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Run:- 1337
Date:- 3 November 2008.
Location:- Supalai Casa Riva, Rama 3 Road
Hares:- No Meat and Weedeater.
Scribe:- Tickler.
Working more than an hour from the run
site made me a shoe-in for a late start and I did not
disappoint myself as I arrived a full 30 minutes after the
pack set-off. Unphased by having run solo, I managed to pass
Jumpstart walking in the other direction with a bag of
freshly cut fruit…who knows what she was up to but she was
very excited (like she needed to find a toilet) to point out
the trail to me before pissing off in a hurry back to the
A-site. Not more than 100m after the Jumpstart incident, I
cross the Nomeat and Weedeater marking the final few meters
of the in-trail. They were also helpful in sending me off
onto the proper path which consisted of concrete Soi that
eventually led to concrete klong paths.
All seemed to be going fairly well, the locals did give me
correct directions but as I was exiting the 100m of the
klong path, a working "backhoe" decided to place it's bucket
for a scoop of organic soil and at the same time give the
overhead pathway a bit of a shake. Recovering from that
trauma, I crossed the highway onto another series of Klong
paths. It was dark now and out came "the unit" to guide me
along. This work well until I work my way out of the latest
series of paths, across a major Soi and into a moobaan where
there was this "check" thing. I thought the pack was
supposed to break these. Nope, not a shread of evidence to
where the trail may be so I check forward left then forward
right and nothing! Then I go back right and nothing, but
back left found a chalk arrow! Ten minutes to solve that
check really put me behind so off I went motoring off down
the Soi with not another mark to be found. Traffiic was bad,
headlights were blinding so after another 15 min of checking
around a Chinese market it was time to pack it in.
With my superior navigational skills, it only took me 15 min
find a straight line path back where upon arrival the circle
had already started with HASH HASH at the helm spewing bits
incoherency that was marginally amusing but came to and end
quite quickly as a "cannibus" induced lapsed in dialog
kicked in. Now the entertainment was turned over to AJARN
KEE MAOW who dizzied the crowd with rapid laps around the
inside of the circle while he tested the knowledge of the
crowd about obscure facts that happened on that day.
Eventually prick of the week was bestowed on someone but
can't remember who since I had to receive an important phone
call.
The on-on was at the Good View Restaurant. I could not
attend so no comment from me but MUDGUARD said that he had
been at a few functions there and people did come away ill.
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On Monday 3 November we had 19 Harriers, 9 Harriettes, 1
new boot and 3 visitors, total = 32. Returners included Matt Bruggen, Paul
Loke, and Rin “Jumpstart”. Welcome to New Boot Lynn Yu.
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