Basket Goes Off the Rails

Run # 557 February 3, 1997

Hare: Basket Boom Boom

Hashit:: Basket Boom Boom (surprise!)

by Snot

A run with a difference this week starting in Attleboro Mass, but are we not the Rhode Island Hash?? perhaps they do not have any trains that run on time. Attendees on this cold evening (30 degrees F) were Basket (hare), Async, Rusty, Plume, Sajid, Short Peck and yours truly. We understand that Hopeless is still nursing some bruised limbs obviously from some obscure sexual activity with Fergie. Hurry up and recover we need a fast runner to help us through the checks.

The hare was anxious to get us off on time, why this week was the question. The off was held up due to our psychologist Sajid being late, due to a phone call on the old dog and bone. Your scribe Snot turned up with the usual ice cream bar for some extra energy. The suggested parking area looked a little risky, which came apparent when cats and dogs were sighted with dustbin lids (trash can lids) on their heads. Car tyres (correct British spelling) were sold from a local house complete with rims, all runners were a little dubious what to expect on our return. The off was brisk with Basket looking anxious and directing us quicker than normal onto trail, an unusual behavior would you not agree Sajid? we were later to find out the reason why. Short Peck an unusual attendee of late was wheezing behind and sporting a cough of at least 40 cigs a day. His unusual technique of rolling down hills on his side was perhaps a way of getting more oxygen into those smoke filled lungs.

At one point your scribe was blazing the trail as a FRB for at least 30 seconds before Async stormed past, trail was a mixture of woodland, road and thorn filled trail. Rusty was leading the pack for most of the front end due to the fact he had the brightest flashlight. The pack was well split apart by the time we got close to a railway line, with Basket blowing furiously on his bugle to lead us toward the beer stop which was to be a train ride from South Attleboro station. Basket had collected the grog from a nearby hedge and the train was waiting on the platform with everybody present except Short Peck who eventually showed up on the wrong platform by which time the train pulled off and we all waved good-bye to our ride, a Basket family member strikes again. Should we have left him? as it turns out it was probably the best thing that happened as the run back was relatively short.

The beer stop was carried out on the platform with some sweet liquor and cocoa, Async went to find out when the next ride was and duly informed us the earliest train was not for at least another two hours. The run back which I have to say was unmarked (Hashshit material) was through shopping areas and pavement on back to where the vehicles were not knowing what to find. Vehicles intact we then proceeded by car to the second beer stop for our circle up, the run which was poorly marked on the return trail and the fact that the hare was unable to hold up the train the run was awarded -4.6 the extra mark being awarded for the novelty of having a beer stop on a railway platform. Hashshit was awarded to the only one deserving of it which incidentally was the person wearing it-Basket!

The on-on was in down town Pawtucket in a small bar where the occupants soon vacated after hearing the singing of the RIH3, one noteworthy point was when a young lady (depends on how many drinks you had had) fraternizing with the crew was sung that noteworthy French song of allouette, as it turned out to a very upset husband whose hair transplant had gone wrong and his wig had blown off in the wind. His macho stand of threatening our trusted hare came to nothing as he was dragged out by the lady. (I have just been reminded that there are no ladies in RI or Mass). A good time was had by all and this was a good training run for next week! On-On

Snot (39th Run in RI)

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