Port of Spain Hash House Harriers (POSH3)

Trash Run 739

Trash – Run #739

Hash Trash Run 739

MIS-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
HASH MASTER	Michelle Girod	741-9125	mredon7@gmail.com
HASH ASS	Arthur Seebalack	461-5665
ON-SEC	Mumtaz Amarali	625-3617 x29436	51cleroffadmin1@republictt.com
HARELINE	Salma Khan	753-8843
HASH C$SH	Lorin Paton	622-5806 (O)
HASH BOOZE	Nevie Boos	637-3033 (H)
HASH SOFTIES	Richard Marlay	351-3694
Betty Agostini	Flash Boos	Karen Hale	Ronald Mc Donald
Website Address: http://poshhh.org

RUN DETAILS
RUN#	DATE	HARES	SITE	SCRIBE
739	January 9, 2010	The Big Dicks	Alenore Gardens, Arima	Long Time Hasher

Well it was a last minute decision to make this hash, as I bus’ it out the house at 3-00 pm to head towards Arima. Thoughts ran through my mind as to how late the run would start ? I mean Michelle now hash mistress, surely I would have time! But then wait, talk was she had turned over a new leaf and would actually be at the run early. Well who would I be with to catch up the pack after reaching late ? Just Dookie and his dog?!!
Turning into the runsite it was with some relief that I saw hashers still milling around, 6 big dicks in yellow directing parking, Michelle looking oh so officious in blue with board and paper in hand, who were we waiting on? Suddenly into the runsite arrived Dookie and dog in his yellow jeep. Ah ha the run could now start, and so said, The biggest Dick (so he keeps saying !!) called us to order with the usual preamble.

On on down the road out the runsite and then no paper or trail. A couple of minutes of looking and then back to the cars. What a great run guys ,a little bit short , but that’s OK! Where are the beers?!!
Wait what are we now doing running off away from the cars up a hill, as I followed a hasher dressed in Coco the clown pantaloons, saw Nevie roll his eyes and wonder what the hash is coming to (did he look in the mirror boxing Day?!!).Up this hill to the first check and trail to the right. Down a next trail and then more checking. So set the trend for the run. up and down well marked trails, (no chance of lost hashers here!) in and out a river, presumably the same one , at least 4 times. Through Bamboo, around the people’s vegetable garden. A seasoned hasher like myself could not work it out, we seemed to be zig zagging through A very small area, but it was working well as back markers and walkers frequently found themselves at the front of the run, and the pack more or less stayed together. Chance of a couple of nice views of the central plains on the way, and some nice running towards the end, on the on-in.

A few observations on the run:-
What did the hasher do with his monster energy drink can, after sitting down half way through the run to drain its contents?? Biodegradable Aluminum right?
A first on the run for me was a hasher pretty in pink, with matching pink towel in hand!! Can’t sweat on a run right?, sorry perspire!!!
What was the hasher doing answering his phone on the hash? Aren’t cellphones supposed to be on silent for the hash?
After hash activities warmed up quickly with bragging rights as to who came in first. Hanif and Harty laid claim, and then it turned out they had missed the end of the run. Beers were flowing freely, s..t talk flowing as usual and suddenly that was it, NO MORE BEERS.!! Just enough for the Down Downs and Poofter.
Apparently the residents in the area didn’t feel safe with all these strange looking Hashers around,?? and we were advised not to stay late?? Some discontent ensued, some grumbling hashers left, Zam and friend not getting the chance to market and sell their Breathalizer kits, and we were given directions to a nearby rumshop down the road for continuation of the fun.

Over 45 thirsty hashers descended on this rumshop, who obviously had been forewarned, as the carib truck was outside! Beers started flowing again and a 3- man band started playing long time and old time calypso, for everyone to sing along with. A great lime ensued, and even the Yachties present were seen singing along to “Black man feeling to party”! Nobody seemed to want it to finish and those guys must have performed for over an hour. They weren’t even put off by Betty’s singing!! As I left David Dookie was seen bag in hand wandering off down the road to the Arima taxi stand!!
ON-ON!

