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Run # 2284 Monday 11 March, 2024 @ 5.30pm

Run # 2284 Monday 11 March, 2024 @ 5.30pm

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Run # 2284 Monday 11 March, 2024 @ 5.30pm

Hares: Mozzie & Haybales

Location: Cudgerie Common, Blueberry Dve, Black Mountain

Map Ref: Map

Run Fee: $10 members & non-members

Recommended to bring a fully charged torch as parts of the run are in the bush

Run: #2280 – SO LONG… FAREWELL… AUF WIEDERSEHEN…GOODBYE…

Run: #2280 – SO LONG… FAREWELL… AUF WIEDERSEHEN…GOODBYE…

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Date/Time: Monday 12/02/24, 5pm
Location: Noosaville
Hares: Digit Digester with Ma’ Dog

A sad day, as it’s my last collaboration run report with All Fours. Admittedly I was co-hare, with Digit Digester so it might be a tad bias. Also, as we sail into the sea of uncertainty with our new committee, we remain rudderless, in the position of On Sec. Surely there is someone out there, with enough words nous, wit, black humour, sarcasm and no conscience to fill the void?

We gathered at the dog park atop Lake Weyba Drive and what a good turnout there was. Great to see some originals like Speed Dog and unregulars like the Fat Controller plus some visitors from ‘wankyank’ country (B Flat& Victoria Falls). The FGM & RA took command and reminded us all, what an auspicious occasion this was. It’s the present committees last run, as in a few hours they would be unshackled from the bondage of commitment and join the ranks of us mere mortals, being the members and being totally ignored for the next twelve months.

Digit and Moi, gave a quick rundown on how the run was laid, its length and duration, which was hard as we had no clue about either because I inadvertently switched of my run tracker when setting it. Down the road and left into Nannygai St, across into Blameless Shire to a check, with a small meander thru the park, along Waterside to Saltwater. The runners by all accounts were speeding ahead and a good number of walkers were in pursuit. Through another park and through Skipper to a check at Maccas. The walkers kep ttogether and wouldn’t be out done by those peskie front runners. Some slack arses did take the opportunity to shortcut back but the majority continued. The runners spearheaded by Beams the Fat Controller and Silly Prick reached the next check on Gympie Terrace. Sadly, they were misguided and went left and ignored the fact that there were no ‘On’ arrows. After much cursing to the perpetrator, they headed back, up Thomas to Albert. Here they meandered through Anne, James and onto Weyba Road. A short jog back to Lake Weyba Drive and homeward to the Doggy Park. Naffa of course, couldn’t resist but to shortcut and against his normal reactions, said he actually enjoyed it for once. Beams was the first legit trail runner back and informed me, it was 5.1kms long and took 45 minutes, which was news to me and Digit ????. The circle was formed, after my last duty as Hash Crier, where I usually deafen everybody in close proximity. A very short and quick circle was performed with the FGM providing a quick summary of events and expenditure of the 2023/2024 year!

So without further ado, over to you, our illustrious and departing RA& On Sec & Scribe – All Fours for her last contribution to the run report.

On On
Ma Dog

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Summary of AGPU

After a short run and a short circle we all wandered down Lake Weyba Drive to the Laguna Retirement Village for more drinking and to the long awaited event of the year – AGPU! OMG, it couldn’t have come sooner…

Meals on Wheels catered the 3 course dinner with all you could drink from the generous bucket. Licker and Red Knob had to go home to replenish the grog as this was,by far one of the best attended AGPUs with over 60 people! There were definitely a few Hashers who were rather merry too!

We were entertained by the Hash Committee, the Von Crapp Singers with a selection of rewritten hash words to The Sound of Music songs and lyrics were provided for the Hashers to sing along. The last song performed was “So Long, Farewell”, where the FGM tossed the Hashit Award, TM tossed chalk, HC tossed a cash register with money, RA/On Sec tossed a laptop computer and we all waved SO LONG… FAREWELL…AUF WIEDERSEHEN… GOODBYE…

Special mention of thanks to:

  • Reverse Thrust (MC duties, use of his PA system)
  • Breathless, The Madam (Kaffir’s wife), Kaffir, Possum, Reverse Thrust (recorded vocals)
  • Michael (Breathless’ brother for creating the backing tracks)

A few awards were given out, the final part of the proceedings was the sacking of the committee and the election of the new GM and their committee. There were two main contenders – Treadie and Nafa. After a show of hands, the new GM is TREADIE!!!

