PAPAMOA MAN THIRD-DEGREE CRISPY AFTER FORGETTING SUN STILL WORKS IN SEPTEMBER
It was 19 degrees. He was outside forty minutes. He is now the colour of a chorizo.
A Papamoa Beach resident has been classified as 'cooked' after mowing his lawn shirtless on the first sunny Tuesday of the year. He had no sunscreen. He had no plan.
The man, Reuben Castles, 41, told The Daily Yarn he'd taken the break in the weather to 'get on top of the section'. He was on top of the section for 38 minutes. He is now lying face-down on a towel.
'Felt grouse at the time,' Castles said, wincing. 'Bit of sun, bit of a sweat on. Wife came home and asked if I'd been microwaved.'
A neighbour, Lorraine Pitchford, watched the whole thing from her kitchen. 'I thought he'd remember. He did not. By the time he got to the lemon tree he was the same colour as the lemons.'
This reporter notes that UV in the Bay of Plenty operates year-round. Residents continue to treat the first 18-degree Tuesday like a posting to Rarotonga. St John confirmed no callout was required, but advised the patient to stop touching it and stop showing people.
Castles is expected to peel by Friday. The lawn, three-quarters done, remains rooted.
The man, Reuben Castles, 41, told The Daily Yarn he'd taken the break in the weather to 'get on top of the section'. He was on top of the section for 38 minutes. He is now lying face-down on a towel.
'Felt grouse at the time,' Castles said, wincing. 'Bit of sun, bit of a sweat on. Wife came home and asked if I'd been microwaved.'
A neighbour, Lorraine Pitchford, watched the whole thing from her kitchen. 'I thought he'd remember. He did not. By the time he got to the lemon tree he was the same colour as the lemons.'
This reporter notes that UV in the Bay of Plenty operates year-round. Residents continue to treat the first 18-degree Tuesday like a posting to Rarotonga. St John confirmed no callout was required, but advised the patient to stop touching it and stop showing people.
Castles is expected to peel by Friday. The lawn, three-quarters done, remains rooted.