Michelle’s Mess

First, it was the case of the beer evaporating off the back of the pickup truck then it was the cries of what! – beer done already! Then it was de hares! …. Ladies, I ask you what is a girl to believe? One week they wearing dresses and the next they calling themselves Big Dicks and wearing some strange looking appendages round their necks. All these mixed signals left me wondering if the Hares suffering from penis envy or pussy envy. Anyway, to their credit, the run was well set and they organized an excellent after lime at Gokool’s Bar, where the hash was entertained by the well known and talented Steven Garcia and friends. These guys provided some vintage calypso that had all of us singing along. So thanks Eggie aka Friar Egg, Hose Man Gerry, Los Pimpos, Astro Boy, f.w.l. BLING, Bacon and The Quiet One for a great evening.

Virgins: Welcome and hope to see you again: Kat, Jorn, Ricardo and Brian

Birthdays: Best wishes to Salma Khan for a great year ahead and hope you have many many more.

New Shoes: Bernard – who bravely drank out of Hanif’s shoe

Poofter nominees: Ricardo – bad enough that he did the run in rubber slippers, but with a cigarette stuck behind one ear too! Eh Eh, Then there was Harty, Hanif, Curtis and Doon’s girlfriend, SCBs, who took a short cut that cut off 20 mins of the run, and finally the winners – Jorn & Kat, who all during the run were either arguing or giving directions to each other on walkie talkies! Tut tut.

Hash Sports & Family Day: Postponed to the end of March.

Hashers Wear White Kaiso Competition: Carnival Saturday 13th February, 2010

Who will dethrone Martin? The word is out – the girls coming strong and Mervyn say that nobody cyah beat him. Will de Mighty Ole Clothes take de crown! To find out, don’t miss the Hash Run and Calypso competition.
Free entrance, drinks and eats on sale. ON ON

OVERSEAS HASH – SURINAME
Thursday May 27th to Tuesday June 1st
(Public Holidays Trinidad: Monday 31st May and Thursday 3rd June)

COME JOIN US ON OUR OVERSEAS ADVENTURE!

Thursday 27th May   Depart POS @ 9:30 p.m.
Arrive: 12 a.m. (Suriname 1 hour ahead TT)
Check in Krasnapolsky Hotel, Paramaribo
Friday:                        Free day   – Shop / sight see / lime or just catch up on sleep!
Saturday                    Transfer to Bergendal Eco and Adventure Resort
Hash Run in afternoon
Sunday:                     Day trip to Baboenhol mountain area
Hash run / Lime
Monday:                     Return to Krasnapolsky Hotel, Paramaribo
Hash Run with Paramaribo Hash in the afternoon
Tuesday 1st June     Depart Suriname at 6:30 a.m.
Arrive Trinidad 7 a.m.

Cost:                           Double Occupancy $4,850.00
Triple              “           $4,665.00
Quad              “           $4,556.00

Package includes:

Airfare, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner

Transfers, all taxes

Alcohol at the runs in Bergendal and Baboenhol
Unlimited non-alcoholic beverages at Bergendal

(tea, coffee, juices, water)

Deadline for payment: 1st pymt: $1,500 payable by 27th February
2nd pymt: $1,500 by 30th March
Balance due: 30th April, 2010

Ticketing Deadline:             22nd March, 2010
Changes/cancellations after 22/03/10 incur US$54.00 penalty
Suriname
Visa Requirements:           Caricom nationals – Visa not required
US citizens:   Visa required – cost US$110.00
Multiple entry, valid for 5 years
Canadian/British nationals:
Visa Required – cost US$55.00
Valid for 2 months, multiple entry
Check out the Hotel and Resort at their websites:
Bergendal:                            http://www.bergendalresort.com
Krasnapolsky:                       http://www.krasnapolsky.sr

DIRECTIONS TO THE NEXT RUN #741

DATE:          February 6,2010
HARES:              Hale and Harty plus Crew
RUN SITE:    Chaguaramas
RUN TIME:    3.30 pm

Drive west on the Western Main Road through Carenage to Chaguaramas. As you pass Pier 1 (on the left), make first right after bridge (you will see large yellow building aka The Base). Proceed on the Tucker Valley Road passing riffle range and immediately after there is a right turn, follow road to run site.

