BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:445@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230524T230000 DTSTAMP:20230623T080000Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/1409/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1409 - Shipley Bridge DESCRIPTION:The words according to Py\nHurrah! This day is National Tiara D ay! (allegedly\, as informed by our RA for the day\, Gaffer!) However\, I shall remember 24th May 2023 as “Simply The Best” on account of the sa d news that Tina Turner has died and that we had simply the most glorious moorland hash in Dartmoor history! No rain\, no wind\, no fog… just beau tiful\, wall to wall\, sunshine! Is this really Dartmoor in May?!\n\nNow e veryone knows that I love a Dartmoor hash\, whatever the weather\, and I u sed to love Shipley Bridge free carpark too…. but it would appear that S hipley Bridge has joined the trend of ‘pay by mobile phone’ carparks … conveniently forgetting that most mobile networks have no signal on th e moor! Just love a bit of parking confusion at the start of a hash! Hashe rs starting a new dance craze jumping with phones raised high… Traffic J am was having none of it drove off to park on the road… Can’t Come dec ided to risk a fine … I think Rubbery was contemplating how much he coul d earn in beers if he offered his services as HASH parking warden…\n\nTh e hares\, Winnie the Pooh &\; Blown Off\, had given us advance warnings of savage tics on the rampage with creative suggestions of how to deal wi th the pesky plague. Hence\, having paid full attention to their helpful p ost\, I had come fully prepared for the pesky blighters although I decided that Winnie’s suggestion of a flame thrower may have been little extrem e! Nokkers watched enviously as I covered poor Fen in copious amounts of D IY doggy insect repellent - and then doused herself in my homemade concoct ion. Fen was unamused\, but fragrant! Our resident vet\, Re-entry\, was sc athing - but\, as it worked a treat\, I think I should market it on Dragon s’ Den!\n\nAt the circle up\, the hares\, Winnie the Pooh &\; Blown O ff\, earnestly explained that the trails were easy to follow and everyone should be back in an hour… (a likely story!)…just one little dodgy bit for the longs which should be fine so long as you ‘go down the middle ’ (middle of what?!!)…. oh\, and remember that we did suggest that you should bring towels…. (aagghh\, water must be involved!)\n\nYeuk pushed forward a visitor into the limelight: welcome to Eager Beaver from Sidcup ! (I hope she can swim!)\n\nThe pack split at the start: the longs headed out along the lane\, the shorts straight up the hill onto the moor through the herd of ewes and lambs (yea! a good excuse to climb up slowly!) The e xcellent trail included everything from bastard grass\, bluebell woodland\ , spectacular views\, stream hopping\, bog crossing\, to the dizzy heights of tor scaling and the chilling river swim to the On Home! To quote Re-en try\, “it was simply the best hash ever” …. but\, as he was observed being a dirty short cutter\, he skipped the best bits!\n\nThe FRBs (Re-en try\, Overshot\, and probably others…!!) were accused of serious misdeme anours\; they were seen shortcutting everywhere and even missed out river crossings! What a disgrace! They are clearly not real hashers at all\, jus t common fell runners in disguise…\n\nSpotty Botty was heard shrieking a t Snot Gobbler to stop climbing up the vertical side of the tor (“who do es he think he is? Edmond Hillary?”) But Snot Gobbler was clearly having a wild time as he was later seen cavorting with Pick Pocket and pushing h er down into a bog\, poor thing!\n\nBit of Ruff was spotted up to no good in the woods …. watering the bluebells\, I believe!\n\nHaving cycled to the hash (some hashers will do anything to avoid paying car parking!)\, Ba d Cock &\; Willy Waiver have claimed triathlon medals for this evening ’s endurance event as apparently they both cycled\, ran and swam … how ever\, I am not sure that a moorland jog and a two minute wade through the Avon quite make the grade!\n\nOn a more sober note\, I understand that ou r pack suffered a couple of injuries this evening: Hasher Paul apparently limped off close to the start and Barbarella fell half way through the tra il injuring her shoulder on a rock. Our helpful heroes\, Filth and Rubbery managed to drive their cars up the SWW track to rescue the unfortunate ha rriette - who now reports nothing broken - but the bruise is impressive.\n \nBack at the South Brent pub\, Station House Hotel\, No Comment had prepa red a superb hash menu as usual …. just love that I can have cake whilst others tuck into curry…whilst a desperate and penniless Vindaloo was ca ught scrounging popadoms!