Here's some Queensland Health advice for the current heatwave:
It seemed that many people were heeding the advice this Sunday, and the walking and bike tracks were deserted. But as the temperature plummeted to 32 degrees at 5 pm seventeen hardy hashers ignored the warnings and met at Ironbark Gully for a rather shortened run and a rather flattish walk. After all, if the Ironbark Bears were still out and about in their fur coats, what excuse did we have?
Potluck as usual produced a wonderfully varied, tasty and sumptuous feast. Thanks to all for their contributions!
We discussed arrangements for Hash Christmas (you should have received an email this last week) and will have a further opportunity to settle details this coming Sunday at B&W and Trudi Fruti's.
Finally, for the benefit of those who missed it - and to record it for posterity - here's a summary of the story Upstanding told in the circle:
There was once a young lad who was obsessed with tractors, ever since he saw his first at his uncle's farm and was given a ride on it. He collected toy tractors, and books about tractors. His walls were lined with tractor posters. He made tractor models, and as he grew older he began to restore real ones. There was never any doubt about the career path he would follow: he studied agriculture, specialising in agricultural machinery, and worked on farms that had lots of tractors.
Eventually he met a farm girl and fell in love. Their wedding was held in a large barn at her parents' place, but disaster struck during the event. Somehow a fire broke out in one corner of the building. Though everybody was safely evacuated, and the fire extinguished, the barn was left full of thick smoke. Then the bridegroom found a long ladder, and climbed through the smoke to reach a window high up in the gable. He managed to get it open, and the smoke was drawn up in the draught he created.
The bride was ecstatically happy and proud. "My hero!" she cried. "How did you know that you could do that?"
"Darling", he replied. "You made it possible. Since I met you I've discovered that I am an ex-tractor fan."
(Boom, boom)
Next run details
When: Sunday 6 December at 5 pm
Where: Trudi Fruti and B&W's mountain hideaway at Jolly's Lookout
Hares: B&W and Trudi Fruti
(If you need directions to this run please email us)
On, on!
