Run: #2250 – Ma’ Dog vs La Niña

Date: Monday 3/7/23
Location: Tewantin
Hares: Ma’ Dog & Holy Smoke

The Bureau of Meteorology had been predicting rain and lots of rain the week prior to Ma’ Dog’s run. La Niña was going to come out to party but fortunately, the RA (who’s responsible for the weather) used all her powers to ensure that Ma’ Dog’s run was going to be spared! We had double the number of hashers who rocked up this time than Ma’ Dog’s previous run – they even came with brollies and rain coats.

At last, Ma’ Dog was able to use the infamous trail he had planned months ago. Out down Blackheath, across Furness and along Gleneagle, Fairways Drives, Stableford and Linksland Streets were not just street names but quite a few golfing terminology. There were a few lovely parks, reserve, crossing creeks and even a drink stop! Lots of checks ensured that the pack kept together most of the time with runners and walkers splits too. The run was 6.07km long which took only 45 minutes and the weather remained delightfully dry!

Ma’ Dog soon got the ‘burning inferno’ going around the backyard, while Holy Smoke was flipping burgers on the barbie. We gathered around the fire pit for the circle which would’ve been quite dark but fortunately All Fours had her torch to light up the occasion. Rocky gave the walkers report – scoring 7.5/10 for a 4.5km which included a great drink stop (even though Ma’ Dog forgot an extra ingredient), while Next Week gave the runners report.

Down Downs this week were:

• The travellers: DT & Woof Woof have been ‘Everywhere Man’ up in Capentaria (at least 20 destinations rattled off), meanwhile Rocky had an eating & boozy Rick Stein European visit (again at least 20 destinations)

• Licker for blocking the driveway with her car that Ma’ Dog couldn’t get to the drink stop in time
• Kaffir for forgetting his torch on such a dark night but didn’t ask if anyone had a spare as All Fours could’ve given him not one but two spare torches
• Next Week’s birthday had special numbers. I asked Lech what it meant when Next Week is 68 years old, born in ’55 and All Fours is 55 years old and was born in ’68 – his response was lucky or just a ‘coincidence’
• All Fours being RA blessed the hashers with NO RAIN!

On a more serious note, the GM made an announcement:

Due to the increase in the price of food, we are increasing our weekly run fee to $10 which will also include a beverage (beer/wine/soft drink). This means your run fee has only gone up by $2 and drinks prices remain the same at $3 each. 

This increase will begin on 1 August 2023. There has not been a fee increase in 25 years.

You will be provided with a drinks token when you pay your run fee each week.

With the serious proceedings done, we tucked ourselves into some yummy gourmet burgers with all the trimmings of beetroot, pineapple, lettuce, pickles and various sauces. There was even vego sausages for Digit Digester! Then we washed it down with some port to finish. Thanks Ma’ Dog and Holy Smoke for the run, food, hospitality and no La Niña in sight!

On On
All Fours