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That has to be the best headline scen in the Newsletter this year. It concerns a week spent on Esmont with 2Z Ranger Guides. ‘hile others returned to Wellington after AIG IIIT a select few drove eround to Manganui Ski Lodge. Here we spent a week supposed- "ly teaching basic snoweraft. Some of the high(and low) points were ~ - two successive fine days on Egmont - Jack's lectures on the First Rule "No Poofters" : ~ during step-cutting one vould-be mountaineer exclaims “but we're only women" - Jack won't let us turn the T.V. on - We are restricted to 1 hot shower every 2nd day - Martin Thrupp's leadership is so popular his group start spoonfeeding him his meals - The roof of Chris Garton's snowmound falls in twice - Jack's group discuss virginity during a whiteout - To Ranger "Is this a real white-out?" Paul. "cll,duck if you hear a DC10" ~ I discover if my group all huddle together on a picce of snow! oam it's warner (and more fun) than just standing around in the snow - The Rangers equip themselves for e night in a snorceve - Jack lectures on the 2nd Rule_"No farting in a dorrotred pit" - When the Rangers depart the instructions go on the piss - Jack and I stagger in a large circle trying to find one group in a tent -— Greg makes friends with e bucket while Jack and I take photographs - Chris has a brief conversation on the "Great White Telephone"before flaking out on his bed - Greg makes comments like "women are the root of all evil,” but how can you tell when your only 17" and "you should have stopped me drinking it" - Martin and I break 3 of 7 glasses when doing thc dishes I -_ - The Rangers reappear in the morming and are amazed’ at the instructors’ ‘léthargy -— Jack meets a naked female in the corridor “-~ IT heng around the corridor waiting for the sane thing to haispen (it doésn't) - On Friday night the instructors appear in drag / aee/3
De Jack talks for 2 minutes o "It" while Martin is bound to a pillar I have my knees shaved and eat a bar of soap Greg recites "Daffodils" with his head in a bucket Chris builds a snowmound in mime: However all good things must come to an end so on Saturday we “loaded the van and headed for Wellington, looking forward to next year. : Tongue 'n' Meats were - Jack MeConchie, Chris Garton, Greg Ord, Martin Thrupp, Paul Bolger (scribe). Also vital were - Maggie - the ranger organizer - Jean the cook last but not least wers Bridget, Diane, Lisa, Fiona, Robyn, Leith, Suzy, Dale, San... and all the rest of the Rangers. P.S. Dem't miss Jack's slide show when all will be revealed.