wow, point out that someone has dropped the ball on something while trying to get it fixed and they turn all snip snappy. ok, co-worker, I'm all set with only communicating with you via email. so not a problem for me.

I'm sure some people CAN burn through clothing with an open weave... so just buy stuff that's not open-weave. Someone needs an entire catalog for that?

Well, aside from the sun aging the hell out of exposed skin (hello, wrinkles!), and, of course, skin cancer, there art medical conditions, such as lupus, that can be aggravated by UVA/UVB exposure. There are also a hell of a lot of drugs -- antibiotics, antidepressants, retin-A -- that make the person taking them extremely sensitive to the sun.

I burn then tan (I think-- it has been years). The sun tend to make me ill because my hair is dark and I get really hot. I am OK with a hat!

One year after I discovered the hat thing, I baked myself in the sun every day the whole summer-- I worked until noon, then laid out for three hours. I was so tan and lovely on my top, and my calves remained fish belly white forever. They do not tan. Neither do my mother's!

I also got a really really bad sunburn but continued laying out and now have scarred from the burn/peel/burn saga.

Well, aside from the sun aging the hell out of exposed skin (hello, wrinkles!), and, of course, skin cancer, there art medical conditions, such as lupus, that can be aggravated by UVA/UVB exposure. There are also a hell of a lot of drugs -- antibiotics, antidepressants, retin-A -- that make the person taking them extremely sensitive to the sun.

I get all that. I'm saying "put on long sleeves" probably doesn't require the latest in textilogical science.

Um, when I say dress for sun, I don't just mean long sleeves. I burn through clothing. I have to think about how thick the t-shirt I'm wearing is. So, yes, if I'm doing things like fishing, windsurfing, anything on the water, I would need to buy SPF t-shirts.

Is the ozone depletion contributing to this? People lived for millenia without spf clothing.

I get all that. I'm saying "put on long sleeves" probably doesn't require the latest in textilogical science.

Um, when I say dress for sun, I don't just mean long sleeves. I burn through clothing. I have to think about how thick the t-shirt I'm wearing is. So, yes, if I'm doing things like fishing, windsurfing, anything on the water, I would need to buy SPF t-shirts.

megan said it way better than I did. Clothing that is designed to protect from the sun is different than just a long-sleeved cotton tee from Target.

Is the ozone depletion contributing to this? People lived for millenia without spf clothing.

I'm guessing they didn't windsurf, but that's just a guess.

My genes didn't evolve as fast as they dropped latitudes. And in the last couple thousand years my ancestors were further north, up until 90 years ago, they generally wore more clothes than I do now.

I'm guessing they didn't windsurf, but that's just a guess.

They were too busy working in fields to windsurf?