The new committee lineup for 2024/25 is:

  • GM –Treadie
  • RA –Beams
  • Hash Cash – Ride On
  • TMs – Rocky & Lazy Prick
  • Beer Meisters – Hoader & Tailend
  • DSIs – Mozzie & Be Prepared
  • Minister of Loose Ends (MOLE) – Dun’ Rootin’

Congrats to the new committee!­­ However, there is an important role that is still vacant – the On Sec! Treadie is look for someone who is a great communicator and is good with emails. I know there are some hashers who totally fit the bill– so step up and show us how it’s done!

On On to another awesome year of hashing!
All Fours (signing off for the very last time – YAYYYYYYY!!!)

Run: #2279 – A beachy kind of day

Run: #2279 – A beachy kind of day

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Date/Time: Monday 05/02/24, 5pm
Location: Peregian Beach
Hares: Dennis the Menace and Longis Prongis

This was another hot sticky day but it was a little overcast as we gathered at Peregian Beach. Longis Prongis was definitely worried that it would rain and wash out all the beautiful coloured chalked trail. There were yellow, blue and pink arrows along the way with lots of checks. Early on Nafa went down a street and turned right, missing the faint yellow arrow which went left. The trail did go up and down between the houses which seemed to loop back each time. The hares cunningly gave the runners a diversion rather than sending them to the drink stop. The path home was along the beach, popping blue bottles as we went and finally catching up with the walkers before turning in at Beach Access No. 59.

The walkers report was given by Boobs – got lost about 1 billion times (not exaggerating here…) but where we found trail, it was great! Groper gave the runners report – which was very different, the hares stood over the runners/walkers split so that the runners would take a BIG deviation around the area, only to loop back onto the main road with fast traffic and to the drink stop when all the walkers had disappeared! Despite that, he thought it was a great run, great distance and losing Nafa early on and never seeing him again until back at the bucket!

The Down Downs were given to:

  • Birthdays – Unremarkable, Boobs, Got Off
  • Hashit Award – Groper for ignoring 2 Sheilas when driving to the run (the GPS and GT) when they tried to give him directions and got lost!
  • Maneater gave a synopsis of the ‘Not the Australia Day’ weekend at Imbil
  • Weak As – for the lonesome, well hung Plough Boy/Cowboy who entertained us in Imbil with his act
  • Licker – a GM for wearing another club’s tshirt, the Larrikins when she isn’t even a member of Larrikins
  • Longis Prongis – returned his tiny piece of pink chalk left over from marking checks and he was seen with a large pair of garden shears cutting down bush by the BBQ as he tried to make some topiary.
  • Licker – a thank you from Miss Belinda Snoggs for sucking up and telling her what a fabulous job she has done for the year and leading such a fabulous committee. Thanks goodness she will be sacked next week, otherwise she will have a big head thinking ‘Sheilas can do anything!’
  • Visitors/returnees – Fussy Not Desperate (FND), Groper, GT, Drover’s Dog
  • Licker – for chasing after the 3 young shirtless hunky dudes down the road

Thanks to the hares – Dennis the Menace and Longis Prongis for the excellent trail and supper of snags, chips and coleslaw.

On On to the AGPU…
All Fours

Run: #2278 – It’s an Excavation Day…

Run: #2278 – It’s an Excavation Day…

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How much excavation can be done in a day?

Date/Time: Monday 29/01/24, 5pm
Location: Lake MacDonald
Hare: Treadie

The answer to the above question is that an excavator could be used to dig anywhere from 350 to 1,000 cubic yards per day. Treadie has certainly been busy by planning the trail around Lake MacDonald Forest Park which looks remarkably like an excavator (see below image).

A surprising number of hashers managed the trail in the humidity minus the hot sun as it had been forecast for a huge downpour. Fortunately, the RA’s Anti Rain app was working and managed to delay the rain until the following day. The run was a mere 8.43km and the walkers was approximately 5km. Beams, wearing a bright yellow tshirt was like the yellow peril always at your heels and catching up!

The extended walkers report was given by Rocky – he went slightly beyond the fence line when he got to a check and did extra 1km, but still scored it 9.4/10. Weak As gave the runners report – thought the run was absolutely fantastic, bush run, great distance and the chance to jump in the lake to cool off afterwards and thinks that Treadie should set all the runs for the rest of the year!

