Wet and Wild Season Opener

MegaBite and Roadrunner's run earned distinction since it marked the season opener for getting wet and wild, pre-monsoon, baby, a forerunner of the 'big, black monsoon' that PJ Harvey sang about. The rain started just after we set out near MegaBite's house in South Lalitpur near the Godavari road radio antennas. It didn't take long before the first modest raindrops turned into a massive downpour. Then the run conditions turned into what we know and love -treacherous. The Hash will always hash, in rain, snow, sleet, blizzards, riots, whatever, because our motto is it only takes 'half-a-mind'. In our case, rains introduce a set of interesting challenges since a 'flat' run is impossible here. Invariably, we will encounter a downhill slope; it will be eroded, muddy, slippery and mildly life threatening. Then we get to rice dikes and muddy fields--you get the picture. We end up with an inch of mud caked on the soles of our running shoes, that is, until we get to the inevitable river crossing. The polluted river crossings take care of the mud for a while but the 'sparkling' valley waters in your shoes

and socks add a bit of weight and stench to your run. We survived the run. We had rain chills by the time we reached the second and last hold. We saw Home from there and the Hash mismanagement committee of two decided to break hash tradition and authorize immediate checks without holding. No one objected. We crossed a muddy field, a river and then scaled the slippery slopes to Home where MegaBite's 'air hostess with the mostest' rewarded us with lovely hot snacks. We gave her a great hash name in appreciation but the Scribe has forgotten it already. We awarded the Hashit to Rotter because his driving caused his innocent significant udder to spill the tsang on the way to the Hash. It's always the significant rudder's fault; don't you know that, Rotter? Everyone got down-downs per the suggestion of hash visitor Square Head from Denmark, who insisted that Hash traditions be honored by our very non-traditional Himalayan Hash. It would be nice to have a few hash disciplines for a while. Square Head will be appointed as Hash police on this Saturday's run at the second pipal tree. Desert Fox will hare'get ready.

On On!