Time change

Quick note: Sunday's hhh will start at 11:30 not 11:00 so you'll all get an extra half hour in bed after the party! And bring Santa hats!

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Needles

SANTA HASH 296 SUNDAY DECEMBER 10th

HO HO HO HASHERS!

OUR NEXT HASH WILL BE A CHRISTMAS CAROLING WALK AROUND OLD TOWN.

LET'S MEET AT 11:30 (note different from earlier time of 11:00 on emails sent out) ACROSS FROM ST. ANNE'S CHURCH. CAROLS WILL BE SUPPLIED. BRING YOUR OWN SANTA HAT OR OTHER CHRISTMAS APPAREL.

TO ALL THE RUNNERS....SORRY, THERE WILL NOT BE A RUNNING TRAIL, JUST SOME WALKING AND SINGING (note from Needles...runners, I think we can run along the walkers trail and just wait for the walkers at each carol point like last year!).

AFTERWARD, WE WILL GO TO A BAR (Amantinikiu) FOR SNACKS AND KARSTAS VYNAS.

VIDAL MCSOON AND KELLY

VHHH CHRISTMAS PARTY & SANTA HASH

Just a couple of reminders..... firstly the VHHH Christmas Party is on Saturday December 9th at Joanne's house (Klimo 5 - near CocaCola Plaza). If you haven't already said you are comin then please email the hash to confirm... vilniushhh@gmail.com .

And the Santa Hash takes place on Sunday 10th. Details a bit scarece just now but will be posted as soon as anything is known:

The next hash will be on 10th December and Denise will be setting it. As it is a Christmas Carol hash, can you all wear Father Christmas hats! There will be free food provided at Amatininku afterwards.

As you can see from above we'll have the circle & ON ON at Amatininku - guess it'll be around 13:00. Had thought of having the ON ON in the Dubliner but when Kiltman went in to reserve it they insisted we had to be there within 15 mins of the booked time.... and you know Hash timing. One of the owners said 'you know what Lithuanians are like' and shrugged his shoulders when I said it was the Hash (and they know the Hash).... so looks to me like the Dubliner isn't interested in getting any Hash business... so Amatininku wins :)

A WEEK AWAY & WHAT HAPPENS??

OK... new news :) The DUBLINER is open tomorrow :) :) (actually today now....) OK... we have waited almost one year... and it's our run / walk social... so the VHHH waits for no one... and the run / walk is based at Amatininku... and if you really want to go to the Dubliner... so be it... but Kiltman stays in Amatininku :)

CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 9th

IT'S PARTY TIME :)

OK pop pickers... the HASH CHRISTMAS PARTY will be on December 9th at Joanne's house (near Coca-Cola Plaza). There will be food & drink.... so we need to charge 40 lts per person to cover costs!!!!

We also need to know numbers... so if you can email the has at vilniushhh@gmail.com to say if you want to come.... the sooner the better!!! (but certainly before December 10th).

Also if anyone would like to help by bringing a 'dish' (with some food in it) then please contact Squeaky.... with luck there will be some Marks & Spencer mince pies to go round... or better still a Christmas Pudding & custard :)

On, On............................

SUNDAY'S HASH

A great turn out at Verkiai for a top class trail set by Lawyer & Silver Tongue - there must have been arounf 15 hashers there... with some new faces & some old one's returning. The weather wasn't too bad... actually it was quite warm (+9) so a few hashers were caught by 'winter rules' and had to stand on the table with Down, Down's in the centre of our squircle (a term for our loosly defined circle).

We parked in the park this time... rather than the last 2 times at the hospital... Verkiai is quite hilly so the trail was a good work out... over 70 minutes for the runners... Maybe find a picture to put up later!

SO WHAT HAPPENED AT WEDNESDAY DRINKIES?

Kiltman doesn't know so he can't say.... why not? Coz he buggered off home in a moody at about 19:56!!! Why?? Well running down to Amatininku for a 19:00 he jumped the wall near Telekomas and felt a pull in his calf muscle... normally a sign to turn round and go home! But the thought ocurred that at least 1 other person might be waiting to go running so on he continued to the bar.... instantly the request went out to Kristina for some ice... which was duly applied and at 19:00 Kiltman set off to run on his own.... but things only got worse and he hobbled back to the bar at around 19:40... sat about for a bit & the hobbled home in pain to go to bed with 1200 mg of ibuprofen....

Is anyone actually going to bother turning up for a run... because sitting in a bar is much more sociable if your not wearing smelly running kit :) I'll give it one more chance.... if no one comes in 2 weeks time then I'll not bother again.

