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RUN 1324
23rd December 2007
Hares: Farmer & Tiger Feet
Scribe: Sergio
Location: Farmer’s Farmyard
1324 – the Christmas Special
Weather was cold but dry. The wind was cold too, but there was also a bit of sun to warm the brow. A good crowd gathered in the Farmyard in eager anticipation of what has become something of an AH3 tradition – the Christmas Special.
Farmer and Tiger Feet explained the plan for the day: this was a “flourless” run – Farmer gave it some clever sounding made up latin name, but he still had to explain what was going on! Who understands latin these days anyway? Amongst the hash?
The plan was encouragingly simple: we would be told where to go, literally, and we could go whichever way we liked to get there. Once “there” we wold be told where next. Refreshments would be served while we absorbed this new information and fed the revised co-ordinates into our (Christmas issue) GPS’s.
First instruction – “leave the Farmyard, and head for One Cell’s pad in Morningside Road”. We were off. I followed the majority on the southern route, however Olymprick and a few others tried the northern route past the Cricket Club: it mattered not as we all arrived before One Cell. She came in a few minutes later and treated us to sherry, sausage rolls and Christmas decorations. A good effort and a good start to the run. Next, Farmer told us to get our asses along to Cults Railway Station. This meant a long steady effort on the railway line and I plodded along with Farmer, Goat Wrestler, Olymprick and One Foot for what seemed like miles. Once there we were handed whisky and crabbies by Two Moons, they were well needed by this stage. Hippo, Trouser Shredder and the fast runners had already set off for sip #3 at the Waldorf School (odd naming a school after a salad, don’t you think?) so we didn’t dally, and soon I was leading a straggle of hounds up the long footpath to the Waldorf. Here more whisky and crabbies were on offer, along with Christmas crackers (I won a bottle opener – always handy!!). Young Chiara attempted to fill my cup with orange juice – I suppose we should expect such folly from a “neohasher”.
Thankfully it was (hic!) downhill now, down Craigton Road and the pace picked up. JC flashed passed, tooting as he went, and slow runners like Bruce Almighty were overtaken on our way to the final stop on the run, at All Because & Batty’s. At 53 Craigton Road. I say this just so any passing hasher can drop in to sample their fine hospitality – especially if they missed the fare that was set out before us on this day. Superb soup, with garlic bread, washed down with some very smooth vodka. And the piece de resistance – chestnuts roasting on the bbq! We lingered, Little Shit, Drillbit and others enjoying the pale sun from the comfort of the deck.
When we finally roused ourselves it was a quick jaunt back to the Farmyard and the circle. Oddly, the events from hereon are hard for an old timer like me to recall. I seem to remember some speculation on Hippo’s late return. Could he have set off for Duthie Park as advised by the hares at the last stop? Farmer’s entire family were called out for a drink – there were plenty of them.
We also had the traditional Christmas photo, perfectly coreographed by the hares, where those new to the Christmas Special, just Nipples and Chiara this year - were honoured in our special AH3 way.
Then it was inside to see what Nae Knickers had been cooking up for us – and once again we were not disappointed: superb nosh and plenty of it too. Hungry hashers, appetites fuelled by those pre-lunch drinks fell upon the groaning table, until they staggered back, hands on extended bellies, groaning themselves. All this and Christmas in 2 days time!!
ON ON, and happy hashing in 2008
SERG
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