QH3 Run 753. White Hart, Measham. 04/03/2012

White Hart, Measham, QH3 Run 753 (starting in public car park

 at the back of the pub)

Saturday, weather springlike, 13ºC and sun shining. Sunday (Hashday) 3ºC rain and sleet from early morning and still raining when we left the White Heart in Measham at 13:30. Bad luck for the Hare (Bugger). GM Too Tuf unanimously selected as RA in his absence in view of the weather (Too Tuf and Chicki unable to make the 11:00 start before 11:35). Well it was at the southern extremity of our hashing area again though, unlike for Run 751, some Nottinghamshire folk did make it to southern Derbyshire for the start of the run (IP, Sweet Pea and Butt Plug).
The Hare provided too much pre-run information ranging from nakedness through to three pairs of latex gloves. The cold rain encouraged the pack not to hang around. Goblin striding off at the start immediately doing a left turn instead of right as we left the car park area. Throughout the run the hare's missus appeared to be working as a decoy. Bugger obviously shares no hash secrets. A small pack meant a lot of hard work had to be done at typically cunning Bugger checks. It was too cold this week to leave the comfort of my own head to try and work out what was in the hare's mind. Best just to settle for the most devious route, though Bugger must have been a bit off this week, he even let a river crossing opportunity pass by. Checks did their job so  walkers Wallington (birthday boy) and Malteaser kept up with the pack though these two did chop off the top of this figure-of-eight trail. Too Tuf and Chicki gave us too much of a start and, even with the hare marking the trail well for latecomers, we were already into the first pint and fifth Goblin shortcake biscuit before we saw them.
The hash is going soft with a sixth consecutive circle being held inside the pub on account of the rain. Sweet Pea quaffed the first DD with ease (something to do with suggesting we close the door to the bar?); Wallington for hashing with an umbrella; and Chicki for brown-nosing because of her copious praise for how well the trail had been laid, especially for latecomers. Finally, the hare got a full pint because we thought the trail was so good. 

Run 753 as done by Durex.