Trash Run 757

Hash Trash Run 757

MIS-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
HASH MASTER	Michelle Girod	741-9125	mredon7@gmail.com
HASH ASS	Arthur Seebalack	461-5665
ON-SEC	Mumtaz Amarali	625-3617 x29436	51cleroffadmin1@republictt.com
HARELINE	Salma Khan	753-8843
HASH C$SH	Lorin Paton	622-5806 (O)
HASH BOOZE	Nevie Boos	637-3033 (H)
HASH SOFTIES	Richard Marlay	351-3694
Betty Agostini	Flash Boos	Karen Hale	Ronald Mc Donald
Website Address: http://poshhh.org

RUN DETAILS
RUN#	DATE	HARES	SITE	SCRIBE
757	August 21, 2010	Marlon, Saha, Slush, Richie, Natalie, Kerry, Bragatte	Mission Bay, Toco	Lady Sunrise

Me an’ a few others loss our virginity las’ year

Hash virginity that is…

For us dee hash does start when we leave home, and we love to get a ride to go there

I have to say this was one ah dee best I get so far, though I thought I woulda get left behind for being seven minutes late for the car transfer. There is a proverb that says”Punctuality is the soul of Business” and it seems for hashers getting there on or before time is serious business.

Back to dee bes’ ride… dee talk was about . . . what else… punctuality and then brand loyalty, it was a coca cola run, should some of us stay away or not… (Dee bes’ ride had brand loyal drinks a plenty, and more conversation about punctuality) then we talk about how wonderful T&T is as we drove further into the countryside and closer to Toco.

We start tuh see a small hash convoy forming. . . “Wait daz Richard wit a long hair gyul? Nah , is Wahid!” Yuh know we had tuh be in front of dee convoy so we show them how to “negotiate” a car, truck, suv around all ah dem slow Saturday drivers.

So we get to dee beach almos’ ah hour early so mankind (literally) rushes into the sea to hang out and wait for things to start.

I lookin’ around and listening quietly. Ah notice a new shoe, pretty fuh so, wit’ reflective yellow designs. When he friends and dem realize he start to beg, and right in front of my eyes they form an alliance to keep it quiet.

Things start tuh look like it about tuh start. Dee bathers come outta dee ocean and a man say if man run wit’ a salty body he would start off wit’ balls and end up wit’ peanuts! If you see dee stampede for blue waters! And not to drink…but for a clean start.

The “head” of the hares made his rounds welcoming one and all, being a true hash host. Dressed in coca cola t-shirts, and calling their hash “Mission Impossible III” He gave dee usual pointers and then we saw the embodiment of the “Mission Impossible III” three super fit hashers in ultra mini t-shirts, brought along to escort the drinks truck that would meet us somewhere along the route – the guys seemed real excited about beers and babes in dee bush

So we start, and after the normal run around we gone in dee bush. I, along with several others am for now not a front runner, and look around taking all that is new to me. This time I began as one of the last, and many times I found myself walking alone, then a hare would appear making sure I was on the right path.

That run had a lot of thorns everywhere. Yuh couldn’t hold on to or grab to balance on anything… dee cry was “watch our for dat prick! Doh hold on there, doh step there, yuh might get ah prick, oh gosh! Look ah get one in meh han’ …

A good job seemed to be done “sweeping” The beer stop was truly welcome, and I emerged convinced that I was the last one out.

Once that was done, dee limin’ start. Drinks sellin’,music playin’, food and laughter sharing all round. Dee trucks, hares and the “Mission Impossible III” came out of the bush, and dey join in, to the max.

