Run Details

Bring plates, cutlery and tankards, and some cash for the food / beer.

BH7 #2461 : Saddlescombe Farm - I would note that with St Bernard always hard to get hold of (and not having responded to some communications), I had packed chalk and flour just in case. My fears were unfounded though, and the expected mammoth effort that a St Bernard hash usually brings was indeed to be brought upon us all shortly... But first, the chalk talk. Nothing unusual with just a warning that one keg had a cellar tap and the ale would come out of the end. Oh, and there was a false trail mark. And that, technically, tonight's hash might count as a fell run due to the gradients to be encountered! And with that now stuck in our heads, the pack headed out of the farm W over Saddlescombe Rd, looping around N then E and a FH just before crossing back over the road. At this point, Anybody would 'retire' from this evening's run and instead pick up with the walkers. In hindsight, a VERY wise decision as things would only go on to get steeper and harder... Having crossed back over Saddlescombe Rd, trail turned N skirting around Newtimber Hill, turning steeply downhill to another FH before turning E along the trail. A false trail here would see several of the pack clambering over and under the tress fallen down across the path before false trail turned them back and onto true trail E along the beautifully clear and open trail - curses to St Bernard! A long run would bring us out to West Rd (by the Texaco garage on the A23) to run E along the footpath to Cowdown Ln and another FH. An unexpected turn N here (over the A23) would see a longer run back in than many had thought, proceeding down Pyecombe Street. The only obvious crossing would be over the bridge to pick up the SDW but FRBs were unexpectedly called back... True trail, in a very sneaky fashion, was actually hidden under the bridge, up the sloped sides to bring us back out exactly where we had been on the bridge, just the wrong side of the crash barrier. A quick jump over said barrier would find FRBs suffering deja vu before the obvious turn S then W along SDW. And On Inn. Except, it wasn't with another unexpected twist thrown in taking the pack S off of the SDW to skirt down and then back up again to rejoin the SDW a little later on (and another FH). On Inn proper now, W along SDW to Saddlescombe Farm, with one final FH thrown in for good measure!

Arriving back at the farm (closer to 9pm than 8:30) some obviously tired hashers had failed to heed St Bernard's words of warning and the cellar tapped keg had managed to catch several out. Luckily there was PLENTY of ale to go around! With a number of DDs and a numpty mug award to give out, circle proceeded relatively quickly starting with (of course) the hare. Usually I'd go for "Here's To The Hare" but with that run "The Grand Old Duke of York" was a more fitting affair! Next up (I think - my notes are a mess from this one) KIU for avoiding a fishhook with the convenient old 'stone in shoe' excuse; joining him (again, I think) Jaws for another FH-related offence; DDs to "Stupid". A number of hashers had been spotted off their feet (not including KIU sitting down before that FH), including Hot Fuzz and Jaws failing over; Prince Crashpian had been overheard (when someone mentioned bluebells) saying "I've had enough of f***ing bluebells!"; and Shirker Ninezing had run over when Tripsy Daisy had driven anyway; DDs for all four to "Get a Life". Moving on, it was noted that the haberdashery includes lots of items - T-shirts, shorts, skorts, cups, etc. What was unexpected in the box that KIU and WB had handed to Little Swinger was... two pairs of boxers! Yes, KIU's dirty undies had somehow made it into the box and, worse still, he was pretty sure they were meant to be thrown away (so probably unwashed!) Joining KIU would be his accuser, not for racism (as a fellow Brighton Marathon runner the day before) but rather for checking I was okay and would be attending as she didn't want to RA! DDs for both to "10/9/8". And, although we had already celebrated it, TD was called up for another Hashy Beerday, along with WB whose birthday was actually today as it happened; DDs to "Hashy Beerday". With one extra, a quick charge call was given and (once again) Whose Shout somehow ended up nominated! DD to a "10/9/8" again (sorry, very unimaginative of me!) Finally, the Numpty Mug; having been left in the wrong car by Tripsy Daisy she nearly ended up with it. However, she was saved by Lily The Pink who had turned up late, run out in several directions (including the out and the in it seems) and yet had not seen any marks! Luckily he had encountered Shirker helping Anybody back to the Farm and picked up the trail from there. DD, of course, to "Stupid". And so another great hash and evening was closed with a toast. On On! - Nasty Nips