Ideal for Noah?

Hare Le W*nk took us past some recently-released building blocks on a Kedron Brook floodplain, and there was some discussion about whether an Ark would be the appropriate house design for the area. For anyone who is thinking of buying one of these blocks, however, the Brisbane flood map should be reassuring:

This shows that the annual likelihood of flooding where they are is less than 0.2% - or in other words, that you could expect fewer than 2 floods every 1000 years. Given modern building methods, several generations of houses would crack and fall down before any of them got flooded. And who knows? Perhaps this drought will go on for the next 1000 years anyway....

It was a familiar area, which tempted some of the walkers to shortcut on the way back. They missed out on some of the other real estate developments along the way, but had another opportunity to appreciate just how dry Teralba Park is. Snags, salads, and a classy selection of desserts (?) followed. Many thanks to our hares!

Leave Pass treated us to another rendition of his tuneful contribution to the Finnish tourist industry. You'll find the original here (along with a pirate video.)

And we awarded some down, downs for various spurious reasons:

Culture distributed flyers advertising the first SPADEwerx production for 2020:

M. Promptu and Potluck are hosting next week.

Next run details
When: Sunday 1st December, 5 pm
Where: John Scott Park, Samford Village
Hares: M. Promptu will set the route; Potluck will cater (please bring something to share)

On, on!

Ow, ow, ow, ow!

Back in 2012 we featured a gallery of hash injuries (don't we look young?) And over the years we've shared images (avoid these if you're squeamish) of Culture's wrist (broken during a Wednesday run), Strine's African spider bite, Superhacker's broken knee, Haughty's broken elbow, and other gruesomes I'm sure you'd find if you trolled through the archives. In 2014 we took a group shot of ouches for the benefit of posterity:

And we could certainly have done something of the sort again this last Sunday if we'd remembered a camera and if the MBRC picnic shelter lights had been working. Apart from Cadbury (still recovering in ICU) we had

• Payback sporting a badly grazed and infected knee after being pulled to the ground by Fizza's enormous dog;
• Budgie suffering the effects of some extreme dentistry;
• Shaggy having to be rescued midway through the run when something snapped in his foot (he ended up in hospital);
• Haughty behaving like a real girl after straining his calf; and
• Le W*nk suffering from a bad attack of bone-laziness.

Payback took us on a well-marked and pleasant circuit of the Eatons Hill area, laying on a memorable carpet of jacaranda flowers at about the half-way mark. And Cashconverta excelled herself in the culinary department, producing more than enough rib-filling tucker for the 30 or so of us who were there. Many thanks, hares!

Plans are well underway for Hash Christmas on 13th December. We'd set the date before we found out that the 2019 Red Dress Run had been shifted from the 9th to the 13th - so Samford won't be frocking up in public this year. But we will hold a bit of a collection for the Salvos at our party, and you're encouraged to wear red.

Next run details
When: Sunday 24th November, 5 pm
Where: Teralba Park, Mitchelton - at the Scout Hut on Pullen Road. A map!
Hares: Le W*nk and Lax

On, on!

Home run

We've had a great time recently exploring trails in far-flung places - but it was also good to make this last Sunday's run a bit of a Homecoming event in the valley. Thirty of us turned up at Undambi Reserve to set off on a shady circuit along the South Pine...which we found still held the odd pool of water in its drought-affected bed.

Those coming home included Hugandkiss and Mile High, who'd arrived back from their Iceland/Ireland trip just 2 hours before. Now that's keen! And they arrived bearing gifts from both places too - many thanks!

Sartorial snap:

It was high time for us to confer a Hash name on someone who has been coming along for a while now...and to subject her to our usual quaint ceremonial quirks. We had a range of names to choose from - since she's a nurse, and a truck driver, and also a pilot. It was the latter that came to the fore - so welcome, Flaps Down! and many happy hash (not crash, get it?) landings!  Incidentally, The Urban Dictionary also offers the following definition: "Flaps down: Down time or relaxing. Person 1: My life is stressful. Person 2: Well maybe you should just kick back, relax, and let your flaps down!" Not a bad hash motto, come to think of it....

Shaggy and Satchmo made it to the run, having taken Cadbury to the hospital to prepare for her major surgery on the Monday morning. It's great to hear that the procedure went well and that she's loving the on-demand opioids! (Could get to be a habit...) We're looking forward to seeing her as a new woman out on trail in the nearish future. So get well soon, Cadbury!

Next run details
When: Sunday 17th November, 5 pm
Where: H.T. Ireland Reserve, Saraband Drive, Eatons Hill. A map!
Hares: Payback and Cash Converta

On, on!

Brighton Rocks!

Hardcore and family's new home in Brighton looked like a great place to live. It was certainly a great place for the start and finish of a breezy seaside saunter, which the runners extended into a birdwatching circuit of Dowse Lagoon. Thanks to Hardcore for a very pleasant, well-marked run, with a few checks to keep us on our toes. And, golly, isn't she running well! Take note, Le W*nk - 20 minutes something for the Park Run a week or so ago!

Thanks also to Bigtop for a tasty and nutritious meal! It was nice to meet up with the younger members of the family....

Birthday girl Floater and friends:

Ramjet making himself useful as usual:

Half the team of hares:

A pleasant spot, with - note well - no mosquitoes:

Le W*nk had completed the run leg of the Noosa Tri in the morning and took that as an excuse. Slacko!

Before:

During:

After:

Meanwhile in Ireland, Mile High and Hugandkiss enjoyed a solitary stroll along the cliff tops in Co. Clare:

...and came across this rather disturbing speed limit sign. 80k per hour? On that laneway? Really? Perhaps a bit of speed will help if the bullets start flying again after Brexit.

We're back in the Samford Valley again next Sunday.

Next run details
When: Sunday 10th November, 5 pm
Where: Undambi Rotary Reserve, Corner Greggs Road and Mt. O'Reilly Road, Samford Valley. A map!
Hares: Culture and Haughty

On, on!