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[derien]

Yesterday we had some four or five hours of sun, and everyone was outside being joyful. I'm positive that the beaches were crowded; the upstairs neighbor told me she would be going. We gardened, so now I'm the proud possesor of a tramp-stamp sunburn. :) Short shirts and bending over in the sun to weed means a stripe of red just above the waist band of the pants. We're still sore from the work.

Now off to Portland, where I have arrainged to get rid of the locks we changed out from the doors when we moved in.

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[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Owie! I got that same sunburn three years ago staring into rock pools at the beach. It's sore! And yes, it's been three years since we had sun here!

[derien.livejournal.com]

Three years since you've had any direct sun?? I'm boggled. Do you have to take vitamine D supplements? Supposedly doctors are now saying that people should have fifteen minutes of sun on their skin every day. Although I have no idea how much unprotected skin you're supposed to show. This is going to raise the tanning rate like crazy. Maybe it's just a ploy to get the economy moving by making things good for tanning booth places. :)

It's no wonder you get a burn after that, it wouldn't take long. And even if it did, if you don't see sun on a regular basis everyone forgets about things like sunscreen.