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~Marianne~ (OP) User ID: 168933 New Zealand 12/12/2006 08:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!. I never expected a pinned thread. My thanks to whomever was kind enough to do so, as this is so important for those of us living down here.. It is only early december and our hot months don't really start until late January (as a rule).... So something is definately up, and with us being closer to the hole in the ozone layer our risks are substantially greater. So thanks again. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 168933 New Zealand 12/12/2006 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks heaps for your concern. Her eyes are almost swollen shut. I have made her some electrolyte replacement formula, and the doc has her on steroids, anitinflammatories and regular analgesics.. She is sleeping at the moment, and I am heading that way myself in a few minutes to catch up on the lack thereof, last night. :( |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 163625 Australia 12/12/2006 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yep, I have been listening to the UV warnings up to 14.....extreme to say the least. You bet there is more going on. Use this site in late afternoon/evening then click on "Lightning" and "rainfall". You will notice that the atmosphere is highly charged. It will shock you. No rain though. Our bushfires are started by lightning and will get worse. Then check the cloud cover against the radar return. Click "radar". Some cloud does not show up on radar but when you get these anomalous returns with no cloud to show for it then there has to be something up unless some expert can tell me otherwise. [link to www.weatherzone.com.au] |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 168933 New Zealand 12/12/2006 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks 4by2.. yep no cuddles for my babe for at least a week. Yep, I have been listening to the UV warnings up to 14.....extreme to say the least. You bet there is more going on. Use this site in late afternoon/evening then click on "Lightning" and "rainfall". You will notice that the atmosphere is highly charged. It will shock you. No rain though. Our bushfires are started by lightning and will get worse. Then check the cloud cover against the radar return. Click "radar". Some cloud does not show up on radar but when you get these anomalous returns with no cloud to show for it then there has to be something up unless some expert can tell me otherwise. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 163625[link to www.weatherzone.com.au] That is very interesting information. Thanks 163625. I have been following the fires over your way.... We sent some fire crews from NZ to give your guys a wee break. |
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Mr. Jackal User ID: 168872 United States 12/12/2006 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm in Southern California and by this time [mid-December] I should not burn at all. I usually tan quite easily and never burn but I developed a nasty burn--hurt to the touch-- on my left arm because I stuck it out the window when I was driving. It was exposed for no more than approx. 30 minutes when this developed. This NEVER happens in Dec!!!! Weird indeed! Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. -Henrik Tikkanen |
October User ID: 164653 United States 12/12/2006 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the heads up. I'm in Canada, and I know that whatever's going on down there is likely to happen here as well. It's only a matter of time... You guys are like our "canaries", lol!! Take care...stay in the shade!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 168938 Australia 12/12/2006 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Any other burn victims? I'm sure there would been a whole lot of people out in the sun. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 168938Hello people get burnt like this all the time blistering/to over exposure. If you have been downunder you would know that you get burnt more on cloudy days. It seems the uv a magnified from the clouds. |
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~Sir John~ User ID: 168943 United Kingdom 12/12/2006 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hello Marianne!!! Long time eh? It's good to see you still around these parts. I'm so sorry to here of your girls horrific sounding sunburn, as you may be aware I have stated here on this forum that the Sun is not right. You may recall my "The Sun Is White" thread? Well it seems I and many others were not wrong when we said that a few years ago now. I wish your girl a speedy recovery and wish you and all a very Happy Christmas. God Bless. John. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 163551 United States 12/12/2006 09:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I moved to the desert southwest of the US 18 months ago. So I admit I simply may not be used to the sunshine we receive here year round, as well as the more southerly latitude from where I used to live (northeast US)... but as an avid golfer, I cannot believe that on the shortest days of the year around the winter solstice, when the sun is, of course, at its lowest angle in the sky - theoretically the time when it is least likely to receive the kind of exposure that will give me a sunburn - how red my skin gets if I forget to apply sunblock. I have often thought that this is odd, that even in mid-winter I need to apply sunscreen if I'm outdoors... but it is definitely true. Just a thought, because I didn't see it mentioned in my quick scan of the thread, but there are medications such as some antibiotics which will increase a person's sensitivity to the sun. I'm sure the OP's doctor would have asked the question as well, and it would have been mentioned, but perhaps this is a possibility? Still... like I say, I have noticed the strength of the sun too. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 168138 Australia 12/12/2006 09:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the headsup on how bad the sun is this summer. |
LEGION, FOR THERE ARE MANY User ID: 117859 United States 12/12/2006 10:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] Check out Dec. 12 and Dec 8 [link to jmccanneyscience.com] LEGION |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 459 United States 12/12/2006 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Maybe this has something to do with it. NASA and NOAA Announce Ozone Hole is a Double Record Breaker [link to www.nasa.gov] |
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Sense and Sensibility 2 User ID: 124699 Australia 12/12/2006 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thanks for the post Marianne. I hope your daughter makes a speedy recovery. Sunburn such as you've described is indeed a rarity especially given that she had applied sunscreen prior to going out for what was, essentially, a short time. I must say that for a few years now I just cannot go out on a sunny day without my UV protection sunglasses. I don't have much of a problem with sunburn these days because I no longer care to have the super-tanned body of yesteryears' summers, but my eyes are now extremely sensitive to sunlight and that is something that had never bothered me in the past. The depletion in the ozone layer over our part of the world must have something to do with this, but we'll be waiting a long time before our respective governments do something to help reverse this very worrying environmental development. Again .... best wishes to your daughter, Marianne, and thanks for the heads up. One has a stronger hand when there's more people playing your same cards George W. Bush, 11 October 2006 Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) [link to www.youtube.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 142565 United States 12/12/2006 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You'll need to keep her out of the sun for at least as long as she's on steroids, and probably a while afterwards. I was on methylprednisolone for months and my skin went through some dramatic changes. It burns in the sun, it even burns when I'm around two feet away from the stove. This never happened before. About suncreens, they're really not all they're cut out to be. [link to www.skinbiology.com] Here's hoping she feels better soon! |