Hares: Hardly and Twisty
Location: Hardly and Twisty Place
104 Bermuda Way NW, Calgary, AB T3K 1G9
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QbDMYs8TW9dg2joX6
RA: Tighty Whitey
Attendance: 10
Wear your Boxing Shorts!
The Beginning
As Christmas is not hectic enough, it is always a good plan to have a run on Boxing Day, December 26. As society wakes up to hit the malls for the Boxing Day sales, the hash prepares for the traditional afternoon run to celebrate the occasion.
Wear your boxing shorts or a wrapped cardboard box and you have what you need for the run.
Hardly and Twisty volunteered to set trail and host the run. The afternoon was cool but sunny. Not much temperature, but not the polar vortex either.
The group arrived at the Hardly Twisty house to prepare for the run. As the afternoon is difficult for some, there were some tardy hashers who missed the circle and start. More on that later!
Thankfully, there were hashers who had the presence of mind to take pictures in the absence of the hash photographer and scribe, who was late to the party.
The circle was called and the intrepid hashers marched down the front stairs to circle up across the street at Dirty Dancer’s driveway.
The circle was conducted by someone present, and the hares were called into the circle.
With the marks explained, the pack was released to find the true trail.
The Trail
Off through the snowy neighbourhoods to find the marks. The blue chalk marks were located and the trail was ran. A sufficient number of check backs were also found on trail to heighten the trail experience.
The trail reached the end, and the group assembled in the nice heated garage of Dirty Dancers to go through the down downs.
The Down Downs
The warm garage location was much appreciated. There was refreshments and food. Hardly and Twisty did a fine job of handling the crowd.
This is the point where the late comers, Scoobie and King Shit found the balance of the pack. All was well and there was much rejoicing.
The group got settled and enjoyed the fine food and goodies.
Tighty Whitey was the Religious Advisor (RA) for the afternoon. Tighty has fond memories of being named at such an event at the defunct Len’s Den pub in the Ambassador Motel. Apparently the boxing shorts theme was interpreted as the underwear he had on. Fact or fiction, it was the motivation for or RA to share his namesake wardrobe.
TW went through his program of honouring those that set up the trail, as well as other stories that required a down down.
With the down down’s complete, Tighty Whitey declared the group to be “on the piss”.
A fine boxing day event and thanks to all that made it happen.
Scribed by Skewbic Hair.
Trail Summary
In the absence of any gadget data, here is an approximation of the 4 km trail that was enjoyed by the group.