Kiltman

HASH 295 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26th VERKIAI

Details of the hash coming up on Sunday - the weather forecast looks good so how about a big turnout??? It's a nice place to be on a Sunday morning & the Watermill is a great place for lunch afterwards.... ON, ON, ON......

Laba diena all, here are the instructions for the next H. And don't forget that we will have the car share - meet at the cathedral end of Pilies as 11am prompt if you can give a lift or need a lift.........Needles

Follow Kalvariu gatve from the green bridge exact 6 km to the round about. Turn right Zaliju Ezeru. After exact 1 km turn right to the Verkiai entrance to the park and estate. Leave the tennis court on the right and go straight to the gate (300 meter).
Lunch at the Watermill.

As normal the cost for adults is 10 lts, children are free... this goes to cover the cost of beers, soft drinks etc in the 'circle' and towards our other subsidised events....

WEDNESDAY RUN & DRINKIES - NOV 22

OK it's that time again... Wendesday before the Sunday Hash (details of which will appear here as soon as I know). So for those who want to go for a run - meet at 7pm at Amatininku, we can leave bags there. Those who just want to socialise and have an alus then anytime from 8pm.


For the runners... I thought we'd be out for about 45mins. I'll leave at 7pm on the dot... so if you are late & want to follow in my footsteps I plan to go from Amatininku down towards Uzupio and run down the cityside of the river, through the park then up to the castle if it's light enough. Back from the castle and past the Cathederal... along the big river and wave at Mike & Barbara... up towards the Union place... along towards Vingis (see how time is doing)... back along past the Russian Church, down to Gedimino & back up Pilies to Amatininku & a well earned coke:) And if I can find some more hills on the route... all the better :)

FUTURE HASH HARES

As you know all Hashes depend on the hares setting the trail... it's a fact of life. If you come on the Hash then you should also be prepared to act as a Hare once in a while!!! We are running out of volunteers. We have no-one offering to be hares past the next Hash which is on Sunday November 26th. NO HARES NO HASH, NO HASH NO SOCIALS.

If you think you can be a hare contact the Hash Mistress now!!!!! (If it your first time then that's OK... someone will help and advise) For info the list of Hash dates is below:

26 November
10 December (Vidal McSwoon)
24 December (Xmas Eve... no Hash?)
26 December (Bridge Walk... Woody?)
1 January (Afternoon New Year Day Hash?) (Loose End)
7 January
21 January
4 February
18 February
4 March
18 March (St Patrick's Day Hash.... On On at the Dubliner... Ha Ha Ha)
1 April
15 April
29 April

Full Monn Hashes are missing from the list - Kiltman is happy to be hare for these when he's here but a the moment it looks like he'll be out of the country for most of Feb & March.

REMEMBER - NO HARE, NO HASH !!!!!! GET YOUR NAME DOWN NOW!!!!!!

SMOKIE, SUZI Q & SWEET

These ancient greats of Glam Rock (well Sweet are) are having a gig at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius on Thusday December 7th.... Anyone from the Hash keen on going as a group should send us an email before Tuesday 21st & Kiltman will get tickets (which aren't cheap - around 110 lts) and distribute them.... so since KM is going to fork out the cash... no changing your mind once you say you are going.... at the moment Squeaky, JK, Woody, Brendan, KM, Irma & Rasa are planning on going. Email vilniushhh@gmail.com

BURN'S NIGHT JAN 2007

Burn's Night is a great evening out & one of the highlights of the Vilnius Social Calendar:) 2006 was an epic... lets make 2007 just as good!!!

Details are hard to come by just now but it'll be on one of the weekend's around Burn's Night (January 25th). As soon as the info is available VHHH will book 2 tables of 10 seats. Cost is maybe about 120 lts per ticket! The meal is good, the whisky was free, the dancing was top class, the music perfect & the night long:)

Tickets will go VERY QUICKLY.... so send us an email NOW if you want to go!!!! vilniushhh@gmail.com

SUNDAY'S HASH AT VINGIS

Around 13 Hasher's turned up on a drizzily damp cold Autumn day for the live Vingis Hash - starting at the German War Graves. Guess what....???? After talking a good game the might of the US Military aka Major Pain and Denis failed to show up!!! We guess they were still suffering from the after effects of the US Marine Ball the previous evening.... altough that's no real excuse as live hare Kiltman was at the Ball & got home at 05:00 :)

So the Hash gave the hare 5 minutes lead... was it enough, of course it was!!!! A twisting cross over type trail was laid by the hare who actually saw the pack on two or three occassions... but was safe as he crossed over behind the pack.... the closest Globetrotter got to the hare was around 100m just after the On Inn mark... so doesn't count!!!

