Worst sunburn of my life

[Admin5]

I promised that I would lose a bunch of weight this year and have been keepin at it by going to the gym every morning. I was sick of being the fattest and whitest guy there so I did the idiotic - went to a tanning place. I am positive that the teenie-bopper girl working there either put me in the wrong bed or didn't turn the time right. I am sooooooooooooo sooooooooo soooooooooooooooooo cooked! I don't see blisters yet (2nd degree burn) but I would not be surprised to be one giant peeling blister in 24 hours. Lesson learned - what the crap am I doing worrying about what other guys think in the first place?!?!?!? <br /><br />I thought you might want to see what I look like so I'll add a pic below:<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br /><br />-<br />-<br />-<br />-<br /><br /> <br />||<br />^

 

[Homerr]

Re: Worst sunburn of my life

Can you say Lawsuit?<br /><br />I'd be more than a little PO'ed at the tanning booth.<br /><br />H.

 

[Admin5]

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Howdy Homerr,<br />I'm not the type who sues. I did learn my lesson though! At least I look skinnier now that I have some color. I just hope my skin doesn't fall off.

 

[11 footer]

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Thats what you get for going to a tanning place <br /><br />I'll bet you enjoyed seeing the girls who go there. all the attractive girls I know go to them places

 

[threecylinder]

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Hey, that is what happens when ya try to keep up with da kids there oldtimer!!!

 

[crab bait]

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you came to the right place..DR.CRABBY gonna help you big time...<br /><br />the best thing ,,an i'm very serious,, is a tea bath.. <br /><br />take big ice tea bags or a box of small lipton type bags ..fill up the bath tub with hot water throw in bags... wait till water cools room temp.. squeeze bags an good to go.. <br /><br />lay in the tea water for as long as you care to... then get out .. go back in as often as you like.. never use soap or anythin' ..an leave tea water in tub an take dips for as long as you can..<br /><br />gaurenteed nothin' works better ... it pulls the 'fire' rite out... an you gotta good chance not to even peel...

 

[aspeck]

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Hey, at least the diet is going well, from your picture you are looking like a stick! Better start gaining weight!

 

[mattttt25]

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make sure you lie and tell everyone you were in houston for the big game.

 

[OBJ]

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I was going to make a wise crack here about burnin' up corporate money.....but won't. <br /><br />I've heard the tea bath works. Can't hurt. Course, you get to hurtin' to bad you can always take your shirt off and run outside fer a while. <br /><br />If I tried to get a tan today I'd freeze to death first. Only 4 on the ol' temp meter.

 

[TPD211]

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We can be a friend of the court and sue on Admin5's behalf..........<br />Just a thought.

 

[Homerr]

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Just turn this bunch loose with some baseball bats! What's the address of the tanning place?<br />'We'll send a few of 'da boys down there'...<br /><br />Boy I'd sure let the dogs out on this one.<br /><br />Won't cost anything in this case... Bet they would take it on contingency.<br /><br />I've never been to one of those tanning places, and doubt I ever will. <br />I like getting burned the 'ol fashioned way!<br /><br />I'm betting there's some kind of clause in the tanning contract for situations like this? <br />"You get burned, it's not our fault" ?<br />I don't know... Never been to one.<br /><br />H.

 

[crazy charlie]

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Admin5,nothing wrong with trying to improve the way you look with getting a little tanned.You probably feel better about yourself having lost some weight and that is GREAT!!! and motivating!!!! to add a little tan into it can also improve the way you look to yourself as well as to others and can also add to your motivation.A trip to the tanning bed will also give you some light therapy which will immediately make you feel better.Your first trip to a tanning bed should be a short one.5-10 minutes topps.You can wear some sunscreen around your eyes.If you decide to continue you can lengthen your tanning time but should never exceed 20 minutes.It is common to burn on your first trip if you dont start moderately.Sounds like you have really got a burn and a half.Dont count it out if it helps keep you motivated to improve your appearance.Try applying Aloe gel to your burned parts asap.This will make a big difference to the way you feel and heal.Charlie

 

[neumanns]

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Tsk Tsk Tsk...Shoulda just took the boat out. Better yet you could fly to Florida rent a boat and write it off as a business exspense. Now that I think about it if you fly me down there also and we discuss the Forums you could also write my ticket off also. My schedule is wide open...

 

[Ralph 123]

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.Your first trip to a tanning bed should be a short one.5-10 minutes topps

Esp if you are fare skinned. How long did they put you in for? Don't tell me you were in for 20 minutes! If so, that is a serious error on the part of the salon. Hopefully they also put you in the least powerful bed/booth they have. I hope you wore peepers (eye protection) if you burnt your lids.... well I hope you wore peepers...<br /><br />Lot's of good aloe based products at the local drug store to help with that burn. If it really that serious you might want to see a doc asap - better safe than sorry.

 

[OBJ]

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Ya' otta git in here and chew the fat a little more often Admin5. These guys don't bite.....well...most of'em have had their shots anyways.

 

[ebbtide176]

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i was thinking that teabath crabbie was offering might just be used instead of laying in the sun heck, i bet if you layed in it long enough you would get a nice brown color out of it. maybe throw in some tree bark and it sounds like an old recipe for tanning deerhide - should work on you too

 

[Admin5]

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Thanks for the responses. It is doing much better today (still hurts like crazy) and when I showed some people at the office here at iboats they said it is the worst burn they've seen. That is with it at least 25% less red than yesterday! I am going to go back to the place and pretend that I want to go again and ask what I did last time. Not to sue them but to see what they really did for me. Again, this was my first time at this place. All I asked for was 15 minutes under a normal ruva. I went for 9 minutes under an ultra ruva 2 weeks ago and had no problems. My guess is that they either stuck me under for 30 minutes (15 more than I asked) or it wasn't a ruva but something else. Cancer anyone?

 

[ezbtr]

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Cant see pic??? Definitely go woth tea bags, been doin my kids and wife with that for years, works eveery time. Good Luck, Heinz

 

[mellowyellow]

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weren't NUDE sunbathing I hope

 

[Admin5]

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I thought I was being funny by posting the face as my pic. I guess the joke didn't work. There is no way I'm posting my pic on these boards! I don't want people printing it out and using as target practice. I am stupid, but not stupid enough to go tanning in the buff. Thank goodness!!!!