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:410@sh4.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221102T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221102T223000 DTSTAMP:20221108T092425Z URL:https://www.sh4.org.uk/events/hash-1374/ SUMMARY:South Hams H4 Hash 1374 - Change of venue - Wrangaton Golf Club DESCRIPTION:Words according to Py (Fen has gone on strike)\n\nA surreal mo ment on my way up to Wrangaton as the car was trying hard not to aqua-plan e in the torrential rain : Was the hash really on Dartmoor this evening? W as Goolie really at home wrestling with Covid rather than devilishly throw ing fireworks on a blazing bonfire? As I crawled up the lane with the wipe rs vainly trying to clear the windscreen\, the radio blared out:\n\n“A b ig Shout Out to South Hams Hash House Harriers who will be out trail runni ng in the wind and rain on Dartmoor this evening! Ha! Ha!” Jo Whiley\n\ nFirst thought: well\, at least I am going to the correct place….\nSecon d thought: I am not the only sad hasher listening to radio 2!\n\nWith thes e words of encouragement from BBC ringing in my ears\, I dragged Fen from the car to the shelter of the Wrangaton clubhouse for the circle up - so\ , which smug hasher sitting at home had put in the request to radio 2? Rum ours were rife…Rusty? Filth? Gaffer?(!!) \nSpirits were high as the thir ty odd hashers got ready to face the elements…. although a number of fai r-weather hashers were spotted sneaking inside for an early on down… Rub bery\, Hekkel\, Twisted Sister\, Dulux\,…!\n\nRizzo thanked our last-min ute hare\, Re-Entry\, for heroically stepping into the breach to lay the t rail in such inclement conditions…the said ‘hero’ then gleefully tol d us that he and Just Horny had laid the trail in the morning….BEFORE th e rain started… but\, that we were not to worry\, as they had firmly sta mped on the sawdust….(all four marks!?) As he introduced a brave local virgin\, Harry\, the thought crossed my mind that we may never see her aga in following this stormy baptism … and indeed we didn’t! Did she even make it off the moor?\n\nAfter words of warning about buddying up and keep ing mobile phones in watertight pockets\, Re-Entry sent us out across the golf course and on into the wilderness - no problems about keeping the pac k together\, though\, as we were quickly all milling around …. surprisin g the cows & calves who had come down to shelter from the storm. Last mark ? Which mark?\n\nWet Spot helpfully suggested that the hare had used fairy dust instead of sawdust… but the swirling mist was closer to the work o f witches than fairies in my opinion. Hard-on-next-week had a frightening encounter with a bat which flew straight into his face - or was it Half-ha rd-but-playful? (the hasher not the bat!) \n\nI thought it was Hallowe’e n last week! 🦇 \n \nFortunately\, Re-Entry soon appeared to give direc tions to the pack … and we were off again…. to an early stream crossin g which we hardly noticed in our already soggy shoes. In the absence of vi sible marks\, the wisest of us tried to stick with the hare… which was a good strategy until the dilemma of the Long/Short split …where Re-Entry set off with the Longs leaving the Shorts to fend for themselves…. onwa rd and upward….\n\nFen & I headed up Western Beacon with the shorts - ha ppy to be on a very familiar route (for me!) At the top we found an arrow (yippee!) and followed the Stone Row down to the Black Pool where there wa s a lot of milling around again… until eagle-eyed Can’t Come spotted a mark… and then another… and another… Mutterings of Superpowers as the rest of us were useless! A young hasher with no name who knows him rat her better gave us all the answer: it appears that Can’t Come has wander ing eyes… (Funny that I had never realised that this could be a useful t rait!)\n\nUnusually\, Nice Buns\, was on the Short this evening. Her usual chatty companion\, Rizzo\, had all too easily abandoned her hash buddy in her haste to follow the hare\, Re-Entry\, on the Long. However Rizzo late r regretted her decision as she found herself running for her life without her faithful companion! For the intrepid Longs\, it was a matter of ‘ke ep up or get lost’! It has been anonymously reported that the scene on t he Long got more than a bit ugly: Dimmers admits to being savage…and Lor d Overshot was reported to consider sacrificing Re-entry at a stone circle ! What darstardly goings on! A bedraggled Shaggy\, however\, was simply re lieved not to be abandoned to forever roam the moor…\n\nFen\, my faithfu l hash hound\, was on top form loving every minute of the wild run on his old ‘stomping ground’. His nose told him exactly where he was…. unli ke the rest of us…! \nAs usual\, the wilder the weather\, the greater th e fun… or\, at least\, the greater the euphoria when we all got back ali ve & well (!) A great hash.\n\nThankfully Squashed Balls delivered his RA notes on a beer mat this week …rather than the raw sausage. Down Downs w ere awarded to:\n\nUndercovers - for wedgie wardrobe indecency\nNice Buns - Birthday girl !\nRe-Entry - intrepid hare - stepped in last minute!\nPug sley - for the anonymous Radio 2 request!\nCan’t Come - for the Supervis ionary powers of his wondering eyes!\nRizzo - for gay abandonment of her b estie!