24th May - Tampas 60th Birthday Hash - Tampa

Happy birthday Tampa. On behalf of all City of Exeter hashers, thanks for a great barbeque and trail with an abundance of sunshine laid on too! Perfect! xx

I hope you enjoy the blog this week, thought we'd have something different for this occasion. PS Don't forget to have the volume on, on your computer!

17th May - Stowford Cross - Groucho + Spiggy

For the early birds at todays hash, Howling Wilf informed us that he has come to be the carer of, wait for it a FERRET, thinking of last week's blog do all potential spies need a ferret? Anyway this creature was found in or around Howling Wilf's environment, so if you have lost a ferret contact Howling.
Well so much for summer is a coming, perhaps its been cancelled judging by todays weather, lovely if you like water! Anyway, thirty-one persons turned up to get wet. Groucho seemed to take an age once the circle up was called, spending time guiding is son, T mouse, to the venue via modern technology which the sheriff didn't spot. (No because he was late!) After about five minutes we set off at varying speeds as per usual, although Tuned In did have a good excuse, body condition, rumour had it that she had been stung by a rather big bumble bee around her stomach area, but Radiohead suggested it was no bee sting, he should know as husband of the poor Tuned In (and she had swine flu).
Within five minutes the pack was very well spread out a pattern that continued for the rest of the hash. Up Yours took time to inform everyone she met that it was her birthday once she had caught up with them whilst Slipshod explained the cooking skills in making/baking a birthday cake only to tell us later that he was under the guildance of his two daughters. Once at the sweet stop we noticed that there was no Spockybitz or of greater importance no sheriff, Oddbitz, but no concern was shown by any of the pack, they jusy kept on eating the sweets. Once Spockybitz arrived he asked in his usual Spocky way, where are the sweets then. Silence descended on the pack until on brave hasher revealed that the sweets were now ex-sweets, they had gone to a better place their stomachs. Spocky just stood there in total amazement and silence, a very unusual sight to behold. Meanwhile there was still no sign of the sheriff, several hashers said that they had seen him, but that was last week. Then on the horizon a very lonely figure appeared, our sheriff, rain dripping from his badge of office. He said that he had lost the trail or was it trial, he was a confused man. We all thought that once on the trail of anything a good sheriff would follow it though, he was below par today, so we welcomed him back to the pack. However he was now surrounded by the pack so that he did not become wayward once more, we don't want a wayward sheriff now do we? We were told to check it out to which Slipshod shot uphill in the direction the Spocky and the sheriff had just come from having told us 'there's no dots up there'! Must pay attention more slipshod!
We all made it back to the car park looking a little wet where refreshments were consumed under trees swaying from the by now strong wind, Stat Nav actually got hit by a low flying branch. Here we were treated to birthday cake made by Flour Power and Ponywire for their mum, Up Yours, the pack of hungry hashers (gannets) demolished this in minutes. Happy Birthday Up Yours.
Finally don't forget to bring your own drink for the Tampa Birthday B-B-Q next week at Clyst St Mary. See venue list for starting point. Food provided, BYO beer.

10th May - 400th run, The Maer, Exmouth - Spocky Bitz

What a result from only up to 6 hashers per hash in 2001, today there were over 35+ for todays hash, great to know that now in 2009 City Of Exeter HHH is alive and still running (unlike some of the hashers!) Thanks for all of your support helping us to reach this historical moment.
Spockybitz was the hash hare and meister today how upon our arrival had noticed some strange behaviour by Radiohead which involved his running across straight into the toilet block running out again and disappearing again into the distance, most odd! He, Radiohead, did return armed to the arm-pits with various picnic objects.
Spockybitz informed us that there would be two hashes, a junior version of about 15 minutes for the wee hashers followed by the Full Monty. The Sherriff had his black book out within minutes fining amongst others Tampa and Isoceles for short cutting on a junior hash, whatever next ! Late arrivals giving various reasons for their delay greeted us upon our return from the junior hash. Off once more on the hash proper with the hare pointing and saying the on-on is over there as his arm swept through 180 degrees, out came the black book a note duly made by the sherriff, he stands no messing that man. Pavements were the order of the day, especially on the first short route. Miss Twin Peaks had the pleasure of finding the first fish hook, what she will do to be the centre of attention, as she ran towards the rest of the on-coming pack making her presence known. It was nice to see Woodpecker hashing once more with his new 6 then 6 technique. This he informed us involves six minutes of jogging followed by six minutes of walking.
Once at Littleham Church we had a sweet stop where Radiohead reminded us that was where he and Tuned-In did the deed. What deed did he do ! Upon leaving the sweet stop the hare announced there was other long/short split the long running within the church environs where Radiohead managed to frighten the parish folk leaving the church after the morning service, some scattered, some prayed but as luck would have it our hash hero didn't take any of them out, well so Stat-Nav later informed us all.Spockybitz, our hare laid on a posse of cattle to escort us across one field only to trap us for a moment near a stile, or was this the work of the sherriff, Oddbitz, only he knows, several hashers claimed that he had be seen in conversation with these beast. He was apparently one of the first to cross the stile when the cattle had moved, but he is a man of authority is our sherriff.
Once back at the starting point down downs were the order of the day followed by a BBQ and plenty of chat.Well done Spocky we all had a good day.
Next weeks hash Sunday 17 May is at Stowford Cross near Yettington at 11.00

3rd May - Uphams Plantation CP - Howling Wilf

There he was sitting in the car boot of his car, our hare, one Mr Howling Wilf, drinking a cup of coffee, he appeared at first glance to be in a oasis of calm. We soon put a stop to that. Gradually more hashers trickled into the car park until we called to circle up, by which time we had over 20+ all hanging on to the hare's every word, well they were hanging around anyway.
Chad set off at a blistering pace, most of us just followed the dust trail that was left in his wake. However upon reaching the first check there was Chad lost and confused, as luck would have it a very eagle eyed hasher soon found the trail as we headed through to woods, very pleasant they were too. They had however, rumour has it, been reading Woodpeckers Book of Cunning and created hash havoc several times as his band of pilgrims continued to lose the trail. At last we reached the top of what seemed like Mount Everest to be greeted with a long/short split, both routes involved more climbing with several hashers enquiring as to how far was it to the sweetie stop. The hare remained tight lipped. He would make a brilliant spy, not giving any secrets away even under pressure. Next came some welcome relief, some down hill dodging the trees before reaching a gully. It was near the said gully that Wellie, THE HARES DOG, was allegedly told via a secret signal, a signal that only spies would know about to take out several front running hashers.This was done with alarming speed, what a dog !
No sooner had this incident occured than we reached the sweet stop, what planning !
Once full of sweets we set off once more, going up hill of course until we crossed the road.Once over the road it was a piece of cake, well it was for those of us that took the short route back to the car park.
The Sherriff fined various characters for crimes committed during the hash, then we all headed home no doubt to find out how to become a spy and to get a copy of the Woodpecker Book of Cunning.

Thankyou

I would just like to say a big thankyou to all those who gave me a hard time for not having done the blog this week. Don't you know how very busy and important I am!! My lame excuse is that I am making a wedding cake for someone and have been up to my eyeballs in sugar flowers and cake mix!! Hopefully normal service will be resumed when I can be arsed! On On from a VERY hormonal Tuned In (pick on me at your peril!!!!)