19 again? Whither 1900?

Get well soon, Fu Fu!

Saturday's SH3 run was notable for all the wrong reasons, with attendance slumping for the second time this year to 19. But even that number fell further not long after the start of the run as Fu Fu suffered a hopefully mild infarction, forcing the Sex Sprinter-Super Pig clan to depart hastily to take the ailing canine to doggie hospital. The last report was that she was recuperating but won't be taking part in any more runs. The end of an era indeed.

Following the medical drama, hare Ruu Man Kap was so flustered that he forced the abandonment of the short run and called back the  remaining 5 long runners from where they had just broken the first F, only to then admit that he was confused and had to send them back whence they had come. After that things settled down somewhat and the 7k run was subjected to faint praise  by the pack.

Yesterday's HH3 run proved to be of a different mettle altogether, with Sex Printer and Sex Blackman delivering both the short and long runners to a point somewhere near the Korakot Restaurant on the New Hatyai Road and then sending them off on rather different routes to a point slightly West of the big sala behind the CP factory. There were mild complaints from the short runners that their 4k excursion was a bit too short, but surprisingly little complaint from the long run pack who climbed the hill from the western side in a downpour then followed the ridge and reached the top of the hill just as the sun was going down. They then miraculously made it down the steep side of the hill in the gloom without misadventure before reaching the beer truck and thus completing the full 8k in the dark. The on on was at Buk Toy's place where we will be entertained for the HH3 new year party in a couple of months.

Which brings us round to thinking about what we are going to do for the SH3 1900th run in a little under 4 week's time. There were questions asked at HH3 about what is happening as there is a chance that some of our regular vernacular contingent (i.e the Sex Sprinter-Super pig clan) may be otherwise engaged, although they have said that they will postpone their plans if  we do go ahead with some kind of celebration of the 1900th run. The problem is, however, that given our recent farang turnout particularly at last weekend's birthday party, there must be some doubt as to whether a party is really viable.

So following discussions with the GM on Saturday, this is a request to all readers of this blog and also the facebook messenger page to indicate whether they are up for a party on 25th November or not. You can reply either by a comment to this post or just by a message on the blog. Once we have an idea of numbers then we can think about what is feasible, bearing in mind that we are not short of funds and some kind of overnight event is not out of the question.

Over to you, guys.