\n\nOn on to the AGPU at AG - Words according to Py (Fen has gone on strike)\n\nA surreal moment on my way up to Wrangaton as the car was tr ying hard not to aqua-plane in the torrential rain : Was the hash really o n Dartmoor this evening? Was Goolie really at home wrestling with Covid ra ther than devilishly throwing fireworks on a blazing bonfire? As I crawled up the lane with the wipers vainly trying to clear the windscreen\, the r adio blared out:\n\n“A big Shout Out to South Hams Hash House Harriers w ho will be out trail running in the wind and rain on Dartmoor this evening ! Ha! Ha!” Jo Whiley\n\nFirst thought: well\, at least I am going to th e correct place….\nSecond thought: I am not the only sad hasher listenin g to radio 2!\n\nWith these words of encouragement from BBC ringing in my ears\, I dragged Fen from the car to the shelter of the Wrangaton clubhous e for the circle up - so\, which smug hasher sitting at home had put in t he request to radio 2? Rumours were rife…Rusty? Filth? Gaffer?(!!) \nSpi rits were high as the thirty odd hashers got ready to face the elements… . although a number of fair-weather hashers were spotted sneaking inside f or an early on down… Rubbery\, Hekkel\, Twisted Sister\, Dulux\,…!\n\n Rizzo thanked our last-minute hare\, Re-Entry\, for heroically stepping in to the breach to lay the trail in such inclement conditions…the said ‘ hero’ then gleefully told us that he and Just Horny had laid the trail i n the morning….BEFORE the rain started… but\, that we were not to worr y\, as they had firmly stamped on the sawdust….(all four marks!?) As he introduced a brave local virgin\, Harry\, the thought crossed my mind tha t we may never see her again following this stormy baptism … and indeed we didn’t! Did she even make it off the moor?\n\nAfter words of warning about buddying up and keeping mobile phones in watertight pockets\, Re-Ent ry sent us out across the golf course and on into the wilderness - no prob lems about keeping the pack together\, though\, as we were quickly all mil ling around …. surprising the cows & calves who had come down to shelter from the storm. Last mark? Which mark?\n\nWet Spot helpfully suggested th at the hare had used fairy dust instead of sawdust… but the swirling mis t was closer to the work of witches than fairies in my opinion. Hard-on-ne xt-week had a frightening encounter with a bat which flew straight into hi s face - or was it Half-hard-but-playful? (the hasher not the bat!) \n\nI thought it was Hallowe’en last week! 🦇 \n \nFortunately\, Re-Entry s oon appeared to give directions to the pack … and we were off again…. to an early stream crossing which we hardly noticed in our already soggy s hoes. In the absence of visible marks\, the wisest of us tried to stick wi th the hare… which was a good strategy until the dilemma of the Long/Sho rt split …where Re-Entry set off with the Longs leaving the Shorts to fe nd for themselves…. onward and upward….\n\nFen & I headed up Western B eacon with the shorts - happy to be on a very familiar route (for me!) At the top we found an arrow (yippee!) and followed the Stone Row down to the Black Pool where there was a lot of milling around again… until eagle-e yed Can’t Come spotted a mark… and then another… and another… Mut terings of Superpowers as the rest of us were useless! A young hasher with no name who knows him rather better gave us all the answer: it appears th at Can’t Come has wandering eyes… (Funny that I had never realised tha t this could be a useful trait!)\n\nUnusually\, Nice Buns\, was on the Sho rt this evening. Her usual chatty companion\, Rizzo\, had all too easily a bandoned her hash buddy in her haste to follow the hare\, Re-Entry\, on th e Long. However Rizzo later regretted her decision as she found herself ru nning for her life without her faithful companion! For the intrepid Longs\ , it was a matter of ‘keep up or get lost’! It has been anonymously re ported that the scene on the Long got more than a bit ugly: Dimmers admits to being savage…and Lord Overshot was reported to consider sacrificing Re-entry at a stone circle! What darstardly goings on! A bedraggled Shaggy \, however\, was simply relieved not to be abandoned to forever roam the m oor…\n\nFen\, my faithful hash hound\, was on top form loving every minu te of the wild run on his old ‘stomping ground’. His nose told him exa ctly where he was…. unlike the rest of us…! \nAs usual\, the wilder th e weather\, the greater the fun… or\, at least\, the greater the euphori a when we all got back alive & well (!) A great hash.\n\nThankfully Squash ed Balls delivered his RA notes on a beer mat this week …rather than the raw sausage. Down Downs were awarded to:\n\nUndercovers - for wedgie ward robe indecency\nNice Buns - Birthday girl !\nRe-Entry - intrepid hare - st epped in last minute!\nPugsley - for the anonymous Radio 2 request!\nCan ’t Come - for the Supervisionary powers of his wondering eyes!\nRizzo - for gay abandonment of her bestie!\n\nOn on to the AGPU at AG CATEGORIES:Hash Trails LOCATION:Wrangaton Golf Club Golf Links Road\, Wrangaton\, Devon\, TQ10 9HJ GEO:50.407774;-3.864095 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Golf Links Road\, Wrangaton \, Devon\, TQ10 9HJ \, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wrangaton Golf Club:geo:50.407774,-3.864095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221030T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR