sun screen on every day.

Says I, don't think there's even any in the house apart from face moisturiser, most of those have SPF 15

tomwaterford

I've the beginnings of a pure farmers tan ....anther day/2 it'll be there




Though it's beyond hypocritical people who critise/laugh at smokers about cancer risks....let would willingly go out and sizzle away in the sun

RobertKK

My grandfather who was a farmer died from skin cancer back in the 1950s, aged 86, he was working up to 9 months before he died. But back then there was no treatments like now, and all they had was a hat for sun protection.

Capt'n Midnight

My grandfather's uniform is something I wear proudly. Black and Tan.

PARlance

Face: nice hint of golden colour.
Arms: Somewhere between a deep red and a bit of tan.
Legs: Still glowing in the dark from the bright whiteness.

Esel

RobertKK wrote: »

I use factor 50+ sun cream to protect my skin from damage and lower my risks for skin cancer. I burn easily/don't tan and a tan is just damaged skin, that is why it repairs itself by trying to return to it's original colour.

Sme people are going to look like prunes in their late 60s...

60s? Think 40s, and snakes or lizards, not prunes...

Esel

RobertKK wrote: »

My grandfather who was a farmer died from skin cancer back in the 1950s, aged 86, he was working up to 9 months before he died. But back then there was no treatments like now, and all they had was a hat for sun protection.

86 was a good age, then or now. Hope he had an easy death, btw. Please don't think I am disparaging your post.

murpho999

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Got a great colour from the past few days sunshine. I hear there's another heatwave coming next week, can't wait to soak up those glorious sunrays.

Where did you hear this and when was the last?

There has been no 'heatwave' this year.

A sunny weekend, does not mean heatwave. A heatwave is 5 continuous days of above average temparatures.

Next week's forecast is just ok, max 16 degrees.

Media however, is reporting a heatwave on the way due to a Exacta.com report that was carried by some outlets.

People just believe it of course and ignore the fact that forecast can't really go beyond 5 days with any accurracy.

Tipperary Fairy

RobertKK wrote: »

Sme people are going to look like prunes in their late 60s...

If they make it that far.

It amazes me that people still don't get it.