The Down Downs were given to:

  • Recharge & GB – celebrating their 12 wedding anniversary (aww SWEET) & still in LOVE!
  • Rocky – does the extended version of the walk, gets back to bucket and shoves ice down his socks (not jocks) then takes off his singlet and wrings out half a bucket of sweat!
  • Next Week – was complaining all morning that he couldn’t wear flippers for swimming as he had sore and swollen feet and that he couldn’t possibly run in the evening, however he was running off ahead of everyone else – how his feet has miraculously recovered & is HEALED!!!
  • Mother Trucker received the Hashit Award for not only falling over once but twice on the run
  • Weak As – for scaring all the kids at the lake when he dropped his daks to go swimming naked
  • Mozzie – had two lovely bandaged legs expertly attended by Nurse Licorice Nipples after Haybales pushed her into the stream. As Haybales felt guilty, he was seen holding hands with Mozzie back to the bucket.

The only type of excavation that happened was finding old fossils (we could name a few?!) but no artifacts! Many thanks to the terrific trail and supper which was single handedly done by none other than Treadie!

On On
All Fours

Run: #2277 – Mushrooms love humidity…

Run: #2277 – Mushrooms love humidity…

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Date/Time: Monday 22/1/24, 5pm
Location: Noosaville
Hares: Lazy Prick & Hairy Mickey

It was a hot and steamy day, even at 5pm at the start of the run. As promised, the RA’s Anti-Rain app worked a dream and there was no rain whatsoever. Lazy Prick had planned a route that would be entertaining (obviously too much time on his hands!) with chalk scribbling messages along the way such as ‘All Fours Rest’ and ‘Nafa’s Tryst’ and a drink stop to rehydrate.

The trail took us over the Monks Bridge, through the Weyba Creek Busland Reserve, running parallel to the Noosa Springs Drive and past the Noosa Men’s Shed. We thought we should be heading back the other direction once we were climbing towards Noosa Heads. Fortunately, we turned towards Leslie Drive, along near Weyba Road to the Noosa Farmers Market where we cut through the Rococo Oval and – yay we were on our way home! It was only a mere 6.14km run but the humidity makes it much more challenging. Meanwhile, Licker was seen cooling herself down under the tap which was only a metre off the ground but she was up for a wet tshirt competition.

The walkers report was given by Biggles – man of a few words and all he managed was “it was OK”. Beams gave us a more comprehensive run report – full of twists & turns, heaps of checks, kept pack together, right distance, great territory, enough shiggy/bush/trails bits to make it interesting and a welcoming drink stop before we fainted in the heat. The map of the trail looks remarkably like a mushroom, what do you think of the pictures below?

The Down Downs were given to:

  • Visitors: Jenny (Screamer’s younger sister)
  • Returnees: Wheelie Bin (Laguna resident), No Crutch
  • Be Prepared & Ride On – chatting along on the run when Be Prepared said “I can’t tell the difference between males &females” – apparently talking about the sex of a cane toad!
  • Wheelie Bin & Treadie – comparing their pacemakers which they have given names to (Wheelie’s called Bin Larden or Little Otto?, Treadie’s called Gerry)
  • Wetcheck & Kondom – after the run last week on her birthday they finally got home @ 9:45pm. While waiting for the tow truck to fill in time they were shagging in the back seat! (awww how SWEET!)
  • Wheelie Bin & Blameless – Wheelie has hosted events at his previous property where the only directions to go left or right, but Blameless when straight ahead & landed in the water or ditch?
  • Hoarder – wished her a Hashy Birthday  
  • Hashit Award – Beams for pushing all the slower athletes out of his way as he was going so fast he just couldn’t stop
  • Reverse Thrust – he saw ducks lining the water, but he had his mind in the gutter telling Licker he had all his F**ks lined in a row
  • Lazy Prick – doubter that the RA’s Anti Rain App wouldn’t be working, today was a beautiful day, may be a tad hot but no rain on the trail, until we got home in the evening @ 9pm

Then we were off to the Laguna Retirement Village, guided by Digit Digester standing guard at the entrance and ensuring the hashers wouldn’t deviate. Next Week was the only one who went for a dip in the very inviting pool while the hasher sat around drinking. Supper was then served at The Forum by Hairy Mickey with the assistance of Dolly (another Laguna resident).

Many thanks to the hares – Lazy Prick and Hairy Mickey! It was hot and steamy but we survived the weather and were glad we didn’t get fed those special kind of mushrooms for dinner!

On On
All Fours