I sat on the sand watching the ocean and the bathers that I assumed were the group that I came with. Then Mariss’s daughter asked for her Mom. She asked around and we realized six people were still missing, and it was now dark. If yuh see flashlight appear from everywhere! And even one on a helmet. Dey stop dee cola/ MI III lime and two trucks headed back in.

Ah really see why dey say dis is a drinking club with a running problem… twice someone had to stop dee down downs ‘cause dey didn’t realize that people was still lost inside. Six people, with two first-timers truly de-virginized by their experience. I was not worried because those fellas love to boast about watching “Man v Wild” so dey safe in jungle conditions. Of course there was a lot of falling in the dark, and one of the “lost” did his version of a nonstop “are we there yet”

Of course Marlon got poofter – again – for leaving people behind – apparently it is an annual event for him. Mr. “new shoes” got away with not drinking beer from them (He was our ride out) and all’s well that ends well. ON ON

Mahashma’s Meditations

The tall Lady is being indisposed the tall skinny man was now in charge. Mission bay Toco was indeed a beautiful run site for those who drove and braved the weather. As it turned out quite fine for the hash. I could not help but notice a lot of the old farts were absent, the drive apparently has become too long for these oldies. Or was it their chronic diseases acting up you know what i mean,dementia loose bladders non functioning colons and abused livers. The run was excellent but their was some confusion at the end resulting in a few people getting lost in the bus. This caused a delay in the down downs and the arrival of the curry crab and dumpling. Everyone was shouting “where is the food?”. In future Hares make sure the food is available immediately after the run. Because of the delay and the late food, the hares lead by Marlon were given the poofter awards. Otherwise it was a well set run and in future let the coca cola girls be a permanent feature.

Welcome Virgins: Simone, Keaton, Tyba, Nichash, Mandy, Niels, Narrisa, Nicole

DIRECTIONS TO THE NEXT RUN #759

DATE: September 18, 2010

HARES: Cheerbabies meet Choirboys

RUN SITE: Caura

TIME: 3.30 p.m.

From Port-of-Spain, drive East on Churchill-Roosevelt Highway to Orange Grove intersection (past Macoya and before Trincity Mall). Turn left (North) and follow the road ahead to Eastern Main Rd. Intersection (T-junction). Turn left (West) and proceed to Caura Road intersection (about ¼ mile or less) on the right (North). Turn onto Caura Road and proceed, passing Caura Medical facility and many scenic, forested areas. Look for HHH signs along the way. Within 5 minutes drive after the bar on the right, there is a T-junction and a bridge. Turn left here, and proceed to the run site on the right.

RECEDING HARELINE

RUN #	DATE	HARES	SITE
*758*	*September 4, 2010*	Wahid Lopez/Ricky & Jenny Tang/Susan Reece	Paramin
*759*	*September 18, 2010*	*Cheerbabies*	Caura
*760*	*September 24-26, 2010*	*Tobago Hash*	Tobago
*761*	*October 2, 2010*	*Ronald McDonald*	Maracas, St. Joseph
*762*	*October 16, 2010*	*Predeep*	Grand Couva
*763*	*October 30, 2010*	*The Bimbos: Halloween Run*	*Chaguaramas*
*764*	*November 13, 2010*	*Big Pussies*
*765*	*November 27, 2010*	*Brian Dookie/Victor*
*766*	*December 11, 2010*	*Christmas Run*
*767*	*December 25, 2010*	*Amanda Seebalack & Her Possee*	181 Windsor Road, Gooodwood Park
*768*	*January 8, 2011*	*Golden Girls*
*769*	*January 22, 2011*	*Hadyn Als*
*770*	*February 5, 2011*
*771*	*February 19, 2011*
*772*	*March 5, 2011*		Carnival Hash
*773*	*March 19, 2011*
*774*	*April 2, 2011*	*Beerly Audble*	Cumana
*775*	*April 16, 2011*	*Mountain Goats*
*776*	*April 30, 2011*
*777*	*May 14, 2011*	*Lorin Paton/David Jamieson/Betty Agostini*	*Reewat Memorial Run*
*778*	*May 28, 2011*
*779*	*June 11, 2011*
*780*	*June 25, 2011*
*781*	*July 9, 2011*
*782*	*July 23, 2011*
*783*	*August 6, 2011*
*784*	*August 20, 2011*
	*August 22-26, 2010*	*Overseas: We Crusin – Carnival Victory*	Grenada,St. Lucia, Martnique

