How about this weather? Yesterday around 3PM it was very hot and I decided that I’d be nice and cut the trail down to make it suitable for everyone. Then of course 3 hours pass and the storms hit. Who knew right?
So the big event on my part was the infamous co-haring which I was upset before but when I realized I could relate it to something. It’s now funny.
I planned out the whole trail, the route and how to lay the flour down. My co-hare was no where in sight or contact so he didn’t get anything down. And when he finally decided to come in… disaster happened.
Here’s one of my favorite You Tube videos, it’s off an online game called World Of Warcraft. In this clip, the party or guild is all together making a plan of attack to complete the mission and survive the hordes of the enemies. During their planning, Leeroy Jenkins was away from his keyboard doing whatever. If you watch the video, Leeroy is on the bottom left hand corner motionless since he’s away from his keyboard. So more planning goes on, Leeroy returns to his keyboard thinking everybody went without him, He then charges in with his battle cry completely unprepared so he died right away. While getting killed right away he attracted every single enemy in the room making them destroy the rest of the party. It’s very entertaining. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU The part where he screams LEEEROOOOOOYYYYY JJJENKINNS! Just made me think of how Dennis took off laying a false trail and never coming back.
Colonial Bank Parking lot by the Mountain Brook Y. Hopefully everybody by now is educated enough on how to find that confusing place. It seems that it’s not a problem now since we had a good crowd even with all of the rain. And even more surprising was that a majority of the pack wanted to get wet and run a full blown trail so that warmed my heart and got me ready to lay a good trail. At the start we had Dueling Banjos, Betty Boobs, Sleazy Rider, McBeaver O’Blowme, NFN Jim and the infamous shirt, Banana Grabber, Count Doncula, and a few long times no see hashers. Sling Willy, Inch Biscuit and Just Sean (Magic City H3). The hares Mr. Beanie Weenie and NFN Dennis were also there.
So there we were getting rained on. My first instinct was to make the trail short by running up 20th past the Y and then throw a back check 10, then make it go back into the Y. Hide behind cars, wait for the back to go up the hill, and then bring it back. Thanks to the chronic overachievers, I was convinced to hare a full trail which was very cool.
Trail thru the Beanie perspective. We started running across the huge field by Colonial bank then made a right through the underpass to Poinciana. The put down a somewhat confusing intersection that ended up going right. Took the trail down to a forced right hand turn, although it could have hopped a fence onto the 280 off ramp. I decided not to take that route so we stayed on the road. Then led to the great intersection of mass confusion and the Leeroy Jenkins reference. “NFN Dennis, go straight and lay a false while I lay a false to the left and then go true trail right. OK! So I go to the left put down the false. I look at Dennis and say “Too far Dennis…. Dennis… DENNIS!!!” He just kept running. Hmm. Should I go save him? No, I’ll wait. Hmm he’s not coming back….. Ummm ok… I’m going to lay some true trail and come back to check on him………. He’s still not following. Ok this sucks.
I had no choice but to put a false trail directly off the intersection. And get snared by the pack… Thinking “damn it Leeroy!” (If you haven’t watched the video, stop reading and watch the video before continuing on.)
Trail then moved onto the 31 I put no intersection down since I did not want any crossings, which is 6 lanes to cross at 6:30.. Not good!
So it then moved on, crossed the 280 onramp to a drainage pipe. Hmm should I go in? No not today! The went under the 31 parallel to the 280 off ramp to Homewood. Then into the mini ghetto. I call it the mini ghetto since it’s less than 200 square yards of ghetto. One way or another you’ll end up at a Muslim community center. And behind the Muslim community center is some shiggy that’s right next to Embassy Suites. Where the beer check was manned by the ferocious Count Doncula.
After beer check, trail went back into the woods down through some nice thick bushes and trees all the way to Valley Rd. I lost train of thought so I ran the remainder of trail down Valley, then up the hill on 20th, past the Y and to the start.
Wasn’t too clear with the exact details on Dennis, he felt bad. I gave him grief with cuz I got snared while I was looking for him. He felt bad and actually left because his wife’s grandfather is lying in his deathbed and also knew that he had to go another round with another seasoned hare before he can get named or hare on his own.
Down-downs:
Hare
Mr. Beanie WeenieFRB
Not taking the woods to Valley and running through the Embassy Suites: Dueling Banjos. McBeaver went through the woods.FBI
Same thing. Betty Boobs took the Embassy routeDFL
Sleazy Rider and Banana GrabberBacksliders
Sling Wily and Inch Biscuit and Just SeanLate
Nobody eh?Virgin
NFN JessicaNew Hash-it holder
Nominations came to Beanie for the hare/co-hare disaster. But the winner was NFN Jim for asking residents in the mini ghetto if they saw a guy running around with flour while they were doing a fish fry. The man started talking all crazy saying “flour? Baking flour? Or do you want something else? Asking maybe NFN Jim was looking for “powder” He was also a gentleman on helping out the harriettes down the hill. A man in an 80’s mesh shirt helping out the ladies down the hill, I wish the rain wasn’t so bad so somebody could have taken a picture!Birthdays
Sling Willy
Hare next week is Children of the Porn and Wax On/Rubber Off
I feel like visiting another Alabama hash. Either Montgomery or Anniston. Anniston is on Saturday and Montgomery is on Sunday. Interested?
Orite chumbs, thumbs up let’s do this Leeeeroooooy Jeeenkins!
Hashflash is here http://www.vulcanh3.com/hashflash/vulcan121
On-Out: Thanks for the great turnout on a rainy day Banana Grabber gave me the report and said we had 14 in attendence. Rain and heat count as shiggy. So I had a 100% shiggy trail.. wooooooo
Mr. Beanie Weenie
Again, give Count Doncula grief for not being in the yahoo groups..... I'm going to start calling you Count Assula if you don't get on the yahoo group.