Soft Rock and 摩西 (co hare)
Using ‘Translate with ChatGPT’ becomes…
Soft Rock and Moses (co hare)
The forecast…
Winter is well and truly on its way to Perth this week, as heavy rainfall is predicted to replace the cool and sunny last days of autumn the metropolitan area has enjoyed.
But not before Soft Rock & Moses set an 8.8 out of 8.8 run.
The weather was still warm and sunny as 26 hashers gathered to set out for a run or walk in the leafy riverside suburb of Mosman Park which has been described by people in the know as…
‘Mosman Park is an affluent, scenic western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, uniquely situated between the Indian Ocean and the Swan River. Located roughly 14 kilometres southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 kilometres north of Fremantle, it is highly regarded for its unique “between river and sea” geography, pristine public parks, premium lifestyle appeal, and elite schooling options.’
Pitt addressed the rabble err… fine hash-men of the Gentlemen’s Hash. Once the noise settled to a dull roar he was able to proceed. He told us the run number and handed over to Soft Rock.
Soft Rock hesitated before he started – was it to to be dramatic or was it to collect his thoughts or was it to deliver a thoughtful introduction to his & Moses run? Possibly all of those things. He said the run, as usual, was set with chalk & flour. The arrows could be found on the right hand side of the road or if not there on the left hand side. And he was right again – or left in some cases.
The run started downhill towards the river, from a height above sea level of 30 m to a low of 23 m, according to my Strava app which read the data from my Apple Watch :-). We ignored the hash wisdom of ‘Don’t give up the high ground!’. Boy did we pay for it with the steep climbs further down the trail.
The trail was well set with arrows on the right with occasional arrows on the left. We lost the trail temporarily near the beach at Minim Cove Park. Your scribe found it off-piste with flour on the sand path and chalk under the bench seats, just as the ‘pack’ found a check on the path above us. The running pack started off with 9 +1 (dog). at this stage we were down to 8 + 1. We never found out who the 9th runner was. I did question the accuracy of the initial count and Mastitis conceded it was not verified by anybody so we could have started with 8 runners and no losses.
We followed the riverbank east then north east up to Chidley Reserve with clever false trails and checks on the way. The trail continued along Wellington Street with more false trails and checks.
Q asked ‘How many parks can you count here?’ confused I asked Q what he was talking about. I missed the sign that said ‘Genders Park’ so the irony was lost on me.
Polly explained to me that my birthday carton of Bintang wasn’t with the beers when he loaded the bucket. The explanation loses something if written instead of listening to Polly’s interpretation of an Indian staff member looking for the Bintang, not finding it, phoning his boss and speak swahili (or that’s what it sounded like when Polly spoke it) to his boss then saying they didn’t stock it. Polly showed me the impressive sign he made up for the Bintang. Oh well, he can save it for next week.
Chips were served, the older (and a few not so old) members formed a semi-circle with their chairs and the circle commenced. Polecat pointed out to Pitt that he was capable of standing and didn’t need a chair.
Pitt quickly disposed of Hash business, including a somewhat rambling explanation of why we are not running with the Perth Harriettes next Tuesday on their Palace Run in Carlisle. Hamersley Hash were blamed for the stuff-up and Perth Hash are hosting a 4 seasons run with West Coast Hash in Willetton.
ed. It’s on our website! Run 2926 – 4 Seasons Run by PH3- Haggis
Pitt handed over to Sir Knob for our weekly (not weakly) joke. Phantom was the ‘patsy’ for a long story about a sperm sample.
Note: A patsy is a slang term for a person who is easily tricked, manipulated, or cheated. It also refers to a “scapegoat” or “fall guy”—someone who is deliberately blamed, framed, or made to take the fall for another person’s mistakes or crimes.
Our RA, Mastitis, then called on Birdman to give a report on the walk. It was a positive report as expected from Birdman, including references to the size of the houses in Mosman Park compared to the Western Suburbs and the lovely sunset observed on the drive to the run-site. A runner to give a report on the run who may have been APITW(I didn’t write anything down as Moses only asked my to do the write up as I was about to go home). Another positive report as your editor judged it an an excellent but challenging run in one of the best suburbs in Perth.
Soft Rock was invited to select a ball from Mastitis’ hairy ball bag. He chose an 8, how lucky was that! Then Moses delved into the depths of the hairy ball bag and pulled out another 8! Double 8 must be lucky!
Food was served and it was superbly cooked rice and Port stew – I didn’t hear what the Chinese name for the food was, but it was delicious and plenty for those who choose seconds.
Another night of great Perth Hashing. Where else would you be on a Monday night? Walking the Way of St. Francis walk in Italy like Prairie Dog and Mrs PD?
I used my Apple Watch Ultra 3 to record my run and Strava automatically uploaded it. This is what the Strava App said:- ‘Nice Work! Run this route again to see how you’re progressing.’ Thanks Strava, I’ll pass on that suggestion.
