I'm not dying (probably)Follow

Actually, January 2nd, the earth was the closest to the sun that it will be this whole year.

Yeah, that.

You absolutely can get sunburned on a cloudy day. If the UV rays are high, you may actually be more likely to as its probably not warm enough to warn you to get out of the sun. ******* ball of fire doesn't need to be seen to do its damage.

Sure, if you're laying out in the ocean in the tropics in a swimsuit with a reflector stuck under your chin.

Going for a walk in Georgia in January isn't going to put you at high risk for sunburn - even with fair skin. I imagine Cat is going out in her swimsuit, slathered in oil.

But hey, if another excuse is going to keep people inside staring at a computer screen, don't forget the chances for getting pooped on by bird go WAY up when you step out of your house.

Spoken like someone without very fair skin.

I didn't say she shouldn't go out. I only disputed your claim that she can't burn. 30 minutes outside in the winter is guaranteed to give me a slight sunburn. 10 minutes in the summer. That's not a severe sunburn, but a sunburn nonetheless.

Well sure, so did I. In the summer when the sun is hitting you full on (angle not distance) and you're at the beach with the water reflecting the sun - you can get badly sunburned even through clouds - not as sunburned as you would if there were no clouds, but yes, yes you can get sunburned. But you're going to get much less sun and be at much less risk for sunburn than you would if it was a full sunny July day. Besides, Cat was the one who gave the excuse of not getting vitamin D from being outside because it was cloudy most of the time. Clouds will filter some UV rays - not all.

Dear Ugly, my daughter has extremely fair skin. Being her parent, i had to take care to insure against sun burn. She wears light weight long sleeves and sun hats if she had to be out in the sun for any length of time. She never had to resort to avoiding the outdoors because of her fair skin. Walk on a shady street for christs sake.

Or you know, take a pill iif it makes you feel better about your unhealthy lifestyle - just stop with the fucking excuses already.

Edit - better yet, I'm jumping on the nobby/smash bandwagon ()- frickin' hypochondriacs .



Edited, Jan 9th 2013 4:51pm by Elinda

Not if it doesn't allow you get a little zinger in.

Is moonlight safe? I know it's reflected sunlight, but does the moon act as, I dunno, a burn sponge or something?

Cuz I totally dig moonlight walks.

And this isn't to say I'm completely adverse to the outdoors. I only particularly hate beaches. I love hiking in the woods and I like properly civilized swimming pools. But I usually have on high socks and a wide brimmed hat for hiking, as well as the "not @#%^ing around" sunblock and bug repellent combo.

Edited, Jan 9th 2013 3:50pm by catwho

Heh, same here. If I had more freckles and red hair, I'd be a ginger. I think between my multi-vitamin and the extra Vit. D supplements I take, I get about 3000 IU a day. I take it for my ADHD and tendencies towards depression though, not any physical symptoms. Along with a few other vitamins. Hopefully your symptoms aren't indicative of anything serious.

How cold is Australian winter? Or how warm, whatever applies.

Ah, that's how our winter is going at the moment... a good 10-15°C too warm if you ask me. Winter really isn't any fun if there's only mud and rain instead of ice and snow.

Hopefully I'll have moved to Norway before that happens. Also for the past couple of years our winters have actually gotten colder and colder, I went skating on a frozen lake last year. Maybe this year will pull through in the end but so far it's terribly disappointing.

Since I still haven't hit minimum necessary levels of vit D yet, I saw this as an obligation to buy myself 5 new summer dresses that are all short, and short sleeved.

Also a nice pair of barely there sandals. (with really good structured soles that are like walking on clouds. I can walk further in them than my other shoes!)