Lessons from the past

[Madras Hash House Harriers]

Dear Bakarapet Hasher

The Who is Cumming list has changed lightly.  A few drop outs and a few additions, keeping the vacancies at 5, and with a much improved V:NV ratio.  The list of ingredients to be bought by the Kitchen Cabinet is almost done.  The amount of food per hasher for just one dinner works out to 0.7 kg each (where is the room for beer in the belly?), so there is scope to cut down there.  Dinner and Sunday lunch now have themes and items have names like Chile Smothered ___ with ___.   Many have sent in their travel plans and most have paid their regos, and Mismanagement is not in a panicky state.  Aal iz vel.  Famous last words?!

A few lessons learnt the hard way from previous editions of the weekend.  If hashers take basic precautions then there will be no untoward incident, like a lost soul or a broken body at the bottom of a ravine.  Some of the basics are:

• Stick to the trail.  Do not attempt a short cut.  It is very deceptive in the jungle, and even experienced forest officials get lost.
• Hares should not let Walkers go on the Runners trail.  Last time someone did, and the walkers were trapped in the dark.  Darkness falls so rapildly at Bakarapet that some hashers - luckily together - were caught by the inky black darkness last time we were there. 
• If you are lost, find a true trail marking - preferably a CHECK, and sit there till someone finds you.  Do not wander off the trail and try to find your way.  We will send Trackers to rescue you.  Perhaps carry a simple whistle to call for help and make it easy for you to be found
• Ensure that your shoes have grip.  There may sections that need you to walk over a sloping bare rock.  Buy a new pair if required.
• Virgins will want to know how to deal with scorpions in their beds and with a wild boar charge, and they can ask one of the veterans for advice.

On On

Jazz in the Jungle Mismanagement

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