Ban The Tan! The Claire Oliver Challenge.

TrevMcRev

Hi guys & gals.

Just thought i'd throw this out there. Thinking of how all us tree workers spend so much much time in the harsh Aussie sun.

My wife was recently diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer at 36.

Fortunately, it was found early enough to be surgically removed (7cm x 7cm chunk) & likely successful.

When confronted with the idea of losing your wife & 2 kids under 2 being left motherless is a horrible feeling.

This was ONLY prevented by early detection.

I STRONGLY urge anyone, whether they have spent a lot of time in the sun or not, to get a proper mole check done.

If you don't find one early it can & will kill you.

Now to raise money & awareness she is taking part in the Claire Oliver Challenge.

Everyday Hero: Clare Oliver Challenge

All money raised goes to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

I didn't really post this looking for donations (but feel free!) really just to make everyone, especially those working outside to take the time out & go to a specialist skin clinic & get checked.

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a_lopa

Very true Trev we ALL need to be careful the suns getting more bite than ever.

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Bruce Hopf

I hope that your wife is going to be OK. A good sun screen really helps with it to. I know, the saw dust and everything will stick to it, but what is more important. The sticking sawdust, that can be washed off at the end of the day, or can be wiped off periodically, or cancer from the sun.
I always wear a hat, and a long sleeved shirt whole working out side, and try to keep my exposed skin, like my hands, and neck, ears, covered with sun screen, if I'm going to be out for long periods of time, working in the sun. Periodically, I see someone burnt by the sun, and I tell them to put shaving cream, what we put on our faces prior to shaving, that will pull the heat out of the sun burn. Bruce.

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Apocalypsse

Last thing I want to do it put on a long sleeve shirt but I guess i'll have to give it a try sometime. Thats how I started this job tho, but I didnt have duna pants on then...

Thats unpossible! Although I have been thinking about attaching some velcro to my helmet and getting some kind of cloth and put velcro strips on that and stick it on the helmet to cover my neck. Its really retardedly hot when you are up a tree with the sun burning you like bacon and eggs on a radiator.

@ Bruce - Sawdust gets stuck to you regardless on a hot day, you start sweating and that acts like super glue.

Bruce Hopf

I'm not arguing about the saw dust not sticking regardless. I sweat all the time, even when I'm not working hard. I just think it would be a lot safer to use something like good sun screen, to help out.
None of my farm tractors have cabs on them, so I try my best to protect myself from the sun. Out in the open field, your in the sun, without any shade, and can get a little baked out there too. Bruce.

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1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

Cole

hey trev good to hear your missus is all good. my old girl had a oncology clinic in ACT for years shes an oncologist/neurologist.....scary fcking place ay it was gut renching for me to walk through the place sometimes, all our boys wear long sleeves all cotton......except for chainsaw pants "we have to with powerlines etc etc" and we use pacific rescue helmets with neck flap its hot as but a requirement on our site. i used to work with a 55yo pro faller he has had 3 cut of his face....one was on the end of his nose and say good bye to his nose, he beat the little karnt but now days lathers himself in lotion regardless the temp outside...

Eric Frei

I got plenty Melatonin

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Galbee

from drinking copious amounts of red wine

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Eric Frei

Does any remember that TV commercial about sunscreen that was banned?

It opened with like all these black fellas in the sun boasting how they got plenty melatonin and can be in the sun all day long unlike the whiteys. The whitey's need <forget brand name> sunscreen bla bla bla .... bloody funny it was and got banned.

I'm a bit like that, in fact when I was a kid I was nick named nigger. Cop that!

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Galbee

funny as.your missing several black attributes there honky!!

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rick

My nickname at school was Boong.
PC we weren't back then