Author: Moses

Blue Dress Run 2757 by Dick Tracy

Due to the 7pm start only a few PH3 members fronted up. We are all aware that a majority of members are ready for bed at 7pm.

MOSES was first to arrive without a blue dress. He sat criticising everyone else who arrived in a blue dress. DICK TRACY went all out and wore a $2 blue rain coat which doubles as one you can wear around shopping centres and children’s playgrounds.

At the start of the run/walk a speaker gave a talk on MND and its ongoing health issues. Any AFL follower would be aware of Neale Daniher’s journey with this disease and the devastating effects it has on life.

Again this week there was a crisis with our bucket. POLLY turned up in his 4×4 which was converted into the bucket for the night. PHANTOM and some others were in a state of distress. However everyone calmed down when they realised that there was alcohol in the back of POLLY’s 4×4.

The run/walk was in and around the outskirts of Wireless Hill. All up the it  was about 7.5km with the walkers covering 4km. With the warm night and the full moon MUMBLES suggested it was a night for romance and his eyes kept wandering towards the Harriettes.

SIR KNOB was our best blue dress member wearing either his wife’s table cloth – or possibly a house curtain – folded into a sarong.

CODS, DEEPLY BORING and SIR TOM-ARSE also made an effort to dress up on the night.

The Harriettes ran the circle with numbers present totalling over 150 hashers.

Cheese and biscuits was served for an entree followed by a main course of buns, meat and coleslaw. There were seconds if needed.

Well done to the Harriettes for organising the run and food.

Also congratulations to the Harriettes for remembering their past friend and member, WADDLES, and fundraising for MND.

In total we only had about 15 members turn up which was disappointing. However it was good for DICK TRACY as he only had a few plates and mugs to clean up.

Thanks to POLLY for his contingency plan to turn his 4×4 vehicles in to bucket for the night.

ON ON DICK TRACY

Run 2756 Stewie & Pig Trap 4Seasons Summer Bush Run

PHHH & West Coast arrived for this joint bush run on a seriously hot afternoon, with the car thermometer saying 40° as we turned into Kalamunda Road.  The run was set and catered by Stewie and a good turnout of way over 30 well represented by the West Coast boys made the trek up the hill, all well worth the effort

The OnSec and Nanny rallied all and away we went with some trepidation and warning from the Hare about the lack of traction on the pea gravel and honky nuts on very dry ground.  Lots of attempted skating, but no men down on this occasion.

As always, West Coast blitzed the run with one or two Hashmen, notably Piggy for one staying the pace.   Pig Trap led the walkers and just as well for those of us that lost the runners after the split on the first big climb.  Thereafter there was a front running group, the second – a bunch of runners who did the whole loop but missed the drink stop with Nanny and Q up front and the third were some of us that saw folks up front who ended up being the walkers.    The run was measured at 4.7km by two runners one being Prairie Dog and the loop below was 3½ km, which we covered in 39 minutes.  The front running group would have been in about 3 or 4 minutes later with the second running group a long time after.

A very fine run at a difficult location and RA Emu scored a creditable 9.4.  Setting this run at said location and with temperature as it was, made this a formidable performance.

The epicurean drink stop at Dave the Pom was up there as one of the best PHH would have seen in >50 years.  Choice of beverages, fruit iced, water and dog bowls for the four-legged mob too.

The circle was a blessed with lower temperature and cold beer. 

We heard subtle short jokes from OnSec and RA, which hit the mark.   Down downs were made far more enjoyable by a great range of songs from West Coast.   It is a pity that our songmaster has been sufficiently discouraged by our unmentionable critics to pull up stumps. Apologies to West Coast for these leaping off their garden chairs during the club songs and heading to the front of the queue rather than invite our guests to get their plates filled first.

Crayfish provided a carton for his birthday and missed the event due to the arrival of the first in a fourth generation of his descendants. Congratulations Crayfish and family.

The lasagne and salad was terrific and more than ample; you need not have worried. .  It was hot and you and Pig Trap did a top job of serving.  Credit to whomever was in the kitchen for this lot. 

A great effort by the Hare, the co-hare and Dave the Pom.

Run 2755 – Deeply Boring @Swanbourne – By Stewie


WA Bridge Club, Swanbourne
Hare: Deeply Boring
Co-Hare: Not So Boring
Having negotiated a suitable fee I now pen an accurate synopsis of run 2755 being designed and constructed by Deeply Boring but with extensive assistance form his carer, Not So Boring, who it is rumoured is Boring’s son. However, Not So appeared a little hesitant to confirm that suggestion.

An estimated 45 runners and walkers set off from The WA Bridge Club, which one assumes is a gathering place for civil engineers.


The two groups headed in opposite directions with the walkers going SW up a short hill from the carpark. The start was nearly a medical emergency as a bare
midriff and camel toe running in the opposite direction resulted in about three members needing resuscitation.


