In this first of the ‘Silly Season Sessions’ - Australian’s obsession with getting sunburned over summer is put under the spotlight (UV rays not included listeners!). Nathy laments her misspent youth pursuing the great Aussie suntan. While she misguidedly applied baby oil and brown vinegar to try to tan her Anglo/Irish hide in the 70’s - and ended up more blistered than bronzed; she marvels at the reluctance of people to slip, slop, slap these days. Maybe, she muses, we need ‘tan guards’ to issue tickets to remind the lobsters that it’s time they covered up and left the beach.
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