sunburn

thank you ! your thoughtfullness is appreciated

young people embarrass to easily - once you hit about 40, you just don't give a hoot anymore. at least i don't....

Yep, I do agree. No need in hinding the truth, someone will find out and tell. Also, easier to laugh at yourself at this age.

did anyone here tan with baby oil and iodine ?

This forty something says amen to all above.

I had to drive to Ohio for a funeral back in February of 2001. When I got to Tennessee I thought, Gee, I can't show up this white, I live in Florida.
So I stopped at a Tanning Salon.
I didn't know nothing about tanning booths. But I do now. Still have the scars.
The sign read, "For a base tan, 30 minutes."
I thought it meant if you wanted a base tan. I burnt my scottish/irish red haired asp to a crisp. Actually my whole body- blistered.
I then continued to drive to Cleveland. Tried to. Seemed like the longest part of my drive was from Columbus. My skin had tightened up so much I couldn't move. I was sick to my stomach. It was horrible.
When I got there, a nurse friend of mine gave me silverdine (sp?) lotion. I should have gone to the hospital like she insisted.
I went to the funeral in very loose sweats. Someone else had to drive. I spent the next two weeks sitting upright in a chair, sleeping in that chair, could not lay down, had to take two oatmeal baths a day. I was finally able enough to drive back to Florida, but it took me three days. I didn't go back to work right away and was burnt for nearly 6 weeks.
I haven't really been in the sun since.

did anyone here tan with baby oil and iodine ?

When I think back - I can still remember the smell. It really did give the best tan.

Good God, Kenny!!! I'm glad you lived through it!!!

those were the days, weren't they ? i had to use plain baby oil because i am allergic to iodine.

what were we thinking ?

I even used one of those foil relectors.

kenny i hurt for you ! one year my neighbor who lives by mom and pop decided we were gonna sunbathe topless. well, my chesticles had never been exposed to the sun - i got some blisters that day. now they get a nice toasty brown...

kenny i hurt for you ! one year my neighbor who lives by mom and pop decided we were gonna sunbathe topless. well, my chesticles had never been exposed to the sun - i got some blisters that day. now they get a nice toasty brown...

JT Toasty Brown?

This forty something says amen to all above.

I had to drive to Ohio for a funeral back in February of 2001. When I got to Tennessee I thought, Gee, I can't show up this white, I live in Florida.
So I stopped at a Tanning Salon.
I didn't know nothing about tanning booths. But I do now. Still have the scars.
The sign read, "For a base tan, 30 minutes."
I thought it meant if you wanted a base tan. I burnt my scottish/irish red haired asp to a crisp. Actually my whole body- blistered.
I then continued to drive to Cleveland. Tried to. Seemed like the longest part of my drive was from Columbus. My skin had tightened up so much I couldn't move. I was sick to my stomach. It was horrible.
When I got there, a nurse friend of mine gave me silverdine (sp?) lotion. I should have gone to the hospital like she insisted.
I went to the funeral in very loose sweats. Someone else had to drive. I spent the next two weeks sitting upright in a chair, sleeping in that chair, could not lay down, had to take two oatmeal baths a day. I was finally able enough to drive back to Florida, but it took me three days. I didn't go back to work right away and was burnt for nearly 6 weeks.
I haven't really been in the sun since.

Jeesh, that is horrible! I'm surprised the attendant let you go 30 minutes seeing that you were so fair!!!

those were the days, weren't they ? i had to use plain baby oil because i am allergic to iodine.

what were we thinking ?

LOL girlfriend - you lured me out of lurkerdom with that comment - I am also allergic to iodine. What are the chances? And we used to tan with baby oil too - out on the roof at my parents house. We just fried out there. Now you know, of course, that I use sunscreen religiously, but not back then.

JT Toasty Brown?

maybe ;-)

Jeesh, that is horrible! I'm surprised the attendant let you go 30 minutes seeing that you were so fair!!!

i wondered about that too....

LOL girlfriend - you lured me out of lurkerdom with that comment - I am also allergic to iodine. What are the chances? And we used to tan with baby oil too - out on the roof at my parents house. We just fried out there. Now you know, of course, that I use sunscreen religiously, but not back then.

too funny - we used to tan on the roof at my cousin's house in kentucky !

I once burnt my you know what with an iron. Does that count. Long story but it was pretty uncomfortable for awhile.

I once burnt my you know what with an iron. Does that count. Long story but it was pretty uncomfortable for awhile.

I'm sorry, I don't mean to laugh......................

I once burnt my you know what with an iron. Does that count. Long story but it was pretty uncomfortable for awhile.

well let's hear it - i've got time. and i for one thing that would count....

I once burnt my you know what with an iron. Does that count. Long story but it was pretty uncomfortable for awhile.

IRON? Do tell .......

where's mango ? she loves a good ironing story ....

I even used one of those foil relectors.