The excitement settled as both groups were forced to dig deeply to achieve the summit of the highest part of Swanbourne Reserve. We were however rewarded with splendid ocean views. Over the top led both packs though the Swanbourne Barracks residential estate.

Idle gossip from an unnamed walker revealed his knowledge of someone, quite a few years ago engaging in a tryst with an SAS solders wife. Your scribe would describe this as living on the edge.

After 25 minutes the walkers and five minutes later the running pack arrived at a drink stop in Jones Park. Being a traditionalist (and having a carer who knew what he was doing) Deeply presented us with Pimms No 1 cocktails. Straight from the beverage menus of the KL Hash House and Selangor Club.


After a ten minute stop, both groups split and found their respective trails across Allen Park to the Bucket and to the inaugural circle of Phantoms Grey Ghost Committee.

A thoroughly professional Sir Knob On Sec presentation from an accomplished pubic speaker calling up a large variety of down downs causing 27 renditions of the same song. However it was very good to have our two newest member, Pig Trap and Soft Rock on hand to start learning the words.


Then came the Emu, a definitely heathen Religious Advisor. Dressed in his wife’s cocktail frock and fingering his flight tickets to the Mardi Gras, we were thoroughly entertained for about an hour and a half with political intrigues.

Some, not me of course, suggested it was going to be a long year.

The anti fracking family produced a very fine chicken curry with condiments and papadam.

Enough rice left over for Horse’s chicken. Top job by the Borings.


On On


Stewie

RUN 2754 – AGPU At Pembo’s Workplace

Write up by JM – Pitt

Around 45 members turned up at Pembo’s factory unit with a few returnees not seen at a run in some time; founder Member Cans, accompanied by Wagon were notable as was Jerrycan .

Gnocchi made an appearance to speed up the pack from the front. Around 18 runners took off in warm conditions but the cool breeze helped.

There was confusion at the first check as the marking was very faint, But a good job by Flasher with several very long false trails, which kept the pack in reasonable order. BUT – Then the trail was lost again and the pack spread out remaining so for what was a short run of around 30 minutes.

Seems we may have missed some as Flasher indicated at the start it was around 40 mins. The run wasn’t meant to be the main event as it was all about the AGPU and Pembo put on a magnificent effort.

There was plenty of good pizza for all from the Pizza Truck and a carton or so of good quality red from his cellar to supplement the ration which ran out – Ominent signs there new committee.

Pembo was ably assisted by his “2 nieces” who kept the troops amused for evening with plenty of posing with awardees and others.

Excellent effort from Polly, Pembo and team to top off another excellent year

wbdfq

OnOn Pitt

Run 2753 -Prairie Dog at Heathcote Applecross

Prairie Dog Take 2

After an excellent run earning him Virgin Run of the Year, Prairie Dpg came up with a very fine second run and even changed the weather for us to have a pleasant coolish summer run at Heathcote.

No less than 45 pitched up including the dulcet toned visitor Rusty Nuts. In addition, we welcomed back Neon and Botak with 61-190SL.

Nineteen runners headed off with the best FT of the year all the way down a path and back up again with all 19 sucked in. Stand in RA Emu politely mentioned then other end of scale with the attempt to lure all to run South at the beach which Mastitis did to humour the throng.

A top effort with the plodders doing 6½ km in 58 minutes and Bar Code and Q up at 8 km with all the FTs. Nice long leads kept the pack together and that is what Hash is supposed to do.

Topgun/Rhino tripped on steps and did a five point landing modifying his snout in Rhino mould. Fortunately he is fine and had lots of support from his Hash Mates, who even found his dropped lens.

Lasagna drew Y27 and Scribe had Y26 but no joker.

Tea was a superb chicken vegie curry with rice dish and there was heaps.Good Job Prairie Dog aided by the co-hares Bushie and Crayfish.

WBDFQs

2417 RIMMER and TRIPLE J @ Ellersdale Park

This write-up unfortunately covers only the first half of the run as the trail after Hawker Park is a mystery, not only to this scribe, but also to al those I asked about the other half. The trail as far as it was located was marked well with lots of good clear P signs, even if there were not too many checks or false trails.  As a result the not too large pack dwindled to smaller batches of runners wondering what they had done wrong.

If any of the small pack that presented found the entire trail, I know not who they were.

As the RA and the other wa*kers with their six maps could not agree where they were and and where they were trying to go, we now have a record set at a run where the entire pack of non-runners got hopelessly lost and came in after most of the runners.

The RA woosed out on scoring the run and asked our least sennior (in age) member what his long summary of the run was.  The informed answer "Crap".  Moses view on that is that the first half was pretty OK and giving the benefit of the doubt that the other half would have been better a 7, is about the right score.

The weather was rather pleasant, the food was sensational and the venue was suitable for the occasion.

Rimmer – those sausages served with briliant mash and peas were as good as any 5 star restaurant anywhere.  Good job!

 

Onon

 

Moses