BH3 #760

BH3 #760 What: Winter Wonderland Hash When: 1/26/15 Pre-lube/On In: Barcade, Union Street Between Aisnie and Powers. Hare: Turd Dimension Scribe: Eager for Beaver * HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. * ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. So we already knew ahead of time that this trail would be a shit show.  Why?  Because our Mayor (that’s not a hash committee position), ahead of first snow fall, had already declared that this would be the biggest snowstorm “ever to strike New York City”.  So, to extrapolate further, we’d already been warned way in advance that this would be the worst trail of the year.  Yet it was even worse. We have a history in Brooklyn of running regardless of the horrible weather.  Back in 2012, we insisted on setting trail during Hurricane Sandy, just because it happened to hit on a Monday.  For that trail, we arrived at the on in well in advance of the Gowanus flooding, and invited whoever showed up to following the pre-printed trail around the canal.  Fortunately, those attending chose to hang out with the hare rather than run his by-then flooded and no joke life-threatening trail. Unfortunately, tonight’s pack did not choose as wisely. The pack arrived – all 8 of us – to find the hare was already incredibly loaded. He was also loaded with flour and  kool-aid – because the hare, against all good advice but due to the incredible snow storm predicted by local politicians, was going to set...
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