A short drive, through the raindrops, from the middle of Pattaya to the A-site that we have been too once before! Only difference is the grass and weeds are two feet taller than they were before! The big yellow and black signs were hard to miss – even if the km stated in the map was wrong!
The GM is pacing around like a hen that’s lost her chicks! The signups are moving at a snails pace and merchandise buyers are driving Free Willy crazy (trying to exchange worn and dirty shirts for different sizes). The hares are calling for the circle to get started because the run is extremely long today.
Finally, the circle is called! Everyone is welcomed, virgins and sponsor’s introduced, and new shoes are christened. Tonight’s On-On, is at BJ’s (Jasmine Hotel) with extra food provided by Karamba and staff. Hares in to explain about their long, extremely long, wet run! Projected front runner’s in after 1-1:30 minutes – walkers in about 2 hours! Their projections proved very accurate! Bastards!
The direction in which to leave the circle is correctly sounded by the hash horn Steptoe! This poor hasher personally volunteered to be tonight’s hash horn! First we went through some rough sandy area, until we hit the road, left and back in the field, first check was quickly solved, the check was nicely broken so the walkers could follow, we went through tapioca, pineapple fields, through ditches and of course, a VV run through a few creeks provided us with the usual water and swamp, some hashers lost a few shoes. And then…everybody thought we go right, which was natural to go back to the A-site, but no…we went under some bridge under the Highway 7 way out of the A-site, the walkers thought this was a marathon or what?? The hares were right to say it was a 2 hour walk. Of course we had to go back under a bridge somewhere in order to get back in the direction of the A-site, which was a half hour later. We continued for another few kilometers through water, mud, rocks and finally, hey… there is the A-site after 2 hours 15 min. The consensus of the runner’s was that the sound was some of the best music that they had heard in years! The horn aided Bam-Bam to be a SCB and get back to the circle in 1:10 minutes. Sir Frog ignored Bam-Bam’s suggestion to follow the horn and arrived back in 2:00 hours. Sir Frog still exclaimed that it was “good training for next month’s Pattaya Marathon”.
After a short chit-chat session, the circle was again called by the GM “Stringy Head”! The hares were iced and would be dealt with by the Bad RA, Sir Airhead later. Seaman Swallow, who returned after her short illness (tears and sorrow because of her hubby leaving), conducted the raffle in her normal superior manner! Noisy people to put on the ice are her favorites!
The usual business was conducted first: 1 anniversary, visitors, returnee’s, virgins and sponsors, and 1 leaver. Everyone’s favorite past GM, GKW was off again to Lao winning a can of rat poison, in the raffle, to take with him! Rat’s, mice, and dogs beware! Sir Terminal 4 received his 550th run shirt! Well done lad!
The Bad RA, Sir Airhead, entered and promptly iced the hares – about 3-4 times in succession – of which they really deserved! No matter how hard he tried to give them “hash shit”, the overpowering voices of “great run, good run, the best run” prevailed!
Sir Chicken F’r iced next weeks hares, all 5 of them! Five hares to do a standard 30 minute Sir Airhead run/walk! Praise Buddha and get the “Hash Shit” signs cleaned up for next week. One note: Camp Airhead will live again next week! Will it be on top of the hill again? Plan on being here next week to learn more!
After “Stringy Head” iced the hares and personally lambasted V V for doing his 76th hare without putting the maps in on time, not cutting the circle area, and not having a Hares song - - Bam-Bam entertained them with a rather long song.
Some of our visitor’s this evening attended because they were in the area aiding in the Burma relief efforts! The PH3 takes our hats off to you for your support to the Asia community in time of need! Great job guys!
The last down-downs were finished and the Hash Hymn destroyed by the highly intoxicated individuals who remained until the end. The bus was finally loaded as Shiekh Meme crawled up the back steps, and headed for the Jasmine Hotel and BJ’s Restaurant! A hardy Thank You” goes out to BJ’s and its staff for their support to the PH3. A special “thanks” to Karamba for his additional support this evening! See you all next week!
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