Sun Damage

[happy daze john in oz]

Oz John, Australia is known as the cancer capital of the world by dermatologists and I spent 12 (Oz) summers there in shorts and tank tops. And Japanese safety boots (flip flops) when I went out for dinner, otherwise I was barefoot. I'm on the nitrogen run for my arms every three months plus a full body check by my dermatologist. I have to wear inserts in my shoes and see a podiatrist once a year—my wife says she will kill me if she catches me without a shirt and slacks or barefoot. I still love Oz. though...but stay out of the sun.

Note on my avatar, Taken in the summer in Arkansas, she has me wearing a shirt.

Rodders, you are right but now there is a push for kids to get out in the sunlight for at least 20 minutes a day. It has become such a scare industry now that parents are afraid to let the kids out in the sun. Know what you mean about the shoes, I have one of those inserts, problem is once that is in place there is no room left for the foot. But going barefoot as I do most of the time does present problems some times. I have played Jesus three times, twice stepping on a nail and once with the tine of a garden fork. It can be quite painful at times.

[Captain Kong]

Sit under a tree
from 11 till 3.
Brian
.
and you will never be sea sick.

[happy daze john in oz]

[QUOTE=Captain Kong;238827]Sit under a tree
from 11 till 3.
Brian
.
Best done with several beers close at hand.

[Les Woodard]

feel like I was born under a lucky star because as we know being on deck one only wore shorts and sandshoes. Then when skinning out ended up working bush so wore the same rig out as there was no bugger around except for the crew. Each and every summer would end up getting burnt and once loosing a few layers of derma would bronze up like a ******. Last check up was the same result as all the others. All clear. I put it down to living on decent tucker and making sure that ones system was well oiled with alcohol within it to keep vital parts lubricated at all times. Do not spend the time I once did on the beach or working outside so think myself lucky to have dodged that bullet. Bet there are a lot of others in like situations that are in the same boat as myself I surely hope so.

[Neil Morton]

I am with you Les and count my lucky stars that my oily skin ,inherited from my Spanish great grandfather has protected me.

Hey John ( Lazy Daze) this is Melbourne mate, surely you wear flip flops or sandals outside in the winter?

[j.sabourn]

#15 He"s got a spare pair of gloves he wears on his feet. JWS

[happy daze john in oz]

I am with you Les and count my lucky stars that my oily skin ,inherited from my Spanish great grandfather has protected me.

Hey John ( Lazy Daze) this is Melbourne mate, surely you wear flip flops or sandals outside in the winter?

No mate, bare feet at all times think my feet are too hard now to know the difference, or at lesat my brain may be!