At USC, we would go up on the roof of the dorm to "lay out". Tan accelerator of choice was Afrosheen. I am not kidding. Everybody used it!

Memorial Day I spent entirely too long by the pool. Burned my kneecaps That was a first!

What is the worst place you have sunburned?

Don't ask. :shock:

I once burnt my you know what with an iron. Does that count. Long story but it was pretty uncomfortable for awhile.

Now THAT's extreme ironing.

those were the days, weren't they ? i had to use plain baby oil because i am allergic to iodine.

what were we thinking ?

I know. I did the baby oil and aluminum foil reflector thing, too.

But never heard of using Afrosheen! That's hilarious, jdarg!

I used to be into sunning so much that I would hold my office hours in my bikini at the Broward pool at UF (closest to the math department) so I could keep my tan up. Then when I became department chair, I had the power to arrange my class schedule so that it didn't interfere with the prime tanning hours.

No wonder I am so religious about getting a skin check at the dermatologist once a year.

The ironing story - let me guess, BobbyJ. You got dressed, noticed your pants were wrinkled in a certain area, didn't want to take the time to get undressed, so you just ironed right on it. Am I right?

Ok, I will tell my horrible sunburn story. I was little embarrassed to tell, but since some of the rest of you spilled your stupidity stories, I will tell mine. ;-)

So, it was 1980. I was a freshman at the Universtiy of Montevallo. It was around 2:00 a.m. March 3. Some girlfriends and I decided we would take a "road trip" to Panty Maw City for the day. So we loaded up and headed south. We stopped in PC, and bought about 3 cases of Miller Ponys. Got on the beach about 7:00 am. Let me just tell you, for those who don't know me, I am blonde, blue eyed, very fair complexion when not tanned. Burn very easily. Ok, so we are on the beach, I popped my first Pony around 7:30 am. I continued to pop them until I could not pop them anymore. The sun was shinning bright that day. We did not have an umbrella and did not care. I decided at about 12:00 I would lay on my stomache and take a "little nap". At around 5:00 my friends woke me up and said we were leaving. I thought man, my back and the back of my legs sure do hurt. I remember someone on the beach saying "You are going to be in trouble". Oh, little did that person know what was to come. So, we get on the road. At about Montgomery I told my friend who was driving to "PULL OVER". I was very sick at my stomache, and was until we reached Montevallo. I literally could not get out of the car when we got to the dorm. They had to pull me out. I was swollen and purple from head to toe. They finally got me in the dorm, and the dorm mother told my roommate to take me to ER immediatly. She did, I could not see, I hurt so bad. They called me back and gave me a shot of something to ease the pain. I had second and third degree burns from the back of my neck, to my feet. I had severe sun poisoning. I was in tears!!! They gave me some Codiene pills and told me to go back to the dorm and go to the infirmary. So I did. And that is where I stayed for an entire week, butt naked, because nothing, I mean nothing could touch me. Well, they did have to come in and rub this stuff on me every couple of hours, but they had to give me massive pain medication before they could do it. I have a twin sister. She came in to see me the morning I got back. She did not recognize me. She was hysterical when she saw me. She had to call my dad and tell him what happened. Well I knew I had had it when he called. I had skipped classes that day to go the beach, and I knew he would kill me for it. Now, picture this. The nerves in the back of my legs were fried. I could not walk because it hurt so bad. My dad called the infirmary. They came and told me he was on the phone. I told them I could not walk to the phone. They went back and told my dad that. The nurse came back and said to me "Your dad said get your A$$ to the phone. If it took you an hour to get there, he would wait". Can you tell he was pi$$ed? So, I managed to get there. Oh, boy did I get chewed out. So, I stayed in the infirmary for a week. Missed a whole week of classes. When I did get out, I could not wear pants for a month. Dresses only....and it still hurt like hell. When I finally did start to peel, I left skin everywhere, it was very gross. I completely know how it feels for someone to be burned, like in a fire. I feel so sorry for them, because I know how bad it hurts. So, now....sunscreen, it is alway's with me. Always. I will probably at some point pay for that sunburn. You may ask "was it worth it" which I might add, my dad asks me still to this day. I have to say a big fat NO!!!!!!!! Where that sunscreen folks.

Ok, I will tell my horrible sunburn story. I was little embarrassed to tell, but since some of the rest of you spilled your stupidity stories, I will tell mine. ;-)

That's awful!

Nothing worse than burnt tattas and then putting on a boulder holder afterward.

Only thing worse is if you burn and you were tanning topless!

That's awful!

BR, I was not very bright. I learned my lesson though!!!!

kathydwells story gives me an idea for a photo focus for the summer -- capture the worst sunburns on film.

So I was in the nude ironing my shirt. My girlfriend walks in and pinches my butt. I did not know she was there so I jump forward and my you know what hits the iron... The iron was on high cotton!