QH3 RUN #866
Date : Monday 27 April 2015 (19:15)
Location: White Horse, Ruddington (NG11 6HD)
Hare: Butcher's Dog
Weather: Dry but cold
Pack size: 11
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| Three QH3 Virgins, Scribe Captain Oates and Hare Butcher's Dog (photo Trianal) |
Captain Oates provided the following report:
Having not planned to write up anything about the run until now, my recollection is hazy at best so here's my vague report of Monday's Hash.
After several slightly amusing parking attempts by everyone in the tight and awkward spaces at the White Horse, we were about ready to make a start when 3 Quorn virgins turned up. The first 2 dashed into the pub to use the toilet whilst the 3rd virgin (Isabel/Isabella) went around the circle shaking everyone's hand (I can't recall shaking hands with any QH3 hashers before, the southern hashes must be far more civilised than we are!). When the others returned they were introduced Cinderella and (if you want the other name ask someone with a better memory than me!) and explained how they are all friends from Uni in Nottingham and between them had hashed in Bournemouth, various parts of Japan and Exeter if I remember rightly?. Then we were off out of the car park.
The weather was super, which was a spot of luck for the new RA (Chicki), who was very smug about this achievement, however later in the hash misty rain did start to appear, which was somehow blamed on the previous RA (Butt Plug).
I spent most of the time at the back with my pace setting wingman, Bummer. However after several poor tip offs for which direction to go at checks I eventually drifted towards the front of the pack where the ever competitive Freya was more than willing to have a race or two. The trail was a nice combination of streets and park footpaths with a comfortable number of checks. A lot of the checks were already marked when I got to them but from the Hares grumbling I gather a few of them were worked out annoyingly quickly by the front runners, isn't that always the way!
Back at the pub some of us had started to realise the silver lining to Durexs' absence, in that Hash Subs may have been waived. However, there's always one busy body, pen-pushing, do-gooder willing to collect them instead and in this case it was Chicki :-D. Meanwhile Trianal decided to take a group photo and whilst assembling people, one of the virgins was heard saying "Wait, let me just take my top off first".
When we stepped outside for the circle we made the most of the pub's complimentary blankets and each had one draped over us like some sort of ritual for witches. A few punters wondered outside for a smoke, saw us wearing blankets and chanting and immediately turned back to go inside.
Our new RA (Chicki) lead the circle with great enthusiasm and incorporated lots of rarely heard hash songs. Those of us that knew them (including some of the virgins) were keen to show this by enthusiastically singing along at the top of our voices, whereas those of us that didn't simply mumbled along and nodded a lot.
The DD's were (If I remember correctly):
Too Tuf - Hashy Birthday and demonstration to the virgins of the speed we expect Down Down's to be downed in.
Cinderella - Delaying the hash by using the toilets. (It was assumed that students can't afford toilet paper.) Also made a welcome request that Cider should be used in the down downs. I second that!
Virgin 3 - Delaying the hash by using the toilets. (It was assumed that students can't afford toilet paper.)
Isabella - Virgin to QH3
Captain Oates/Scroates - Putting Jaffa Cakes into a juicer. This was upheld despite having already received a down down for this a few weeks prior.
Bummer - Long time no see.
Butchers Dog - Hare of good trail.
A secret vote was taken, which returned a result of exactly 42%.
Ball Crusher informed us that we were to use the same system on May 7th.
The new committee was announced for anyone not at the AGM. This was (from what I remember):
GM - Bugger
Hare Razor - Goblin
RA - Chicki
Official Events Co-ordinator - Butt Plug
Beer Master - Too Tuf
Hash Del-Boy(Haberdashery/
Hash Cash - Durex
Webmaster - Durex
Forgive the low definition on the map. The GPS feature on my torch is a little crude.
And that's the way Durex didn't see it.
OnOn
Captain Scroates
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| Trail as possibly done by Captain Oates |
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