Another Agony
Was in Florida around 10 years ago. Being a young idiot, I decided it would be clever to stay in the pool all day without putting sun cream on. Being of Irish descent, I am as pale as hell and don't tan well. The result, swollen red arms and massive blisters all along my arms, as wide as my arm and as deep as a pen. Absolutely agonising - I couldn't do anything for a week and when I got back to England the doctor said I can't get burnt again otherwise I could get skin cancer. After the blisters and swelling had gone down, I had an unusually impressive tan which I have not got since (I am back to near-albinism now).
(52486 office lolled on, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 12:33, 6 replies)

Pale and don't tan easy
er.. If you put cream on you'll tan, if you don't you'll burn. It beggers belief how many people don't know this.
( buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 13:59, closed)

Nope
You would think but no. Returned from a two week holiday in the caribbean a month ago as white as I was when I left.
(52486 office lolled on, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 15:24, closed)

Yes
I am half Irish. Despite multiple applications of cream, I still burn sometimes (though not as bad as you, poor thing!). Stupid Irish descent!
( cakelady, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 14:08, closed)

blistered very badly as a child
all over my arms and shoulders, despite having factor 15 on. when the blisters went, i was left literally covered in freckles
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 1 Aug 2010, 21:19, closed)

It makes
you wonder how the Irish ever coped with migrating to the US, no sun tan cream in those days.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 10:04, closed)

By wearing clothes and hats.
Didn't go in much for lazing about on the beach tanning, that lot.
( argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:45, closed)