\n\nOur RA for the day\, Gaffer\, fortunately dis carded Squashed Balls’ idea of writing on an orange and\, thankfully\, p assed his notes my way… The Down Downs were awarded to:\n\nWinnie the Po oh and Blown Off - Hares\nBarbarella for spectacular fall\nSnotgobbler for ungentlemanly conduct\nCan’t Come for half marathon antics\nBit of Ruff for sewing seeds in the bluebells! - The words according to Py\nHurrah! T his day is National Tiara Day! (allegedly\, as informed by our RA for the day\, Gaffer!) However\, I shall remember 24th May 2023 as “Simply The B est” on account of the sad news that Tina Turner has died and that we ha d simply the most glorious moorland hash in Dartmoor history! No rain\, no wind\, no fog… just beautiful\, wall to wall\, sunshine! Is this really Dartmoor in May?!\n\nNow everyone knows that I love a Dartmoor hash\, wha tever the weather\, and I used to love Shipley Bridge free carpark too…. but it would appear that Shipley Bridge has joined the trend of ‘pay by mobile phone’ carparks… conveniently forgetting that most mobile netw orks have no signal on the moor! Just love a bit of parking confusion at t he start of a hash! Hashers starting a new dance craze jumping with phones raised high… Traffic Jam was having none of it drove off to park on the road… Can’t Come decided to risk a fine … I think Rubbery was conte mplating how much he could earn in beers if he offered his services as HAS H parking warden…\n\nThe hares\, Winnie the Pooh &\; Blown Off\, had given us advance warnings of savage tics on the rampage with creative sugg estions of how to deal with the pesky plague. Hence\, having paid full att ention to their helpful post\, I had come fully prepared for the pesky bli ghters although I decided that Winnie’s suggestion of a flame thrower ma y have been little extreme! Nokkers watched enviously as I covered poor Fe n in copious amounts of DIY doggy insect repellent - and then doused herse lf in my homemade concoction. Fen was unamused\, but fragrant! Our residen t vet\, Re-entry\, was scathing - but\, as it worked a treat\, I think I s hould market it on Dragons’ Den!\n\nAt the circle up\, the hares\, Winni e the Pooh &\; Blown Off\, earnestly explained that the trails were eas y to follow and everyone should be back in an hour… (a likely story!)… just one little dodgy bit for the longs which should be fine so long as yo u ‘go down the middle’ (middle of what?!!)…. oh\, and remember that we did suggest that you should bring towels…. (aagghh\, water must be in volved!)\n\nYeuk pushed forward a visitor into the limelight: welcome to E ager Beaver from Sidcup! (I hope she can swim!)\n\nThe pack split at the s tart: the longs headed out along the lane\, the shorts straight up the hil l onto the moor through the herd of ewes and lambs (yea! a good excuse to climb up slowly!) The excellent trail included everything from bastard gra ss\, bluebell woodland\, spectacular views\, stream hopping\, bog crossing \, to the dizzy heights of tor scaling and the chilling river swim to the On Home! To quote Re-entry\, “it was simply the best hash ever” …. b ut\, as he was observed being a dirty short cutter\, he skipped the best b its!\n\nThe FRBs (Re-entry\, Overshot\, and probably others…!!) were acc used of serious misdemeanours\; they were seen shortcutting everywhere and even missed out river crossings! What a disgrace! They are clearly not re al hashers at all\, just common fell runners in disguise…\n\nSpotty Bott y was heard shrieking at Snot Gobbler to stop climbing up the vertical sid e of the tor (“who does he think he is? Edmond Hillary?”) But Snot Gob bler was clearly having a wild time as he was later seen cavorting with Pi ck Pocket and pushing her down into a bog\, poor thing!\n\nBit of Ruff was spotted up to no good in the woods …. watering the bluebells\, I believ e!\n\nHaving cycled to the hash (some hashers will do anything to avoid pa ying car parking!)\, Bad Cock &\; Willy Waiver have claimed triathlon m edals for this evening’s endurance event as apparently they both cycled\ , ran and swam … however\, I am not sure that a moorland jog and a two m inute wade through the Avon quite make the grade!\n\nOn a more sober note\ , I understand that our pack suffered a couple of injuries this evening: H asher Paul apparently limped off close to the start and Barbarella fell ha lf way through the trail injuring her shoulder on a rock. Our helpful hero es\, Filth and Rubbery managed to drive their cars up the SWW track to res cue the unfortunate harriette - who now reports nothing broken - but the b ruise is impressive.\n\nBack at the South Brent pub\, Station House Hotel\ , No Comment had prepared a superb hash menu as usual …. just love that I can have cake whilst others tuck into curry…whilst a desperate and pen niless Vindaloo was caught scrounging popadoms!\n\nOur RA for the day\, Ga ffer\, fortunately discarded Squashed Balls’ idea of writing on an orang e and\, thankfully\, passed his notes my way… The Down Downs were awarde d to:\n\nWinnie the Pooh and Blown Off - Hares\nBarbarella for spectacular fall\nSnotgobbler for ungentlemanly conduct\nCan’t Come for half marath on antics\nBit of Ruff for sewing seeds in the bluebells! 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