My grandparents moved to Florida in the fall of 1973 and we spent the following summer there. Right before we went I graduated 8th grade and there had been a number of school and church related “outings.” I spent most of my summer wearing a T-shirt because my shoulders had gotten so burned during those outings that I actually had sun poisoning.
I don’t do the laying out in the sun, and really never have, but I do get a “farmer’s tan” every year because of the amount of time I spend outdoors.
“...because my shoulders had gotten so burned during those outings that I actually had sun poisoning.”
My whole body, except where the two piece bathing suit was, was burned so badly, I had chills for two days. Anything touching my skin caused pain for days. It hurt to move.
After that, I didn’t care if other girls were tanned. They just looked like pain to me.