The heat was really on for this run. People till the last minute were asking the same question, "Is it the farm with the open tank to dip in or the other one?"
We were running from the other farm house... the small cosy house surrounded by the vastness of the land.
The bus ride to the venue was equally adventurous. 18 hashers in a bus meant for 27, which gave us enough space to sprawl on the seats. Why 27 seater? Because we had that many hashers wanting to come and some backed out last minute. (We gotta charge them in advance henceforth.)
The bus was doing a nice cruising speed on the Vashi bridge. Little did we know that we were gonna be in line of a chain reaction that would take place 20 cars ahead of us. No one was prepared to hear the tires screech as the driver attempted NOT to run into the petty little car ahead of us. We succeeded. Unfortunately the car behind us did not and rammed straight into our bus after being rammed by another bus from behind. No casualties apart from a banged up Wagon R.
Now, for those who do not know, road accidents in India are a big deal for the person whose vehicle incurs the most damage and, in such scenario, no matter how much they are in fault, they will always blame the other person. Hello! Ever heard of the word INSURANCE?
So after wasting nearly 30 minutes of not letting us go and blaming us the for the mishap, it took the height of Baby Dick and the vocabulary of Wackopedia; with the help of Manish, Fubar and Fartashatys' backing up and a lot of threatening and abuses that we finally drove past them with pride and honor.
Now all the arguing and cursing did take its toll on our apetite and since we were before time, even now, we stopped at Dutta's for Vada Pav and chai.
The run:
Surprisingly, the bus was before time inspite of the mishap on the highway, the snack stop and getting lost and taking a wrong turn. The other cars eventually came up and we kicked off the run.
Hared by Shivaji, Sunil Fadia and Shreyashi, the run was a little over 90 minutes for walkers. It was hot as hell with shady patches where one got some cool breeze.
At one such patch, Fubar, Snafu, Wackopedia and Patricia decided to chill in the shade and enjoy the breeze. Bonsai and Shreyashi caught up and eventually we moved on.
The Circle:
Cockney Wanker came back to run with BH3 as he was in town and we made use of his presence. He was the RA for the this one.
Hares: Shivaji, Fadia and Shreyashi were iced for the wonderful run and Abhay couldn't shut up.
Virgins were iced next and Abhay kept babbling through their introduction. We also had a canine virgin, Frisky, who appeared for her first run and won the hearts of all with her feminine ways and her calm behavior.
Up next were Wackopedia, Fubar, Snafu and Patricia and Abhay still wouldn't shut up.
The host Sunil Fadia was iced again and STILL, Abhay would just not keep his voice low.
What I mean to say is, "ABHAY, respect the circle and, NEXT TIME, shut up or else we will tie you to a chair and tape your mouth."
The only time he kept quiet was during the hash anthem.
The run was followed by the IPL finals at a hashers home and the party continued with more drinks and pizzas.
We did think of getting an AC bus for the next summer runs. Hashers, your votes please.
On On!
