"Meldrew of Meldreth" wrote in message
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In article , Terry Harper
writes
I was warned off the river by my tutor, because of lack of attendance
at the labs.

I only went punting once in my three years - on the famous day that
David Hamilton's Radio One roadshow hit town. It was just too difficult.
Only a few colleges, on the river, had their own punts (for free hire to
students), and I don't recall a lot of commercial hiring then (but it
would have been a very indulgent expense). Only a very few students had
their own punts.

Or by "the river", do you mean competitive rowing?

Coxing the long-distance eight.

As regards punting, we had a JCR punt scheme, where the JCR hired a number
of punts for the summer term, one or two mat each of three locations, and
you put your name down when you wanted one. After summer balls it was a
do-it-yourself job.

Did a bit of punting from the wrong end of the boat in Cambridge in 1964,
when on a course there.
--
Terry Harper, Web Co-ordinator, The Omnibus Society
75th Anniversary 2004, see http://www.omnibussoc.org/75th.htm
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