Okay….. Okay…. Okay…. I do know better but what can I say. Three times this summer I let myself get sunburned. I know it’s not good for you, I know it is avoidable, and I know I should always use sun block. In fact I did use sun block the first time. It just didn’t last long enough. On the 4th of July weekend I went out on the boat for the first time this year, and probably the first time in two summers actually. It was a great time. I really just went to ride around. My sister got up and did some water skiing, as did my dad, and her BF. Though the BF had one of the funniest ways of water skiing I have ever seen. He doubled over at the waste locked his knees together and looked like a horse jokey! But he did stay up and for a good amount of time. The reason I got sunburned wasn’t my dad insanely trying to through me off the tube, even if I did take a drink or two the sunscreen was water proof. No it had to do with the fact that I expected to be out for two to three hours and instead we were out for five to six hours. I just had too much sun and didn’t use enough block. So I spent a week bright red looking like a cooked lobster.
The second time I this summer I burnt was actually just dumb. It was JC bachelor party and we went golfing south of PL. Had a great time. The problem is CQ and I started drinking. Actually we didn’t let the drink girl pass by once. By the time we had finished the front nine we weren’t 3 sheets to the wind but maybe 2 to 2 in 1/2. sheets! We weren’t golfing all that well anyway so we proceeded to hoot, holler, and cause a general ruckus. A Lot of fun to say the least. Colin at one point tried to drive our cart over JC’s cart! That didn’t really work out either. All in all it took us probably 4 to 4 and ½ hours to finish the course and I just wasn’t in the state of mind to put on sun block. So once again I looked like a lobster for a week or so. Though to be honest at least it didn’t peal much this time so I had that going for me which is nice.
The final time I got burned was last week. Again the catalyst was golfing. Which I have to say I am probably one of the worst golfers ever! I would have to guess at my handicap but even with a positive spin it would be in somewhere in 80s at best. This time it wasn’t an outing for a bachelor party, or even golfing with friends. It was a work sponsored event for networking. Everyone in the office gets a chance to golf with a partner and practitioners aligned differently in the firm. I was the most junior person in job title but there was a new hire that was a senior consultant from the Strategy practice. Lucky for me everyone else was a poor golfer as well even if I was still the worst. Though the partner did make a few shoot that were absolutely amazing, but he was pretty in consistent and sent plenty into the weeds as well. We had to pick up the balls a couple of times to move on as we were taking to long. So I have to say it wasn’t drinking or the amount of time we were on the course. No it was just pure stupidity. I thought I had a good enough tan base and didn’t think the sun was that strong so I just didn’t put it on. I didn’t feel myself burn until it was to late. And again and to this day I am a nice bright lobster red! So I have learned my lesson again…Like Baz Larman (sp?) says I will make sure to always use sunscreen!
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