Run Directions: Run#759 September 18, 2010

RUN #759
DATE: September 18, 2010
HARES: Cheerbabies meet Choirboys
RUN SITE: Caura

RUN #759

DATE: September 18, 2010

HARES: Cheerbabies meet Choirboys

RUN SITE: Caura

TIME: 3.30 p.m.

Trash – Run#699

MIS-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
HASH MASTER	Justin Henry	766-4694	Justin.Henry@ghl.co.tt
HASH ASS	Risa Mohammed	752-4447
ON-SEC	Mumtaz Amarali	625-3617 x29436	mamarali@republictt.com
HARELINE	Michelle Girod	622-2204
HASH C$SH	Lorin Paton	622-5806 (O)
HASH BOOZE	Nevie Boos	637-3033 (H)
HASH SOFTIES	Richard Marlay	351-3694
Betty Agostini	Flash Boos	ArleneValdez	Ronald Mc Donald
Website Address: http://poshashhouse.tripod.com

Hash Trash

RUN DETAILS
RUN#	DATE	HARES	SITE	SCRIBE
747	August 23, 2008	Wahid/Richard Marley/Eric	Arena Forest	Treehopper

APOCALYPSO NOW

Hurricane Gustav may have subsequently made headlines but the hash had
Hurricane Gary. It was hard not to believe that the drama of run 699 was not
orchestrated by Gary looking down
on us for his memorial run.

The first challenge was even getting to the run site as trees brought
down by the windstorm had blocked the road. Never be afraid to admit you were
wrong. I always thought WASA stood for Waste and Spend Alot but in fact it is
We Ass Saved Again. Would the WASA teams have cleared the way if their
directors had not, fortuitously for the hash, been cut off? I would like to
think so but maybe it would have needed a sultry hasherette to dance the seven
veils…do we still have sultry…….??

Heigh Ho heigh Ho

It’s off to hash we go

With a chainsaw here

And a Backhoe there

Heigh ho Heigh ho

You might think, this being the hash, there might be temptation to descend into smut with the repetition of
the word ‘ho’ but ye of impure minds will be disappointed as your scribe will
strive to maintain the high-ground(more of that later on the run). So we finally reach the run site and
Justin,in paying tribute to Gary-after a well observed minutes silence- reveals
plans to have a memorial run each year in August. Fair enough we think but
black humour descends when the T-shirt is revealed with names of departed
hashers on the back with, to quote Justin, ”plenty of space for more names”. It
is the equivalent of the Grim Reaper doing the Pooftah award! A solution is
swiftly found to dispel the unease when we decide to remove the tension for
voting for the next name on the shirt! Suddenly Hanif’s voice is less strident…..
don’t worry Hanif, there are plenty of candidates from the hash email…

Ignoring the growing quorum for a viewpoint along the lines of “it’s been
tough enough getting here, the Carib truck’s in place, let’s have a token walk
up de road and then drink” the hares lead us into the bush. At this point your scribe pauses….how to do
justice to the mayhem? If you didn’t do the run you will immediately accuse me
of exaggeration and hyperbole (no it’s not an overactive Indian film actor); if
you did your therapist doesn’t think you are ready yet to talk about it. By the
way, is it just me that finds it strangely comforting that people who are
supposed to help you at times of stress have pissed in their occupation
description?