Lunch was had at the baras called 'The Bird' and the socialising continues with a curry at Sue's this evening...

Next Hash will be on November 26th with our two weekly meeting / run at 19:00 on the 22nd at Amatininku (20:00 for non-runners)

Wednesday Run & Social

Well the weather was a bit damp but not the spirits of the Vilnius 3H :) Only 1 runner turned up at 19:00 (Kiltman) but he had an enjoyable run.... up towards the train station, back down, back up and along past McD's and onto the 'new' road... down the hill, through the park, upto the castle, back through the park and up Pilies.... 45 minutes of ok running!!!

Then the socialisers arrived... Woody, Silver Tounge, Major Pain, Brendan, Squeaky, Last Virgin, Roadrunner, Youcha, Irma and Rasa plus Kiltman... so 11 Hashers!! A couple of beers were quaffed, a few sentances were talked and a few laughs were laughed.....

HASH 294 November 12th Vingis Park

Greetings fellow hashers.... some news on our next outing which hapens to take place the day after the Marine Ball.... aaaarggghhh :) So we are putting American Military might to the test and asking two questions of them.....

1. Will they make the Hash and
2. If they do, will they catch the hare?

You see it's a live hare day :) Start point in the top entrance to Vingis Park just across the bridge by the German War Cemetry. Be there by 11:15 for an 11:30 start. Cost is 10 lts for adults, young hashers are free. There will be runners & walkers so something for all.

On, on for lunch afterwards is down at the bar near the US Embassy.... can't remember the name off hand....

And remember our car pool... if lifts are required then meet at the bottom of Pilies at 11:00 (and that means 11:00 - if you are there at 11:02 you'll be meeting yourself as the cars will have gone :) )

FULL MOON HASH UPDATE

Wilcommen, Bienvenue, Welcome, Sveiki Atvykę!

This is Needles bringing to you the new email address! Why? Because Yahoo is horrid, and gmail is best!
Now that's said, here is the latest bulletin from our fearless HM, Squeeky:

To all snowmen, sorry, hashers,

On Saturday we are having a full moon pub crawl starting at Amatininku at 19.30 and finishing up no later than 22.30.

We would like to emphasise that the accent is more on the socialising than the drinking.

There will be an email going out soon to all hashers detailing our thoughts and plans for the next twelve months. All we ask is that you take a few minutes to read it and respond in some way.

Hope to see you on Saturday,

Squeeky

HASH 293 NOVEMBER 4th

It's Full Moon time this weekend so it's Hash Time. With the Full Moon falling at the weekend then it's traditionally a pub crawl.... so Kiltman will be the hare.

Plan will be to meet in Amatininku ( Didžioji 19/2) for a 19:30 start... since it's a crawl the first beer will be in Amatininku at 19:30, maybe moving on just after 20:00.

No running, no walking only crawling & it'll be over & done with by 22:30 at the latest allowing for a longggggggggggggggg circle beer to be quaffed by each and everyone of us :)

Coz it's a crawl no Hash Cash needed (we will call at some vegitatarian pubs on the way for those who don't eat meat :) )

If you get lost then just call Kiltman on +370 653 10009

HASH 292 October 29th

Well we had a Hash yesterday... hope you all got the email from Needles (there seems to be a problem with Yahoo Mail).

Unfortunately Kiltman was unable to put advance notice onto the Blog as he wasn't in internet range........ but a group of around 10 hashers assembled at Last Virgins summer house for a nice joggette round the forest with the walkers collecting a good few mushrooms on the way :)

The rain put a damper on the circle which came & went quickly....

There's a committee meeting this week... more news after that :)

HASH 291 October 15th

The next hash will be a slightly urban one, also suitable for people
with strollers.

Meet: 11.15
Meeting point: Tauro Kalnas
start: 11.30
cost:10 litai for beer, drinks, abuse

How to get there. Tauro Kalnas is the hill behind Lukiskiu Square, with
the large white Profsajungos building on top. You really cannot miss
it.

from the corner of Pamenkalnio/Tauro go up Tauro gatve, turn sharp
right
immediately after the second bend (about 300 metres or so), follow the
road and park in front of the Profsajungos building, overlooking the
town (your first hash view).

On on will be ....somewhere....

If you get lost (no, really, how could you), phone Loose End at
868627702 - and you might even get an answer!

DRUSKININKAI AWAY WEEKEND HASH

This away weekend is unfortunately cancelled :((((( As today was the deadline for bookings and we've only had 4.5 confirmed bookings it doesn't seem worth the effort... sorry folks, better luck next time :) :)