Jolly Sailor downdowns 3

... and super DD sub Broken Man does the decent thing and awards my assassin Strongbow ...

Jolly Sailor downdowns continued ...

... I only came along for a quiet drink ... some good little lines from this clip: 'Is that a parachute you're wearing?' (Winfield) ... 'Am I to be the butt of every cruel joke?' "YES", chorus all ... 'I'm not a well man' "You're not a well woman!" (unnamed from the crowd - probably a Good Old Boy) ... but bear with the clip as Rearender approaches for the downdown (for no particular reason - but several hashers had already mentioned that she was looking particularly lovely tonight) ...

DOUBLE CAM FAILURE MONDAY NIGHT

... arrival of replacement camcorder this morning ...

Downdowns from the Jolly Sailor commencerido

... and the best laid plans seldom go as wrong as this one ... recipients of last week's awards are missing and so certain parties have had to be enlisted into the scheme - unfortunately, I selected Strongbow ... sigh

Fire Hash OD

... inside the Thatched Tavern and thank the bar for the downdowns and thank Bluebird for the food ...

First RG on the Fire Hash 2

... and the shorts are gathering as the longs appear in the distance. There's one casualty (bloodstained by bramble across face) but all seem in good heart thus far, Fenella ...

First RG on the Fire Hash

... in infrared ... original AVI clip of 71.2MB compressed to a standard AVI (different bit rate) of 34.1MB then finally compressed again to FLV of 6.8MB - confused.com? Many of you are, of course. Strongbow, our professional (Royal Marine - battle hardened two tour man) evaluates our equipment quite succinctly: "These lighters are cr*p!" So I'm forced to hand over my storm flame lighter as the professional pulls rank on me. The fire hares then go into a huddle to plan the next phase of the Fire Hash ...

FIRE HASH CIRCLE

... well, nearly - Winfield is forced into a steep learning curve as a demented Bluebird thrusts the cam into his hand and simply states: "It's on record - point and shoot," before disappearing into the darkness ...

FIRST SNOW AT MAIDENCOMBE-UPON-SEA

... Mr Cruisedog investigates ...

We're getting ready to rumble