Trail….what trail? Check…what check?… the familiar shambolic anarchy
that normally constitutes a POS hash run is replaced by uncomfortable adrenalin
driven survival instinct. Can there really have been a path here once amongst
this tangle of felled trunk and branch? Finally the old cliché about not being
able to see the forest for the trees makes new sense. New variations of old
ones spring to mind..trees a crowd… Each stricken tangle of jungle has to be
climbed over or scrambled round…no shelter from the storm in this arbour..OK that
is bad…and then just when you are getting the grim hang of that and making some
progress the land dips down….into up to waist deep swamp where hours before
there were paths, ant nests, snake holes, who knows? All you can do is to feel
your way through the brown soup , logs underfoot here, sulphurous mud there or
no effin idea what it is. When it got too difficult we struck out for the
higher ground , only to find the ants had had the same idea! Where were the
snakes?

Now and then there was a crash nearby as a partly stricken tree fell. The
rumour about there being a second, more powerful storm, persisted and
inevitably the pack split. I was in the middle section which got lost…not, as
it turned as lost as those behind but definitely seeking the way, the light,
the truth. We didn’t have Father Michael with us so I looked around for new
pastoral guidance. Sadly, our group had pastits ( I think I might patent this
word , it has different connotations for man and women but still means former
glories) rather than pastors. De Friggin,Lorin, Joanne. Audrey, Henk, Hadyn,
Roddy….would these be companions for weeks lost in the jungle? Would we bond or
would we end up having to eat each other? It was getting darker but then, a
promising trail and finally a roadway and a hare. Of course we hadn’t been worried! Back at the run site, the backpack was missing. Moral questions again,
should we refrain from drinking until the flock was safe? Can’t believe I even
wrote that! This is the hash where the veneer of civilization is peeled away.
Nevertheless, a search party was dispatched-once we had a beer- and the cheers
rang out (see we do care) when the weary band-Michelle, Victor, a much younger
member of the Blunden family, et al-came in. Now some of the searchers were missing
including the Hash master. Drinking accelerated…out of concern for Justin of
course and finally all were safe….so party now start.

Maybe it was the knowledge that, once again, the adage that God loves
fools, drunks and hashers( actually one of these words is superfluous) had been
proven to be true. Maybe it was the concern driven Carib consumption…whatever,
but what a great lime. A rumshop, a street, a sound-off…what more yuh need!

Justin’s
Junk #699

Run 699 First ever Memorial Run for all hashers that have
passed away, and it was definitely a run with some challenges. For some reason
we agreed to do a run with Wahid as a hare. For some reason we left our houses
in a thunderstorm to go to the hash. For some reason when faced with the
traffic, we did not turn around, and instead looked for shortcuts. For some
reason we started the hash after 4:30 pm.
Most surprisingly of all, for some reason we are all alive today. Search
parties were sent in to find the pack. And then search parties were sent in to
look for earlier search parties. And pretty soon there were three search
parties all searching for each other while everyone else was enjoying beer and
the music which kept blasting, when it should have been kept off when the pack
came in. Thanks Richard De F and Alan G for your consideration. The music was
definitely blasting however in the streets of Arena as the hashers created a carnival
like atmosphere that I’m sure Arena will not see again for a very long while.

Announcements: Down
the Islands Lime tomorrow. Bring your food and drinks. Head to Island Home
Owners. $20.00 for water taxi, $20.00 per car for parking. ALL hashers and
their friends and family are invited See you there!

Welcome to the
Virgins

Happy Anniversary: Hank & Dana’s 34th

New Shoes: Sagorika & Rocke

Farewell: Jodi

Poofter: Richard Marlay, for telling us that it’s a Runner’s Run; Hank’s Wife, for remaining married to Hank for 34 years; and the winner, Wahid, for volunteering to lead the front pack and getting so lost that the front pack had to take over and lead Wahid out. Wahid was also a member of the last search party to be found and rescued by the other search parties.

Run Directions: Run#748 May 01, 2010

Reewat Memorial Run

Date: May 01, 2010

Location: Ravine Sable

Time: 3:30pm

Hares: Lorin, Jamieson, Betty

On On! Travel south to Uriah Butler Highway to Chaguanas, exit left and travel on Chaguanas Main Road. Keep heading left o Longdenville, pass KFC continue driving…road bends right…continue and turn left at Ravine Sable. Look for HHH signs.