RAT RUN - AUCKLAND HHH Saturday 29th July
Special Winter Event – The RAT Run
(Rail & Ale Trail)
Date: Saturday -29/07/23
Meeting Point: Britomart Station – BEFORE 10:00 am
Travel by rail to Swanson RSA, then return to City: With Piss Stops along the way home
Schedule:
Travel Britomart to Swanson (RSA) on 10:04 train
A drink at Swanson, then start homeward journey:
PS1: Henderson RSA,
PS2: Glen Eden RSA,
PS3: New Lynn RSA,
PS4: Avondale RSA,
PS5: Kingsland Bar(s)
Plus another unscheduled bar
Fiinal destination: Parnell RSC
Report from Demon
People started assembling at Britomart Station before 10 am, and the weather was
looking promising – cold, but no rain. Old hashers were appearing out of the woodwork –
Mr Plod, whose last run was in January 2022, when Auckland came out of a long
lockdown, and Big Dave who last appeared at the 40 th Anniversary in 2010. Plus, DT had
travelled up from Wellington for the event. We left at 10:04, taking up a fair portion of a
carriage. We arrived at Swanson an hour later, after picking up more hashers along the
way.
First call was Swanson RSA, where there were 25 of us. This first venue generated some
fines – DT left his bag behind, which was luckily secured by the Hash. Demon mislaid his
phone, and got others to ring his number. The sound led to where the NWHHH were
sitting. They couldn’t convince him that they didn’t have his phone hidden away, till
Woody found it under the table. Back on the train, to head for Henderson RSA.
We arrived at Henderson, and had a drink. We had to wait for some who’d had a second
drink at Swanson, and caught a later train. Thirsts quenched, it was back on the train for
Glen Eden.
Arrived at the Glen Eden RSA for a round, and were met by our illustrious NZGM,
FknFeFiFoFum, along with his predecessor, Bird Table. People were starting to get hungry,
so we supped up and left, as we had arranged for the kitchen at New Lynn to stay open
for us. Back on the train.
We arrived at New Lynn RSA at 2:00, to be greeted by our genital host, Dodge. By now
our numbers were growing. Rabbit and Captain joined us there. Our old mate Mighty
Mick was there as usual, and he’s looking like our old mate Gutz these days. A bloody
good feed, at low cost, kept the hashers happy. Dodge put on some jugs of beer for a
fines session:
DT: Lost bag
Demon: Lost phone
Hot Stuff: Missed train, cos she didn’t have her fare ready
Maybe: Ignored instructions to head for Newmarket, and stayed on train to Britomart
Arkles: Took risk by having phone next to pacemaker
Nellie: Taking his grandson on a pub crawl
Big Dave: First Hash since 2010
Mopiko: Called a Dirty Old Pervert by one of his Yoga classmates
All GMs: A down down
Hacker, DT: Visitors
RAT run Report.. Another successful train run on Saturday 29 July with quite a few visitors, out of towners, hussies and hashers from the past with AT not shutting down the lines at the last minute- but the usual cones were well placed in Swanson on the road to the RSA- much to the satisfaction of Loose Change.
Approximately 30 assembled in total at various stages (some just started at New Lynn) on a nice sunny day.
Well marshalled by GM Demon, with ample time for many beers over a day and evening. The Swanson RSA has to be the flashed RSA in the country – more like a Country club than an RSA. Ironically the final destination RSA in Parnell was in stark contrast to the area and the Swanson. Even complete with barmaid with no teeth and a bludging patron who incurred the ire of Hacker.
Revs had a bit of fun early in the day with a Wellington visitor who thought he had left his backpack behind at the Swanson. Revs was supposedly making phone calls to the RSA, Auckland Transport and probably even the Mayor while also taking photos of said backpack in various positions close by concerned Wellington visitor.
Dodge was excellent as usual and arranged the meals to be available at New Lynn and shouted the down downs – quite a few enjoyed a cold drop including the presence of the ex-NZ GM and the new NZ GM, who gave a quick update on how the Interhash planning is progressing for Queenstown and that the all is on target. Well organized by the GM and Gawd Knows. A nice reunion
RAT run wrapped up early evening after a pizza meal put on by Auckland Hash and then it was home in time to watch the AB’s thrash the Aussies.