We arrived after others had set off (could this be why I am scribing?) On catching up with the pack, everyone swept off down the south side of the Lune to a wood, crossed the bridge and swept back up the other side.
There was an open bag in the back of a car at the beer stop. After many minutes collecting an assortment of detritus, Sir Tom Tom protested that it was his bag. A pity since the bag had rendered excellent service as a litter bin.
Speedbump had managed to get herself in the wars again. Running in very old shoes she managed to create a giant blister, but still insisted on doing the Rambos split after the beerstop. At the gate at the bridge Speedbump had to admit defeat and said she was taking the wimps run back. Dormouse left her and carried on following the Rambos trail, but Sir Tom Tom gallantly stayed with her and offered his services as a local guide promising the shortest way home. Sounded good. Only problem was something had scrambled Sir Tom Tom’s sat nav, and to cries of “it’ll be this way” they duly travelled twice as far as the Rambos. They had to be called to heel when the Rambos spotted them by chance going the wrong way. We came all together for the final run in. Upperskirt was late returning, as usual.
Sir Tom Tom was in full flow about a pub quiz he was writing. He was promoting a quiz with a theme about the US states and their abbreviations in the US postal codes. He seems to be not just competitive, but semi-professional with his team being promoted to a higher division. So try these for size:
- A place where California and 20 hundredweight come together
- A couple, one starting from Massachusetts and the other starting from Michigan. Before they had finished a word to each other they were in Oregon.
- A county that encompasses two states in the Old South, at least in the British postal abbreviation of that county’s name. Oh, and the locals like it so much that the abbreviation is always in the plural!
Answers on the back of a £50 note please (not returnable).
Is Louisiana next to Maine? My quiz questions are!
The standard of food in the Black Bull has deteriorated. You might expect food that is supposed to be hot to be a least lightly warm. Upperskirt’s fish was stone cold. It would have been warmer if it had sat out on the Fish Stones we passed on the r*n.
Who ran 353?
| Hash Handle | Hare | Hound | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 176 | 193 | |
|
B Bitter
|
21 | 117 | 138 |
| 8 | 65 | 73 | |
|
H Highway
|
11 | 127 | 138 |
|
MT Major Twit
|
13 | 121 | 134 |
|
MT Minor Twat
|
14 | 106 | 120 |
|
STT Sir Tom Tom
|
10 | 52 | 62 |
| 8 | 57 | 65 | |
|
T Twisted
|
21 | 123 | 144 |
| 19 | 222 | 241 |
Turn out: 10
Location
R*n 353 started from the On Inn - Black Bull, Brookhouse.
On Inn - Black Bull, Brookhouse
This was our 22nd visit. We also visited on...
- Run 331 - Sunday 24th January 2010
- Run 301 - Saturday 9th May 2009
- Run 293 - Monday 9th February 2009
- Run 289 - Sunday 28th December 2008
- Run 285 - Sunday 23rd November 2008
- Run 247 - Sunday 23rd December 2007
- Run 221 - Wednesday 2nd May 2007
- Run 192 - Wednesday 9th August 2006
- Run 171 - Sunday 15th January 2006
- Run 162 - Sunday 13th November 2005
- Run 155 - Sunday 28th August 2005
- Run 141 - Sunday 24th April 2005
- Run 125 - Sunday 14th November 2004
- Run 124 - Thursday 28th October 2004
- Run 123 - Sunday 24th October 2004
- Run 121 - Tuesday 28th September 2004
- Run 118 - Monday 30th August 2004
- Run 114 - Friday 2nd July 2004
- Run 111 - Saturday 12th June 2004
- Run 110 - Friday 11th June 2004
- Run 59 - Saturday 18th January 2003